Walter Earle Whitcomb was born 19 Nov 1891 in Groesbeck, Limestone County Texas.[1][2]
He was frequently known as Earle Whitcomb or W. E. Whitcomb.
He was enumerated as Walter E Whitcomb when he resided with his parents in Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas in 1900[3] and 1910.[4]
W. E. Whitcomb married Miss Mildred Yell on 23 Dec 1915 in Dallas, TX.
He lived in Dallas, Texas when he signed his World War I draft registration
card in June 1917.[5]
W. Earle and Mildred Whitcomb resided in South Bend, St Joseph County, Indiana in 1920 on 21 Jan 1920.[6]
His daughter Pady Sue Whitcomb was born on 26 Aug 1920 in Limestone County, Texas (the county where his mother still resided).
Walter E and Mildred Whitcomb resided in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas in 1930 with daughter Pady S. Whitcomb.[7]
W. E. and Mildred Whitcomb resided with daughter Pady Sue Whitcomb in Midland Texas in 1935 and Houston Texas in 1940.[8]
W. Earle Whitcomb died 12 Jul 1956 in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He was buried in Forest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris County, Texas. The joint tombstone says: Whitcomb, W. Earle, Nov 19 1891, July 12 1956, Mildred Y., Feb 27 1892, oct 10 1968.[9]
Notes
He was frequently known as Earle Whitcomb or W E Whitcomb.
↑ Jan 1943 delayed Certificate of Birth with affidavits
↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch 1900 Limestone County, Texas census accessed 14 October 2017, Walter E Whitcomb in household of Jonas D Whitcomb, Justice Precinct 1, Limestone, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51, sheet 17A, family 322, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1241654.
↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch 1910 Limestone County, Texas census accessed 14 October 2017, Walter E Whitcomb in household of Jonas D Whitcomb, Justice Precinct 1, Limestone, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 14A, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1573; FHL microfilm 1375586.
↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch Draft Registration Database with images accessed 14 October 2017, Walter Earle Whitcomb, 1917-1918; citing Dallas County no 3, Texas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1953182.
↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch 1920 St Joseph County, Indiana census accessed 14 October 2017, W Earle Whitcomb, South Bend Ward 3, St Joseph, Indiana, United States; citing ED 237, sheet 13A, line 26, family 326, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 464; FHL microfilm 1820464.
↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch 1930 Tom Green County, Texas census accessed 14 October 2017, Walter E Whitcomb, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 7B, line 60, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2400; FHL microfilm 2342134.
↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch 1940 Harris County, Texas census accessed 14 October 2017, W E Whitcomb, Tract 47, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 258-261A, sheet 2A, line 37, family 34, 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 4199.
Is Earle your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.