James Garland Whitson^{[1, 2]}

1907 - 1989  (82 years)

• Name	James Garland Whitson
  Born	12 Feb 1907	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1930	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1930	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1940	District 5, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Died	4 Dec 1989	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Person ID	I181700	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2016

  
  

  Father	James Gilbert Whitson,   b. Oct 1882, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1911  (Age ~ 28 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Betty O'Dell,   b. 31 Aug 1881, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Feb 1940, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 58 years)
  Married	22 Oct 1903	Tennessee   [9]
  Family ID	F68827	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Itell Eslinger,   b. 7 Jul 1911, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Dec 1929, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 18 years)
  Married	24 May 1927	Cocke County, Tennessee   [10]
  Children	+ 1. Edith Whitson
  Family ID	F68828	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Bessie Mae Denton,   b. 11 Mar 1915, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Dec 2002, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1930
  Children	1. Everette Wiley Whitson,   b. 31 Aug 1931,   d. 17 Jul 1933  (Age 1 years) + 2. Barbara June "Bobbie" Whitson,   b. 1 Jun 1933,   d. 24 Jun 2016, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years)   3. Nina Lee Whitson,   b. 25 Sep 1935, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Apr 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 1 years) + 4. William Joseph "Bill" Whitson,   b. Abt 1938, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 2016  (Age ~ 78 years) + 5. Daniel David Whitson,   b. Abt 1940, Tennessee  (Age ~ 84 years) + 6. Judith Carolyn Whitson + 7. Linda Lucille Whitson
  Family ID	F68825	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Feb 1907 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 24 May 1927 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1930 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 4 Dec 1989 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 281. [S84] E-Mail, Linda Whitson [whitsonlinda@gmail.com], 18 Aug 2012. [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Garlen Whitson Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Step Son Residence: Civil District 5, Cocke, Tennessee Marital Status: Single Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 138 Page Number: 8 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Wej J Odal M 58y Tennessee WIFE Margaret Odal F 59y Tennessee DAU Bettie Whitson F 28y Tennessee Garlen Whitson M 3y Tennessee Nannie Whitson F 18y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Garland Whitson Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 23 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1907 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0012 Family Number: 319 Sheet Number and Letter: 14B Line Number: 54 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00256 Household Gender Age Birthplace C N Ellison M 23 North Carolina Thomas Massie M 23 North Carolina Arnie Jenkins M 22 Tennessee Garland Whitson M 23 Tennessee Carl Taylor M 17 Tennessee Wayne O'Dell M 18 Tennessee Charley Muse M 16 North Carolina Raeford Fox M 22 Tennessee Charles S Garrison M 22 North Carolina Davey Legg M 21 Tennessee Loyd Large M 20 Tennessee Paul Jones M 21 Tennessee Monroe Costner M 22 Tennessee Delbert Shipman M 26 North Carolina Emerson Maness M 43 Tennessee John Campbell M 33 South Carolina Garland Warlick M 24 North Carolina Mike Pate M 43 Tennessee Harry Swagerty M 26 Tennessee Kyle Wilson M 19 Tennessee Fritz Simons M 26 New York Walter Busler M 34 Tennessee James Webb M 19 Tennessee F H Phillips M 41 Texas William Crampler M 23 North Carolina Earl Edwards M 40 North Carolina Roy Dorsey M 20 Tennessee Mary Ellison F 28 Tennessee Elouise Jones F 19 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Garland Whitson Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 05, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 22 Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1908 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0011 Family Number: 46 Sheet Number and Letter: 3A Line Number: 2 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00211 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Garland Whitson M 22 Tennessee Mother Bettie Whitson F 48 Tennessee Cousin Katie Hicks F 17 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name Garland Whitson Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Civil District 5, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 33 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1907 Last Place of Residence Same House HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Garland Whitson Head M 33 Tennessee Bessie Whitson Wife F 25 Tennessee Barbara Jean Whitson Daughter F 6 Billy Joe Whitson Son M 2 David H Whitson Son M 0 Katie Hicks Lodger F 28 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27881-3088-18?cc=2000219 : accessed 29 February 2016), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 5 > 15-11 Civil District 5 S of road from W County line to Bogard Creek and S of Bogard Creek and Cosby Creek, Cosby Academy > image 14 of 26; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # WHITSON JAMES G 12-04-1989 / 82 COCKE COCKE / TN MARRIED M WHITE 42815 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 50339728). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Gilbert Whitson Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Bettie O'Dell Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1903 Marriage Place: Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03274-0 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 1928642 Reference Number: 612 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Garland Whitson Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 24 May 1927 Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Itelle Eslinger Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: 209 Film Number: 1572609 Digital Folder Number: 004485971 Image Number: 01734