Lemuel Edwards Whaley Sr. (1859 - 1930)

Born 19 Mar 1859 in Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Harris) Whaley — married 24 Feb 1887 in Coffee, Alabama, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Jan 1930 at age 70 in Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Whaley Name Study.

Lemuel Edwards Whaley was born on 19 March 1859 in Alabama. He was the son of William Joseph Whaley and Margaret Mint (Crowell) Whaley. The names of his parents were recorded on his Alabama death record.^[1] He was listed in his father's household on the 1860 United States Census and the 1870 United States Census.^[2][3] When the 1880 United States Census was taken, he, his parents, and one of his siblings were recorded living in the household of Salina Thomas.^[4] On all three of these censuses, the Whaleys were living in Pike County, Alabama.

L. E. Whaley and Emma Harris were married on 24 Feb 1887 in Coffee County, Alabama.^[5] Emma appears with him on the 1900 United States Census for Pike County, Alabama, along with three children, Lester Whaley, Ella May Whaley, and Crowell Whaley. "Lem" was working as a farmer. Another child, Lemuel Whaley Jr, had been added to the family by 1910 according to the United States Census, taken that year. The only child remaining in their household when the 1920 United States Census was taken was "L. E." Whaley.^[6]

1900 United States Census, Enumeration District 120, Troy, Pike County, Alabama:^[7]

1910 United States Census, Enumeration District 125, Troy, Pike County, Alabama:^[8]

Lemuel Edwards Whaley passed away on 11 January 1930 in Troy, Pike County, Alabama, aged 70.^[1] He was buried in Hephzibah Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike County, Alabama.^[9][10]

His obituary named his wife, Emma Harris Whaley, and his four children. He was described as a prominent planter in Pike County, Alabama.^[9]

Known Children

1. Lester Whaley (1888-1966)^[11]
2. Ella May (Whaley) Wood
3. Crowell Whaley (1897-1960)^[12]
4. Lemuel Edwards Whaley Jr.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDLY-2Y8 : 11 January 2021), Lemuel Edwards Whaley, Sr., 1930.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD6-Y17 : 18 February 2021), Lemuel E Whaley in entry for Wm J Whaley, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHKT-GVB : 28 May 2021), Lemuel E Whaley in entry for Joseph Whaley, 1870.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VZ-B27 : 19 February 2021), Lemuel E Whaley in household of Salina Thomas, Dixons, Pike, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 148, sheet 137D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,029.
5. ↑ "U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942, database on-line. Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 09 Jun 2021) , record for L. E. Whaley and Emma Harris, married 24 Feb 1887; "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957," Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Ancestry Record 60000 #2050773 (Record only, no sharing link)
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXDD-DHV : 31 January 2021), Samuel Whaley, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9DR-N8D : accessed 9 June 2021), Lem E Whaley, Precinct 1 Troy (excl. Troy city), Pike, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 120, sheet 18B, family 337, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,037.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWS-SWQ : accessed 9 June 2021), Lenniel E Whaley, Troy, Pike, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 125, sheet 5B, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 31; FHL microfilm 1,374,044.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Body Of Pike County Planter Buried In Hepzibah Cemetery," The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama), 14 Jan 1930, p. 5, col. 1; image copy, ‘’Newspapers.com’’ (http://www.newspapers.com: accessed 09 Jun 2021).
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 June 2021), memorial page for Lemuel Edwards “Lem” Whaley Sr. (19 Mar 1859–11 Jan 1930), Find A Grave: Memorial #17912289, citing Hephzibah Church Cemetery, Troy, Pike County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).
11. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FP9D-CKM : 18 July 2017), Lenuel E. Whaley Sr. in entry for Lester Whaley, 26 Aug 1966; citing Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, v 26A cn 26399, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,953,731.
12. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX9B-R5Y : 11 January 2021), Lemuel E. Whaley in entry for Crowell Whaley, 1960.