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Walter Henry Whitehead 1909–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1909

Birth Location: Jasper, Texas

Death Date: 13 Aug 1974

Death Location: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Whitehead

Mother: Ella Brown

Spouse(s): Ruby Grissom

Children(s): Hilda Morgan, Walter Whitehead, John Whitehead, Edd Sr

Walter Henry Whitehead was born in 1909 in Jasper, Texas, the child of John Henry Whitehead And Ella Brown. In 1910, Walter Henry Whitehead resided in Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA. In 1920, Walter Henry Whitehead resided in Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA. Walter Henry Whitehead married Ruby Fay Grissom, and had children including Edd Tom Whitehead Sr, Hilda Faye Morgan, John H Whitehead, Walter Leon Whitehead. Walter Henry Whitehead passed away in 1974 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Henry Whitehead was born in 1909 in Jasper, Texas, the child of John Henry Whitehead And Ella Brown.
  • In 1910, Walter Henry Whitehead resided in Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA.
  • In 1920, Walter Henry Whitehead resided in Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA.
  • Walter Henry Whitehead married Ruby Fay Grissom, and had children including Edd Tom Whitehead Sr, Hilda Faye Morgan, John H Whitehead, Walter Leon Whitehead.
  • Walter Henry Whitehead passed away in 1974 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Whitehead
1872–
Birth Location: Texas
JW
Ella Brown
1878–1942
Birth Location: Texas
EB

Spouses(s)

Ruby Grissom
1912–2004
Birth Location: Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
RG

Children(s)

Hilda Morgan
1932–2014
Birth Location: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
HM
Walter Whitehead
1931–2013
Birth Location: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
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John Whitehead
1935–2008
Birth Location: Texas
JW
Edd Sr
1937–2009
Birth Location: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
ES

Walter Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Walter Whitehead
1909–1974
Birth Place: Jasper, Texas
Parents
John Henry Whitehead
1872–
Texas
Ella Brown
1878–1942
Texas
Grandparents
JOHN (SIDNEY) WHITEHEAD
1827–1880
Louisiana
M. (Catharine) Hopson
1841–
Thomas, Georgia, USA
Franklin (T) Brown
1848–1917
Louisiana
Sara (Elizabeth "Betty") Choate
1853–1933
Shelby, Texas, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hardy Hopson
1811–1860
Susannah Watson
1820–
William Brown
1812–1869
Rebecca Cox
1830–1869
David Choate
1833–1911
Rhoda Dean
1831–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zach Hobson
1785–1845
Leander Granade
1783–1814
Richmond Cox
1803–1872
Nancy c
1807–1860
Redmon Choate
1799–1861
Sarah McKenzie
1811–1881

Walter Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Henry) Whitehead (11 Mar 1909–13 Aug 1974) m. Ruby (Fay) Grissom (28 December 1912–10 Oct 2004)
  1. 1. Hilda (Faye) Morgan 1932–2014
  2. 2. Walter (Leon) Whitehead 1931–2013
  3. 3. John (H) Whitehead 1935–2008 m. Henryetta Whitehead 1939–2008
  4. 4. Edd (Tom Whitehead) Sr 1937–2009 m. Doyce (Ann) Whitehead 1938–2018

Walter Whitehead's Timeline

9 Records

1909
11 Mar 1909
Birth of Walter Henry Whitehead in Jasper, Texas
Jasper, Texas
1910
1910
Age 1
Walter Henry Whitehead resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Walter Henry Whitehead resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Walter Henry Whitehead resided here in Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Walter Henry Whitehead resided here in Sh, Hardin, Texas
Sh, Hardin, Texas
1940
1940
Age 31
Walter Henry Whitehead resided here in Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Walter Henry Whitehead resided here in Jasper, Texas, USA
Jasper, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 42
Walter Henry Whitehead resided here in Texas
Texas
1974
13 Aug 1974
Age 65
Death of Walter Henry Whitehead in Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1909
    Event Place: Jasper, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1614
    [2] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [3] Texas, Birth Certificates
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04051; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 100-7
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas; Roll: T625_1821; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 73
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342095
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas; Roll: T624_1567; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1375580
    [9] Texas, Birth Index
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jasper, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas; Roll: T624_1567; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1375580

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas; Roll: T625_1821; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 73

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342095

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sh, Hardin, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04051; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 100-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Orange, Orange, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1614
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04051; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 100-7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jasper, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1974
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Texas, Death Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jasper, Jasper County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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