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John Edward Whittington

Male 1927 - 1994  (67 years)


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  • Name John Edward Whittington 
    Born Feb 07, 1927  Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Military Jun 04, 1945  Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    (WW-II Enlistment) 
    • Serial Number: 38750686
      Card Number: 1374
      Box Number: 6.140
      Reel Number: 7980833
    Social Security Number 456-34-6020 
    • Name: John Edward Whittington
      [John E Whittington]
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: Feb. 7, 1927
      Birth Place: Pear Ridge J, Texas
      Death Date: April 10, 1994
      Father: Dalton E Whittington
      Mother: Jessie Wiess
      SSN: 456-34-6020
      Notes:
      May 1943: Name listed as JOHN EDWARD WHITTINGTON
      April 20, 1994: Name listed as JOHN E WHITTINGTON
    Died Apr 10, 1994  Mesquite, Dallas county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1220  mykindred
    Last Modified Jul 8, 2020 

    Father Dalton Earnest Whittington, II,   b. Oct 14, 1895, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 07, 1970, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Jessie Wiess,   b. Sep 24, 1892, Hooks Switch, Hardin county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 30, 1970, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married Apr 16, 1917  Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witnessed by D.E. Whittington, Sr, Victor Williams, Olivette Williams; the Rev. J.M.P. Morrow, officiating minister.
    Notes 
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      1920 census, TX, Jefferson, Port Arthur, ed 107, 28-A, (T625-1822, p.224)
      Jan. 18, 1920, HH 596
      425 (street illegible maybe Thirteenth ?)
      WHITING, Dalton E, head, M, W, 24, TX, LA, TX, canner
      WHITING, Jessie T, wife, F, W, 27, TX, TX, TX
      WHITING, Rosemary, dau, 8/10, TX
      -
      --
      ?? enumerated twice, within two days, by same enumerator
      -- unable to find location of Palmeto/Palmetto
      -- enumerated after Washington Ave, which is a few blocks from port and refineries
      -- Texaco refinery was about 8 blocks west and ship canal the same distance east
      --
      1930 census, TX, Jefferson, pct 2, ed 123-72, 11-A, April 18
      enumerator Mrs. P.D. Hackworth
      (no number) Palmeto, HH 201/214
      lines 17-23
      (all b. TX except D.E.'s father)
      WHITTINGTON, D.E. head, $2000, M, W, m at 21, TX, LA, TX, laborer, oil refinery
      WHITTINGTON, Jessie, wife, F, W, 37, m at 25
      WHITTINGTON, Rosemary, dau, 10
      WHITTINGTON, Gloria M, dau, 9
      WHITTINGTON, Dalton W, son, 5
      WHITTINGTON, John E, son, 3-0/12
      WHITTINGTON, Marcus W, son, 1-4/12
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      1930 census, TX, Jefferson, pct 2, Pear Ridge, ed 123-72, 14-A, April 20
      enumerator Mrs. P.D. Hackworth
      (no number) Palmetto Ave, HH 266/282
      lines 4-10
      (all b. TX except D.E.'s father)
      WHITTINGTON, D.E. head, $2000, M, W, m at 21, TX, LA, TX, laborer, oil refinery
      WHITTINGTON, Jessie, wife, F, W, 37, m at 25
      WHITTINGTON, Rosemary, dau, 10
      WHITTINGTON, Gloria M, dau, 9
      WHITTINGTON, Dalton W, son, 5
      WHITTINGTON, John E, son, 3-2/4
      WHITTINGTON, Marcus W, son, 1-4/12
      -
      Second street, HH 269/285
      THORNTON, Henry T, head, M, W, 32, m at 18, TX, TN, TX, laborer, oil refinery
      THORNTON, Bertha A, wife, F, W, 32, m at 19, TX, TN, TX
      THORNTON, Marada M, dau, 11
      THORNTON, William A, son, 9
      THORNTON, Thomas Jr, son, 3-?/12
      THORNTON, Francis E, dau, 1-?/12
      -
      -- in 1934, they moved to 3725 34th street in Pear Ridge, about 3-1/2 miles north of Palmetto
      -
      1940 census, TX, Jefferson, Pear Ridge, ed 123-65, 11-A, April 13
      3725 34th St
      -- No. 197
      all same house 1935
      WHITTINGTON, Dalton E, head, M, W, 44, TX, watchman, petro oil refinery
      WHITTINGTON, Jessie, wife, F, W, 47, TX
      WHITTINGTON, Gloria, dau, 19, TX, can factory, petroleum oil refinery
      WHITTINGTON, Dalton W, son, 15, TX, deliver paper, daily news
      WHITTINGTON, John Edward, son, 13, TX
      WHITTINGTON, Marcus, son, 14, TX
      WHITTINGTON, Richard, son, 8, TX
      -- No. 198
      VINCENT, Neelis J, head, M, W, 25, LA, 1935 - Hamshire, Jefferson, TX, labor, petroleum refinery
      VINCENT, Rosemary, wife, F, W, 20, TX
      VINCENT, Doresa, dau, 2, TX
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    Family ID F465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ludie Maye Gray,   b. Jul 29, 1923, Aberdeen, Monroe county, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 12, 2001, Mesquite, Dallas county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married Sep 02, 1950  [2
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Bettye May Morris,   b. May 30, 1943, Aberdeen, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 18, 2023  (Age 79 years)
     3. Willie Thomas (Morris) Whittington,   b. Dec 21, 1944, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 06, 2005, Quinlan, Hunt county, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     4. Living
     5. Living
     6. Living
    Family ID F468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S143] Bible of Dora Bumstead and Willie W. Wiess.

    2. [S978] Bible of Dalton Earnest Whittington & Jessie Wiess Whittington.