James Guy Whitt (1910)

Born 27 Mar 1910 in Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Pearl Williams — married 11 Apr 1940 in Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States

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Biography

James Guy Whitt was divorced from his first wife in Gadsden in June of 1939. Next he married Helen Pearl Williams on April 11, 1940. Helen's parents were William Thomas Williams and Mary Pearl Hannah. James worked at Republic Steel and Helen worked at Lovemans Dept Store. They were married in Gadsden.

According to 1940 census taken on April 8, James earned $560 in 1939 and was working as a shipping clerk in Steel Mill. He was living at home with his parents, divorce sister, and 3 of his nieces.

Sources

• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-K4HT : 8 November 2017), James Whitt in entry for James Guy Whitt and Helen Pearl Williams, 11 Apr 1940; citing Etowah, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 2,312,139.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1G4-9D6 : 28 February 2020), James Whitt, Gadsden, Election Precinct 1, Etowah, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-5, sheet 12B, line 69, family 260, 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 30.