Murel Dempsey Wilhite (1911 - 1996)

Born 20 Oct 1911 in Titus, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Oct 1996 at age 84 in Santa Barbara, California, United States

This profile is part of the Willhite Name Study.

Biography

Murel was born in 1911. He was the son of Worth Wilhite and Jennie Smith.

Twin

He enlisted in the US Army during World War II.^[1]

He married Ida Rogers.

He passed away in 1996^[2][3] and is buried in Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, California.^[4]

Residence

1920, Titus, Texas^[5]

1930, Titus, Texas^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K85K-15K : accessed 28 December 2014), Murel D Wilhite, enlisted 30 Oct 1945, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JYT7-838 : 20 May 2014), Murel D Wilhite, 05 Oct 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ "California, Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VP3X-FYH : accessed 28 December 2014), Murel Dempsey Wilhite, 05 Oct 1996; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #17111673
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHBH-N1S : accessed 28 December 2014), Murrell Wilhite in household of Worth D Wilhite, Justice Precinct 7, Titus, Texas, United States; citing sheet 13B, family 254, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,821,846.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/HKDJ-C3Z : accessed 28 December 2014), Murel Wilhite in household of J M Wilhite, Precinct 1, Titus, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0006, sheet 8B, family 162, line 57, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2399; FHL microfilm 2,342,133.

See also:

• "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3N-H91Y : 27 November 2019), Murel D Wilhite, 1945.