William Forrest Whitehead -- Sutton County Courthouse, Sonora TX
N 30° 34.326 W 100° 38.663
14R E 342310 N 3383332
One of 22 signs preserving local, family, industrial, and pioneer history are mounted on poles on the west side of the Sutton County Courthouse in downtown Sonora TX.
Waymark Code: WMPPYP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2015
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This sign is one of 22 along Water Street on the west side of the Sutton County Courthouse. This sign preserves the history of W. F. Whitehead, prominent citizen and well-loved Daddy.
The sign reads as follows:
"WILLIAM FORREST WHITEHEAD
SON OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON AND RACHEL FRANCIS WHITEHEAD
was born in Gonzales County in 1865-- settled in the Sutton County area in 1880s. Married Minnie Amanda Bales in Junction, 1890.
Children born
George Robert married Jenny Graham
Amor Bales (Boo) married Loddie Lee Rogers
Forrest Carl (Cotton) married Emma Fawcett
Hazel Beatrice married Walter E Weathersbee and Emmitt Pete Coe
William F Whitehead was a leading banker, an outstanding rancher, and a wonderful daddy."
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Sutton County Courthouse
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