Clarence Henry Whittington

1898 - 1989  (91 years)

• Name	Clarence Henry Whittington
  Born	Mar 09, 1898	Boyce, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Apr 15, 1910	Lafayette, Lafayette parish, Louisiana, USA   [2]
  Residence	Sep 12, 1918	Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA   [1]
  Died	Sep 30, 1989	Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  Buried	Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Groves, Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I145199	mykindred
  Last Modified	Aug 14, 2014

  
  

  Father	Tobias Whittington,   b. Feb 26, 1854, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age < 55 years)
  Mother	Ophelia Whittington,   b. May 19, 1861, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Jul 30, 1930, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Mar 29, 1877	Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA
  Notes	- 1910 census, LA,Lafayette, Lafayette, ed 70, 27-A, April 15 600 Garfield St, HH 463/476, (all b. LA) WHITTINGTON, Opelia, head, F, W, 48, widowed, dressmaker WHITTINGTON, Wooderd, son, 30, single, none WHITTINGTON, Lectorious, son, 26, single, laborer WHITTINGTON, Carey, son, 22, single, signal dept, railroad WHITTINGTON, Laurence, son, 20, single, none WHITTINGTON, Clyde, son, 18, single, none WHITTINGTON, Florence, dau, 12 WHITTINGTON, Clarence, son, 12 - 1920 census, TX, Jefferson, Port Arthur, ed 106, 23-B, Jan 15 202 Fourteenth St, HH 394/484 WHITTINGTON, Cary B, haed, M, W, 31, married, TX, LA, LA, tailor WHITTINGTON, Laura, wife, F, W, 19, MS, MS, MS WHITTINGTON, Ofelia, mother, F, W, 59, widowed, LA, SC, LA WHITTINGTON, Ludge, bro, 36, single, LA, LA, LA WHITTINGTON, Clyde C, bro, 25, TX, LA, LA, tailor - ========================== - There is confusion about this family because of another family in the 1900 census. * There are many discrepancies between these familys: - Tobias' mother's name is Lucinda, not Elizabeth (and his father Elisha had no wife named Elizabeth) - Tobias' mother -- Lucinda -- is living in St. Landry parish in 1900 - Elizabeth, the mother, can't be Ophelia's mother as her name is Angelina - birth dates are all different - children's names - Tobias is widowed in 1910 - Ophelia is widowed in 1910 - The failure to find two Tobias Whittingtons in 1880 or 1900 censuses seems to imply these are the same person and the 1900 census is simply very incorrect. - ========================== - 1900 census, LA, Rapides, Cotilo, ed 133, 21-B, June 21, HH 352 (all b. LA except where noted) WHITTINGTON, Tobias, head, W, M, Jan 1870, 30, m 10 yrs, farmer WHITTINGTON, Ophelia, wife, W, F, June 1871, 29, m 10 yrs WHITTINGTON, Woodard, son, May 1891, 9 WHITTINGTON, George, son, Jan 1892, 8 WHITTINGTON, Birtha, dau, April 1893, 7 WHITTINGTON, Cheny, dau, May 1894, 6 WHITTINGTON, Carry C, dau, June 1896, 3 WHITTINGTON, Lorena, dau, Feb 1897, 3 WHITTINGTON, John T., son, Oct 1898, 1 WHITTINGTON, James, Oct 1898, 1 WHITTINGTON, Elizabeth, mother, W, F, Sept 1832, 67, widowed, LA, AL, MS - 1910 census, LA, Rapides, Spring Hill, ed 88, 11-A, April 8, HH 185 WHITTINGTON, Tobe, head, M, W, 52, widowed, LA, VA, LA, fisherman WHITTINGTON, George, son, 18, LA, LA, LA, fisherman WHITTINGTON, Luther, son, 11, LA, LA, LA -
  Family ID	F2082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lottie Haynes,   b. Aug 09, 1901, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Feb 05, 1990, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	circa 1917
  Children	1. Margaret Estelle Whittington,   b. Nov 13, 1918, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Jun 06, 2014, Kirbyville, Jasper county, Texas, USA  (Age 95 years)   2. Dorothy Mae Whittington,   b. Aug 27, 1920, Beaumont, Jefferson county, Texas, USA ,   d. Aug 26, 2007  (Age 86 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F61230	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4094] U.S. WW-I draft registration. [S967] 1910 US federal census, 1910 census, LA,Lafayette, Lafayette, ed 70, 27-A, April 15.