John Allen Whitesel II

Brief Life History of John Allen

When John Allen Whitesel II was born in 1903, in Illinois, United States, his father, John Allen Whitesel, was 43 and his mother, Ida Newby, was 35. He married Inez Lorena Davis on 16 June 1930. He lived in United States in 1949 and Oxford, Oxford Township, Butler, Ohio, United States in 1950. He died in September 1993, at the age of 90, and was buried in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Allen Whitesel II
1903–1993
Inez Lorena Davis
1905–2001
Marriage: 16 June 1930

Sources (10)

  • John A Whitesel, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Allen Whitesel II - Memory of Someone: Memory of a relative: birth-name: John Allen Whitesel II
  • John A Whitesel 2nd, "Arizona Obituary Index to Arizona Newspapers, 1993-1994"

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World Events (8)

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

1904 · The Black Patch War

From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Weitzel .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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