Allen Porter Whittington is my brick wall. He appears to have led a colorful, if not well-documented, life. His children did not like to talk about him. Allen Porter Whittington was born Jan 11, 1846 and died Jan 16, 1914 near Sentinel, OK. He is buried in the Ural cemetery in Beckham county. From his marriage to Mollie Linebarger (or Greer), he had Billy, Edward Martin, Walter Lawrence (or Lark) Whittington (b. Sep 2 1880, Tipton Co., TN), Arthur Cleveland (b. Dec 24 1885, Dyer Co., TN), and Nola Jane (b. 1888). >From his marriage to Emma Kee (or Key), he had Cammie Ugine (b. Halls, TN, 1896, male), Joe (b. ?), Cora Luella (b. Crockett Co., TN, 1898), Vernon Allen (b. Halls, TN, 1902), and Virgil Estes (b. Austin, TX, 1906). The social security death index lists Vernon as "Charles Lee Clayton" with Al Clayton and Emma Kee as parents. There are some stories that suggest that Allen Porter Whittington went by other names, too. For example, the LDS Vital Records Index shows a G. W. Bernett marrying Emma Key on Oct 29, 1893 in Dyer co., TN. Any more information on this character would be appreciated. Fred Turner [email protected]