The Whitesell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,596 people carried this name — #9,088 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,564 in 2000.

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In print

Whitesell in American newspapers,
1915–1918.

Newspaper page from The Waxahachie Daily Light carrying the name Whitesell
The Waxahachie Daily Light 1915-04-08
Newspaper page from The Farmington Times carrying the name Whitesell
The Farmington Times 1918-03-22
Newspaper page from The Farmington Times carrying the name Whitesell
The Farmington Times 1918-02-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,770 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Whitesell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sean Whitesell 1963–2015 · screenwriter

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Whitesell,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States222 records

222 records of the Whitesell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 143
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 34
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 13
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William B. Whitesell

    Born 1917 in Virginia. Enlisted 1941 at Roanoke; stenographer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War; died 1996, buried at Quantico National Cemetery, Virginia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Denham A. Whitesell

    Born 1938; from Staunton, Virginia. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; died in an accident 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Carl W. Whitesell

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1950, died 1995; buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 222 records for Whitesell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada9 records

9 records of the Whitesell name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jerry Whitesell

    Died 1985, aged 32; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Whitesell

    Died 1979; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Willoughby Whitesell

    Died 1987; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Whitesell in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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