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John Demarion Whaley Sr

16 Dec 1860 – 17 May 1925

Birth	16 Dec 1860
Death	17 May 1925
Cemetery	Edgewood Cemetery Lancaster , Dallas County , Texas , USA
Added by	William E. on 20 Jan 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37228119

Gravesite details

Same stone w/ Lydia Whaley

Bio

John was a twin. His brother and Mother died at their birth. His father married twice more. In 1890 John married Mary Lydia Long. They had Myrtle Lee Whaley (1897-1910) Mettie Emily Claudie (1900-1978) Leonard Vencile (1905- ); John Demarion Jr. (1908-1959) Fredna Marie(1910-1976) Janie Fae (1913- ) Mable, Cleo and one other son. John Operated a restuarant in the northeast corner of the square from 1918 to 1919. From 1920-1925 he had a feed store on First Street while operating a dray line from Dallas to Lancaster supplying merchants with ice cream and other commodities. He also operated gravel trucks used in the construction of county roads from 1920-1925. He and his wife had a washateria at the rear of the feed store and he delivered coal and wood by horse and wagon to local homes. His daughter could remember going with him to deliver caskets. He was also an auctioneer. (from: "The History of Lancaster Texas" 1978)

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Family

Parents

• John Calhoun Whaley 1834–1913 FaG

Spouse

• Mary Lydia Long Whaley 1871–1944

Siblings

• Lewis William Whaley 1870–1944 FaG
• Walter Lee Whaley 1873–1955 FaG
• Jessie Henry Whaley 1874–1953 FaG
• Lula Elizabeth Whaley Hamilton 1875–1957 FaG
• Elmer Clarence Whaley 1883–1962 FaG
• James Wesley "Ollie" Whaley 1886–1912 FaG
• Lillie Frances Whaley Drake 1888–1977 FaG
• George Calhoun Whaley 1894–1966 FaG

Children

• Myrtle Lee Whaley 1897–1910
• Mettie C. Whaley Jones 1900–1978
• Leonard Vencile Whaley 1905–1973
• John Demaron "JD" Whaley Jr 1908–1959
• Fredna Marie Whaley Taylor 1910–1976
• Jane Faye Whaley Chapman 1913–1992

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