Francis Lynn "Frank" Whittlesey: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Francis Lynn "Frank" Whittlesey was born on 7 Dec 1943 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (son of Winfield Travis Whittlesey and Living); died on 26 Jun 2007 in Sabine County, Texas.

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The Sabine County Reporter
July 4, 2007
Page 12

Francis Lynn "Frank" Whittlesey

Francis Lynn "Frank" Whittlesey, 63, of Hemphill, died Thursday, June 26, 2007 at Sabine County Hospital.

He was born Dec. 7, 1943 in Beaumont to Winfield Travis Whittlesey and Bernice Wheeler and had lived in Hemphill in 1981. He was a Merchant Seaman with Seafarer Union AFLCIO and a member of the Church of God. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Survivors: son, Michael WHITTLESEY of Spring; daughter, Tracy MERRYMAN of Houston, sisters, Annette FREEMAN of Lumberton and Belinda LANDRY of Pt. Arthur, grandchildren, Ian WHITTLESEY, Amanda POGUE and Hannah MERRYMAN.

Funeral services were held Friday, June 29 at Starr Funeral Home in Hemphill with Bro. Vance Purtell officiating. Interment followed in Hemphill Cemetery.

Francis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

Winfield Travis Whittlesey was born about 1917 in Texas (son of Cannon Travis Whittlesey and Aida Huffman); died on 19 Jan 2005 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

Notes:

Sabine County Reporter
February 2, 2005

Winfield Travis Whittlesey

Winfield Travis "W.T." Whittlesey, 88, of Lumberton died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2005, at Memorial Hospital in Beaumont. Whittlesey was a native of Hemphill and had lived in the Lumberton area for several years. He was a retired operator, having worked for Texas Gulf Sulphur and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: son, Francis Lynn Whittlesey of Hemphill; daughters, Annette FREEMAN of Lumberton and Belinda LANDRY of Pt. Acres; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and a great-great grandchild. Funeral services were held Jan. 23 at the chapel of R.S Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee. Interment was a Baker-Bell cemetery in Fred.

Winfield married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Children:

Living

1. Francis Lynn "Frank" Whittlesey was born on 7 Dec 1943 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 26 Jun 2007 in Sabine County, Texas.

Living

Generation: 3

4.	Cannon Travis Whittlesey was born on 22 Aug 1893 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Luther Cogswell Whittlesey and Sophronia Lee Travis); and died. Cannon married Aida Huffman about 1915. Aida was born after 1893 in Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Aida Huffman was born after 1893 in Texas.

Children:

2. Winfield Travis Whittlesey was born about 1917 in Texas; died on 19 Jan 2005 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
Living
Living
Living

Generation: 4

Luther Cogswell Whittlesey was born on 16 May 1856 in Texas (son of Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey and Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock); died on 26 Feb 1939.

Luther married Sophronia Lee Travis in 1882. Sophronia (daughter of James Cannon Travis and Sophronia Pauline White) was born on 25 Feb 1866 in Texas; died on 3 Feb 1932. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sophronia Lee Travis was born on 25 Feb 1866 in Texas (daughter of James Cannon Travis and Sophronia Pauline White); died on 3 Feb 1932.

Children:

Alvin Guy Whittlesey was born on 31 Dec 1883 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Theodosia Luma Whittlesey was born on 13 May 1885 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Mar 1960.
Luther Joseph "Jack" Whittlesey was born on 30 Oct 1887 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Jan 1975 in Sabine County, Texas.
Mary Abbie Whittlesey was born on 22 Aug 1889 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Oscar Edgar Whittlesey was born on 12 Oct 1891 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Sep 1964 in Galveston County, Texas.
4. Cannon Travis Whittlesey was born on 22 Aug 1893 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
Annie Cordelia Whittlesey was born on 11 Feb 1896 in Sabine County, Texas; and died.
James Hardy Whittlesey was born on 26 Aug 1900 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 10 Sep 1988 in Brazoria County, Texas.
Saphronia "Fronie" Pauline Whittlesey was born on 2 Apr 1904 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Jan 1994 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Henry Adolphus Whittlesey, Sr. was born on 28 Feb 1912 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 31 Dec 2002 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried on 2 Jan 2003 in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.