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Elias W. Whitmire, son
of Jesse Whitmire and Nancy Durden Whitmire, was born in St.
Tammany Parish January 16, 1817, according to his tombstone. He was married October 11, 1837 to Letitia
"Lettie" Crockett by Justice of the Peace S. Miles,
according to Rankin County, Mississippi Marriage Book 1, page 47. Stephen Whitmire, his brother, was
his bondsman. She was born in Rankin
County May 6, 1822 to Elijah Crockett and Martha Durden Crockett
believed to be a sister to Nancy Durden Whitmire. If so, Elias W. Whitmire married
his first cousin. Elijah Crockett
had settled in Washington Parish, Louisiana in 1810, according to "Claims
West of Pearl River."
According to Raymond Elton
Bailey, a descendant, she was a first cousin once-removed to Davey
Crockett, immortalized at the Alamo.
He was born August 17, 1786 in Greene County, Tennessee to John Crockett and Rebecca Hawkins Crockett. He died in San Antonio March 6, 1836 at the age of 49. His mother
was a sister to Sarah Hawkinswho was married to John Sevier,
hero of the Battle of King's Mountain who later became governor of Tennessee.
John Crockett was a
son of David Crockett of Pennsylvania and North Carolina. In 1771 he lived in Lincoln County, North
Carolina. David Crockett was
the son of William Crockett of New Rochelle, New York, according to
"Davey Crockett and the Crockett Family" by Janie Preston Collup
French and Zella Armstrong.
William Crockett was
born in New Rochelle August 10, 1709 to Joseph Louis Crockett, an
Irish emigrant who was born January 9, 1667.
Joseph Louis Crockett was the son of Antoine de Saussure
Perronette de Crocketagne who was born July 10, 1643 in Montauban,
France. He was second in command in
King Louis' household guards in 1664 when he became a Huguenot. In 1672 he fled from France to England and
then to Ireland. Antoine de Saussure
Perronette de Crocketagne was a son of Gabriel Gustave de
Crocketagne of Mountauban.
Raymond Elton Bailey
related that when the railroad was being constructed into Buna two Mexican
workman came to the home of Letitia "Lettie" Crockett Whitmire for drinking water. She took
down her shotgun and ordered them off her property, saying "You're part
of the bunch that killed Davey."
Elias W. Whitmire
appeared as a resident of Rankin County August 24, 1838, according to Rankin
County Deed Book D, page 248 which recorded the sale of a farm:
"State of Mississippi, Rankin
County
This Indenture made and entered
into this 24th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and thirty eight by and between Elias Whitmire of the one part and Freeman Lacy
of the other part witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of three
hundred dollars to him the said Elias Whitmire in hand paid the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained sold and conveyed and by these
presents do bargain sell and convey to the said Freeman Lacy a certain tract or
parcel of land situate lying and being in Rankin County and State of
Mississippi and known and designated as the South West Half of the North West
Quarter of Section No. 29, Township No. 3, Range N3E containing 39 14/100
acres. To have and to hold to the said
Freeman Lacy his heirs Executors administrators or assigns forever all and
singular the appurtenances belonging in any wise to the above described
premises, and the said Elias Whitmire doth covenant with the said Freeman Lacy
that he has full power to sell and convey the above described premises and he
covenants to warrant and defend the title to said land from all persons
claiming or to claim the same or any part in testimony whereof the said party
of the first part hath herewith set his hand and affixed his seal this day and
date above written.
his
Elias (X) Whitmire
mark"
He applied for a land grant in
Texas in January 1839, and a conditional certificate was issued to him August
2, 1841. He reappeared along with his
father and three brothers in the 1840 tax list of Jasper County, Texas. He received a land grant of 320 acres about
this time in Liberty County which was relocated in Jasper County July 7,
1842. In 1845 "Elias Whitmer"
paid a polltax in Polk County, according to "Republic of Texas Poll Lists
for 1846" by Marion Day Mullins.
He appeared on the 1846 polltax list of McMullin County, Texas along
with Elijah Whitmire and Stephen Whitmire, unidentified. In 1855 he received a grant of 320 acres
"15 miles from Livingston" in Polk County.
He was enumerated in the 1850
census of San Augustine County, Texas as the head of Household 207-207:
"Whitmire, Elias
31, born in Louisiana, farmer
Lettie
28, born in Mississippi
Martha 10, born in Texas
Andrew J.
8, born in Texas
Marshall 3/12, born in Texas"
They reappeared in the 1860
census of Jasper County:
"Whitmire, Elias 44, born in Louisiana, farmer, $160 real
estate
Letiticia 39, born in Louisiana
Andrew 18,
born in Texas
Marshall
10, born in Texas
Crockett
6, born in Texas
Sarah 2, born in Texas
Eli 2/12, born in Texas"
Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett Whitmire gave a deed to a two-acre
strip, 100 feet wide across their property to Beaumont Lumber Company July 5,
1894, according to Jasper County Deed Book S, page 227.
Letitia "Lettie"
Crockett Whitmire died September 3, 1896 and was buried in Antioch
Cemetery in Jasper County. Elias W.
Whitmire was enumerated in the 1900 census of Jasper County,
Enumeration District 30, page 2, precinct 4 as "84, born in Louisiana in
January 1816, living with son, William E. Dill." He died July 1, 1900, according to his tombstone in Morse
Cemetery, Buna.
Children born to Elias W.
Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett Whitmire
include:
Martha Ann Mahalia
Whitmire born March 6, 1840
Andrew Jackson Whitmire born June 29, 1842
Elzie Whitmire born in 1844
Franklin Whitmire born in 1846
(son)
born in 1848
Marshall Whitmire born March 10, 1850
Crockett W. Whitmire
born March 2, 1853
William Henry Whitmire born
September 7, 1854
Sarah "Sallie" Whitmire born March 5, 1858
Letty Whitmire born in 1859
Eli Whitmire born in 1860
Jesse Whitmire II
born in
1862
Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire
, daughter of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia
"Lettie" Crockett Whitmire , was born March 6, 1840 in Jasper
County. She appeared as a 10-year-old in the 1850 census of her father's
household. She was married April 1,
1858 to Elly Richardson, according to Jasper County Marriage Book A,
page 104. She was remarried January 14,
1866 to Eli M. Lowe who was born December 28, 1843 in Jefferson
County, Texas to Daniel Lowe and Sallie Crockett Lowe. He died August 17, 1888 at Buna, and she
died September 26, 1919.
Children born to Elly
Richardson and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson
include:
Letty Richardson
born 1858
Children born to Eli M. Lowe and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson Lowe include:
Winnie Lowe
born in
November 1866
Elias Lowe
born June 14, 1868
Martha Crockett Lowe
born July 6, 1870
Sallie Lowe
born May 4, 1872
Mandy Lowe
born in April 1874
Manervia Lowe born October 14, 1876
Letty Richardson ,
daughter of Elly Richardson and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson, was born in 1858. She was
enumerated in the 1870 census living in the household of her maternal
grandparents.
Winnie Lowe, daughter
of Eli M. Lowe and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson Lowe, was born in November 1866 at Buna.
Elias Lowe, son of Eli
M. Lowe and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson Lowe, was
born June 14, 1868 at Buna. He was
married September 22, 1899 at Buna to his first cousin, Clarissa Whitmire, daughter of William Henry Whitmire and Rebecca Irene
Crawford Whitmire. Clarissa Whitmire was born at Buna October 14, 1879.
He died April 11, 1957 at Buna, and she died there March 26, 1961. He had a "photographic memory,"
according to Larry Vernon Franklin, and provided much historical data
on the Whitmire, Crockett and Durden families with his extraordinary mental
recall.
Children born to them include:
Mary Ida Lowe
born August
21, 1900
William Andrew Lowe
born March 8,
1902
Sallie Lowe born October 14, 1903
Bertsie Lowe
born March 28, 1918
Martha Crockett Lowe,
daughter of Eli M. Lowe and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson
Lowe, was born July 6, 1870 at Buna.
She was married April 10, 1887 to Edmond Murphy Crawford. She was remarried to Ralph Morris Franklin. She died December 4, 1947.
Children born to Ralph Morris
Franklin and Martha Crockett Lowe Crawford Franklin include:
Vernon Franklin
born March 12,
1912
Vernon Franklin, son
of Ralph Morris Franklin and Martha Crockett Lowe Crawford Franklin, was born March 12, 1912 at Buna.
. He was married June 30, 1932
at Lake Charles, Louisiana to Millie Lorena Williamson who was born
December 31, 1906 at Fields, Louisiana.
He died at Silsbee, Texas October 2, 1984.
Children born to them include:
Larry Vernon Franklin
born January 18,
1944
Larry Vernon Franklin,
son of Vernon Franklin and Millie Lorena Williamson Franklin, was born January 18, 1944. He
was married November 10, 1966 to Carolyn Ann Stanley. In 1969 he was employed as an officer with
the sheriff's department of Orange County, Texas and remained in that capacity
in 1985. He has done extensive research on the Whitmire, Crockett and Durden
families, having been influenced to genealogy by his parents. They and their nine children resided in Vidor,
Texas in May 1985.
Sallie Lowe, daughter
of Eli M. Lowe and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson Lowe, was born May 4, 1872 at Buna.
She was married March 10, 1889 to John Henry Bean.
Mandy Lowe, daughter
of Eli M. Lowe and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson Lowe, was born in April 1874. She
died October 3, 1877.
Manervia Lowe,
daughter of Eli M. Lowe and Martha Ann Mahalia Whitmire Richardson
Lowe, was born October 14, 1876.
She was married about 1894 to Ernest Pool.
Andrew Jackson Whitmire, son of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie"
Crockett Whitmire, was born in 1842.
He appeared as an eight-year-old in the 1850 census of his father's
household. According to Jasper County
Marriage Book A, page 205 he was married July 19, 1866 to Angelina Moray Morse who was born February 23, 1849.
She was the daughter of John Morse who was born in South
Carolina in 1817 and Lucy Morse who was born in Georgia in 1823.
On August 6, 1866 Andrew
Jackson Whitmire received a deed to 160 acres of land from the heirs
of Benjamin Richardson for $40, according to Jasper County Deed Book F, page
620. The land was described as being
"32 miles south of Jasper and 6 miles east of the Neches River." Guardians for the minor heirs of Benjamin
Richardson were listed as "Elias Whitmire, Jacob Mason and L. A.
Richardson." The deed was not
recorded until September 2, 1889.
On September 9, 1872 Andrew
Jackson Whitmire received a deed to 160 acres in Richardson Survey
from Robert Alexander Thompson, Letty Thompson and Clarissa Taylor for $80,
according to Jasper County Deed Book J, page 136. This land was also described as being "32 miles south of
Jasper and 6 miles east of the Neches River."
In the fall of 1872 Andrew
Jackson Whitmire was accidentally shot and killed while on a bear hunt
with his brother-in-law Henry Mason and a friend, according to
Raymond Elton Bailey, a great-grandson:
"While out on this hunting
trip they shot a bear. The bear ran
into some heavy brush. Henry Mason was
holding back some limbs so Andrew could crawl into the brush and scare the bear
out. The limb slipped from Mason's grip
and hit the trigger of his gun. It went
off, and the bullet struck Andrew. He
died before they could get him to the house.
It is reported that the Whitmire family ran Mason off and told him if
he ever returned they would kill him. I
think that they thought he killed Andrew on purpose."
Angelina Moray Morse Whitmire was remarried October 7, 1874 to Wylie Curry who was born November 6,
1848 in Texas, according to McGinty research.
They appeared in the 1880 census of Houston County, Enumeration District
26, page 8. She died in Buna April 28,
1904, and Wylie Curry died December 30, 1918.
Seven children were born to them.
They were buried in Antioch Cemetery.
Children born to Andrew Jackson
Whitmire and Angelina Moray Morse Whitmire include:
John W. Whitmire
born May 6, 1867
Elias Whitmire II
born
February 4, 1869
Louisa Whitmire
born November 15,
1870
Dora Whitmire
born
October 1, 1872
John W. Whitmire, son
of Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Angelina Moray Morse Whitmire,
was born May 6, 1867 at Buna. He was
married March 3, 1893 to Alice Paige who was born January 24, 1877 in
Florida. He farmed in Jasper County.
He appeared as the head of a
household in the 1900 census of Madison County, Enumeration District 32, page
2:
"Whitmire, John
34, born in May 1866 in Texas
Alice 24, born in March 1876 in Texas, wife
Della
5, born in September 1894 in Texas, daughter
Gardy
3, born in July 1896 in Texas, daughter
Elias
1, born in September 1898 in Texas, son"
The household reappeared in the
1910 census of Madison County, Enumeration District 136, page 7:
"Whitmire, John 43,
Alice 33, wife
Della 15, daughter
Gordie
13, daughter
Eula 8, daughter
Burtis 6, son
Arrie 1, son"
She died April 11, 1950, and he
died February 6, 1954. They were buried
in Madison County, Texas.
Children born to John W.
Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire include:
Della Whitmire born October 3, 1894
Gordie Clementine Whitmire born July 26,
1896
Eula Virginia Whitmire
born August
27, 1900
Arnold Warren Whitmire
born October 4, 1902
Burtis Mack Whitmire
born March 29, 1904
Lucille Alice Whitmire
born June 30, 1911
Lynn Oran Whitmire
born
October 4, 1913
Ruby Whitmire
born December 2, 1915
Ira Mae Whitmire
born about 1917
Harvey Whitmire
born about 1919
Irvy Whitmire
born about 1921
Della Whitmire,
daughter of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire , was
born at Buna October 31, 1894. She
appeared in the 1900 and 1910 enumerations of her father's household in Madison
County. She was married October 11,
1912 at Madisonville, Texas to Frank Kent Page . They were divorced about 1920, and she was
remarried to Welder McKay in 1922. Following a second divorce she was
remarried to Joe Garcell September 28, 1931 in Lafayette, Louisiana. She died September 28, 1966 and was buried
in South Park Cemetery, Houston, and he died November 17, 1967
Children born to Frank Kent
Page and Della Whitmire Page include:
Forest Vernon Page
born July 16,
1913
Ray Frank Page
born December 2, 1917
After her divorce from Frank
Kent Page she had her sons' names legally changed to Paige in honor of
her mother.
Forest Vernon Paige ,
son of Frank Kent Page and Della Whitmire Page, was born July
16, 1913. He was married in 1939 to
Vera Hollister.
Children born to them include:
Shirley Paige
born July
16, 1944
Loyd Paige (twin)
born October 31,
1946
Floyd Paige (twin)
born October 31,
1946
Ray Frank Paige , son
of Frank Kent Page and Della Whitmire Page , was born December
2, 1917. He was married August 25, 1940
to Hope Lowry.
Children born to them include:
Linda Sue Paige
born November 5, 1943
Michael Ray Paige
born October 14,
1948
Linda Sue Paige ,
daughter of Ray Frank Paige and Hope Lowry Paige , was born
November 5, 1943. She was married about
1966 to John Cone. They were
divorced about 1982.
Children born to them include:
Kellie Paige Cone
born July 16, 1968
Steven Scott Cone
born October 24,
1972
Casey Cone
born
December 28, 1980
Michael Ray Paige ,
son of Ray Frank Paige and Hope Lowry Paige , was born October
14, 1948. He was married in February
1967 to Judy Trombatore .
Children born to them include:
Stacey Gail Paige
born August
9, 1968
Sandra Michelle Paige
born June 9, 1977
Gordie Clementine Whitmire
, daughter of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire
, was born July 26, 1896. She
appeared in the 1910 census of her father's household in Madison County. She was married May 13, 1916 at Madisonville
to Denton Harvard Post who was born February 12, 1896. He died July 24, 1977 and was buried in
Rosewood Cemetery, Houston, Texas.
Children born to them include:
John Harold Post
born January 23, 1920
Dorothy Alice Post
born October 3,
1922
Billy Gene Post
born
September 12, 1930
John Harold Post , son
of Denton Harvard Post and Gordie Clementine Whitmire Post ,
was born January 23, 1920 in Madison County.
He was married in July 1947 at Houston to Betty M. Kitchen
. He died of cancer May 23,
1984.
Children born to them include:
Harold Byford Post
born November 14,
1950
Dorothy Alice Post ,
daughter of Denton Harvard Post and Gordie Clementine Whitmire Post, was born October 3, 1922 in Madison County. She was married February 24, 1940 at Genoa, Texas to David
Millford Ledford. He died
February 22, 1982 and was buried in Rosewood Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Wanda Joyce Ledford
born July 24, 1943
Glenn Harvey Ledford
born
September 7, 1947
Janice Gale Ledford
born July 24, 1952
Eula Virginia Whitmire
, daughter of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire, was born August 27, 1900 in Madison County. She was married there October 13, 1915 to Lee Harvey Greer
.
Children born to them include:
John W. Greer
born February 3, 1923
Crystal Greer
born
April 17, 1931
Nancy Virginia Greer
born October 19,
1937
Arnold Warren Whitmire
, son of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire ,
was born October 4, 1902 in Madison County.
He was married August 22, 1922 in Madisonville to Annie Bell Halliday who was born June 24, 1902. He became a farmer and drove a schoolbus
for 21 years. They celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary in 1972.
Children born to Arnold Warren
Whitmire and Annie Belle Halliday Whitmire include:
James Milburn Whitmire
born January 24,
1928
Carolyn Sue Whitmire
born February 2, 1944
James Milburn Whitmire
, son of Arnold Warren Whitmire and Annie Belle Halliday
Whitmire , was born January 24, 1928 in Madison County. He was married April 16, 1960 to Virginia
Ruth Bruce in Iola, Texas.
Children born to James Milburn
Whitmire and Virginia Ruth Bruce Whitmire include:
James Milburn Whitmire, Jr. born July 12, 1961
James Milburn Whitmire, Jr.
, son of James Milburn Whitmire and Virginia Ruth Bruce Whitmire , was born July 12, 1961. He
was married March 1, 1980 to Angela Kay White in Houston.
Children born to James Milburn
Whitmire, Jr. and Angela Kay Whitmire include:
Trisha Kay Whitmire
born September 28,
1980
Jessica Ann Whitmire
born May 5, 1982
Carolyn Sue Whitmire,
daughter of Arnold Warren Whitmire and Annie Belle Halliday Whitmire
, was born February 2, 1944 in Madison County. She was married October 10, 1964 in
Madisonville to Robert Elton Taylor .
They were divorced in 1969. She
was remarried July 3, 1970 in Madison County to Robert Lea Kendrick .
Children born to them include:
Theresa Ann Taylor born April 22, 1966
Arthur Warren Kendrick
born November 2,
1974
Theresa Ann Taylor ,
daughter of Robert Elton Taylor and Carolyn Sue Whitmire Taylor
, was born April 22, 1966. She
was married March 4, 1983 in Madisonville to Tracy L. Parker who was
born May 21, 1963.
Burtis Mack Whitmire ,
son of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire , was born
March 29, 1904 in Madison County. He
was married about 1925 to Carma Ellen McFarland , daughter of Henry
McFarland and Rodie McFarland.
Burtis Mack Whitmire died in 1929.
One son was Burtis Mack
Whitmire and Corma Ellen McFarland Whitmire :
Gail Mack Whitmire
Gail Mack Whitmire ,
son of Burtis Mack Whitmire and Carma Ellen McFarland Whitmire
, was born January 21, 1927 in Madison County. He was married January 17, 1945 in Baytown,
Texas to Juanita Stewart .
Children born to Gail Mack
Whitmire and Juanita Stewart Whitmire include:
Donnie M. Whitmire (twin) born June 16, 1946
Ronnie E. Whitmire (twin) born June 16, 1946
Donnie M. Whitmire ,
twin son of Gail Mack Whitmire and Juanita Stewart Whitmire
was born June 16, 1946 in Baytown. He
was married February 16, 1965 to Jan Sheriah Bailey . They were later divorced.
Children born to Donnie M.
Whitmire and Jan Sheriah Bailey Whitmire include:
Kirk Stewart Whitmire
born June
26, 1966
Kent Mack Whitmire
born April
9, 1968
Ross Eugene Whitmire
born November 27,
1971
Matt Allen Whitmire
born
November 16, 1973
Lucille Alice Whitmire, daughter of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire, was born June 30, 1911 in Madison County. She was married about 1931 to Ray McKinney . Born to them was a daughter who died at
birth. Following a divorce she was remarried September 3, 1937 to Walter
Duncan Scherer who was born October 22, 1902.
Children born to them include:
Walter Duncan Scherer, Jr. born November 6, 1939
Warren D. Scherer
born August 11, 1947
Lynn Oran Whitmire ,
son of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire, was born
October 4, 1913 in Madison County. He
was married November 27, 1935 to Louise McVey in Madisonville. He died there February 7, 1982.
Children born to Lynn Oran
Whitmire and Louise McVey Whitmire include:
Reginald Boyd Whitmire
born March 21,
1938
James Oran Whitmire
born May 18, 1941
Linda Lou Whitmire
born December 25, 1946
Reginald Boyd Whitmire ,
son of Lynn Oran Whitmire and Louise McVey Whitmire , was born
March 21, 1938 in Madisonville. He was
married June 25, 1960 in Harlingen, Texas to Mildred Ruth Collins who
was born there June 7, 1939.
Children born to Reginald Boyd
Whitmire and Mildred Ruth Collins Whitmire include:
Susan Lynn Whitmire
born March 21,
1963
Alan Keith Whitmire
born June 7, 1966
James Oran Whitmire ,
son of Lynn Oran Whitmire and Louise McVey Whitmire , was born
May 18, 1941 in Madisonville. He was
married November 30, 1963 in South Houston, Texas to Carolyn Storres . She died November 16, 1978 in an automobile
accident. He was remarried about 1980
to Margie Scroggins . Children
born to him and Margie Scroggins Whitmire are unknown.
Children born to James Oran
Whitmire and Carolyn Storres Whitmire include:
Karen Lea Whitmire
born August 15, 1966
James Dean Whitmire
born October 15,
1969
Linda Lou Whitmire ,
daughter of Lynn Oran Whitmire and Louise McVey Whitmire , was
born December 25, 1946 in Houston. She
died there February 24, 1948 and was buried in Rosewood Cemetery.
Ruby Whitmire,
daughter of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire, was
born December 2, 1915 in Madison County.
Unmarried, she was a resident of Abilene State School, Abilene, Texas in
1985.
Ira Mae Whitmire,
daughter of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire, was
born about 1917 and died young, according to Kendrick research.
Harvey Whitmire, son
of John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire, was born about
1919. He died young, according to
Kendrick research.
Irvy Whitmire, son of
John W. Whitmire and Alice Paige Whitmire , was born about
1921. He died young, according to
Kendrick research.
Elias Whitmire II, son
of Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Angelina Moray Morse Whitmire,
was born February 4, 1869 in Jasper County.
He appeared as a 10-year-old in the 1880 census of his step-father's
household in the 1880 census of Houston County, Enumeration District 26, page
8. He was married June 26, 1894 to
Lourissa Ann Strawther who was born November 23, 1878. He became a farmer in Madison County. He was enumerated as the head of a household
in the 1900 census of Madison County, Enumeration District 32, page 2, precinct
4:
"Whitmire, Elias
31, born February 1869 in Texas
Annie 22, born March 1878 in Texas, wife
Thomas
I. 4, born January 1896 in Texas,
son
Irma E.
2, born June 1897 in Texas, daughter"
They reappeared in the 1910
census of Madison County, Enumeration District 143, page 200:
"Whitmire, Elias 41
Anna
31, wife
Irvy
14, son
Erna
12, daughter
Ephriam 9, son
Thelma 7, daughter"
He died there August 6, 1956,
and she died February 28, 1968. They
were buried in City Cemetery, Madisonville.
Children born to Elias Whitmire
II and Lourissa Ann Strawther Whitmire include:
Thomas Irvy Whitmire
born January 17, 1896
Irma Edna Whitmire
born June 17, 1897
Ephriam Loyd Whitmire
born December 10, 1900
Velma Ora Whitmire
born January 2, 1902
Wilma Jane Whitmire
born June 18, 1910
William Maldon Whitmire born September 15, 1915
Thomas Irvy Whitmire ,
son of Elias Whitmire II and Lourissa Ann Strawther Whitmire,
was born January 17, 1896 in Madison County. He appeared there in the 1900
enumeration of his father's household.
He was married there about 1918 to Aline A. White who was born
October 24, 1899. He became a postal
carrier and died at Madisonville December 10, 1932, according to Texas BVS File
53755. She died February 4, 1939.
Children born to Thomas Ervy
Whitmire and Aline A. White Whitmire include:
Artis Ames Whitmire
born about 1920
Irma Edna Whitmire ,
daughter of Elias Whitmire II and Lourissa Ann Strawther Whitmire
, was born June 17, 1897 in Madison County. She appeared there in the 1900 enumeration of her father's
household. She was married there June
20, 1915 to Caswell Lambert who was born November 20, 1891. He died March 21, 1934, and she died in
1968.
Children born to them include:
Durwood Elias Lambert
born March 2,
1919
Elynor Y'vone Lambert
born January 28,
1922
Ephriam Loyd Whitmire ,
son of Elias Whitmire II and Lourissa Ann Strawther Whitmire,
was born December 10, 1900 in Madison County.
He appeared there as a nine-year-old in the 1910 enumeration of his
father's household. He was married there January 19, 1921 to Bessie Jane
Winters who was born September 24, 1902. He became a rancher in Madison County. They continued to live there in 1985.
Children born to them include:
Loyd Junior Whitmire
born February
19, 1922
Dalton Sidney Whitmire
born December
4, 1923
Freeda Coiece Whitmire
born January
1, 1926
Elisbith Jo Whitmire
born December
25, 1926
Loyd Junior Whitmire ,
son of Ephriam Loyd Whitmire and Bessie Jane Winters Whitmire
, was born February 19, 1922 in Madison County. He was married about 1942 to Irene Padgett
. She was born October 22, 1923
to Oscar Means Padgett and Preble Padgett. In 1985 they lived at Normangee, Texas.
Children born to Loyd Junior
Whitmire and Irene Padgett Whitmire include:
Loyd Donald Whitmire
born November 7,
1943
Peggy Jane Whitmire
born July
14, 1947
Loyd Donald Whitmire ,
son of Loyd Junior Whitmire and Irene Padgett Whitmire , was born
November 7, 1943 at Madisonville. He
was married about 1966 to Nancy Milnor . He was later remarried to Dora Webber. Children born to
Dora Webber Whitmire are unknown.
Children born to Loyd Donald
Whitmire and Nancy Milnor Whitmire include:
Loyd David Whitmire
born January 18, 1968
Jayson Andrew Whitmire
born February 3,
1972
Peggy Jane Whitmire ,
daughter of Loyd Donald Whitmire and Irene Padgett Whitmire ,
was born July 14, 1947. She was married
about 1967 to James Thomas Rice who was born April 17, 1968.
Children born to Peggy Jane
Whitmire Rice include:
Cheryl Ann Rice
born April 17, 1968
Justin Marcus Langley
born December 5,
1983
Dalton Sidney Whitmire, son of Ephriam Loyd Whitmire and Bessie Jane Winters
Whitmire, was born December 4, 1923 in Madison County. During World War II he served in the U.S.
Navy from July 1942 until December 1945.
He was married August 30, 1947 to Ella Louise Andrews.
Children born to Dalton Sidney
Whitmire and Ella Louise Andrews Whitmire include:
Andrew Gayle Whitmire
born February 18,
1952
Dalton Alan Whitmire
born December 30, 1953
Andrew Gayle Whitmire
, son of Dalton Sidney Whitmire and Ella Louise Andrews
Whitmire , was born February 18, 1952.
He was married February 1, 1986 to Leslie Carol Hodges. In October 1986 they lived in Huntsville, Texas
where he had established a medical practice.
Dalton Alan Whitmire ,
son of Dalton Sidney Whitmire and Ella Louise Andrews Whitmire, was born December 30, 1953.
He died the following day.
Freeda Coiece Whitmire, daughter of Ephriam Loyd Whitmire and Bessie Jane Winters
Whitmire, was born January 1, 1926 in Madison County. She was married
about 1944 to Harold Murray.
Children born to them include:
Harold Michael Murray
born January 10,
1945
Steven Sidney Murray
born January 18, 1950
Martha Jane Murray
born April
12, 1957
Elizabeth Jo Whitmire ,
daughter of Ephriam Loyd Whitmire and Bessie Jane Winters Whitmire, was born December 25, 1926 in Madison County. She was married about 1944 to Will Ernest
Cannon.
Children born to them include:
Will Ernest Cannon, Jr.
born July 18, 1946
Elizabeth Dianne Cannon born July 18, 1951
Carl Lynn Cannon
born June
15, 1955
Jo Lloyd Cannon
born April 12, 1957
Velma Ora Whitmire ,
daughter of Elias Whitmire II and Lourissa Ann Strawther Whitmire
, was born January 2, 1902 in Madison County. She was married April 6, 1935 at Bryan, Texas to Arnaud Joseph
Trappey who was born June 13, 1900.
She died September 6, 1976.
Children born to them include:
Mary Ann Trappey
born January 11,
1942
Wilma Jane Whitmire ,
daughter of Elias Whitmire II and Lourissa Ann Strawther Whitmire
, was born June 18, 1910 in Madison County. She was married in December 1936 in Norman, Oklahoma to Kenneth
C. Smith who was born January 1, 1906. She continued to live in 1985.
Children born to them include:
Joel K. Smith
born September 6,
1937
William Maldon Whitmire
, son of Elias Whitmire II and Lourissa Ann Strawther Whitmire
, was born September 15, 1915 in Madison County. He was married at Norman March 4, 1934 to
Imogene Kelley . He died March
3, 1954, according to Loyd Junior Whitmir.
Children born to William Maldon
Whitmire and Imogene Kelley Whitmire include:
Lawrence Henry Whitmire
born February 26, 1937
Louisa Whitmire ,
daughter of Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Angelina Moray Morse Whitmire
, was born November 15, 1870 in Jasper County. She appeared as a nine-year-old in her
step-father's household in the 1880 census of Houston County, Enumeration
District 26, page 8.
She was married September 4,
1889 at Buna to Mack Collier Goode who was born July 4, 1864. He died at Madisonville March 1, 1940, and
she died there January 11, 1948.
Children born to them include:
Perry Macksen
Goode born July 20, 1891
Royal Jackson Goode
born October 30,
1892
Mary Angelina Goode
born December 23,
1894
Dora Whitmire ,
daughter of Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Angelina Moray Morse Whitmire, was born October 1, 1872 in Jasper County. She was recorded as a six-year-old in the 1880 census of her
step-father's household in Houston County, Enumeration District 26, page
8. She was married August 15, 1888 at
Buna to Rainy C. Coleman who was born March 14, 1855. She died January 11, 1931 and was buried in
City Cemetery, Madisonville. He died
December 9, 1932 and was buried in Willow Hole Cemetery, Madison County.
Children born to them include:
Rachel Angelina Coleman
born July 13, 1890
Eliza E. Coleman
born October 22, 1891
Louie T. Coleman
born November 4, 1893
Wiley N. Coleman
born August 23, 1895
Berdie M. Coleman
born
November 15, 1898
Ethel B. Coleman
born January
31, 1901
Orlan C. Coleman
born December 18, 1907
Rachel Angelina Coleman
, daughter of Rainy C. Coleman and Dora Whitmire Coleman
, was born July 13, 1890 in Jasper County, Texas. She was married August 8, 1906 in Madison
County to John Milton Bailey II who was born February 12, 1885. She died February 21, 1945 in Houston and
was buried in City Cemetery, Madisonville.
He was remarried January 29, 1947 to May Mathews who died June 23,
1970. He died March 3, 1974 and was
buried beside his first wife.
Children born to them include:
Norman Aubrey Bailey
born August 25,
1907
Raymond Elton Bailey
born January 25,
1909
Avis Winona Bailey
born July 27, 1913
Dora Mavis Bailey
born February 26, 1918
Nannie Eleanor Bailey
born May 10, 1921
Norman Aubrey Bailey ,
son of John Milton Bailey II and Rachel Angelina Coleman Bailey
, was born August 25, 1907 in Madisonville. He died August 20, 1908.
Raymond Elton Bailey ,
son of John Milton Bailey II and Rachel Angelina Coleman Bailey, was born January 25, 1909 in Madisonville. He was married there June 11, 1932 to James Wilma Rappe
who was born January 28, 1912. In 1984
he a retired engineer lived at Texas City, Texas. He has made a detailed study of the Whitmire family history and
supplied the data for this section of the Whitmire manuscript.
Children born to Raymond Elton
Bailey and James Wilma Rappe Bailey include:
Jimmie Jo Bailey
born August 3, 1935
Karen Rae Bailey
born June 14,
1939
Jimmie Jo Bailey ,
daughter of Raymond Elton Bailey and James Wilma Rappe Bailey
, was born at Madisonville August 3, 1935. She was married September 29, 1953 at Galveston, Texas to James
Frederick Charping. He was
killed in an automobile accident December 11, 1979 and was buried at Cleveland,
Texas.
Children born to them include:
Cheryl Janice Charping born June 1, 1954
Michael Elton Charping
born September 1, 1956
Cynthia Renee Charping
born June 24, 1959
Richard Dwayne Charping born
September 12, 1962
Karen Kimberly Charping born July
7, 1965
Cheryl Janice Charping , daughter of James Frederick Charping and Jimmie Jo Bailey Charping, was born June 1, 1954 in Galveston. She was married November 3, 1970 in
Pasadena, Texas to David Ray Swain who was born October 31, 1952.
Children born to them include:
Tamara Dawn Swain
born November 27,
1971
Joshua David Swain
born
December 27, 1977
Michael Elton Charping , son of James Frederick Charping and Jimmie Jo Bailey Charping, was born September 1, 1956 in Galveston. He was married May 19, 1978 at Cleveland to
Donna Lynn Davis.
Children born to them include:
Micah Joel Charping
born August 28, 1979
James Nickolas Charping born March 28, 1981
Cynthia Renee Charping , daughter of James Frederick Charping and Jimmie Jo Bailey Charping, was born June 24, 1959 at Galveston. She died August 13, 1959 and was buried at
League City, Texas.
Richard Dwayne Charping , son of James Frederick Charping and Jimmie Jo Bailey Charping, was born September 12, 1962 at Galveston. He was married July 15, 1983 in Houston to
Darlene Waller.
Children born to them include:
Heather Nacole Charping born February 2, 1984
Karen Kimberly Charping, daughter of James Frederick Charping and Jimmie Jo Bailey Charping, was born July 7, 1965 at La Marque, Texas. She died March 21, 1981 in an automobile
accident and was buried at Cleveland, Texas.
Karen Rae Bailey,
daughter of Raymond Elton Bailey and James Wilma Rappe Bailey
, was born June 11, 1939 in Madisonville. In 1984 she remained unmarried and was employed as an executive secretary
in Galveston.
Avis Winona Bailey,
daughter of John Milton Bailey II and Rachel Angeline Coleman Bailey, was born July 27, 1913 in Madisonville. She was married January 16, 1936 in Houston to George Gibson. They were divorced in 1943
without children. She was remarried
February 12, 1944 to Allen Reagon Ott who was born April 19,
1912. No children were born to them,
but they adopted twin sons both of whom died in 1970.
Dora Mavis Bailey,
daughter of John Milton Bailey II and Rachel Angeline Coleman Bailey, was born February 26, 1918 in Madisonville. She was married there December 11, 1937 to Raleigh Timothy Burr
who was born January 3, 1914.
Children born to them include:
Timothy Wayne Burr
born March 4,
1941
Dianne Burr
born June
10, 1946
Rachel Lynn Burr
born August 14, 1951
Nannie Eleanor Bailey,
daughter of John Milton Bailey II and Rachel Angeline Coleman Bailey, was born May 10, 1921 in Madisonville. She was married December 24, 1940 in Houston to John D. Castrow who was born May 31, 1914.
Children born to them include:
Brenea Joyce Castrow
born April 7,
1942
Berdie M. Coleman ,
daughter of Rainy C. Coleman and Dora Whitmire Coleman , was
born November 15, 1898 in Madison County.
She was married there in 1914, husband's name Thedford. While on their honeymoon at Galveston
Thedford disappeared and was assumed drowned.
Returning to Madisonville she was remarried in 1915 to Henry Charles
Johnson. Shortly after the
marriage Thedford reappeared, and the second marriage was set aside. Following a divorce from Thedford she was remarried
to her second husband. Later they were
divorced, and she remarried Jack Shelburne. After a third divorce she was married a fourth time, husband's
name McCright. When this marriage
failed she was married September 3, 1936 in San Antonio to B. F. Jackson, her fifth husband. She died
February 23, 1971 and was buried in City Cemetery, Madisonville.
One daughter was born to her:
Marjorie Christine Johnson
born June 19, 1918
Elzie Whitmire, son of
Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett Whitmire, was born in 1844. He did not
appear in the 1850 census, suggesting that he died young.
Franklin Whitmire, son
of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett,
was born in 1846. He died in 1850,
according to the Mortality Census.
A son, was born to
Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett Whitmire in 1848. He died the same
year.
Marshall Whitmire, son
of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett Whitmire, was born March 10, 1850 at Buna.
He appeared at the age of three months in the 1850 census. He was married March 1, 1870 to Nancy Conley, according to Orange County, Texas Marriage Book B. "Martial Whitmire" was remarried
November 11, 1874 to "Manirva Taylor," according to Jasper County
Marriage Book B, page 230. Her name was
recorded as Minerva Catherine Squires by descendants who report that
she was born June 25, 1857.
He appeared as the head of a
household in the 1900 census of Liberty County, Texas, Enumeration District 37,
page 17 as the head of a household:
"Whitmire, Marshall
50, born March 1850 in
Texas
Minerva C.
43, born June 1856 in Texas, wife
Mahala 17,
born February 1883 in Texas, daughter
Wesley
15, born in May 1885 in Texas, son
Lettie
11, born in August 1888 in Texas, daughter
Ida
10, born in March 1890 in
Texas, daughter
Crockett 8, born in October 1891
in Texas, son
Delia 6, born in
June 1894 in Texas, daughter
M.
C. 2, born in July 1897 in
Texas, son
Stella 1/12, born in April 1900 in Texas, daughter
Henry
23, born in March 1877 in Texas, son
11 children, 11 living"
They reappeared there in the
1910 census, Enumeration District 86, page 249:
"Whitmire, Marshall 60, born in 1850
Minerva 53
Della 15
E.
M. C. 11
William B.
7"
She died January 21, 1926, and
he died at Buna January 15, 1935, according to BVS File 3629. They were buried in Squires family cemetery
at Cleveland.
Children born to Marshall
Whitmire and Nancy Conley Whitmire are believed to include:
Louise Whitmire
born about 1872
Andrew Jackson Whitmire born April 8, 1873
Henry B. Whitmire
born in
March 1877
Children born to Marshall
Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire include:
Mahala Whitmire born in February 1883
George Wesley Whitmire.. born May 16, 1885
Lettie Whitmire
born in August 1888
Ida Whitmire
born March 17, 1890
Crockett Whitmire
born in
October 1891
Delia Whitmire
born in June 1894
E. M. C. Whitmire
born in July 1897
Stella Whitmire
born in April 1900
William B. Whitmire
born about
1903
Louise Whitmire,
daughter of Marshall Whitmire and Nancy Conley Whitmire, was
born about 1872. She was married about
1890 to Bud Wright.
Andrew Jackson Whitmire, son of Marshall Whitmire and Nancy Conley Whitmire,
was born April 8, 1873. He was married
October 18, 1896 to Hattie Elizabeth McWilliams, according to San
Jacinto County Marriage Book C, page 19.
They were enumerated as the head of a household in the 1900 census of
San Jacinto County, Enumeration District 79, page 19, precinct 5:
"Whitmire, Andrew J. 27, born in April 1873 in Texas
Hattie 21, born in July 1878 in Texas
Walter 2,
born in September 1897 in Texas
Alvin 8/12, born in
October 1899 in Texas
They reappeared in the 1910
census of Liberty County, Enumeration District 86, page 250:
"Whitmire, Andrew J.
37, born in Texas
Hattie 28, born in
Texas, wife
Walter
12, born in Texas, son
Alvin 11, born in Texas, son
Wiley 9,
born in Texas, son
Hugh
6, born in Texas, son
Fritz 4, born in Texas, son
Charlie 1,
born in Texas, son
She died June 2, 1954, and he
died December 6, 1966. They were buried
in Wells Cemetery, Liberty County.
Children born to Andrew Jackson
Whitmire and Hattie Elizabeth McWilliams Whitmire include:
Walter Whitmire born
in September 1897,
Alvin E. Whitmire born in October 1899
Wiley Whitmire born in 1901
Hugh Whitmire born in
1904
Fritz Whitmire born in 1906
Charlie Whitmire born in 1909
Walter Whitmire, son
of Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Hattie Elizabeth McWilliams Whitmire, was born in September 1897.
He appeared in the 1900 census of San Jacinto County and in the 1910
census of Liberty County.
Alvin E. Whitmire, son
of Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Hattie Elizabeth McWilliams Whitmire, was born in October 1899. He
appeared in the household of his parents in the 1900 and 1910 census
enumerations. "Alvie E. Whitmire"
was married June 14, 1924 to Violet Ellisor(n?), according to San Jacinto
County Marriage Book E, page 418.
Children born to Alvin E. Whitmire and Violet Ellisor Whitmire are unknown.
Wiley Whitmire, son of
Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Hattie Elizabeth McWilliams Whitmire, was born in 1901. He appeared
as a nine-year-old in the 1910 census of his parents' household.
Hugh Whitmire, son of
Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Hattie Elizabeth McWilliams Whitmire, was born in 1904. He appeared
as a six-year-old in the 1910 census of Liberty County.
Fritz Whitmire, son of
Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Hattie Elizabeth Mcwilliams Whitmire, was born in 1906, probably in Liberty County. He appeared there in the 1910 census. He was married May 13, 1929 to Nanna Lee
Bradshaw, according to San Jacinto County Marriage Book F, page
47. Children born to Fritz Whitmire and Nanna Lee Bradshaw Whitmire are unknown.
Charlie Whitmire, son
of Andrew Jackson Whitmire and Hattie Elizabeth McWilliams Whitmire, was born in 1909, probably in Liberty County. He appeared there in the 1910 census. He was married October 10, 1927 to Tennie
Sanders, according to San Jacinto County Marriage Book E, page
583. Children born to Charlie Whitmire and Tennie Sanders Whitmire include an infant which died
October 2, 1930 in Liberty County, according to Texas BVS File 49647.
Henry B. Whitmire, son
of Marshall Whitmire and Nancy Conley Whitmire, was born in
March 1877 in Cleveland, Texas. He
appeared as a 23-year-old in his father's household in the 1900 census. He was married June 28, 1900 to Betty Roark, according to San Jacinto County Marriage Book C, page 225. She was born in 1883. She died in 1952 and was buried in City
Cemetery, Cleveland. He died in 1965
and was buried beside her.
Children born to Henry B.
Whitmire and Betty Roark Whitmire include:
Bessie Whitmire
born in
1902
Fred Whitmire
born
January 2, 1904
Joe Edward Whitmire
born in 1906
Sherrill Whitmire
born
February 18, 1909
Hazel May Whitmire
born about 1913
Bessie Whitmire,
daughter of Henry B. Whitmire and Betty Roark Whitmire, was
born in 1902. She was married about
1920 to Curtis Peveto who was born in 1900. They were divorced without children. She continued to live in 1984.
Fred Whitmire, son of
Henry B. Whitmire and Betty Roark Whitmire, was born January
2, 1904. He died unmarried January 2,
1925.
Joe Edward Whitmire,
son of Henry B. Whitmire and Betty Roark Whitmire, was born
in 1906. He was married about 1926,
wife's name Mavis. She was born in 1910.
He died in 1965. Children born
to Joe Edward Whitmire and Mavis Whitmire are unknown.
Sherill Whitmire, son
of Henry B. Whitmire and Betty Roark Whitmire, was born
February 18, 1909. He died June 15,
1948.
Hazel May Whitmire,
daughter of Henry B. Whitmire) and Betty Roark Whitmire, was
born about 1913.
Mahala Whitmire,
daughter of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire, was born in February 1883.
She appeared as a 17-year-old in her father's household in the 1900 census
of Liberty County. She was married
about 1902 to Joseph Emhofer who was born in 1879. He died in 1970 and was buried in Squires
Cemetery. She continued to live in
1976.
George Wesley Whitmire, son of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires
Whitmire, was born May 16, 1885.
He was married about 1908, wife's name Margie Ann who was born October
27, 1887. She died January 4, 1965, and
he died September 28, 1966. They were
buried in Cleveland City Cemetery.
Children born to George Wesley
Whitmire and Margie Ann Whitmire include:
Ruth Whitmire
born January 15,
1913
Ruth Whitmire,
daughter of George Wesley Whitmire and Margie Ann Whitmire, was born
January 15, 1913. She was married about
1933, husband's name Mullen. She died
July 26, 1959.
Lettie Whitmire,
daughter of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire, was born in August 1888. She
appeared as an 11-year-old in her father's household in the 1900 census.
Ida Whitmire, daughter
of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire,
was born March 17, 1890. She was
married about 1910, husband's name West.
She died April 11, 1973.
Crockett Whitmire, son
of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire,
was born in October 1891. He appeared
as an eight-year-old in the 1900 census of his father's household. He appeared in the 1910 census of Liberty
County as an 18-year-old.
Delia Whitmire,
daughter of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire, was born in June 1894. She
appeared as a six-year-old in the 1900 census of her father's household. She reappeared in the 1910 census of Liberty
County at age 16. She was married about
1919, husband's name Hargett.
E. M. C. Whitmire,
son of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire,
was born in July 1897. He was
enumerated in 1900 as a two-year-old.
He reappeared as a 12-year-old in the 1910 census of Liberty County.
Stella Whitmire,
daughter of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire, was born in April 1900. She
appeared at age one month in the 1900 census of her father's household.
William B. Whitmire,
son of Marshall Whitmire and Minerva Catherine Squires Whitmire, was born about 1903. He
appeared as a seven-year-old in the 1910 census of Liberty County.
Crockett W. Whitmire,
son of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett
Whitmire, was born March 2, 1853 in Jasper County. According to Jasper County Marriage Book B,
page 125 he was married September 4, 1873 to Minervia Frances
"Fannie" Crawford who was born October 17, 1854 in
Alabama. She was the daughter of Edmond
M. Crawford and Frances C. Mobely Crawford.
He appeared as the head of a
household in the 1880 census of Jasper County, Enumeration District 39, page
14, precinct 4:
"Whitmire, Crockett M. 27, born in Texas
Minerva
F. 24, born in Texas, wife
Christina 4, born in Texas,
daughter
Sarah E.
1, born in Texas,
daughter"
He reappeared as the head of a
household in the 1900 census of Jasper County, Enumeration District 30, page
2, precinct 4:
"Whitmire, Crockett 46, born March 1854 in Texas
Francis 44, born October 1855 in
Texas, wife
Sally 21, born January 1879 in Texas, daughter
Hilliard W.
19, born March 1881 in Texas, son
Edward
17, born June 1883 in Texas, son
Lettie
14, born September 1885 in
Texas, daughter
Francis 12, born July 1887 in Texas, daughter
Marshall 10, born February 1890 in Texas, son
Wilborn R. 6, born April 1894 in Texas, son
Jessie
3, born April 1897 in Texas, son"
He died July 22, 1904 at Buna
and was buried in Morse Cemetery, Jasper County. Minervia Frances
"Fannie" Crawford Whitmire lived with her daughter Christianna Whitmire Dunn until 1952.
Her picture with three younger generations appeared in a Port Arthur
newspaper November 3, 1954 in honor of her 100th birthday. She died November 3, 1955 at Port Arthur at
the age of 101 leaving 97 descendants.
She was buried beside her husband.
Children born to Crockett W.
Whitmire and Minervia Frances "Fannie" Crawford Whitmire include:
Mahala Whitmire
born in
1875
Christianna Whitmire
born
October 5, 1877
Sarah E. "Sally" Whitmire born January 16, 1879
Hilliard W. Whitmire
born March 22, 1881
Edmond Whitmire
born July
1, 1882
Lettie Whitmire
born
September 24, 1884
Frances Whitmire
born July 11, 1886
Marshall Whitmire
born February 6, 1890
Crockett W. Whitmire, Jr. born December 18, 1892
Wilburn R. Whitmire
born August 16, 1893
Jesse Whitmire
born April 9, 1896
Mahala Whitmire ,
daughter of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances
"Fannie" Crawford Whitmire , was born in 1875. She died in 1876 in Jasper County.
Christianna Whitmire,
daughter of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances
"Fannie" Crawford Whitmire, was born October 5, 1877 in
Jasper County. She appeared in the 1880 census as a
four-year-old. According to Jasper County Marriage Book E, page 226 she was married December 27, 1893 to
William Isaac Dunn who was born November 16, 1867 in Jasper County to
John Thomas Dunn and Martha Ann Morse Dunn. He died June 14, 1954. She died July 24, 1962 at Buna.
Children born to William Isaac
Dunn and Christianna Whitmire Dunn include:
Mary Ann Dunn
born April 4, 1894
Alma Frances Dunn
born April 1,
1896
Lola Sadie Dunn
born
October 30, 1899
Margaret Dunn
born November 4, 1901
John Crockett Dunn
born October 4, 1907
Mary Ann Dunn, daughter of William Isaac Dunn and Christianna Whitmire Dunn, was born April 4, 1894. She
was married August 25, 1911 to Spencer Pool. She died August 25, 1912.
Alma Frances Dunn,
daughter of William Isaac Dunn and Christianna Whitmire Dunn,
was born April 1, 1896. She was married
April 1, 1913 to Jesse T. Reeves.
Lola Sadie Dunn,
daughter of William Isaac Dunn and Christianna Whitmire Dunn,
was born October 30, 1899 in Buna. She
was married January 6, 1927 to Floyd Langston Cryer who was born March
8, 1901 in Polk County. He died June 4, 1972 in Beaumont, Texas, and she died
in Buna June 14, 1976. Lola Sadie Dunn
Cryer was active in researching the Whitmire family history. After her
death her genealogical records were given to Mrs. Bonnie Quiden, Mapleton,
Utah.
Children born to Floyd Langston
Cryer and Lola Sadie Dunn Cryer include:
Helen Cryer
born about 1928
Annie Laura Cryer
born January 31,
1930
Helen Cryer, daughter
of Floyd Langston Cryer and Lola Sadie Dunn Cryer, was born
about 1928. She was married about 1950,
husband's name Ferguson.
Annie Laura Cryer,
daughter of Floyd Langston Cryer and Lola Sadie Dunn Cryer,
was born January 31, 1930. She was
married September 28, 1948 to Harold Vance Gividen.
Margaret Dunn,
daughter of William Isaac Dunn and Christianna Whitmire Dunn, was born November 4, 1901.
She was married January 16, 1922 to George Lee Johnson.
John Crockett Dunn,
son of William Isaac Dunn and Christianna Whitmire Dunn, was
born October 4, 1907. He was married
November 4, 1926 to Mamie Weatherford.
Sarah E. "Sally"
Whitmire, daughter of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia
Frances "Fannie" Crawford Whitmire, was born January 18,
1879 at Buna. She appeared as a
one-year-old in the 1880 census of her father's household. She was married
December 25, 1895 to Martin Smith, according to Jasper County Marriage
Book E, page 297. She was divorced and
was enumerated in her father's household in 1900 as "Sally
Whitmire." She was remarried to
Henry Hobbs. She died August
8, 1915, according to her tombstone in Morse Cemetery.
Hilliard W. Whitmire,
son of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances "Fannie"
Crawford Whitmire, was born March 22, 1881 at Buna. He appeared as a 19-year-old in the 1900
census of his father's household.
According to Jasper County Marriage Book G, page 306 he was married
March 28, 1907 to Celia Richardson, daughter of Franklin W. Richardson. They appeared in the 1910
census of Jasper County in the household of his father-in-law. He died February 8, 1956, and she died in
1973. Both were buried in Morse
Cemetery in Jasper County. Children
born to Hilliard W. Whitmire and Celia Richardson Whitmire
are unknown.
Edmond Whitmire, son
of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances "Fannie"
Crawford Whitmire, was born July 2, 1882. "Edward Whitmire" appeared as a 17-year-old in the
1900 census of his father's household.
He was married June 9, 1907 to Jane Strawther, according to
Jasper County Marriage Book G, page 152.
Following a divorce he was remarried to May Carrington. In 1954
they were living in Houston. "Ed
Whitmire" was born June 1, 1884 and died February 7, 1970, according to
his tombstone in Morse Cemetery, Buna.
Children born to Edmond Whitmir, Jane Strawther Whitmire and May Carrington Whitmire are unknown.
Lettie Whitmire, daughter of
Crockett W. Whitmir and Minervia Frances
"Fannie" Crawford Whitmire, was born September 24,
1884. She appeared as a 14-year-old
"born in September 1885" in the 1900 census of her father's
household. She was married December 16,
1905 to Dennard Kirkendall. In
1954 they lived at Hull, Texas. She
died June 7, 1958, according to Lola Sadie Dunn Cryer.
Frances Whitmire,
daughter of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances
"Fannie" Crawford Whitmire, was born July 11, 1886. She was shown as a 12-year-old, "born
in July 1887," in her father's 1900 census enumeration.
According to Jasper County
Marriage Book G, page 28 she was married November 4, 1905 to C. Bunyan
Kirkendall, believed to be a brother to Dennard Kirkendall. In 1954 they lived in
Houston.
Marshall Whitmire, son
of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances "Fannie"
Crawford Whitmire, was born February 6, 1890. He was shown as a ten-year-old in the 1900
census. He was married December 25,
1919 to Annie Pool, according to Jasper County Marriage Book J, page
117. In 1954 they continued at
Buna. He died November 24, 1967, and
she died June 24, 1978. Children born
to Marshall Whitmire and Annie Pool Whitmire are unknown.
Crockett W. Whitmire,
son of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances "Fannie"
Crawford Whitmire, was born December 18, 1892 in Buna. He died March 7, 1916 and was buried in
Morse Cemetery.
Wilburn R. Whitmire,
son of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances "Fannie" Crawford
Whitmire, was born August 16, 1893.
He was shown as a six-year-old in the 1900 census of his father's
household. He was a soldier in World
War I. He was married August 12, 1926
to Nettie Kirkendall, believed to be a sister to Dennard Kirkendall. She was born January 23,
1904. In 1954 they lived in Groves,
Texas. He died September 16, 1973,
according to his tombstone in Antioch Cemetery.
Children born to Wilburn R.
Whitmire and Nettie Kirkendall Whitmire include:
Kenneth Whitmire
born about 1928
Kenneth Whitmire, son
of Wilburn R. Whitmire and Nettie Kirkendall Whitmire, was
born about 1928. In 1954 he lived in
Groves.
Jesse Whitmire, son
of Crockett W. Whitmire and Minervia Frances "Fannie"
Crawford Whitmire, was born April 9, 1896 in Buna. He was shown as a three-year-old in the 1900
census of his father's household. He
was married October 15, 1919 to Bessie Kirkendall, believed to be a
sister to Dennard Kirkendall.
In 1954 he lived in Port Arthur where he was an operating foreman for
Texas Company.
Children born to Jesse Whitmire and Bessie Kirkendall Whitmire include:
Jessie Lee Whitmire
born July 10,
1920
Hoyt Whitmire
born July 6, 1922
William Henry Whitmire, son of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie"
Crockett Whitmire, was born September 7, 1854. He was married October 2, 1876 to Rebecca
Irene Crawford, according to Jasper County Marriage Book C, page
24. She was born in 1850 in Mississippi
and is believed to be a sister to Minervia Frances "Fannie" Crawford.
They appeared in the 1880
census of Jasper County, Enumeration District 39, page 14, precinct 4:
"Whitmire, William W. 24, born in Texas
Rebecca
30, born in Mississippi, wife
Andy 2, born in Texas, son
Clarrissa 7/12, born in Texas, daughter"
The land of William Henry
Whitmire was once sold at a sheriff's auction to satisfy a tax
lien. She died March 3, 1920 and he
died October 10, 1933. They were buried
in Morse Cemetery.
Children born to William Henry
Whitmire and Rebecca Irene Crawford Whitmire include:
Andy Whitmire
born in
March 1878
Clarissa Whitmire
born October 14,
1879
Eli Whitmire
born November 17, 1883
Eliza Whitmire
born in January 1889
Nathan Whitmire
born March 2,
1891
Andy Whitmire, son of
William Henry Whitmire and Rebecca Irene Crawford Whitmire,
was born in March 1878. He appeared in
the 1880 enumeration of his father's household as a two-year-old. He was married in 1899 in Jasper County,
wife's name Euphonia. Euphonia Whitmire
was born in August 1882.
Clarissa Whitmire,
daughter of William Henry Whitmire and Rebecca Irene Crawford Whitmire, was born at Buna October 14, 1879 and appeared at age seven months in
the 1880 census of her father's household.
She was married to her first cousin, Elias Lowe at Buna
September 22, 1899, according to Jasper County Marriage Book F, page 416. She died there March 26, 1961. For names of their children, see his
section.
Eli Whitmire, son of
William Henry Whitmire and Rebecca Irene Crawford Whitmire,
was born at Buna November 17, 1883. He
was married about 1911, wife's name Sarah Elizabeth. She was born June 17, 1894.
He died June 7, 1954, and Sarah Elizabeth Whitmire died March 30,
1968. They were buried in Morse
Cemetery.
Eliza Whitmire,
daughter of William Henry Whitmire and Rebecca Irene Crawford Whitmire, was born at Buna in January 1889.
Nathan Whitmire, son
of William Henry Whitmire and Rebecca Irene Crawford Whitmire, was born at Buna March 2, 1891.
He died there April 23, 1968 and was buried in Morse Cemetery.
Sarah "Sallie"
Whitmire, daughter of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie"
Crockett Whitmire, was born March 5, 1858. She was married about 1876 to Durham Morse, believed to
be a brother to Angelina Moray Morse. She died February 22, 1893.
Letty Whitmire,
daughter of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett
Whitmire, was born in 1859, according to Patty McGinty who reported
that she was enumerated as a 12-year-old in the 1870 census of "her
grandfather's home."
Eli Whitmire, son of
Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett Whitmire, was born in May 1860 in Jasper County.
Children born to him include:
Eli Whitmire, Jr.
born November 17,
1883
Eli Whitmire, Jr.,
son of Eli Whitmire, was born November 17, 1883. He was married about 1906, wife's name
Elizabeth. He died June 7, 1954, and
she died November 3, 1955. They were
buried in Morse Cemetery. Children born
to Eli Whitmire, Jr. and Elizabeth Whitmire are unknown.
Jesse Whitmire II,
son of Elias W. Whitmire and Letitia "Lettie" Crockett
Whitmire, was born in 1862. Of
this individual nothing more is known.
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