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William J Whitehead 1855 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1855

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 4 January 1934

Death Location: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Drury Whitehead

Mother: Mary Anthony

Spouse(s): Mary Whitehead

Children(s): Orlena Whitehead, Delona Whitehead, Lona Whithead, Mary Whitehead, William Whitehead, John Whitehead, Walter Whitehead, Walter Whitehead, Walter Whitehead, Murry Whitehead, George Whitehead, Felix Whitehead, Henry Whitehead, Freddy Whitehead, Fred Whitehead, Myrtle Whitehead, Hollie Whitehead, Hollie Whitehead, Sister Whitehead, Audra Whitehead

The story of William J Whitehead began in 1855 in Alabama. In 1870, William J Whitehead resided in Township 13 Range 11, Fayette, Alabama, USA. In 1900, William J Whitehead resided in Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA. William J Whitehead married Mary E Whitehead, and had children including Orlena Beatrice Whitehead, Delona Whitehead, Lona Lonie Whithead, Mary Whitehead, William Whitehead, John T Whitehead, Walter J. Whitehead, Walter Whitehead, Walter J Whitehead, Murry Whitehead, George R Whitehead, Felix Robertson Whitehead, Henry C Whitehead, Freddy B Whitehead, Fred Banks Whitehead, Myrtle M Whitehead, Hollie Whitehead, Hollie Jackson Whitehead, Sister Whitehead, Audra Pauline Whitehead. William J Whitehead passed away in 1934 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William J Whitehead began in 1855 in Alabama.
  • In 1870, William J Whitehead resided in Township 13 Range 11, Fayette, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1900, William J Whitehead resided in Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA.
  • William J Whitehead married Mary E Whitehead, and had children including Orlena Beatrice Whitehead, Delona Whitehead, Lona Lonie Whithead, Mary Whitehead, William Whitehead, John T Whitehead, Walter J. Whitehead, Walter Whitehead, Walter J Whitehead, Murry Whitehead, George R Whitehead, Felix Robertson Whitehead, Henry C Whitehead, Freddy B Whitehead, Fred Banks Whitehead, Myrtle M Whitehead, Hollie Whitehead, Hollie Jackson Whitehead, Sister Whitehead, Audra Pauline Whitehead.
  • William J Whitehead passed away in 1934 in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Drury Whitehead
1831 – 1914
Birth Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
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Mary Anthony
1837 – 1916
Birth Location: Marion, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Whitehead
1861 – 1924
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

Orlena Whitehead
1875 – 1942
Birth Location: Grove Hill, Fayette, Alabama
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Delona Whitehead
1879 – 1883
Birth Location: –
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Lona Whithead
1879 – 1942
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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Mary Whitehead
1879 – 1879
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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William Whitehead
1880 – 1881
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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John Whitehead
1883 – 1962
Birth Location: Alabama
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Walter Whitehead
1887 –
Birth Location: Fayette Co., AL
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Walter Whitehead
1887 – 1968
Birth Location: Alabama
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Walter Whitehead
1887 – 1904
Birth Location: , Fayette, Alabama, USA
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Murry Whitehead
1889 – 1973
Birth Location: Alabama
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George Whitehead
1891 – 1934
Birth Location: Alabama
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Felix Whitehead
1892 – 1964
Birth Location: Fayette County, Alabama, USA
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Henry Whitehead
1896 – 1931
Birth Location: Alabama
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Freddy Whitehead
1898 – 1915
Birth Location: Alabama
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Fred Whitehead
1899 – 1950
Birth Location: Alabama
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Myrtle Whitehead
1902 – 1905
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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Hollie Whitehead
1904 – 1974
Birth Location: Alabama
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Hollie Whitehead
1904 – 1974
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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Sister Whitehead
1907 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Audra Whitehead
1907 – 1949
Birth Location: Alabama
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William Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
William Whitehead
1855 – 1934
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Drury Henry Cox Whitehead
1831 – 1914
Lauderdale, Alabama, USA
Mary (Jane) Anthony
1837 – 1916
Marion, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Archibald Whitehead
1783 – 1866
Nash or, Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Nancy Smith
1791 – 1881
Franklin County, Georgia
William (B.) Anthony
1790 – 1871
Craven County, North Carolina
Jane ("Jennie") McMinn
1798 – 1885
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Whitehead
1755 – 1817
Susannah Edmunds
1755 –
William Smith
1763 – 1839
Sarah Morrell*Smith
1763 – 1833
William McMinn
1772 – 1829
Mary Byers
1779 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Whitehead
1723 – 1788
Col Smith*
1720 – 1782

William Whitehead's Descendants

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William (J) Whitehead (Feb 1855 – 4 January 1934) m. Mary (E) Whitehead (Jul 1861 – 6 Nov 1924)
  1. 1. Orlena (Beatrice) Whitehead (October 29 1875 – Nov 17 1942)
  2. 2. Delona Whitehead (1879 – 1883)
  3. 3. Lona (Lonie) Whithead (1879 – 1942)
  4. 4. Mary Whitehead (22 Feb 1879 – 13 Oct 1879)
  5. 5. William Whitehead (26 Aug 1880 – 26 Nov 1881)
  6. 6. John (T) Whitehead (Sep 1883 – July 8 1962)
  7. 7. Walter (J.) Whitehead (1887-01-00 – )
  8. 8. Walter Whitehead (Jan 1887 – Nov. 11 1968)
  9. 9. Walter (J) Whitehead (Jan 1887 – 1904)
  10. 10. Murry Whitehead (Aug 1889 – 8 Oct 1973)
  11. 11. George (R) Whitehead (Sep 1891 – 2 Mar 1934)
  12. 12. Felix (Robertson) Whitehead (9 Jun 1892 – 12 Sep 1964) m. Cordelia ("Cordie" (Whitehead)) Dodd (31 May 1898 – 09 Mar 1985)
    1. 1. Ezra whitehead (abt 1915 – 18 Jan 1998) m. Carrie (L.) Whitehead (26 September 1908 – 11 December 1972)
      1. 1. hollis whitehead (abt 1944 – ) m. carolyn (faye) chaffin (27 Sep 1946 – 3 Jan 2019)
        1. 1. donna (sue) whitehead (9 Apr 67 – )
        2. 2. Melissa (Dianne) whitehead (28 Sep 1962 – 19 May 2015)
      2. 2. Peggy (G) Whitehead (abt 1945 – )
    2. 2. Audie (Odell) Whitehead (4 Oct 1916 – 21 Apr 1998)
    3. 3. Amon Whitehead (21 Oct 1918 – 2 Aug 1981)
    4. 4. Amon Whitehead (abt 1919 – )
    5. 5. Maybell Whitehead (1921 – 4 May 1985)
    6. 6. Eunice Whitehead (abt 1923 – )
    7. 7. Eunice Whitehead (21 Feb 1923 – 13 May 1996)
    8. 8. "Buster" Whitehead (14 Jun 1923 – 02 Aug 2004)
    9. 9. Mary Whitehead (21 June 1925 – 25 Feb 1992)
    10. 10. Merlon Whitehead (abt 1926 – )
    11. 11. Robert (Earl (Buster)) Whitehead (7 Sep 1927 – July 10 2006)
    12. 12. Robert (Earl) Whitehead (abt 1928 – )
    13. 13. Robert (Earl) Whitehead (abt 1928 – 4 Feb 1999)
    14. 14. Olis (Jane) Whitehead (abt 1930 – )
    15. 15. Olis (Jane) Whitehead (3 MAR 1930 – 26 JAN 2005)
      1. 1. Randy Baughn (17 March 1957 – 3 October 2008)
    16. 16. Nelder (Jean) Whitehead (abt 1932 – )
    17. 17. Nelder (Jean) Whitehead (abt 1932 – )
    18. 18. Betty (Lou) Whitehead (abt 1934 – )
    19. 19. Betty (Lou) Whitehead (Jan. 26 1934 – May 10 2008)
    20. 20. Charles Whitehead (Oct. 25 1935 – 10 Jul 2006)
    21. 21. Charles Whitehead (abt 1936 – )
    22. 22. Geneva Whitehead (abt 1938 – )
    23. 23. Geneva Whitehead (abt 1938 – )
    24. 24. Jimmy (Dale) Whitehead (17 Aug 1941 – 31 Aug 2004)
  13. 13. Henry (C) Whitehead (Aug 1896 – 12 Oct 1931)
  14. 14. Freddy (B) Whitehead (Dec 1898 – 1915)
  15. 15. Fred (Banks) Whitehead (Dec. 27 1899 – 4 Oct 1950)
  16. 16. Myrtle (M) Whitehead (25 May 1902 – 9 Jul 1905)
  17. 17. Hollie Whitehead (abt 1904 – 15 Jul 1974)
  18. 18. Hollie (Jackson) Whitehead (15 Mar 1904 – 15 Jul 1974)
  19. 19. Sister Whitehead (abt 1907 – )
  20. 20. Audra (Pauline) Whitehead (abt 1907 – April 27 1949)

William Whitehead's Timeline

5 Records

1855
Feb 1855
Birth of William J Whitehead in Alabama
Alabama
1870
1870
Age 15
William J Whitehead resided here in Township 13 Range 11, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Township 13 Range 11, Fayette, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 45
William J Whitehead resided here in Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 55
William J Whitehead resided here in Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA
Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA
1934
4 January 1934
Age 79
Death of William J Whitehead in Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1855
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 11, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M593_16; Page: 366A; Family History Library Film: 545515
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Fayette, Alabama; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240016
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: T624_13; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374026
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 13 Range 11, Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 13 Range 11, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: M593_16; Page: 366A; Family History Library Film: 545515

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brown, Fayette, Alabama; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1240016

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brown, Fayette, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Brown, Fayette, Alabama; Roll: T624_13; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374026

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1934
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fayette County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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