Whitt Carter Daughtry (1883 - 1950)

Born 24 Dec 1883 in Alabama, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Pearl Ida (Hutto) Daughtry — married 23 Apr 1905 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida, United States

Died 1950 at about age 66 in Sumter County, Florida, United States

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Biography

Whitt was born in 1883. He is the son of Robert Daughtry and Lucinda Ward. In 1900, the family was living in Echo, Dale, Alabama.^[1]

Whitt married a woman named Pearl Ida Hutto on 23 Apr 1905 in Marianna, Jackson, Florida.^[2] In 1910, they were living in Noblin, Geneva, Alabama.^[3] The household included:

• Whit C Daugherty Head Male 26 Alabama
• Pearl E Daugherty Wife Female 23 Alabama
• Fredrick M Daugherty Son Male 3 Alabama
• James C Daugherty Son Male 0 Alabama

He listed Pearl as his nearest relative on his WWI draft registration in 1918. He was farming at the time.^[4]

By 1920, they had moved to Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, where Whit was farming.^[5] The household included:

• Whit C Daughtry Head Male 36 Alabama
• Ida C Daughtry Wife Female 32 Alabama
• Fred M Daughtry Son Male 12 Alabama
• Cecil Daughtry Son Male 10 Alabama
• Ward Daughtry Son Male 7 Alabama
• James L Daughtry Son Male 5 Alabama
• Rassell Daughtry Son Male 1 Alabama
• Ruth Daughtry Daughter Female 0 Alabama

By 1930, they were back in Noblins, Geneva, Alabama. Whit was a merchant with a general store.^[6]

By 1935, Whitt and Pearl were living in Webster, Sumter, Florida. They had three children at home - Louis, Brady and Ruby.^[7] They were still in Webster in 1940.^[8]

Whitt passed away in 1950.^[9] Burial was in the Linden Cemetery, Linden, Sumter County, Florida.^[10]

Note

On the WWI draft paperwork, Whitt signed his name Whitt Carter Daughtry. Some records spell his first name as Whit. One census record spelled his surname as Daugherty.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M98D-XY1 : accessed 25 April 2016), Whit C Daughtry in household of Robert M Daughtry, Precinct 9 Echo, Dale, Alabama, United States; citing sheet 6B, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,012.
2. ↑ "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW7Z-BW1 : 17 October 2017), Whit C. Daughtry and Pearl Hutts, 23 Apr 1905; citing Marriage, Marianna, Jackson, Florida, United States, Florida State Archives and various county clerks of courts; FHL microfilm 931,960.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKQK-46S : accessed 3 December 2019), Whit C Daugherty, Noblin, Geneva, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 103, sheet 20B, family 375, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 14; FHL microfilm 1,374,027.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PF-YQJ : 23 August 2019), Whitt Carter Daughtry, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXZG-5XZ : accessed 3 December 2019), Whit C Daughtry, Hartford, Geneva, Alabama, United States; citing ED 105, sheet 9A, line 19, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 16; FHL microfilm 1,820,016.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:3FKC-BT2 : accessed 3 December 2019), Whitt C Daughtry, Noblins, Geneva, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 11, sheet 3A, line 3, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 18; FHL microfilm 2,339,753.
7. ↑ "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNKH-RHY : 2 February 2018), Whit C Daughtry, Webster, Sumter, Florida; citing line 21, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,173.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTCY-GXW : 26 July 2019), Whitt C Daughtry, Webster, Election Precinct 6, Sumter, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-8, sheet 3A, line 12, family 47, 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 618.
9. ↑ "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVF4-LML : 25 December 2014), Whittt C. Daughtry, 1950; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 1438, certificate number 24633, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
10. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 03 December 2019), memorial page for Whitt Carter Daughtry (1888–1950), Find A Grave: Memorial #7234915, citing Linden Cemetery, Linden, Sumter County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by Della Daughtry (contributor 47098601) .