William Wheeler Whitsett

Brief Life History of William Wheeler

When William Wheeler Whitsett was born on 31 August 1884, in Kress, Swisher, Texas, United States, his father, Jessie James Whitsett, was 34 and his mother, Margaret Melinda Jane Pickens, was 38. He married Clara May Alexander in 1911. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Clinton, Hunt, Texas, United States in 1920 and Commissioner's Precinct 2, Hale, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 30 November 1963, in Plainview, Hale, Texas, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Tulia, Swisher, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Wheeler Whitsett
1884–1963
Clara May Alexander
1887–1985
Marriage: 1911
Vela Murriel Whitsett
1913–2004

Sources (12)

  • William W Whitsett, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William Wheeler Whitsett, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • William Wheeler Whitsett, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1887

Historical Boundaries 1887: Hunt, Texas, United States

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

Name Meaning

English: possibly a habitational name fromWitsett Farm near Leominster, Herefordshire.

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

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