Henry Adolphus Whittlesey, Sr.

1912 - 2002  (90 years)

• Name	Henry Adolphus Whittlesey  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	28 Feb 1912	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Dec 2002	Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Buried	2 Jan 2003	Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [3, 4]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter January 8, 2003, Page 12 Henry Whittlesey, Sr. Henry Whittlesey Sr. was born on Feb. 28, 1912, in Hemphill and entered into rest on December 31, 2002. He is survived by his son, Henry Whittlesey, Jr. and wife Mary of San Augustine; one grandson, Joe Whittlesey and wife, Tammy of Center; two granddaughters, Leslie Nichols and husband Terry of Nacogdoches and Rachel Burnett and husband Scott of the Woodlands; three great-grandsons, Dylan Harris Whittlesey of Center, and Aaron Kyle Nichols and Andrew Joseph Nichols, both of Nacogdoches; one great-granddaughter, Isla Catherine Burnett of The Woodlands; two nephews of Hemphill, Jamie Paynee and wife Fran and Joe Lynn Whittlesey; and several other nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill. Interment followed at the Hemphill City Cemetery. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, December 2008) [4] (Research):The Texas Birth Index also shows that he was the father of Joseph Hardy Whittlesey, born 26 Jan 1941 in Nacogdoches to Henry Adolphus and Maggie Lillian Cobb. Why not listed in his obituary? Was Maggie Cobb the daughter of Eugene C. Cobb and Rosa Dickerson, born ca 1919 in Sabine County?
  Person ID	I7240	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Luther Cogswell Whittlesey,   b. 16 May 1856, Texas ,   d. 26 Feb 1939  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Sophronia Lee Travis,   b. 25 Feb 1866, Texas ,   d. 3 Feb 1932  (Age 65 years)
  Married	1882  [1]
  Family ID	F3511	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Wilma Ruth Harris,   b. Aft 1912,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Bef 1934
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2008
  Family ID	F3523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Odell Katherine Thibodeaux,   b. 14 Jan 1914,   d. 7 Jun 1994, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 80 years)
  Married	Aft 1941
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2008
  Family ID	F10508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 28 Feb 1912 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Died - 31 Dec 2002 - Sabine County, Texas Buried - 2 Jan 2003 - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 82 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), June 22, 1994, Page 8 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), January 8, 2003, Page 12 (Reliability: 3). [S60] McCary, Kay P. "Hemphill City Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas" Cemetery Index ; http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/burials/. [S75] Evans, Carl--Family Researcher (Cephans@yahoo.com).