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About Capt. Robert Ligon McWhorter
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83679963/robert-ligon-mcwhorter
Robert Ligon McWhorter Sr.
BIRTH
4 Jun 1891
Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
DEATH
28 Jun 1960 (aged 69)
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
BURIAL
Oconee Hill Cemetery
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA Show Map
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MEMORIAL ID
83679963 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 7
FLOWERS 8
Robert Ligon McWhorter, Sr. was a Professor of Law at The University of Georgia and later Mayor of Athens, Georgia.
Robert Ligon McWhorter married Louise Walker on 12 Oct. 1921.
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Robert L Mcwhorter Son
United States Census, 1900
birth: June 1891 Georgia
residence: 1900 Militia District 229 Lexington town, Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States
father: Hamilton Mcwhorter
mother: Sallie P Mcwhorter
other: Julia P Mcwhorter, Cammilla O Mcwhorter, Marcus P Mcwhorter, Hamilton Mcwhorter, Howard H Mcwhorter, Sallie P Mcwhorter...
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Robert L Mcwhorter, "Georgia, Death Index, 1933-1998"
Name: Robert L Mcwhorter Event Type: Death
Event Date: 29 Jun 1960
Event Place: Clarke, Georgia
Registration Date:
District/Parish/County: Clarke
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Race: W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1891
Record Type:
Certificate Number: 19070
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- * Many thanks to Diana Satterfield (#46614911) and Robert C. Peurifoy (#46928811) for additional info
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- * See also http://www.carrfamilytree.com/genealogy
/getperson.php?personID=I10124&tree=CFT
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Family Members Parents
Hamilton McWhorter
Hamilton McWhorter
1857–1929
Sallie McWhorter
Sallie Julia Pharr McWhorter
1860–1923
Spouses
Louise McWhorter
Louise Walker McWhorter
1895–1942 (m. 1921)
Elizabeth McWhorter
Elizabeth Shippen Tate McWhorter
1894–1975
Siblings
Julia Price
Julia Pope McWhorter Price
1881–1974
Camilla Erwin
Camilla Oliver McWhorter Erwin
1884–1986
Marcus McWhorter
Marcus Pharr McWhorter
1886–1948
Hamilton McWhorter
Hamilton McWhorter
1888–1949
Howard McWhorter
Howard Hart McWhorter
1894–1985
Sallie Hawken
Sallie McWhorter Hawken
1898–1993
Helen McWhorter
Helen McWhorter
1899–1902
Children
Robert McWhorter
Robert Ligon McWhorter
1923–1994
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Nevada State Journal - Reno, Nevada - July 2 1960
Text .... Robert L. McWhorter. regarded as the University of Georgia's greatest all-time athlete, died at his home here Wednesday after an extended illness. He was 68. McWhorter was Georgia's first All-America football player and had an all-time scoring record of 61 touchdowns ....
- Residence: 1910 - Athens Ward 3, Clarke, Georgia, USA
- Race: White
- Ethnicity: American
- Updated from 1910 United States Federal Census via mother Sallie P Mcwhorter by SmartCopy: Dec 27 2015, 0:46:03 UTC
- Updated from FamilySearch Family Tree by SmartCopy: Dec 27 2015, 0:55:56 UTC
Bob McWhorter was the University of Georgia's first All-American football player (1913). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954. He was inducted in the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame in 1964.
OCCU:
attorney, educator; mayor of Athens, Georgia 1940-1947
EDUC:
1914 University of Georgia; University of Virginia
Military:
officer, WWI, 1917-1919
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Capt. Robert Ligon McWhorter's Timeline
| 1891 |
June 4, 1891
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Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, United States
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| 1923 |
October 16, 1923
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Athens, Clarke County, GA, United States
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| 1960 |
June 28, 1960
Age 69
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Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, United States
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Athens, Clarke County, GA, United States
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