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Dante Elwyn Wiskerson^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Dante Elwyn Wiskerson was born on 5 Jan 1903 in Selma, Fresno Co., California.^4,5,6
• Dante married first Viola May Mattocks, daughter of Francis M. Mattocks and Bertha M. Traylor, on 4 Nov 1928, at her parents' home, with Rev. Logan of the First Baptist Church of Visalia officiating.^7,8,9
• Dante married second Laura Bessie Massey, daughter of Robert Lee Massey and Laura Jane Bricker.¹⁰
• Dante married third Valera Catherine Vaubel, daughter of Rev. Edward George Vaubel and Catherine Angelia Glabe, on 17 Dec 1972 in San Diego, California. She had previously been married to John Alonzo Corbin.¹¹
• Dante died on 20 Aug 1994 in La Mesa, San Diego Co., California, at age 91.^12,13
• He was buried in El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego Co., California.¹⁴

Citations

1. Charles Wiskerson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fresno Co., California, shows name as Dante Wiskerson.
2. Dante Elwyn Wiskerson, Dante Elwyn, WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
3. "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E. Wiskerson and Valera C Vaubel or Valera C Corbin.
4. Charles Wiskerson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Fresno Co., California, shows age 7 and state.
5. Dante Elwyn Wiskerson, Dante Elwyn, WWII Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, city, county, and state.
6. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Dante Elwynn Wiskerson, citing Soc. Sec. No. 547-01-9509, shows date and state.
7. "Society News," Visalia Times-Delta, 6 Nov 1928, shows married Sunday, at her parent's home, and offciant.
8. Dante E. Wiskerson household, 1930 U.S. Census, Kings Co., California, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 25, and hers as 23.
9. Bertha Mattocks household, 1940 U.S. Census, Tulare Co., California, shows her as daughter and him as son-in-law of head of household.
10. Danta E. Wiskerson household, 1950 U.S. Census, Contra Costa Co., California, shows married.
11. "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," Ancestry.com, record for Dante E. Wiskerson and Valera C Vaubel or Valera C Corbin, shows date and city.
12. The San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug 1994, pg B-4, shows date, city, and state.
13. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Dante Elwynn Wiskerson, citing Soc. Sec No. 547-01-9509, shows date and county.
14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 215771040, Dante Elwyn Wiskerson, includes tombstone photo.