Walter Ephraim Whitehead -- Sutton County Courthouse, Sonora TX
N 30° 34.333 W 100° 38.665
14R E 342307 N 3383345
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: WMPPZ2
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 Walter Ephraim Whitehead, half brother of W. F. Whitehead, whose marker is down the row.
The sign reads as follows:
"WALTER EPHRAIM WHITEHEAD
SON OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON &
RACHEL JANEL (FRANCIS) WHITEHEAD
Settled in Sutton County in early 1880s.
Walter E. married Mary Bell Martin to whom were born
Emma Leanna – C. B. Wardlaw
Charles Hadley (Tio) – Bachelor
Walter Rowland (Lee) -- Dora Davis
Willie B – Della Rose Halbert
Francis Harris (Tuff) – Winnie Lou Miers
Louis Dell (Son) – Georgia Bo
Lois Nell (Topsy) – Noble J. Taylor
A leading pioneer with interests in banking and ranching
Given in loving memory by his heirs."
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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