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William Martin Whitehead 1860 – 1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1860

Birth Location: , Sabine, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1931

Death Location: , Sabine, Texas, USA

Father: Martin Whitehead

Mother: Mary Martin

Spouse(s): Melissa Forse

Children(s): Eva Whitehead, Eveline Whitehead, James Whitehead, William Whitehead, George Whitehead, Dewey Whitehead, Avie Whitehead, Ernest Whitehead, Vernon Whitehead, Clyde Whitehead

In 1860, William Martin Whitehead entered the world in , Sabine, Texas, USA, born to Martin Whitehead and Mary Jane Martin. In 1880, William Martin Whitehead resided in Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, United States. William Martin Whitehead married Melissa Alice Forse, and had children including Eva Whitehead, Eveline Bertie Whitehead, James William Whitehead, William Leroy (lee) Whitehead, George Burtis Whitehead, Dewey McKinley Whitehead, Avie Leona Whitehead, Ernest L Whitehead, Vernon Belmont Whitehead, Clyde Allen Whitehead. William Martin Whitehead passed away in 1931 in , Sabine, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1860, William Martin Whitehead entered the world in , Sabine, Texas, USA, born to Martin Whitehead and Mary Jane Martin.
  • In 1880, William Martin Whitehead resided in Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, United States.
  • William Martin Whitehead married Melissa Alice Forse, and had children including Eva Whitehead, Eveline Bertie Whitehead, James William Whitehead, William Leroy (lee) Whitehead, George Burtis Whitehead, Dewey McKinley Whitehead, Avie Leona Whitehead, Ernest L Whitehead, Vernon Belmont Whitehead, Clyde Allen Whitehead.
  • William Martin Whitehead passed away in 1931 in , Sabine, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Whitehead
1830 – 1913
Birth Location: Louisiana
MW
Mary Martin
1838 – 1918
Birth Location: , Pike, Mississippi, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Melissa Forse
1872 – 1971
Birth Location: , Sabine, Texas, USA
MF

Children(s)

Eva Whitehead
1895 – 1991
Birth Location: Texas
EW
Eveline Whitehead
1895 – 1976
Birth Location: Texas
EW
James Whitehead
1897 – 1952
Birth Location: Texas
JW
William Whitehead
1897 –
Birth Location: Texas
WW
George Whitehead
1900 – 1956
Birth Location: Bronson, Sabine County, Texas, United States of America
GW
Dewey Whitehead
1902 – 1989
Birth Location: Hemphill Sabine, Texas, USA
DW
Avie Whitehead
1905 – 1991
Birth Location: Texas
AW
Ernest Whitehead
1907 – 1985
Birth Location: Texas
EW
Vernon Whitehead
1909 – 1986
Birth Location: Pineland, Sabine, Texas, USA
VW
Clyde Whitehead
1911 – 1991
Birth Location: , Sabine, Texas, USA
CW

William Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
William Whitehead
1860 – 1931
Birth Place: , Sabine, Texas, USA
Parents
Martin Whitehead
1830 – 1913
Louisiana
Mary (Jane) Martin
1838 – 1918
, Pike, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
James (T.) Whitehead
1808 – 1848
North Carolina, United States of America
Lou (Cynthia) Wadsworth
1811 – 1894
Cherokee, Pendelton, South Carolina, United States
Lewis Martin
1803 – 1886
Martha (J) Gray
Great-Grandparents
George Glover
1775 – 1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Whitehead's Descendants

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William (Martin) Whitehead (1860 – 1931) m. Melissa (Alice) Forse (28 Jul 1872 – 31 May 1971)
  1. 1. Eva Whitehead (abt 1895 – 25 Nov 1991)
  2. 2. Eveline (Bertie) Whitehead (abt 1895 – 24 Sep 1976) m. James (Monroe) Lewing (28 Nov 1889 – 9 Nov 1952)
    1. 1. James (Fledra) Lewing (17 Dec 1913 – 30 Jan 1968)
    2. 2. Roy (Edward) Lewing (11 February 1918 – 23 Feb 2011) m. Mildred (Lucile) Mcintosh (5 Sep 1921 – ) m. Wanda (Lee) Hall (26 March 1923 – 7 June 2017)
      1. 1. Roy (Allen) Lewing (5 Jun 1944 – ) m. Sylvia (Odell) Thomason (24 Dec 1946 – 17 Aug 2015) m. Wanda (Evelyn) Mizell (13 Jan 1944 – )
        1. 1. Karen (Annette) Lewing (3 Jul 1967 – ) m. John (Webb) Coon (abt 1962 – )
        2. 2. Debbie (Lynn) Lewing (3 Sep 1969 – ) m. Quentin (Jay) Severin (6 Aug 1969 – )
      2. 2. James (Eric) Lewing (26 Jun 1952 – ) m. Sheryl (Anne) Oxley (11 Aug 1960 – ) m. Faricha (Ann) Peters (27 Nov 1956 – )
      3. 3. Ronald (Lee) Lewing (14 Feb 1955 – ) m. Kathleen Partin (abt 1955 – ) m. Cynthia (A) Cantrell (abt 1963 – )
      4. 4. Gwendolyn (Gay) Lewing (28 Dec 1957 – ) m. Hulon Miller
    3. 3. Luther (Elvin) Lewing (23 January 1923 – 15 November 1984) m. Dolores (June) Christian (14 Aug 1929 – 24 OCT 2010) m. Tania (Evon) Tibbits (22 Feb 1936 – 28 May 2011) m. Vernice (Jewel) Toney (1 Sep 1922 – 3 January 1996) m. Grace (Truman) Cook (14 Sep 1924 – 31 Jul 1995) m. Henrietta (Hattie) Hyatt (20 May 1928 – 4 Apr 2007)
      1. 1. Glenda (Dolores) Lewing (abt 1943 – 19 July 2020) m. Lawrence (Earl) Gehring (28 Jul 1944 – 23 Aug 2017)
        1. 1. Larry (Earl) Gehring (22 Feb 1964 – ) m. Constanze (A) Schaible (abt 1965 – )
        2. 2. Jimmy (Wayne) Gehring (30 Jan 1965 – )
        3. 3. Kenneth (James) Gerhring (1 May 1966 – )
        4. 4. Heath Gehring
        5. 5. Susan Gehring
      2. 2. Evelyn (Ovada) Lewing (9 Feb 1949 – 6 March 2012) m. Douglas (Edward) Turner (7 Sep 1949 – 3 Sep 2000) m. Jesus (Rivera) Jimenez (24 Feb 1943 – ) m. John (Virgil) Seay (abt 1948 – 24 Aug 2007)
        1. 1. Dennis (Ray) Turner (1 Aug 1966 – ) m. Jennifer (Kay) Gregory (6 Jan 1967 – )
        2. 2. Douglas (Edward Turner) Jr. (29 Jan 1973 – 3 August 2016)
        3. 3. Patricia (Marie) Jimenez (10 Jul 1974 – ) m. Joe (W) Conley (abt 1956 – )
        4. 4. Jose (Alfredo) Jimenez (10 Jul 1974 – )
        5. 5. Machelle Jimenez
      3. 3. Margaret ("Peggy" Lee) Lewing (8/19/1950 – ) m. Clayton (D) Haskew (Sep 1959 – ) m. Randolph Nalepa (30 Oct 1952 – 6 Nov 2018)
      4. 4. Jackie (Lewis) Lewing (22 Dec 1951 – 20 May 2001) m. Jeanette Signorino (5 Aug 1926 – 28 Dec 1991) m. Shirley (Gonzales) Farmer (abt 1943 – )
      5. 5. James (Dwight "Lew") Lewing (9 Oct 1944 – 12 Dec 2007) m. Linda (Kay) Lancaster (abt 1946 – 20 Dec 1996) m. Gwen (Alice) Gallagher (7 Jan 1948 – )
        1. 1. Donald (Eugene) Lewing (abt 1964 – ) m. Suzanne (Ida (Ida Suzanne) Smith) (Moore) (31 May 1966 – )
        2. 2. Paul (Allen) Lewing (15 Jun 1970 – )
      6. 6. Sherry (Lynne) Lewing (27 Aug 1957 – ) m. Emerson (Earl) Romoser (7 Jan 1953 – 26 Dec 2015) m. Pascal (J) Odom (abt 1954 – )
    4. 4. Marie (Kathryn) Lewing (25 Mar 1936 – ) m. Harold (Emil) Zahratka (7 Nov 1932 – 11 February 1994) m. Martin (Andrew) Aho (29 Oct 1929 – 24 Sep 1985)
      1. 1. Harolyn (Kay Zahratka) Whittington (18 Aug 1959 – 11 Dec 1996)
      2. 2. Hope (Denise) Shea (5 Feb 1965 – Abt 2021)
  3. 3. James (William) Whitehead (abt 1897 – 9 Feb 1952) m. Minnie (L) Anderson (abt 1904 – )
    1. 1. Elmer (R) Whitehead (29 Dec 1920 – 15 Jan 1994)
    2. 2. Atrall Whitehead (abt 1923 – )
    3. 3. Cecil Whitehead (abt 1924 – )
    4. 4. Wilburn Whitehead (abt 1926 – )
    5. 5. Herman Whitehead (abt 1928 – )
    6. 6. Marvin Whitehead (abt 1930 – )
    7. 7. Edwin Whitehead (abt 1932 – )
    8. 8. Lyman Whitehead (abt 1934 – )
    9. 9. Cobit Whitehead (abt 1936 – )
    10. 10. Claudia (Ett) Whitehead (abt 1939 – )
  4. 4. William (Leroy (lee)) Whitehead (Apr 1897 – )
  5. 5. George (Burtis) Whitehead (14 Dec 1900 – 21 Dec 1956) m. Eunie (Bell) Manning (abt 1903 – 22 Jul 1973)
    1. 1. Sid Dickerson (abt 1919 – )
    2. 2. Bertis Whitehead (abt 1923 – )
    3. 3. Ollie (B) Whitehead (abt 1925 – )
    4. 4. William (Clifton) Whitehead (25 Jan 1927 – 2 Jul 1993)
    5. 5. Douglas Whitehead (abt 1929 – )
    6. 6. Charles Whitehead (abt 1930 – )
    7. 7. Virginia Whitehead (abt 1932 – )
    8. 8. George (Larry) Whitehead (abt 1937 – )
    9. 9. Harold Whitehead (abt 1940 – )
  6. 6. Dewey (McKinley) Whitehead (22 Jan 1902 – 8 Mar 1989) m. Lucile (Hazel) Wells (17 September 1913 – 13 June 2006)
    1. 1. Luvina Whitehead (abt 1939 – )
  7. 7. Avie (Leona) Whitehead (abt 1905 – 25 Nov 1991) m. James (William) Ruso (30 May 1900 – 5 Jul 1971)
    1. 1. Helen (M) Ruso (17 Feb 1926 – 11 Sep 2002)
    2. 2. James (H) Ruso (abt 1929 – )
    3. 3. Hazel Ruso (abt 1934 – )
    4. 4. Mildred (Sue) Ruso (abt 1936 – )
    5. 5. Glenn (Huey) Ruso (abt 1938 – )
  8. 8. Ernest (L) Whitehead (8 Feb 1907 – 26 March 1985)
  9. 9. Vernon (Belmont) Whitehead (24 Dec 1909 – May 1986) m. Odell Wilson (28 January 1915 – 2 February 1993)
    1. 1. Veebee Whitehead (13 April 1941 – 22 June 2013)
  10. 10. Clyde (Allen) Whitehead (24 May 1911 – 3 Nov 1991) m. Myrtle Cauthron (2 Nov 1926 – 15 Mar 1985)

William Whitehead's Timeline

7 Records

1860
16 August 1860
Birth of William Martin Whitehead in , Sabine, Texas, USA
, Sabine, Texas, USA
1860
1860
Birth of William Martin Whitehead
None
1880
1880
Age 20
William Martin Whitehead resided here in Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, United States
Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 40
William Martin Whitehead resided here in Justice Precincts 3 & 6, Sabine, Texas
Justice Precincts 3 & 6, Sabine, Texas
1910
1910
Age 50
William Martin Whitehead resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas
Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas
1931
24 May 1931
Age 71
Death of William Martin Whitehead in , Sabine, Texas, USA
, Sabine, Texas, USA
1931
1931
Age 71
Death of William Martin Whitehead
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1860
    Event Place: , Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: T9_1325; Family History Film: 1255325; Page: 210.2000; Enumeration District: 84; Image: .
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: T624_1586; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 273.
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1860

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: T9_1325; Family History Film: 1255325; Page: 210.2000; Enumeration District: 84; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precincts 3 & 6, Sabine, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Sabine, Texas; Roll: T624_1586; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 273.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1931
    Event Place: , Sabine, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1931

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pineland, Sabine County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Texas, Find A Grave Index, 1761-2012
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