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Samuel Whitmire, son of Michael Whitmire and
Catherine Whitmire, was born about 1770 in Pendleton District. He was married about 1793 to Polly Holcomb. [Haskell Pruett states in
"The Families of the Sons of Christopher Columbus Whitmire" that
Samuel Whitmire was married to Fannie I Dean and that they
were the parents of Samuel McDonald Whitmire.] He appeared as the head of Household 770 in
the 1800 census of that district:
"Whitmire,
Samuel white male 26-45
white female 16-26
white male 10-16
white female 10-16
white female 0-10
white male 0-10
white female 0-10"
He was a witness February 12, 1801 to a deed of Stephen Whitmire and Mary Porter Whitmire that conveyed 204 1/2 acres in two
plots to William Robbins, according to Pendleton District Deed Book H, page
508. The property was located on the
"north fork of Cain Creek of the Keowee" and adjoined the property of
Samuel Whitmire.
On August 25, 1802 he witnessed a deed of Stephen Whitmire
which conveyed 158 acres "on the North fork of the Keowee" to their
brother Christoher Whitmire,
according to Oconee County Deed Book 9, pge 672.
Samuel Whitmire reappeared as the head of a household
in the 1820 census of Pendleton District, page 86.
The family was reported as:
"Whitmire,
Samuel white male over 45
white female over 45
white female 26-45
white male 18-26
white female 16-26
white female 10-16
white female 10-16
white female 10-16
white female 10-16
white female 0-10"
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1830 census of
Jackson County, Georgia, page 316:
"Whitmire,
Samuel white male 50-60
white female 50-60
white female 20-30
white male 15-20
white female 15-20
white female 15-20
white female 10-15
white female 10-15
white female 0-5"
He apparently removed from Jackson County in 1840. He was enumerated there in the 1840 census
and also in Pickens County, South Carolina.
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1850 census of Rabun
County, Georgia.
Fourteen children were born to Samuel Whitmire and Polly Holcomb
Whitmire beteen 1794 and 1822. Included were:
Christopher
Whitmire born in 1796
Cintha
Whitmire born about 1797
Alpha
Whitmire born about 1798
Stephen
Whitmire born
August 25, 1799
Delila
Whitmire born in 1802
Ginnie
Whitmire born about 1806
Hester
Whitmire born about 1809
Nancy Whitmire born about 1811
Larkin
Whitmire born in 1812
Josie
Whitmire born about 1813
Balona
Whitmire born in 1814
Pollina Whitmire born about 1817
Christopher Whitmire, son of Samuel Whitmire
and Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born in 1796. He was married about 1816 to Nancy Reece.
A Christopher Whitmire, possibly, received a deed to
300 acres in Pendleton District in 1817.
The deed read:
"KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT I, John Prince, Junr.
in the State and Dist. aforesaid in consideration of the just sum of Two
Hundred dollars to me paid by Chistopher Whitmire of Pendleton Dist. have
granted, bargained, sold and released unto the said Whitmire all that tract of
land lying and being in said State on the waters of Toona River, beginning . .
. containing 300 acres more or less.
Signed, sealed and delivered the 21st day of April 1817.
Witness my hand and seal in the presence of: Joseph Prince
John Prince, Zachariah Cox his X mark"
Christopher Whitmire, was an early settler in Forsyth
County, Georgia which was established in 1832 from Cherokee County, according
to "They were here."
He was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1850 census
of Forsyth County, 31st District, page 229:
"Whitmire,
Christopher 53, born in South
Carolina
Nancy 53, born in
South Carolina
Emily 13, born in
Georgia
William R. 11, born in
Georgia"
Children born to Christopher Whitmire and Nancy Reece
Whitmire include:
Eliza A.
Whitmire born May 21, 1826
Emily
Whitmire born about 1837
William R.
Whitmire born about 1839
Eliza A. Whitmire, daughter of Christopher Whitmire and Nancy
Reece Whitmire, was born May 21, 1826, according to
"The Wallis-Wallace Family of Forsyth County, Georgia" written by Joy
L. Clark of Cumming, Georgia. She was
married about 1843 to Jesse Wallise, fifth child of William Wallis and Anna Wallis. The Wallis
family was enumerated in the 1830 and 1840 census enumerations of Forsyth
County. They were members of the
Hopewell Methodist Church there. Jesse
Wallise, who became a drygoods merchants, was born March 5, 1826. He died April 13, 1896, and she died May 6,
1908. They were buried in Hopewell
Methodist Church Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
William
Christopher Wallise born about 1844
John Wallise born November 1845
Melinda Jane
Wallise born August 11, 1848
George Lewis
"Buck" Wallise
born February 20,
1850
Davis Reeves
Wallis born September 17, 1853
Sarah
"Carrie" Wallise
born August 9,
1859
Martha Evaline
"Eva" Wallise
born March 31, 1861
Jesse Harrison
Wallace born March 1, 1863
Nancy Ann
"Nan" Wallise
born May 1, 1868
William Christopher Wallise, son of Jesse Wallise and Eliza A. Whitmire Wallise, was born about 1844. He died unmarried May 16, 1863 at Baker's
Creek, Mississippi, a Confederate casualty.
John Wallise, son of Jesse Wallise and Eliza
A. Whitmire Wallise, was born in November 1845 in Forsyth County. He was married there December 25, 1864 to
Minerva Martin. He died
January 25, 1893 and was buried in Rocky Creek Cemetery, Walker County,
Georgia. Nine children were born to
them, according to Clark research.
Melinda Jane Wallise, daughter of Jesse Wallise and Eliza A. Whitmire Wallise, was born August 11, 1848 in
Forsyth County. She was married about
1866 to Lester Striplin. She
died in 1901 and was buried in Alta Vista Cemetery in adjoining Hall County.
George Lewis "Buck" Wallise, son of Jesse Wallise and Eliza A. Whitmire Wallise, was born February 20,
1850 in Forsyth County. He was married
December 17, 1872 in Dawson County, Georgia to Margaret Elliott Maylock. In 1880 they were enumerated in the Coal
Mountain District of Forsyth County with five children. He died February 23, 1921 in Aledo, Texas,
according to Clark research.
David Reeves Wallis, son of Jesse Wallise and
Eliza A. Whitmire Wallis, was born September 17, 1853 in Forsyth
County.
He was married about 1870 to Martha Anmn Turner,
daughter of Lemuel West Turner and Susannah A. "Susie"
Hubbard Turner who was born April 10, 1948.
He died November 30, 1920, and she died December 25, 1928. They were buried in Crossroads Baptist
Church.
Fifteen children were born to them:
Ophilia
"Ada" Wallis
born June 22, 1872
Leila Octavia
Wallis
born July 17, 1873
James Alonzo
"Lon" Wallis.
born November 22, 1874
Eula Maggie
Wallis born May 18, 1876
Charles Monroe
Wallis born December 15, 1877
Thomas F.
Wallace born February 4, 1879
Duff Wallis born November 27, 1880
Richard
Christopher "Bant" Wallis
born May 5, 1882
Claude
Wallace born November 27, 1884
Jesse E.
Wallis born
September 15, 1885
Flora
"Flo" Wallis
born October 1886
William Lee
Wallace born
November 7, 1888
Gardie E.
Wallis born
May 3, 1891
Henry David
"Dave" Wallace
born January 29, 1892
Ezra Clinton
Wallis born
November 12, 1894
Ophelia "Ada" Wallis, daughter of David
Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born June 22,
1872. She was married January 11, 1894
in Dawson County, Georgia to Charles Irby Slaton. She died August 23, 1954 in Texas.
Children born to them
include:
Myrtle Ruth
Slaton born about 1896
Ruby Estelle
Slaton born about 1898
Hayne Slaton born about 1900
Gertrude
Slaton
born about 1903
Reeves Robert
Pinckney Slaton born about 1905
Anita Frances
Rebecca Eliza Ann Slaton born
about 1908
Leila Octavia Wallis, daughter of David Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born July 17, 1873. She was married September 22, 1891 in Dawson
County to Benjamin Martin Anderson.
He died in 1954, and she died December 25, 1955. They were buried in Concord Baptist Church
Cemetery in Forsyth County.
Six children were born to them:
Guy Anderson born about 1893
Thelma
Anderson born October 24, 1897
Egbert
Anderson born April 21, 1900
Inez
Anderson born June 5, 1903
H. Ford
Anderson born February 8, 1905
Hoke
Anderson born September 3, 1906
James Alonzo "Lon" Wallace, son of David
Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born November
22, 1874. He was married January 6,
1895 to N. Florence Clark, daughter of Minor Clinton Clark
and Nancy E. Hope Clark, accordijng to Clark research. She was born June 1, 1872 in Dawson County
and died April 27, 1955. He died
October 2, 1956. They were buried in Salem
Baptist Church Cemetery, Forsyth County.
Children born to them include:
Fred Hubert
Wallace born May 7, 1896
Gartha Irene
Wallace born December 20, 1897
Carrie Allene
Wallace born August 31, 1905
Harold Stripling
Wallace born March 8, 1908
Rose Vinette Wallace born July 8, 1914
Monteen
Wallace born about 1917
Jerome
Wallace born about 1920
Eula Maggie Wallis, daughter of David Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born May 18, 1876. She was married January 21, 1894 to Alvin
Andrew Clark who was born September 25, 1871 in Dawson County. She died May 30, 1953 and was buried in
Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery in Forsyth County. He died July 31, 1962 and was buried beside
his wife.
Children born to them include:
Annie Clark born September 25, 1895
Grady Clark born September 30, 1897
Corene Clark born January 25, 1901
Vennie Clark born July 23, 1903
Electie
Clark born August 12, 1906
Lane David
Clark born April 5, 1910
Lucille "Lucy"
Clark
born October 22, 1912
Rex Cline
Clark born September 4, 1915
Charles Monroe Wallis, son of David Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born December 15,
1877. He was married July 25, 1897 in
Dawson County to Margaret "Maggie" Howard, daughter of Abram
Howard and Sarah Stancil Howard. She was born February 10, 1877.
He died January 26, 1939, and she died March 26, 1958. They were buried in Concord Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Mary Ruth
Wallis born December 1, 1898
Howard H.
Wallis born July 18, 1901
William Glenn
Wallis born January 29, 1905
Namon
Wallace born May 14, 1908
Jesse Reeves
Wallace born November 20, 1910
Annie Wallis born May
9, 1914
Kathalene
Wallis born October 31, 1916
Brice Wallis born February 10, 1921
Thomas F. Wallace, son of David Reeves Wallis
and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born February 4, 1879. He was married October 8, 1905 in Dawson
County to Minnie McBrayer.
Children born to them include:
Bonnie
Wallace born December 17, 1910
Duff Wallis, son of David Reeves Wallis and
Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born November 27, 1880. He was married about 1901 to Mary Ellen
"Effie" Underwood, daughter of Mark Underwood,
according to Clark research. They removed
to Parker County, Texas.
Children born to them include:
Maude Wallis born March 3, 1903
Edd Wallis born November 14, 1904
Pauline
Wallis born September 15, 1910
Lonnie
Wallis born February 2, 1912
Evelyn
Wallis born July 25, 1913
Ilene Wallis born February 6, 1915
Margaret
Wallis born November 26, 1918
Juanita
Wallis born March 3, 1921
Katherine
Wallis born August 6, 1923
Duffy Wallis born May 3, 1925
Herbert
Wallis born November 9, 1927
Richard Christopher "Bant" Wallis, son of
David Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis , was born
May 5, 1882. He was married about 1904
to Effie Hughes. Later he was
remarried to Ola Bennett.
Children born to them include:
Egbert
Wallis born about 1906
Hansel
Wallis born about 1908
Edith Wallis born about 1911
Nelle Wallis born about 1914
Claude Wallace, son of David Reeves Wallis and
Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born November 27, 1884. He died unmarried November 31, 1964 and was
buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Forsyth County.
Jesse E. Wallis, son of David Reeves Wallis
and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born September 15, 1885 and died
December 9, 1885. He was buried in
Crossroad Baptist Church Cemetery.
Flora "Flo" Wallis, daughter of David Reeves
Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born in October
1886. She was married August 18, 1907
to Joseph Elliott. She was
buried at Westview Cemetery.
One son was born to them:
Emmitt
Elliott born about 1910
William Lee Wallace, son of David Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born November 7, 1888. He was married December 11, 1911 to Ollie
Pirkle, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Pirkle and Ruth
"Sissy" Bannister Pirkle.
She was born December 4, 1895.
She died August 20, 1933, and he died September 26, 1937. They were buried at Concord Baptist Church
Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Lorene Amy
Wallace born October 25, 1912
Woodrow Wilson
Wallace born September 18, 1914
Geraldine Pirkle
Wallace born June 4, 1916
William Lee
Wallace born September 18, 1918
Ernest Paul
Wallace born August 27, 1920
Ben F.
Wallace born June 10, 1924
Gardie E. Wallis, son of David Reeves Wallis
and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born May 3, 1891. He died February 8, 1892 and was buried in
Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery.
Henry David "Dave" Wallace, son of David
Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born January
29, 1892. He died unmarried September
2, 1951 and was buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Ezra Clinton Wallace, son of David Reeves Wallis and Martha Ann Turner Wallis, was born November 12,
1894. He was married about 1914 to
Altie Mahulda Corn daughter of Luther Corn and Carolina
Grogan Corn. She was born July
22, 1897. He died March 21, 1960, and
she died December 17, 1973. They were
buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Elmer Hayne
Wallace born June 15, 1916
Grady Eugene
Wallace born April 17, 1918
Sarah "Carrie" Wallise, daughter of Jesse Wallise and Eliza A. Whitmire Wallise, was born August 9,
1859 in Forsyth County. She was married
there January 31, 1878 to Monroe Bennet, son of Berry Bennett and Emilie A. Martin Bennett
. She died in 1943 and was buried in Cross Roads Baptist Church
Cemetery. Four children were born to
them.
Martha Evaline "Eva" Wallise, daughter of
Jesse Wallise and Eliza A. Whitmire Wallise, was born March
31, 1861 in Forsyth County. She was
married there February 22, 1877 to Henry A. Dooley, son of Wesley S.
Dooley and Cleopatra Missouri Catheirne Phillips Dooley. She died there April 18, 1892 and was buried
in Concord Baptist Church Cemetery.
After her death Henry A. Dooley and the children removed to
Bartow County, Georgia to be near his aging parents. He died November 3, 1937 and was buried in Gums Springs
Cemetery.
Jesse Harrison Wallace, son of Jesse Wallise
and Eliza A. Whitmire Wallise, was born March 1, 1863 in Forsyth
County. He was married there July 31,
1884 to Isabell Hughes. He
died April 16, 1907 in Aledo, Texas.
Nancy Ann "Nan" Wallise, daughter of Jesse Wallise and Eliza A. Whitmire Wallise, was born May 1, 1868
in Forsyth County. She was married
there February 8, 1881 to James Andrew Jackson. She died March 7, 1950 in Hall County.
Emily Whitmire, daughter of Christopher Whitmire
and Nancy Reece Whitmire, was born about 1837 in Georgia. She appeared as a 13-year-old in the 1850
census of Forsyth County. She was
married about 1860 to James H. Henderson, according to Forsyth County
marriage records.
William R. Whitmire, son of Christopher Whitmire and Nancy Reece Whitmire, was born about 1839. He appeared in the 1850 cenus of Forsyth
County as a 13-year-old living in his father's household. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Cintha Whitmire, daughter of Samuel Whitmire
and Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born about 1795.
Alpha Whitmire, son of Samuel Whitmire and
Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born about 1797. "A. P. Whitmire," possibly, was enumerated in
the 1850 census of Forsyth County as the head of Household 1263-1263, 31st
District, page 196:
"Whitmire,
A. P. 45, born in North Carolina
Elizabeth 50, born in South
Carolina"
Stephen Whitmire, son of Samuel Whitmire and
Polly Holcomb Whitmir, was born August 25, 1799 in Pendleton
District. He was married about 1820 to
Mary Robertson who was born in 1802 in Oconee County.
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1840 census of
Rabun County, Georgia, and he was enumerated September 26, 1850 as the head of
a household in Rabun County, 597th District, Houshold 160-160:
"Whitmire,
Stephen 52, born in South Carolina
Mary 48, born in
South Carolina, wife
Robert[son?] R. 19, born in
South Carolina, son, married
within the year
Mary
L. F. 14, born in South Carolina,
daughter, at-
tending school"
They reappeared as Household 26-26 at Clayton, Georgia in the
1860 census of Rabun County, 597th District:
"Whitmire,
Stephen 68, born in South Carolina
Mary 58, born in South
Carolina, wife"
He wrote his will in Rabun County in 1866.
Following her death about 1862 he was remarried to Patsy Mary
Cobb who was born February 18, 1802 in South Carolina. They lived in Oconee County, South
Carolina. He was buried in Clayton,
Georgia Baptist Church Cemetery. No
children were born to Patsy Mary Cobb Whitmire who was born in 1802.
Children born to Stephen Whitmire and Mary Robertson
Whitmire include:
William R. "Billy"
Whitmire
born October 30, 1822
John Warren
Whitmire born June 16, 1829
Lewis Robert
Whitmire born March 5, 1832
Mary Lucinda F.
Whitmire born in 1836
William R[obertson?] "Billy" Whitmire, son of
Stephen Whitmire and Mary Robertson Whitmire, was born
October 30, 1822 in South Carolina, probably in Oconee County. He moved to Rabun County, Georgia and built
a log cabin on his land one mile north of Clayton. He was married in 1845 to Hannah McCurry who was born
December 23, 1827 in North Carolina to Amos McCurry and Rachel McCurry. Hannah McCurry Whitmire
died July 27, 1898, and William R. "Billy" Whitmire died
February 5, 1904 in Clayton, Georgia.
They were buried in the Baptist Church Cemetery there.
Children born to William R. "Billy" Whitmire
and Hannah McCurry Whitmire include:
Sarah
Whitmire born May 27, 1845
John Columbus
Whitmire born January 26, 1847
Mary Ann Morena
Whitmire
born June 20, 1848
William Stephen
J. Whitmire born January 8, 1853
Rolin Logan
Whitmire born May 23, 1856
Rachel Nancy
Rosetta Whitmire born March 6, 1859
Samuel Rufus
Whitmire born
May 26, 1861
Robert Adolphus
Whitmire born January 23, 1864
Sarah Whitmire, daughter of William R.
"Billy" Whitmire and Hannah McCurry Whitmire, was
born May 27, 1845 at Clayton, Georgia.
She was married in 1863 to John M. Burton, son of Jeremiah
Burton, who was born in 1845.
He died February 13, 1922, and she died May 30, 1924. They were buried in Bethlehem Baptist Church
Cemetery.
John Columbus Whitmire, son of William R.
"Billy" Whitmire and Hannah McCurry Whitmire, was
born January 26, 1847 in Clayton. He
removed to Macon County, South Carolina where he was married August 1, 1867 to
Jane Elizabeth Williams who was born there July 26, 1849. They returned to Rabun County, Georgia in
1884. She died there December 17, 1922,
and he died in Walhalla, South Carolina August 6, 1929.
Ten children were born to them, including:
Sylvester
"Ves" Whitmire born July 5, 1870
Jacob B.
Whitmire born November 3, 1871
Lewis C.
Whitmire born August 19, 1873
Lydia
Whitmire born March 12, 1876
Pollie E.
Whitmire born April 1, 1878
Elbert Newton
Whitmire born August 18, 1880
Clingman
Whitmire born September 29, 1882
Rufus Melvin
Whitmire born February 21, 1884
Hannah Elizabeth
Whitmire born January 18,
1886
Steven Alexander
Whitmire born december 19,
1890
Sylvester "Ves" Whitmire, son of John
Columbus Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was
born July 5, 1870 in Rabun County. He
was married February 21, 1895 to Delia Thompson and was remarried to
Mary Pitts. He was killed by a
bootlegger whom he surprised transporting whiskey in Rabun County. Children born to Sylvester "Ves"
Whitmire, Delia Thompson Whitmire and Mary Pitts Whitmire are unknown.
Jacob B. Whitmire, son of John Columbus Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born November 3,
1871 in Macon County. He was married to
Jane Garland of North Carolina about 1905. Children born to Jacob B. Whitmire and Jane Garland
Whitmire are unknown.
Lewis C. Whitmire, son of John Columbus Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born August 19,
1873 in Macon County. He was married
about 1895 to Mary Page. Later
he was remarried to Minnie Wells of Cornelia, Georgia. Children born to Lewis C. Whitmire,
Mary Page Whitmire and Minnie Wells Whitmire are unknown.
Lydia Whitmire, daughter of John Columbus Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born March 12, 1876
in Macon County. She was married to
Jonas Burrell of Towns County, Georgia March 1, 1896. She died October 25, 1965.
Pollie E. Whitmire, daughter of John Columbus Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born April 1, 1878
in Macon County. She was married
February 18, 1897 to John M. Carter and lived in Orlando, Florida. She
died August 2, 1941. A descendant, J.
Harold Carter, in 1984 lived in Gainesville, Georgia.
Elbert Newton Whitmire, son of John Columbus Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born August 18,
1880 in Macon County. He was married
about 1903 to Hattie Wilson of Belton, South Carolina. She was the daughter of John A. Wilson and Lucy Horton Wilson and the granddaughter of John A.
Horton of Anderson, South Carolina.
Elbert Newton Whitmire and Hattie Wilson Whitmire
lived in Tampa, South Carolina.
Children born to them include:
Elbert Newton
Whitmire, Jr. born about 1910
Elbert Newton Whitmire, Jr., son of Elbert Newton
Whitmire and Hattie Wilson Whitmire, was born about
1910. In 1984 he lived in Athens,
Georgia.
Clingman Whitmire, son of John Columbus Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born September 29,
1882 in Rabun County. He was married
about 1905 to Mary Louise Carter, daughter of T. N. Carter of
Westminster, South Carolina. Clingman
Whitmire and Mary Louise Carter Whitmire made their home in
Westminster. In 1984 a descendant,
Betty Whitmire, lived in Orlando, Florida, and another, Louise Boone, lived in
Erwington, Georgia.
Rufus Melvin Whitmire, son of John Columbus Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born February 21,
1884 in Macon County. He was married
about 1908 to Bertha Garland.
Children born to Rufus Melvin Whitmire and Bertha Garland Whitmire are unknown. A descendant,
David Roy Whitmire, in 1984 lived in Port Lavaca, Texas.
Hannah Elizabeth Whitmire, daughter of John Columbus
Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born
January 18, 1886 in Macon County. She was married to Read Lemuel Rothell of Toccoa, Georgia and was later remarried to Nathan G. Outzs
of Greenwood, South Carolina.
Children born to them include:
Read Lemuel
Rothell, Jr. born about 1910
Read Lemuel Rothell, Jr., son of Read Lemuel Rothell and Hannah Elizabeth Whitmire Rothell, was born about
1910. In 1984 he lived in Monroe,
Georgia.
Steven Alexander Whitmire son of John Columbus
Whitmire and Jane Elizabeth Williams Whitmire, was born
December 19, 1890 in Macon County. He
was married about 1910 to Jessie Hawkins. Later he was remarried, wife's name Ester. In 1983 Ester Whitmire
lived in Florida. Children born to
Steven Alexander Whitmire and Jessie Hawkins Whitmire are
unknown. Helen Burrell Howard, a
descendant, in 1984 lived in Clayton, Georgia.
Mrs. Joe B. Ferguson, Whitley City, Kentucky, is also a descendant.
Mary Ann Morena Whitmire, daughter of William R.
"Billy" Whitmire and Hannah McCurry Whitmire, was
born June 20, 1848 in Rabun County. She
was married about 1870 to Albert Lovell, son of Jessie Lovell. He died in 1905 and was
buried at Carnes Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. She died in 1940 at Toccoa, Georgia and was buried beside her
husband.
William Stephen J. Whitmire, son of William R.
"Billy" Whitmire and Hannah McCurry Whitmire, was
born January 8, 1853. He was married
about 1888 to Sarah Dotson and was remarried to Lillie Addington. He became a Baptist minister
and a successful merchant. He was a
member of First Baptist Church of Toccoa and assisted in the organization of
Second Baptist Church of which he served as pastor, according to "History
of Stephens County, Georgia." In
1907 he was listed as owning a "livery stable worth $2,500." Children born to Lillie Addington Whitmire are unknown.
One son was born to William Stephen J. Whitmire and
Sarah Dotson Whitmire:
James Bartow
Whitmire born in 1873
James Bartow Whitmire, only child of Stephen Whitmire and Sarah Dotson Whitmire, was born in 1873. He was killed by stepping into an open
elevator shaft in Atlanta in 1897 and was buried in Toccoa City Cemetery.
Rolin Logan Whitmire, son of William R.
"Billy" Whitmire and Hannah McCurry Whitmire, was
born May 23, 1856 in Rabun County. He
was married about 1880 to Martha J. Singleton and was remarried to Genovia Ramey. He became a
Baptist minister. Children born to
Rolin Logan Whitmire, Martha J. Singleton Whitmire and Genovia
Ramey Whitmire are unknown.
Rachel Nancy Rosetta Whitmire, daughter of William R.
"Billy" Whitmire and Hannah McCurry Whitmire, was
born March 6, 1859 in Rabun County. She
was married January 23, 1876 to Levi Berryman Shirley, son of Berryman
Shirley and Beersheba Jones Shirley.
Samuel Rufus Whitmire, son of William R.
"Billy" Whitmire and Hannah McCurry Whitmire, was
born May 26, 1861. He was married about
1894 to Lucy Emaline Moss of Hart County, Georgia who was born June 5,
1875. He died May 8, 1940, and she died
January 11, 1941.
Children born to Rufus Whitmire and Lucy Emaline Moss
Whitmire include:
Lucy Whitmire born August 12, 1907
Lucy Whitmire, daughter of Samuel Rufus Whitmire and Lucy Emaline Moss Whitmire, was born August 12,
1907. She was married about 1927 to
Berry Floyd who became Rabun County School Superintendent.
Robert Adolphus Whitmire, son of William R.
"Billy" Whitmire and Hannah McCurry Whitmir, was
born January 23, 1864 in Rabun County.
He was married May 10, 1896 to Leila Manley who was born March
20, 1875. Robert Adolphus Whitmire and Leila Manley Whitmire lived at Carnesville, Georgia. She died April 17, 1960.
John Warren Whitmire, son of Stephen Whitmire
and Mary Robertson Whitmire, was born June 16, 1829 in South Carolina,
probably Oconee County. He was married in 1847 to Frances Victoria Gaine, daughter of William Jordan Gaines and Mary Ann Bell Gaines. She was born April 30, 1833
in Rabun County, Georgia. He became a
Baptist minister.
He was enumerated October 7, 1850 as the head of Household
195-195 in the census of Rabun County, 597th District:
"Whitmire,
John 21, born in South Carolina
Fanny 17, born in Georgia,
wife
(infant) 3/12, born in Georgia,
daughter"
The household of John Warren Whitmire was enumerated a
second time in the 1850 census of Rabun County in 587th District, page 328.
He removed along with his brother Lewis Robert Whitmire
to Arkansas. She died in 1906 in
Madison County, Arkansas, and he died there January 7, 1909. She was buried in Burk Cemetery near Red Star,
Arkansas, and he was buried nearby in Pinnacle Cemetery.
Children born to John Warren Whitmire and Francis
Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire include:
Mary Vilanta
Whitmire born November 4, 1850
Ester Altha
Whitmire born January 24, 1852
(infant) born July 25, 1853
Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire born March 1, 1855
John Lawson
Whitmire born February 15, 1856
(infant)
born January 16, 1857
Robert
Christopher Whitmire born February 14, 1860
Milas Cobb
Whitmire born April 8, 1862
Fannie Lucinda
Whitmire born May 12, 1866
Martha Jane
Whitmire born August 15, 1868
Sarah Hazeltine
Whitmire (twin) born
March 25, 1871
Ave Erie
Clementine (twin) born March 25, 1871
Mary Vilanta Whitmire, daughter of John Warren Whitmire and Francis Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire, was
born November 4, 1850.
Ester Altha Whitmire, daughter of John Warren Whitmire and Francis Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire, was
born January 24, 1852.
An infant was stillborn to John Warren Whitmire and Francis Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire July
25, 1853.
Rubin Layfiet Whitmire, son of John Warren Whitmire and Fannie Gaines Whitmire, was born March 1, 1855. He was married October 3, 1871 to Harriet
Louise Davenport daughter of Martin Davenport. She was born in North Carolina January 2,
1849. She died in 1896 and was buried
in Pinnacle Cemetery in Madison County.
He was remarried April 10, 1897 to Cordelia Ashbrook Gardner. He died November 20, 1913 and
was buried in Pinnacle Cemetery. Cordelia Ashbrook Garder Whitmire died in Vallejo, California, according to Floy Allen Berry, 301 N. Aladdin
Drive, Anaheim, California, 92801.
Children born to Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Harriett
Louise Davenport Whitmire include:
Hiram Monroe
Whitmire born October 1, 1872
Mary Jane
Whitmire born December 12, 1873
Sarah Estell
Whitmire born March 5, 1877
(infant) born October 9, 1878
Margaret Melissa
Whitmire born September 1879
William Jordan
Whitmire born November 12, 1883
Lucinda Viana
Whitmire born May 16, 1886
Parytine
Whitmire born February 8, 1889
Rindy Viola
Whitmire born February 9, 1891
Charity Marilda
Whitmire born July 4, 1893
Children born to Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Cordelia Ashbrook
Gardner Whitmire include:
Beulah
Whitmire born March 24, 1898
Oma Lee
Whitmire born March 22, 1900
Frona Ester
Whitmire born November 4, 1901
Andy Rubin Whitmire born January 25, 1903
Hattie Magdalene
Whitmire born May 21, 1805
Mollie Anis
Whitmire born April 5, 1907
John Virgil
Whitmire born December 1, 1910
Hiram Monroe Whitmire, son of Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born October 1,
1872. He died October 23, 1873.
Mary Jane Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born December 12,
1873 at Clayton, Georgia. She was married in 1888 to Rufus Allen. In 1894 they lived in Madison County,
Arkansas. He died May 5, 1932, and she
died December 5, 1949 in Los Angeles, California.
One son was born to them:
Ira Melton
Allen born May 31, 1894
Ira Melton Allen, son of Rufus Allen and Mary
Jane Whitmire Allen, was born May 31, 1894 in Madison County,
Arkansas. He was married about 1918 to Ethel Marie Smith who was born
October 3, 1901 in Garfield County, Oklahoma.
He died September 12, 1969, and she died August 22, 1975.
Children born to them include:
Kenneth Charles
Allen born about 1920
Emery Orin
Allen born about 1922
Clinton Robert
Allen born about 1924
Floy Beatrice
Allen born about 1927
Reta Joy
Allen born
about 1930
Clayton Dean
Allen born about 1933
Jimmy Dale
Allen born about 1937
Sarah Estell Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born
March 5, 1877. She was married about
1893 to William DeLong. She
died about 1914.
An infantwas born to them October 9, 1878 and died
after a short time.
Margaret Melissa Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born in
September 1879. She was married about
1898 to Noah Jacob Stufflebeam.
Seven children were born to them.
She died in 1963 in Rabun County, Georgia.
William Jordan Whitmire, son of Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born November 12,
1883 and died a few days later.
Lucinda Viana Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born May
16, 1886. She was married about 1903 to
Bill Hawkins. Eight children
were born to them. In 1968 she lived in
Oklahoma.
Parytine Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born February 8,
1889. She was married about 1908 to
Bill Stubb. In 1968 she lived
in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She died in
1972.
Rindy Viola Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born
February 9, 1891. She was married about
1910 to Henry Nail. In 1968
she lived in Maricopa, California.
Charity Marilda Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire and Harriett Louise Davenport Whitmire, was born
July 4, 1893. She was married about
1910 to Ora Alvin Massey. Later
she was remarried to Ernest Knull.
In 1968 she lived in Buena Park, California.
Beulah Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Cordelia Ashbrook Gardner, was born March 24, 1898 in
Madison County, Arkansas. She was
married about 1916 to Rev. Henry Grubbs. She died September 14, 1941.
Oma Lee Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Cordelia Ashbrook Gardner Whitmire , was born March 22,
1900. She was married about 1918 to
Dewey Collin Cox. Two children
were born to them. In 1968 she lived in
Oklahoma.
Frona Ester Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire and Cordelia Ashbrook Gardner Whitmire, was born Novenber 4, 1901. She was married about
1918 to Chloe Bivins. One
daughter, La Voyce Bivins, was born to them about 1920.
Andy Rubin Whitmire, son of Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Cordelia Ashbrook Gardner Whitmire, was born January 25,
1903. He was married about 1925 to
Mabel Clovis.
Children born to Andy Rubin Whitmire and Mabel Clovis
Whitmire include:
Afadeen
Whitmire born about 1926
Sherril
Whitmire born about 1928
Andy Rubin
Whitmire II born about 1931
Carleen
Whitmire born about 1934
Jerry
Whitmire born about 1937
Hattie Magdalene Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire and Cordelia Ashbrook Gardner Whitmire, was born May
21, 1905. She was married about 1923 to
Ellis Franks. One child was
born to them.
Mollie Anis Whitmire, daughter of Rubin Layfiet
Whitmire and Cordelia Ashbrook Gardner Whitmire, was born
April 5, 1907. She was married about
1924 to Albert Carl Young. One
daughter was born to them.
John Virgil Whitmire, son of Rubin Layfiet Whitmire and Cordelia Ashbrook Gardner Whitmire, was born December 1,
1910. A daughter, Virginia Whitmire, was born to him about 1940.
John Lawson Whitmir, son of John Warren Whitmire and Frances Victoria
"Fannie" Gaines Whitmire, was born about 1851 in Rabun Co,
Georgia. He was married about 1874 to
Tilda Coffey . Children born to
John Lawson Whitmire and Tilda Coffey Whitmire are unknown.
A infant was born to John Warren Whitmire
and Frances Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire January 16,
1857. It is believed that the child
died in infancy.
Robert Christopher Whitmire, son of John Warren
Whitmire and Frances Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire, was born February 14, 1860 in Rabun County. He accompanied his brother in a move to Arkansas and was married
there about 1877, wife's name Dora. A
second wife was named Angeline Whitmire, and his third was named Jane
Whitmire. He was buried in Pinnacle
Cemetery in Madison County, Arkansas.
Children born to Robert Christopher Whitmire and Dora
Whitmire include:
Frank
Whitmire born about 1879
Frank Whitmire, son of Robert Christopoer Whitmire and Dora Whitmire, was born about 1879 in Madison County. In 1972 he lived in Oklahoma, directly
across the state line from Cyclone Springs, Arkansas.
Milas Cobb Whitmire, son of John Warren Whitmire and Frances Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire was
born April 8, 1862 in Rabun County. He
was married about 1882 to Betty Davenport, daughter of Martin
Davenport.
Fannie Lucinda "Cindy" Whitmire, daughter of
John Warren Whitmire and Frances Victoria "Fannie" Gaines
Whitmire, was born May 12, 1866.
She was married about 1882 to Alfred Cook.
Martha Jane Whitmire, daughter of John Warren Whitmire and Frances Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire, was
born August 15, 1868. She was married
about 1888 to Bill Burk..
Sarah Hazeltine Whitmire, twin daughter of John Warren
Whitmire and Frances Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire, was born March 25, 1871.
Ave Erie Whitmire, twin daughter of John Warren
Whitmire and Frances Victoria "Fannie" Gaines Whitmire, was born March 25, 1871.
Lewis Robert Whitmire, son of Stephen Whitmire
and Mary Robertson Whitmire, was born March 5, 1832 in South
Carolina. He was married February 25,
1852 to Jane Wedley. Later he
was remarried to Martha A. Elizabeth Gaines.
He appeared as the head of Household 27-27 in the 1860 census of
Rabun County, 597th District:
"Whitmire,
L. R. 28, born in South Carolina
Martha
A. E. 25, born in Georgia, wife
A....
R. 7, born in Georgia, daughter
Mary
L. F. 5, born in Georgia,
daughter"
He died June 12, 1912 at Thompson, Arkansas. Children born to Lewis Robert Whitmire, Jane Wedley Whitmire and Martha A. Elizabeth Gaines Whitmire include:
A. R.
Whitmire born in 1853
Mary L. F.
Whitmire born in 1855
Mary Lucinda Whitmire, daughter of Stephen Whitmire and Mary Robertson Whitmire, was born about 1836. She was married about 1854 to Ruben Humphrey
Gaines.
Delila Whitmire, daughter of Samuel Whitmire
and Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born in 1802.
Ginnie Whitmire, daughter of Samuel Whitmire
and Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born about 1806.
Hester Whitmire, son of Samuel Whitmire and
Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born about 1809.
Larkin Whitmire, son of Samuel Whitmire and
Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born in 1812. He was married November 10, 1830 to Mary Thompson, according to
Jackson County, Georgia marriage records.
Children born to Larkin Whitmire and Mary Thompson Whitmire are unknown.
Josie Whitmire, daughter of Samuel Whitmire
and Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born about 1813. She was married December 16, 1830 to Stephen
Whitmire [unidentified], according to Jackson County, Georgia records.
Balona Whitmire, child of Samuel Whitmire and
Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born in 1814.
Pollina Whitmire, daughter of Samuel Whitmire
and Polly Holcomb Whitmire, was born about 1817.
Christopher Whitmire, son of Michael Whitmire
and Cathene Whitmire, was born about 1774 in Pendleton District. He appeared as the head of Household 787 in
the 1800 census of that district.
The family was enumerated as:
Whitmire,
Christopher white male 16-26
white female 26-45
white female 10-16
white female 0-10
white female 0-10
white female over 45"
He is believed to be the "Christopher Whitmire" who
purchased 158 acres "on the north fork of the Keowee River" from
Stephen Whitmire August 25, 1802 as recorded in Oconee County, South
Caroline Deed Book 9, page 672. The
deed was witnessed by "Samuel Whitmire," believed to be,
another brother.
"Christopher Whitmire: was a witness to a deed dated
October 23, 1802 conveying 150 acres from Thomas Robertson to Henry Whitmire, according to Pendleton District Deed Book G, page 252.
Christopher Whitmire received a deed, perhaps a
confirmation deed, from Stephen Whitmire to 158 acres "on Cain
Creek" December 16, 1808, according to Anderson County, South Carolina
Deed Book 1, page 315.
William Whitmire, son of Michael Whitmire and Cathene Whitmire, was born about 1775 in Pendleton District. He was married about 1799, wife's name
Elizabeth. He appeared in the 1800
census of that district as the head of Household 892:
"Whitmire,
William white male 16-26
white female 16-26
white female over 45"
He reappeared there in the 1810 census:
"Whitmire,
William white male 26-45
white female 26-45
white male over 45
white female over 45
white male 10-16"
He reappeared there in the 1820 census, page 311:
"Whitmire,
William white male over 45
white female over 45
white female 16-26
white male over 45"
He reappeared in the 1830 census of Pendleton County, South
Carolina as:
"Whitmire,
William white male 50-60
white female 40-50
white female 70-80"
In 1840 he was recorded as the head of a household in the census
of Gilmer County, Georgia, according to Lynda Dorene Whitmire Wright. The family was listed as:
"Whitmire,
William white male 50-60
white female 50-60
white female 80-90
white male 10-15"
In October 1984 Lynda Dorene Whitmire Wright and Nancy
Jane Hinkle Flesch located the will of William Whitmire in
Gilmer County probate records. The will
lays to rest the question as to whether there was a Henry Whitmire,
according to the letter of Lynda Dorene Whitmire Wright written
October 25, 1984:
"It took us 15 years, but we finally have proof that what
people have been saying was Henry, an original brother, is actually Henry, son
of Michael. This will
belongs to William Whitmire, son of Michael.
He lived to be in his seventies and evidently outlived his children. We have an earlier deed on him that mentions
his son William Whitmire and his wife Elizabeth. His son evidently died early and didn't leave any living
children."
The will, written May 2, 1850 and recorded in Gilmer County Will
Book 1850-1913, page 1, read:
"Georgia
Gilmer County
May the 2nd 1850 Eighteen hundred and fifty whereas I, William
Whitmire, of the State and County aforesaid am old and afflicted and believing
that my departure is near at hand, and am now possessed of a sound mind and
memory, I do publish in this my last will and testament after all my just debts
are paid I do hereby will and bequeath the following property unto Elizabeth
Whitmire (my wife) a certain negro woman named Lane and her two children, Emily
and Lucy, and Mourning, a woman, also, also all the house furniture unto her
Elizabeth Whitmire during her natural life at her death I will and bequeath the
above named negroes to Daniel Whitmire and John Whitmire, both of the State of
South Carolina, my brother Henery Whitmire's sons, also the house furniture I
will to her to dispose as she pleases.
I do hereby publish and appoint in this my last will and testament John
H. Johnson my lawful executor to exicute my will and the affairs of my business
and remaining property consisting of a negro man named Allen, land and all the
other property of diverse kinds, stock and He after me and to carry out the
Injunction of this will and testament to bring to sale in a lawful manner all
the property belonging to me save that which I have bequeathed to my wife in
the above, and after all lawful claims against me are paid, the money
remaining, if any, to [be] devided between my brothers and sisters in witness
of the above I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above
written, signed, sealed, and published in the presence of
John Seay his
Elias Pettit William X Whitmire
Cyrus Seay mark
Georgia } Court of Ordinary
Gilmer County }
March Term 1853
The within Last Will and Testament of William Whitmire late of
said County deceased, having been duly proven at this regular Term in open
Court upon the oaths of Cyrus Seay, John Seay and Elias Pettit, subscribing
witnesses. Ordered that the same be
admited to record, March 3rd day 1853.
Wm. Erwin
C.C.O."
Children born to William Whitmire and Elizabeth
Whitmire include:
William
Whitmire born about 1800
William Whitmire, son of William Whitmire and
Elizabeth Whitmire, was born about 1800 in Pendleton District. He died prior to 1850.
Catherine Whitmire, daughter of Michael Whitmire and Cathene
Whitmire, was born about 1784 in Pendleton District.
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