Lisa Ann Whitmire (1966 - 1978)

Born 30 Mar 1966 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Nov 1978 at age 12 in Jonestown, Barima-Waini, Guyana

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Biography

Lisa was born in 1966. Her mother, aunt, and grandmother were members of the People's Temple in Santa Barbara, California. She moved to Jonestown, Guyana with her grandmother in June 1978. She died with her siblings, aunt, and cousin on 18 November 1978 when Jim Jones ordered the "revolutionary suicide" of Peoples Temple members. She was buried at Santa Barbara Cemetery in Santa Barbara, California.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. (2018). "Where were the people who died in Guyana buried?" from Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple. https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=87578

• "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGLP-MY2 : 27 November 2014), Lisa A Whitmire, 30 Mar 1966; citing Santa Barbara, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
• Department of Religious Studies at San Diego State University. (2018). Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple. https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/
  • Death entry
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• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLW-5PRQ : 13 December 2015), Lisa Ann Whitmire, 1978; Burial, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America, Santa Barbara Cemetery; citing Find A Grave: Memorial #89345796.