Leona Whitledge
1914 - 2004 (89 years)1. Leona Whitledge was born on 14 Sep 1914 in Union County, Kentucky (daughter of John Archie Whitledge and Dora Ellen Brummett); died on 19 Aug 2004; was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136616164/leona-r.-abellLeona married John Robert Abell on 17 Mar 1933. John was born on 2 Dec 1913 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 9 Apr 1994 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. John Archie Whitledge was born on 5 Aug 1891 in Kentucky; died on 9 Feb 1958 in Los Angeles County, California. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky
- Census: 1930, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky
Notes:
John Arch Whitledge
Word has been received here of the death of John Arch Whitledge, 66, on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Whitledge was a mechanic for Hancock Truck Lines here before moving to Los Angeles about 21 years ago.
Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Marline Baker; and a niece Miss Jean Baker, both of Evansville; and a nephew, Ronald Baker, stationed with the Marine Corps in California.
Funeral and burial will be in Los Angeles.
Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville, Indiana. Saturday, 15 February 1958.
John married Dora Ellen Brummett on 28 Oct 1911 in Robertson County, Tennessee, and was divorced before 1940. Dora (daughter of William Joseph Brummett and Queen Griffin) was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 4 Feb 1944 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried on 7 Feb 1944 in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Dora Ellen Brummett was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Union County, Kentucky (daughter of William Joseph Brummett and Queen Griffin); died on 4 Feb 1944 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried on 7 Feb 1944 in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1940, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Notes:
Mrs. Dora B. Whitledge
Evansville, Ins. – Funeral services for Mrs. Dora B. Whitledge, 48, of 3 Washington avenue, who died Friday of a heart attack at the home of her daughter Mrs. Leona Abell, 1243 East Olive street, were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist church, Rev. A.H. Cullen officiating.
The Owensboro Messenger, Owensboro, Kentucky. Tuesday, 8 February 1944.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110714626/dora-ellen-whitledgeChildren:
- Landon A. Whitledge was born on 1 Feb 1913 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 22 Mar 1913; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
- 1. Leona Whitledge was born on 14 Sep 1914 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 19 Aug 2004; was buried in Fairmont Cemetery, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky.
- Joseph Franklin Whitledge was born on 26 Oct 1916 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 10 May 1973 in Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery #37, Morganfield, Union County, Kentucky.
Generation: 3
6. William Joseph Brummett was born on 31 Aug 1862 in Kentucky (son of William Brummett and Cynthia Phipps); died on 1 Jan 1940 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky
- Census: 1910, Union County, Kentucky
Notes:
William J. Brummett
Morganfield, Ky., Jan. 2. – William J. Brummett, 77, retired Union county farmer, died Monday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Dora Whitledge, Evansville, Ind.
Surviving beside the daughter are: other daughters, Mrs. Pearl Jones, Sturgis, and Mrs. Rudell Raddatz, Grand Rapids, Mich.; sons, C.R. Lexington, S.R., and Arvel, Lansing, Mich.; Hanes, Evansville; Earl, Grand Rapids; a sister, Mrs. Angie Easley, Chicago; 18 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist church, Sturgis, with burial in Pythian Ridge cemetery there. The Rev.A.H. Cullen, Calvary Baptist church pastor at Evansville, and the Rev. Ernest Miller, Sturgis pastor, will officiate.
The Owensboro Messenger, Owensboro, Kentucky. Wednesday, 3 January 1940.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123612313/william-joseph-brummettWilliam married Queen Griffin on 8 Feb 1886 in Union County, Kentucky. Queen was born on 21 May 1863 in Hopkins County, Kentucky; died on 29 Jul 1916 in Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Queen Griffin was born on 21 May 1863 in Hopkins County, Kentucky; died on 29 Jul 1916 in Union County, Kentucky; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109835075/queen-t-brummettChildren:
- Camden Riley Brummett was born on 4 Oct 1887 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 29 Aug 1951 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky; was buried on 31 Aug 1951 in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
- Sidney Raymond Brummett was born on 10 May 1889 in Kentucky; died on 2 Jun 1963 in Big Rapids, Mecosta County, Michigan; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan.
- William Haynes Brummett was born on 21 Jun 1892 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 11 Jan 1953 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; was buried in Delta Center Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan.
- William Arvel Brummett was born on 21 Mar 1894 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 19 Oct 1970 in Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan; was buried in Delta Center Cemetery, Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan.
- 3. Dora Ellen Brummett was born on 7 Jan 1897 in Union County, Kentucky; died on 4 Feb 1944 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried on 7 Feb 1944 in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
- Earl Ambrose Brummette was born on 19 Oct 1898 in Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 24 Feb 1977 in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico; was buried in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan.
- Pearl Brummett was born on 24 Jul 1900 in Kentucky; died on 1 Jul 1974.
- Rudy Brummett was born in 1904 in Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
Generation: 4
12. William Brummett was born on 5 Feb 1833 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 22 Oct 1920 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; was buried on 23 Oct 1920 in Bales Cemetery, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Ordained: farmer
- _MILT: Civil War. Union Army. Co. A, 24th Regt. Kentucky Infantry.
- Census: 1860, Jackson County, Kentucky
- Census: 1900, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Notes:
Headstone Application of Military Veterans.
Name: William Brummett
Birth Date" 5 Feb 1833
Unit: Co A 24 Regt Ky Inf.
Enlistment Date: 21 Sep 1861
Discharge Date: 31 Jan 1865
Death Date: 23 Oct 1920
Cemetery: Boles Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Livingston, Kentucky, USA
Name:
son of Benjamin Hawkins Brummett and Jennie Rader
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6970641/william-brummettWilliam married Cynthia Phipps on 1 Mar 1855 in Clay County, Kentucky. Cynthia (daughter of Samuel Phipps and Mary Hash) was born on 18 Apr 1836 in Virginia; died on 27 May 1907; was buried in Bales Cemetery, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Cynthia Phipps was born on 18 Apr 1836 in Virginia (daughter of Samuel Phipps and Mary Hash); died on 27 May 1907; was buried in Bales Cemetery, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky. Notes:
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6970642/cynthia-a-brummettChildren:
- Benjamin Brummett was born on 21 Jan 1856 in Kentucky; died on 16 Jul 1911 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; was buried on 18 Jul 1911 in Bales Cemetery, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- Samuel Brummett was born in 1857 in Kentucky.
- Almeda Jane Brummett was born on 8 Oct 1857 in Jackson County, Kentucky; died on 3 Dec 1944 in Mount Vernon, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; was buried on 4 Dec 1944 in Jepp Mullins Cemetery, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- Susan Perlina Brummett was born on 10 Apr 1860 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 22 Nov 1957 in Ottawa, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; was buried in Red Hill Community Cemetery, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.
- 6. William Joseph Brummett was born on 31 Aug 1862 in Kentucky; died on 1 Jan 1940 in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana; was buried in Pythian Ridge Cemetery, Sturgis, Union County, Kentucky.
- William Minnetree "M.T." Brummett was born on 30 Aug 1862 in Owsley County, Kentucky; died on 22 Jan 1946 in Laurel County, Kentucky; was buried on 24 Jan 1946 in Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin, Knox County, Kentucky.
- James Henry Brummett was born in Oct 1863 in Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 19 Feb 1944 in Letcher County, Kentucky; was buried in Bales Cemetery, Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky.