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Roy Oswell Whitehead 1909–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1909-06-03

Birth Location: Winston Co., MS

Death Date: 1996-04-00

Death Location: Crawford, Lowndes Co., MS

Father: James Whitehead

Mother: Bessie Commer

Spouse(s): Georgia Edwards

Children(s):

Roy Oswell Whitehead was born in 1909 in Winston Co., MS, the child of James Huddleston Whitehead And Bessie Lee Commer. Roy Oswell Whitehead married Georgia Pearl Edwards, and had children including Living Whitehead. Roy Oswell Whitehead passed away in 1996 in Crawford, Lowndes Co., MS.

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Biography

  • Roy Oswell Whitehead was born in 1909 in Winston Co., MS, the child of James Huddleston Whitehead And Bessie Lee Commer.
  • Roy Oswell Whitehead married Georgia Pearl Edwards, and had children including Living Whitehead.
  • Roy Oswell Whitehead passed away in 1996 in Crawford, Lowndes Co., MS.

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Roy Whitehead's Ancestors

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Roy Whitehead
1909–1996
Birth Place: Winston Co., MS
Parents
James Huddleston Whitehead
1876–1959
Winston Co., MS
Bessie (Lee) Commer
1892–1940
Oktibbeha Co., MS
Grandparents
Samuel (Rip) Whitehead
1846–1887
Winston Co., MS
Martha (Jane) Palmer
1843–1910
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Whitehead
1810–1902
Sarah Avery
1810–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Whitehead
1783–1866
Nancy Smith
1791–1881

Roy Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1909
1909-06-03
Birth of Roy Oswell Whitehead in Winston Co., MS
Winston Co., MS
1996
1996-04-00
Age 87
Death of Roy Oswell Whitehead in Crawford, Lowndes Co., MS
Crawford, Lowndes Co., MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1909-06-03
    Event Place: Winston Co., MS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1996-04-00
    Event Place: Crawford, Lowndes Co., MS

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