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James Whitford “Whit” Presley

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James Whitford “Whit” Presley

Birth
Itawamba County, Mississippi, USA
Death
17 Feb 1967 (aged 65)
Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
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Section D - Row 11
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Whit was a dairy farmer in the area around Tupelo, MS, (Aberdeen) and also served with the Tupelo Fire Department as a fireman for many years.

Whit's mother, Susan Izora Griffin Presley, named her children with names of Scottish villages. Whitford, Clan Whiteford, lands of Whitefoord, 3 miles north of Paisley, Renfrewshire, on River Cart. 1400s spelling Quhitefurde, see also town of Myltoune. "The first of the Whitefoords (History of Renfrewshire, p241) is said by Crawfurd to have obtained his lands by grant from the battle of Largs in 1263, but like all such traditionary statements it is very questionable."
https://forebears.io/surnames/whitefoord

Whit was married in October 1923 to Tennie A. Presley, nee Nash, and had two daughters. Tennie died at age 58, on 15 JAN 1961.
Whit's true birthdate was 4 JAN 1902. This information is provided by Whit's step-mother, Mary Christine Roberts Presley in a written document to Suzanne E. Presley.

Margaret Ann lived in Tupelo, MS most of her life.
Margaret married James A. Little and had two children:
Lisa Ann Little
James A. "Jimmy" Jr.

Helen Christine, the other daughter, lived in Oak Ridge, TN during the 1960s, however lived in Florida, in later years, per Christine Roberts Presley documentation.
Christine married John T. Compton, they did not have children

Find A Grave Memorial #102682562 JAMES WHITFORD PRESLEY created 26 Dec 2012 by Suzanne E Presley and maintained by Suzanne E Presley.
Last update 15 JUN 2020
Whit was a dairy farmer in the area around Tupelo, MS, (Aberdeen) and also served with the Tupelo Fire Department as a fireman for many years.

Whit's mother, Susan Izora Griffin Presley, named her children with names of Scottish villages. Whitford, Clan Whiteford, lands of Whitefoord, 3 miles north of Paisley, Renfrewshire, on River Cart. 1400s spelling Quhitefurde, see also town of Myltoune. "The first of the Whitefoords (History of Renfrewshire, p241) is said by Crawfurd to have obtained his lands by grant from the battle of Largs in 1263, but like all such traditionary statements it is very questionable."
https://forebears.io/surnames/whitefoord

Whit was married in October 1923 to Tennie A. Presley, nee Nash, and had two daughters. Tennie died at age 58, on 15 JAN 1961.
Whit's true birthdate was 4 JAN 1902. This information is provided by Whit's step-mother, Mary Christine Roberts Presley in a written document to Suzanne E. Presley.

Margaret Ann lived in Tupelo, MS most of her life.
Margaret married James A. Little and had two children:
Lisa Ann Little
James A. "Jimmy" Jr.

Helen Christine, the other daughter, lived in Oak Ridge, TN during the 1960s, however lived in Florida, in later years, per Christine Roberts Presley documentation.
Christine married John T. Compton, they did not have children

Find A Grave Memorial #102682562 JAMES WHITFORD PRESLEY created 26 Dec 2012 by Suzanne E Presley and maintained by Suzanne E Presley.
Last update 15 JUN 2020

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