Individual Details
Willie Mae Whitley
(11 Aug 1907 - 14 Dec 1996)
This can not be G9ST-ZCR Willie May (or Mae) Whatley Kelsey, 26 Feb 1908 - 15 Apr 2001, who married Golman Harris Kelsey on 23 Dec 1923, and is buried at the Elm Branch Cemetery in Bardwell, Ellis County, Texas. 1930 census shows that her parents were from Texas. Her maiden name is consistently spelled Whatley. Find a Grave Memorial 80509761
This must be L1CL-6RC Willie McGown, 11 Aug 1907 - 14 Dec 1996, who married Henry Loyd Guynes in 1923, and is buried at the Mesquite Cemetery in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas. Find a Grave Memorial 18216124
Census data:
1930; living on College Avenue in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas. Census enumerated 9 April 1930. Listed as "Willie Guynes", 22 years old, born in Texas. Both parents born in Mississippi. Age at first marriage: 16.
1940; living in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas. Census enumerated 9 April 1940. Listed as "Willie Guynes", 32 years old, born in Texas. Highest grade in school completed: 7th.
This must be L1CL-6RC Willie McGown, 11 Aug 1907 - 14 Dec 1996, who married Henry Loyd Guynes in 1923, and is buried at the Mesquite Cemetery in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas. Find a Grave Memorial 18216124
Census data:
1930; living on College Avenue in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas. Census enumerated 9 April 1930. Listed as "Willie Guynes", 22 years old, born in Texas. Both parents born in Mississippi. Age at first marriage: 16.
1940; living in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas. Census enumerated 9 April 1940. Listed as "Willie Guynes", 32 years old, born in Texas. Highest grade in school completed: 7th.
Events
| Birth | 11 Aug 1907 | Temple, Bell County, Texas | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 23 Apr 1910 | (Harmon Andrew Whitley and Lizzie Bruner) Bell County, Texas |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 2 Feb 1920 | (Harmon Andrew Whitley and Lizzie Bruner) Dallas County, Texas | | | |
| Marriage | 1923 | Texas - Henry Loyd Guynes | |||
| Census (family) | 9 Apr 1940 | Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas - Henry Loyd Guynes | | | |
| Death | 14 Dec 1996 | Dallas County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Mesquite Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Henry Loyd Guynes (1901 - 1948) |
| Child | Bobbie Jo Guynes (1924 - 2005) |
| Child | David Whitley Guynes (1926 - 1992) |
| Child | Billy Loyd Guynes (1928 - 1997) |
| Father | Harmon Andrew Whitley (1868 - 1922) |
| Mother | Lizzie Bruner (1875 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Lalah Mae Whitley (1892 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Robert Whitley (1896 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Elza L. Whitley (1898 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Betty Whitley (1900 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Leonard Whitley (1903 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Josie Whitley (1905 - 1971) |
| Sibling | William Theodra Whitley (1910 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Opal Whitley (1912 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Arthur Whitley (1913 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Faye Marie Whitley (1916 - 2003) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Harmon A Whitley Head Male 40 Mississippi - FarmerLizza Whitley Wife Female 35 Mississippi
Lalah Whitley Daughter Female 19 Mississippi
Robert Whitley Son Male 13 Texas
Elzy Whitley Son Male 11 Texas
Betty Whitley Daughter Female 9 Texas
Leonard Whitley Son Male 7 Texas
Josie Whitley Daughter Female 5 Texas
Willie Whitley Daughter Female 2 Texas
Census (family)-shared
Harmon A Whitley Head Male 51 Mississippi - FarmerLizzie Whitley Wife Female 42 Mississippi
Lenard Whitley Son Male 16 Texas
Josie Whitley Daughter Female 14 Texas
Willie Whitley Daughter Female 12 Texas
Theardia Whitley Son Male 10 Texas
Opal Whitley Daughter Female 8 7/12 Texas
Author Whitley Son Male 6 8/12 Texas
Fay Whitley Daughter Female 3 2/12 Texas
Bettie Ridner Daughter Female 19 Texas
Effie J Ridner Granddaughter Female 2 8/12 Texas
Census (family)
H L Guynes Head Male 38 Texas - Laborer, automobile manufactoryWillie Guynes Wife Female 32 Texas - Cook, public school lunch room
Bobbie Jo Guynes Daughter Female 15 Texas
David Guynes Son Male 14 Texas
Billie Lloyd Guynes Son Male 11 Texas
Death
Willie McgownState: Texas
Last Place of Residence: Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Previous Residence Postal Code: 75227
Age: 89
Birth Date: 11 Aug 1907
Death Date: 14 Dec 1996
Burial
PLOT Toppel's AdditionEndnotes
1. United States Census, 1910 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M29P-JWZ.
2. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSM-JW5.
3. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJG-DW1.
4. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLX1-SJF.
5. Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVPN-BNR.
6. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZFN-JQH.
7. Find a Grave Memorial 18216124.