Henry Franklin Wightman (1907 - 1953)

Born 18 Jul 1907 in Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee

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Died 23 May 1953 at age 45 in Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee

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Biography

Henry was born in 1907. He was the son of Mark Wightman and Betty Lowe. He passed away in 1953.^[1]

Timeline

1907

1910 Name: Henry Wightman Age in 1910: 2 Birth Year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1910: Civil District 1, Cumberland, Tennessee Street: Stage Road Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital status: Single Father's name: Mark Wightman Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Mother's name: Betty Wightman Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Mark Wightman 41 Betty Wightman 37 Teddy Wightman 21 Blanch Wightman 15 Alice Wightman 13 Ralph Wightman 11 Henry Wightman 2^[2]

1920 Name: Henry Wightman Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1908 Birthplace: Tennessee Home in 1920: Civil District 1, Cumberland, Tennessee Residence Date: 1920 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital status: Single Father's name: Mark Wightman Father's Birthplace: Illinois Mother's name: Bettie Wightman Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Able to Speak English: Yes Attended School: yes Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Neighbors: Household Members: Name Age Mark Wightman 51 Bettie Wightman 47 Ted M Wightman 32 Blanche Wightman 24 Henry Wightman 12 Thomas Wightman 9 Patrick H Lowe 48^[3]

1930 ^[4]Henry Annie ted

1940 ^[5]Henry

1950

Henry Wightman was taken to Cumberland Medical Center Saturday (16 May 1953) for treatment ^[6]

Henry F. Wightman, A Tennessean Passes- Ancestry Traced to 1272 Henry Franklin Wightman, son of Mark and Betty Wightman of Pleasant Hill, died at Cumberland Medical Center May 23, 1953. He grew up in Pleasant Hill, attended the Academy there and later married Annie Whittenberg, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bass Whittenberg.

Their children are: Betty Jane, John Henry, Amos Clifford, Dorothy Isoline, Jerry Thomas, James Alfred, Michael David, Joseph Allen, Charles Edward, Judy Carol, Donald Ray, Robert Eugene and Stephen Paul. His youngest son will soon be walking.

From the papers of the late Dr Douglas Graham of Boston, brother of the late Mrs Amos Wightman, we have names and dates of Henry's ancestry unbroken back to the year 1272, the birth of Sir William Wallace, hero of Scotland. So, Henry's ancestry stretches over almost seven centuries. Physically the line is not deteriorating. The combined height of Henry and his two oldest sons is eighteen feet, three and one-half inches.

A technical point seemingly irrelevant here was very vital in Henry's life and untimely passing. the average winter temperatures of the two coldest points listed daily in the Chattanooga Times, Duluth and Minneapolis, checked uncountable... (unreadable for a sentence) hours later of Pleasant Hill at the Wightman level.

The previous winters were very cold, and in Henry's work as an electrician these extreme temperatures and exposure took a heavy toll.

Henry served 1944-1949 at the POW Camp at Pomona. Before and after that time, he was with the Volunteer Electric Coop^[7]

Obituary

Henry Wightman Passes The funeral services for Henry Wightman, age 45, were held on Monday at 2 p.m. in the Pleasant Hill Community Church, with the Rev. Connor R. Lundy, minister, officiating; Bilbreys (Funeral Home) were in charge.

He is survived by thirteen children; and four grandchildren; two brothers, Thomas and Ted; one sister, Blanche; several nieces and nephews; three uncles and two aunts.

Pallbearers were Blaine Scarbrough, Cordell Stewart, Ira Wightman, Earl Clark, Bluford Blaylock and Hollis McCormick.

Relatives coming from a distance for the funeral were Thomas Wightman, Lombard, Ill.; Blanche Wightman and Ruby Lee, Melrose Park, Ill.; Arthur Frey, Lombard, Ill.; Amos Wightman and Edward Jones from Cincinnati, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Merle Kirby and children from Smyrna; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Seals and children from Chattanooga ^[8].

Sources

1. ↑ Findagrave.com. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59520491
2. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 1, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1493; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 1375506
3. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 1, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1736; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 9
4. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: District 8, Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: 2237; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341971
5. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3883; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 18-15A
6. ↑ Crossville Chronicle, 21 May 1953, pg. 7
7. ↑ Crossville Chronicle, 28 May 1953, front page
8. ↑ Crossville Chronicle, 28 May 1953, pg. 4