Thurman Lee Whitesel

Brief Life History of Thurman Lee

When Thurman Lee Whitesel was born on 10 October 1914, in Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, United States, his father, James Levi Whitesel, was 26 and his mother, Myrtle Elizabeth McCray, was 23. He married Harriet Florence Greenlief in 1934, in Otter District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Otter District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years and Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1965. He died on 10 June 1965, in Gassaway, Braxton, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thurman Lee Whitesel
1914–1965
Harriet Florence Greenlief
1918–2009
Marriage: 1934
Thurman Eugene “Gene” Whitesel
1935–2015

Sources (10)

  • Thurman Whitmore in household of James Whitmore, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Thurman Lee Whitesel, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Thurman Lee Whitesel in entry for Thurman Eugene Whitesel and Barbara Lee Stevens, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Weitzel .

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

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