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Willis Cornelius Whitehead 1915–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1915

Birth Location: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 27 October 1968

Death Location: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Joseph Whitehead

Mother: Mary Baxter

Spouse(s): Dora Carson

Children(s): Gerald Sr, May Whitehead, Ralph Whitehead, Billy Whitehead

In 1915, Willis Cornelius Whitehead entered the world in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA, born to Joseph Manos Whitehead And Mary Alice Baxter. In 1935, Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma. In 1940, Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA. Willis Cornelius Whitehead married Dora Elizabeth Carson, and had children including Billy Joe Whitehead, Carol Sue Whitehead, Carolyn Joy Whitehead, Gerald Wayne Whitehead Sr, Harold Dean Whitehead, May Whitehead, Ralph E Whitehead, Timothy J Whitehead. Willis Cornelius Whitehead passed away in 1968 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Willis Cornelius Whitehead entered the world in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA, born to Joseph Manos Whitehead And Mary Alice Baxter.
  • In 1935, Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Willis Cornelius Whitehead married Dora Elizabeth Carson, and had children including Billy Joe Whitehead, Carol Sue Whitehead, Carolyn Joy Whitehead, Gerald Wayne Whitehead Sr, Harold Dean Whitehead, May Whitehead, Ralph E Whitehead, Timothy J Whitehead.
  • Willis Cornelius Whitehead passed away in 1968 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Whitehead
1893–1967
Birth Location: Texas, USA
JW
Mary Baxter
1889–1927
Birth Location: Arkansas, United States of America
MB

Spouses(s)

Dora Carson
1917–2002
Birth Location: Norman, Oklahoma
DC

Children(s)

Gerald Sr
1942–2019
Birth Location: Mountain Park, Kiowa County, Oklahoma, United States of America
GS
May Whitehead
1936–1936
Birth Location: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
MW
Ralph Whitehead
1940–1940
Birth Location: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
RW
Billy Whitehead
1938–2025
Birth Location: Oklahoma
BW

Willis Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Willis Whitehead
1915–1968
Birth Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Joseph Manos Whitehead
1893–1967
Texas, USA
Mary (Alice) Baxter
1889–1927
Arkansas, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Monroe) Whitehead
1865–1909
Crockett, Houston, Texas, USA
Mary (Alice) Lytle
1874–1907
Jeddo, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Henry Whitehead
1821–1895
Mary Priest
1822–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Whitehead
1770–1850
Susanah Westmoreland
1774–1860
Richard Priest
1792–1859
Mary Burleson
1798–1876

Willis Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Willis (Cornelius) Whitehead (24 Jul 1915–27 October 1968) m. Dora (Elizabeth) Carson (14 Mar 1917–3 Jul 2002)
  1. 1. Gerald (Wayne Whitehead) Sr 1942–2019
  2. 2. May Whitehead 1936–1936
  3. 3. Ralph (E) Whitehead 1940–1940
  4. 4. Billy (Joe) Whitehead 1938–2025

Willis Whitehead's Timeline

7 Records

1915
24 Jul 1915
Birth of Willis Cornelius Whitehead in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided here in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 25
Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided here in Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided here in Collingsworth, Texas, USA
Collingsworth, Texas, USA
1955
1955
Age 40
Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided here in 1302 Oklahoma
1302 Oklahoma
1957
1957
Age 42
Willis Cornelius Whitehead resided here in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
1968
27 October 1968
Age 53
Death of Willis Cornelius Whitehead in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Oklahoma, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 545
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03276; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 5-22
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Collingsworth, Texas; Roll: 4790; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 44-12

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03276; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 5-22

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Oklahoma, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 545
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sayre, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03276; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 5-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Collingsworth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Collingsworth, Texas; Roll: 4790; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 44-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: 1302 Oklahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, Lawton Morning Press; Publication Date: 11 Aug 1955; Publication Place: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1968
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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