Jefferson Davis Whitley (1892 - 1976)

Born 15 Oct 1892 in Salado, Bell, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Hettie Helena (White) Whitley — married 3 Dec 1916 in Bell, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1976 at age 83 in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States

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Biography

Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Whitley was born on Oct 15, 1892 at Salado Texas. He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Whitley and Matilda Adaline Holland.

"Jeff" married Hettie Helena White on Dec 3, 1916 at Bell County Texas.^[1]

He passed away on March 1, 1976 at Waco Texas^[2] and was laid to rest in North Belton Cemetery at Belton Texas.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK8T-G79G : 10 December 2017), Jeff Whitley and Hettie White, 03 Dec 1916; citing Bell, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 981,042.
2. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K38T-55X : 13 March 2018), Jefferson Davis Whitley, 01 Mar 1976; citing certificate number 22358, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,243,930.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 December 2018), memorial page for Jefferson Davis Whitley (15 Oct 1892–1 Mar 1976), Find A Grave Memorial no. 96248883, citing North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Betty Lang Walker (contributor 47101893) . Find A Grave: Memorial #96248883

US Military Records

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6B-7P5 : 6 March 2020), Jeff Davis Whitley, 1917-1918.

"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPNQ-36P : 25 February 2020), Jeff Davis Whitley, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

US Census

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M32L-9NT : accessed 16 April 2020), Jef Davis Whitley in household of Thomas J Whitley, Justice Precinct 2 (west part) Salado town, Bell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 8B, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,610.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29G-SQB : accessed 16 April 2020), Jeff Whitley in household of Thomas J Whitley, Justice Precinct 2, Bell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 10B, family 127, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1530; FHL microfilm 1,375,543.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH1H-959 : accessed 16 April 2020), J D Whitely, Justice Precinct 2, Bell, Texas, United States; citing ED 5, sheet 7B, line 94, family 152, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1776; FHL microfilm 1,821,776.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HPQN-RW2 : accessed 16 April 2020), Jeff D Whitley, Precinct 2, Bell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 2B, line 58, family 31, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2290; FHL microfilm 2,342,024.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNF-1DX : 28 February 2020), Jeff Whitley, Justice Precinct 2, Bell, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14-8, sheet 3B, line 79, family 61, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3983.

• First-hand information as remembered by Rodney Williams, Thursday, April 9, 2015.