Raymond Sidney Whitt Sr. (1901 - 1943)

Born 8 Mar 1901 in Pocahontas, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lattie Lee (Walker) Whitt — married 3 May 1923 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, United States

Husband of Ailene (Tyler) Whitt — married 31 Mar 1939 in Covington, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Jul 1943 at age 42 in Wayne, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Raymond Sidney Whitt Sr. is a Military Veteran.
Served in the WWI as a Private 1st Class in Batt CFA

Raymond Sidney Whitt Sr. was born in Virginia.

Raymond Sidney was employed as a cook.

Raymond Sidney Whitt Sr. was a West Virginian.

The Life Summary of Raymond Sidney Whitt, Sr:

Raymond Sidney Whitt was born on March 8, 1901. He was the son of Alonzo Whitt and Mary Belle Candill.

Raymond lived in his parent's household as mentioned in the 1920 Census in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.^[1]

Raymond married the first of 2 wives, Lattie Lee Walker. ^[2]

Raymond enlisted in the army after WWI as a private 1st Class in Batt CFA.^[3]

After his enlistment, they had one child: Raymond S. Whitt, Jr., who died in infancy.^[4]

His 1st wife died in 1936 of pneumonia and congested heart failure.^[5]

Raymond then married Ailene Tyler in 1939,^[6] and they had one child: Nancy L. Whitt as the 1940 Census shows.^[7]

However, after the 1940 census, another daughter was born, Mildred Louise. She existed because she has a marriage certificate.^[8]

Raymond registered for the WWII Draft. ^[9]

Raymond died on July 15, 1943 from pneumonia in Wayne, West Virginia, United States.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJN8-77C : 4 February 2021), Raymond S Whitt in entry for Alonzo W Whitt, 1920.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRQ3-2MG : 29 January 2020), Lottie Lee Walker in entry for Raymond Whitt, 1923.
3. ↑ "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQB2-TSZM : 26 October 2019), Raymond Sidney Whitt, 1 Mar 1921; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
4. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR7-BQC3 : 16 August 2019), Raymond Whitt in entry for Raymond Sidney Whitt, 20 Sep 1924; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
5. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR4-F912 : 16 August 2019), Lottie Witt, 14 Apr 1936; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
6. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9N-KZ91 : 20 February 2021), Raymond Whitt and Ellen Tyler, 31 Mar 1939; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Covington, , Virginia, United States, certificate 6325, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRY3-6WD : 4 January 2021), Raymond S Whitt, Clifton Magisterial District, Alleghany, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-4, sheet 18A, line 17, family 318, 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 4243.
8. ↑ "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYR-CWVF : 20 February 2021), Aline Tyler in entry for Henry Franklin Campbell and Mildred Louise Witt, 22 Nov 1960; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Alleghany, Virginia, United States, certificate 32162, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
9. ↑ "Virginia, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2W5-7M58 : 3 March 2020), Raymond Sidney Whitt, 16 Oct 1940; from Draft "Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947" citing Draft Registration; Huntington, , West Virginia, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," NAID 2645537. Record of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
10. ↑ "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM7G-6KZ : 10 March 2018), Raymond Sidney Whitt, 15 Jul 1943; citing Wayne, West Virginia, County Records, 9346, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,983,738.