Stanley Whonic & Frances Beulah Clifton

Stanley Whonic
* Born on September 15, 1893 in Bremen, Germany
* Immigrated to the United States in 1909, probably with his parents as he was only 16 years old
* Served in the US Army in WWI
* Died on March 17, 1975
Frances Beulah Clifton
* Born on April 6, 1896, probably in Toombs County, GA
* Known as Beulah
* Probably named for her mother, Frances "Fannie" Clifton
* Died on April 18, 1986
Stanley and Beulah
* Had at least four children
* Buried in Clifton Family Cemetery
Links:
* Find-a-Grave - Sgt Stanley Whonic
* Find-a-Grave - Frances Whonic
== Parents and Ancestry ==
Stanley's parents were born in Bremen, Germany. No other information found yet.
Frances was the daughter of Harrison Clifton and Fannie Smith. See their page for her ancestry.
== Children ==
=== Katrina Whonic ===
* Born c. 1928.
=== Stanley Harrison Whonic ===
* Born January 24, 1929 in Georgia.
* Probably named for his grandfather, Harrison Clifton. He apparently went by Harrison, because that is how he is listed on the 1940 Census.
* Served in the Air Force in Vietnam.
* Married Winifred Theresa "Winnie" Smith (1923 - 2015). They met and married in Japan, where she was born. She may have been half Japanese.
* Had a least one child:
** Stanley Mitchell Whonic (1952 - 2014). Also served in the Air Force.
* Died August 12, 1998 in Georgia (or maybe in Florida) and is buried in Clifton Family Cemetery.
* Links:
** Find-a-Grave
** Social Security Death Index
** Georgia Death Index
** US Public Record, 2001 (His wife's phone number was still under his name?)
** US Public Records, 2007
** FamilySearch.org
=== Ziegman Whonic ===
* Born on September 12, 1930 in Georgia.
* No marriage or children found.
* Died on August 25, 2007 in Toombs, GA and is buried in Clifton Family Cemetery.
* Note of interest - there is a road in Lyons, GA called Zigman Whonic Road.
* Links:
** Find-a-Grave
** Social Security Death Index
** US Public Records
=== Eleanor Whonic ===
* She was 5 years old at the 1940 census. This is the only piece of information matched for sure.
* There is an Eleanor Whonic Bland buried in Clifton Family Cemetery that is probably her:
** Find-a-Grave
** Georgia Death Index
** Born: December 20, 1933 in Georgia
** Died: June 3, 1971 in Toombs, GA at age 37
* No further leads discovered.
== Timeline ==
September 15	1893 	Stanley Whonic was born in Bremen, Germany.
April 6 	1896 	Beulah Clifton was born.
 	1909 	Stanley immigrated from Germany.
 	c. 1926	Stanley and Beulah were married.
 	c. 1928	Daughter Katrina was born.
January 24 	1929 	Son Stanley Harrison was born.
September 12	1930 	Son Ziegman was born.
 	c. 1935	Daughter Eleanor was born.
March 17 	1975 	Stanley Whonic died.
April 18 	1986 	Beulah Whonic died.
== Documents & Articles ==
=== US Federal Census ===
1900		
1910		
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1930	Stanley and Beulah have two young children.
This census gives some information about Stanley. He was born in Bremen, Germany, as were both his parents. He immigrated in 1909. He is a veteran of "WW" and his occupation now is Farmer.	
1940	Stanley and Beulah live with their four children, aged 5 through 12.
Beulah's mother, Fannie Clifton, and sister, Kate Clifton, also live with them. Beulah's father Harrison died about 10 years ago, so they may have lived with them since then.	
=== Social Security Death Index - Stanley Whonic ===
* FamilySearch.org
Age 	82 	82 	82 	82
Given Name 	Stanley 	Stanley 	Stanley 	Stanley
Surname 	Whonic 	Whonic 	Whonic 	Whonic
Birth Date 	September 15, 1893	September 15, 1893	September 15, 1893	September 15, 1893
State 	Florida 	Florida 	Florida 	Florida
Last Place of Residence 	Toombs, Georgia 	Toombs, Georgia 	Toombs, Georgia 	Toombs, Georgia
Previous Residence Postal Code	30436 	30436 	30436 	30436
Event Date 	March, 1975 	March, 1975 	March, 1975 	March, 1975
=== Georgia Death Index - Stanley Whonic ===
* FamilySearch.org
Name 	Stanley Whonic 	Stanley Whonic 	Stanley Whonic 	Stanley Whonic
Event Type 	Death 	Death 	Death 	Death
Event Date 	March 17, 1975 	March 17, 1975 	March 17, 1975 	March 17, 1975
Event Place 	Laurens, Georgia	Laurens, Georgia	Laurens, Georgia	Laurens, Georgia
District/Parish/County	Toombs 	Toombs 	Toombs 	Toombs
Gender 	Male 	Male 	Male 	Male
Age 	81 	81 	81 	81
Race 	W 	W 	W 	W
Birth Year (Estimated)	1894 	1894 	1894 	1894
Certificate Number 	007892 	007892 	007892 	007892
Whonic, Stanley
Whonic, Stanley
Category:Immigrants
Category:Germany