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Where is the Whisenant family from?
You can see how Whisenant families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Whisenant family name was found in the USA between 1840 and 1920. The most Whisenant families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 6 Whisenant families living in Georgia. This was 100% of all the recorded Whisenant's in USA. Georgia had the highest population of Whisenant families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Whisenant surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
What did your Whisenant ancestors do for a living?
In 1940, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Whisenant. 34% of Whisenant men worked as a Farmer and 15% of Whisenant women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Whisenant were Famer and Laborer. .
Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Whisenant life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1940, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Whisenant in 1940 was 18, and 77 in 2004.