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. WHITMIRE.040,
MISCELLANEOUS
Michael Whitmer, Peter Whitmer
and Ulrich Whitmer, apparently brothers, arrived in America 28th, 8th month,
1733 in a group of 84 Palatine families (286 individuals), according to
"Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants." They came from Rotterdam, The Netherlands via Cowles on the ship
"Hope" out of London, Captain Dan Reid, master.
==O==
Isaac Widmer, Rudolph Widmer
and Hans Jacob Widmer, apparently brothers, arrived in America 15th, 8th month,
1750 aboard the ship "Royal Union" from Rotterdam, via Cowles,
according to "Thirty Thousand Names of Immigrants."
ALABAMA==========
CHEROKEE COUNTY,
ALABAMA====
Fielding Calloway Whitmire was
born in Cherokee County in 1858. He was
married about 1890 to Annie Ella Stephenson who was born in Montgomery County,
Texas in 1874. In 1896 and in 1906 he
was Santa Fe Railway station agent at Lometa, Texas, according to Lampasas
County, Texas Probate Birth Books P3 and P5.
He was enumerated as the head
of a household in the 1900 census of Lampasas County, Enumeration District 105,
page 1, precinct 3:
"Whitmire, Fielden 41, born March 1859 in Alabama
Annie 25, born October 1874 in Texas
Bernard
6, born July 1893 in Texas
Merle 4, born February 1896 in Texas"
The family reappeared in the
1910 census of Lampasas County, Enumeration District 171, page 166:
"Whitmire, Fielden C. 50, born in 1859 in Alabama
Annie E.
35, born in 1874
Bernard
L. 16, born in 1893
Merle
B. 14, born in 1896
Clyde
P. 4, born in 1906"
Annie Ella Stephenson Whitmire
died December 26, 1910, according to Lampasas County Probate Book 7, pages 30,
61 and 62. She left a community
property estate of $1,800 which included a residence in Lometa, formerly
Montvale, Texas. Children were listed
as: "Bernard L. Whitmire, 18; Merle B. Whitmire, 15 and Clyde P. Whitmire,
5."
Children born to Fielding
Calloway Whitmire and Annie Ella Stephenson Whitmire include:
Bernard Lyle Whitmire born in July
1893
Merle Bernice Whitmire born February 23, 1896
Clyde Powell Whitmire born March 23, 1906
Bernard Lyle Whitmire, son of
Fielding Calloway Whitmire and Annie Ella Stephenson Whitmire, was born in
Texas in July 1893. He appeared in his
father's household in the 1900 and 1910 enumerations of Lampasas County. He died June 29, 1937 in Wichita County,
Texas, according to Texas BVS File 34106.
Merle Bernice Whitmire,
daughter of Fielding Calloway Whitmire and Annie Ella Stephenson Whitmire, was
born February 23, 1896. She appeared in
the 1900 and 1910 enumerations of her father's household and was mentioned as a
15-year-old in her mother's probate in 1901.
Clyde Powell Whitmire, son of
Fielding Calloway Whitmire and Annie Ella Stephenson Whitmire, was born March
24, 1906, according to Lampasas County Birth Book 1, page 39. His birth was recorded as "Phildon Whitmire,
Jr, son of Phildon Whitmire, of German descent, but his name was changed after
the birth was registered.
==O==
J. A. Whitmire, a resident of
Cherokee County, "was among the throngs who went west about 1871,"
according to "History of Cherokee County, Alabama" by Mrs. Frank Ross
Stewart.
LAUDERDALE COUNTY,
ALABAMA====
Moses Whitmire, a farmer who
was born in South Carolina in 1807, appeared as the head of a household in the
1850 census of Lauderdale County, page 252, enumerated November 14, 1850:
"Whitmire, Moses
43, born in South Carolina
Milla
33, born in South Carolina
Sarah
13, born in Alabama
William 11, born in Alabama
Martha 9, born
in Alabama
Nancy 7, born in Alabama
Francis 4, born in Alabama
Ruth 2, born in Alabama"
He reappeared in the 1860
census of Lauderdale County. His family
was recorded as:
Whitmire, Moses
52, born in South Carolina, farmer, $250 real estate
Milley
43, born in South Carolina
Martha 17, born in Alabama
Nancy
13, born in Alabama
Sarah
F. 12, born in Alabama
Ruth A.
11, born in Alabama
Henry 9, born in Alabama
Milley 5, born in Alabama
Joseph 2, born in Alabama"
LIMESTONE COUNTY,
ALABAMA====
William Whitmire was enumerated
as the head of a household in the 1820 census of Limestone County:
"Whitmire, William white male over
21
white female
under 21
white male
under 21" MARSHALL COUNTY, ALABAMA====
John Anderson Whitmire was born
September 28, 1835 in Georgia. He was
married about 1860, wife's name Lucinda Abigail. She was born October 12, 1842.
In 1865 they lived in Marshall County.
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1880 census of Red River
County, Texas, Enumeration District 106, page 13, precinct 8. The family was rendered as:
"Whitmire, John A.
45, born in Georgia
Lucinda 36, born in Alabama, wife
Jefferson
D. 18, born in Alabama, son
James
D. 15, born in Alabama, son
Lucas
R. 12, born in Alabama, son
Victoria
A. 10, born in Alabama, daughter
Emma
E. 8, born in Texas, daughter
Lula 1, born in Texas,
daughter"
Lucinda Abigail Whitmire died
January 6, 1895, and he was remarried to Alice Ella Moore. John Anderson Whitmire died December 12,
1899 and was buried beside Lucinda Abigail Whitmire at Box Elder, Texas. Nan Hill, "1849-1930" is buried in
an adjacent grave.
"Mrs. Alice I. Whitmire,
widow of John Anderson Whitmire," of Red River County received Confederate
Pension No. 47536, according to Texas pension records. He served in Company C, Thirty-first Alabama
Infantry Regiment.
Mrs. Alice Ella Moore Whitmire was enumerated as the head of a
household in the 1900 census of Red River County, Enumeration District 114,
page 3, precinct 8:
"Whitmire, Alice E. 42, born October 1857 in South Carolina
John L.
1, born November 1898 in Texas, son
Moore, Dollie M.
24, born March 1876 in Texas, sister"
She reappeared as the head of a
household in the 1910 census of Red River County, Enumeration District 130,
page 33:
"Whitmire, Ella
51, born in South Carolina
John 11, born in Texas, son"
Children born to John Anderson
Whitmire, Lucinda Abigail Whitmire and Alice Ella Moore Whitmire, according to
the family bible, include:
Jefferson D. Whitmire
born in 1862
Laura Whitmire
born in 1864
James Williard Whitmire
born February 1, 1865
Robert Whitmire born in 1874
Mary Whitmire
born in 1876
Willard Whitmire
born in 1881
Lilly Whitmire
born in 1888
John L. Whitmire
born in November 1898
Jefferson D. Whitmire, son of
John Anderson Whitmire and Lucinda Abigail Whitmire, was born in 1862 in
Alabama. He was married about 1887,
wife's name Mollie who was born in Tennessee in 1870.
He appeared as the head of a
household in the 1910 census of Clay County, Texas, Enumeration District 39,
page 3:
"Whitmire, Jeff 48, born in 1862 in Alabama
Mollie 40,
born in 1870 in Tennessee
Homer
H. 21, born in 1888, son
John
19, born in 1891, son
Gertrude
B. 16, born in 1894, daughter
Frank 11, born in 1899, son
Lillie
E. 7, born in 1903,
daughter"
Homer H. Whitmire, son of
Jefferson D. Whitmire and Mollie Whitmire, was born in 1888. He was married about 1912, wife's name Lena
M. Whitmire who was born in 1891. He died in 1967, and she died in 1968. They were buried in Clay County, according
to "Clay County, Texas Cemeteries."
James Willard Whitmire, son of
John A. Whitmire and Lucinda Whitmire, was born February 1, 1865 in Marshall
County. He is believed to be
"James D. Whitmire" in the 1880 census. He was married about 1895, wife's name Nannie L.
He appeared as the head of a
household in the 1900 census of Hill County, Texas:
"Whitmire, James W. 35, born February 1865 in Alabama
Nannie L.
26, born February 1874 in Texas
John
G. 4, born December 1895 in
Texas
James K.
2, born October 1897 in
Texas
Jesse 3/12,
born February 1900 in Texas"
He died October 29, 1932 in
Hillsboro, Texas. Children born to
them, according to Mrs. Verna Mettler, Ft. Worth, Texas, include:
John Gordon Whitmire
born in December 1895, enumerated in the 1900
James Knox Whitmire
born in October 1897
Jesse Benson Whitmire
born in 1900
Onnie Frank Whitmire
born in 1902
Fred Willard Whitmire
born in 1904
Lorraine W. Whitmire
born in 1905
Ceral Irma Whitmire
born in 1906
Vera Olivia Whitmire
born in 1910
Verna Emily Whitmire
born in 1913
John Gordon Whitmire, son of
James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in December 1895. He was enumerated in the 1900 census of Hill
County as a five-year-old. A daughter,
Mary Alice Whitmire, was born to him about 1920. She was married about 1940, husband's name Stiles.
James Knox Whitmire, son of
James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in October 1897. He appeared as a two-year-old in the 1900
census of Hill County. He died in 1949 at age 53. Children born to him include:
George Whitmire
born about 1920
Gladys Whitmire
born about 1922
Robert Whitmire
born about 1925
Dorothy Whitmire
born about 1928
Jesse Benson Whitmire, son of
James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in 1900. He lived in Natalia, Texas in 1968.
Onnie Frank Whitmire, son of
James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in 1902. He died in 1965 at age 63. Children born to him include:
Frank Whitmire
born about 1925
Delores Whitmire
born about 1928
Bobby Whitmire
born about 1931
Fred Willard Whitmire, son of
James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in 1904. He died in December 1918 at age 14.
Lorraine W. Whitmire, daughter
of James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in 1905. In 1968 she lived in Miami, Florida.
Ceral Irma Whitmire, daughter
of James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in 1906. She was married about 1926, husband's name
Wakely. She died in 1963 at age 57. One son was born to them.
Vera Olivia Whitmire, daughter
of James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in 1910. In 1968 she lived in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Verna Emily Whitmire, daughter
of James Willard Whitmire and Nannie L. Whitmire, was born in 1913. In 1968 she lived in Ft. Worth.
Lucas R. Whitmire, son of John
Anderson Whitmire and Lucinda Abigail Whitmire, was born in 1868 in
Alabama. He appeared as a 12-year-old
in the 1880 census of Red River County.
It is believed that he was the Dr. L. R. Whitmire who was buried in
Cuthand Cemetery, Red River County.
Lilly Whitmire, daughter of
John Anderson Whitmire and Lucinda Abigail Whitmire, was born in 1887 in
Alabama. She appeared at age 13 living
in the home of her brother-in-law Isaiah L. Lawson in the 1900 census of Red
River County, Enumeration District 114, page 6, precinct 8.
ARKANSAS==========
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY,
ARKANSAS====
Dorothy A. Whitmire was married
in 1981 to Billy D. Barnes, according to Craighead County Marriage Book B22,
page 490.
==0==
Elsie C. Whitmire was married
in 1975 to Owens Toddy, according to Craighead County Marriage Book B13, page
576.
CRAWFORD COUNTY,
ARKANSAS====
William Whitmire who was born
in Georgia in 1832 appeared as an 18-year-old in the 1850 census of Van Buren,
Arkansas.
FAULKNER COUNTY,
ARKANSAS====
James Whitmire received land
grant Warrant No. 26,823 in 1836 in Faulkner County as a veteran of the War of
1812.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,
ARKANSAS====
I. Whitmire was enumerated June
13, 1900 as the head of a household in the census of Franklin County, Hogan
township:
"Whitmire, I.
21, born March 1873 in Arkansas, father born in Arkan-
sas, mother born in Arkansas, married within the
year
Ida 20, born in Arkansas, father born in
Arkansas, mother
born in
Arkansas, wife"
==O==
Jacob Whitmire, 17, born in Missouri
and Joseph Whitmire, 14, born in Missouri appeared in a Phillips household in
the 1880 census of Franklin County.
==O==
John Whitmire, 27, "born
May 1873 in Mississippi, father born in Tennessee, mother born in
Tennessee," appeared in the 1900 census of Franklin County, Wittich
township, in the household of Lafayette Harris.
==O==
William Whitmire appeared as
the head of a household June 3, 1880 in the census of Franklin County, Wittich
township, Household 48-48:
"Whitmire, William 32, born in Arkansas, father born in Georgia,
mother
born in Texas,
Amanda
27, born in Alabama, father born in Georgia,
mother
born in Alabama, wife
William 8, born in Alabama,
father born in Arkansas,
mother born
in Alabama, son
Isaac 3, born in Alabama,
father born in Arkansas,
mother born
in Alabama, son
Elizabeth 2, born in Alabama, father born in
Arkansas,
mother born
in Alabama, daughter"
HOT SPRINGS COUNTY,
ARKANSAS====
Powhattan Whitmire was born in
Georgia in 1825. He was enumerated as
the head of a household in the 1850 census of Hot Springs County:
"Whitmire, Powhattan 25, born in Georgia
Jane 24, born in Arkansas
Jacob 2, born in
Arkansas"
==O==
William D. Whitmire was born in
1818 in Georgia. He was married about
1838, probably in Hot Springs County.
His family was enumerated in the 1850 census of Hot Springs County as
Household 446-446:
"Whitmire, William D. 32, born in Georgia
Ede
32, born in Mississippi
Nancy
10, born in Arkansas
Cecilly
7, born in Arkansas
Henry
5, born in Arkansas
William
3, born in Arkansas
Isaiah
1, born in Arkansas"
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ARKANSAS====
Poney Whitmire, born in 1819 in
Georgia and his wife Candesy Whitmire, born in 1929 in Arkansas, appeared in
the 1850 census of Montgomery County.
==O==
Salvadore Whitmire was born in
1824 in Georgia. He was enumerated as
the head of family in the 1850 census of Montgomery County:
"Whitmire, Salvadore 26, born in Georgia
Martha A.
25, born in Tennessee
Mourning
2, born in Arkansas
Dennis
2/12, born in Arkansas"
==O==
Tamah Whitmire, born in
Missouri in 1790, was enumerated in the 1850 census of Montgomery County, along
with her granddaughter Amanda Whitmire, born in Arkansas in 1848, according to
Lois Ladora Crossland Price (C2/7.5).
FLORIDA==========
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA====
Bessie Whitmire, born July 19,
1904, died August 4, 1942, age 38, was buried in the Whitmire family cemetery
at Pensacola, Florida.
GEORGIA==========
Pvt. Ennen Whitmire served in
the Second (Jenkins) Regiment of Georgia Volunteers and Militia in the War of
1812.
COBB COUNTY, GEORGIA====
John Whitmire was enumerated as
the head of a household in the 1850 census of Cobb County, Roswell District,
page 111.
==O==
James Madison Whitmire was born
May 18, 1839 in Cobb County. He was
married about 1866 to Tempie Ann Bates Whatley who was born June 29, 1842 in
Neshoba County, Mississippi.
They were enumerated in the
1880 census of Panola County, Texas, Enumeration District 67, page 13, precinct
8:
"Whitmire, James M. 41, born in Georgia
Tempy A.
37, born in Mississippi, wife
Eugene C.
11, born in Texas, son
Eugenia M.
9, born in Texas, daughter
James H.
7, born in Texas, son
Jerome R.
6, born in Texas, son
Mary E.
4, born in Texas, daughter
Emmet C.
2, born in Texas, son
Robert E.
L. 11/12, born in Texas, son"
He died September 15, 1887 in
Panola County, according to D. P. Whitmire, 1733 Weiler Blvd, Ft. Worth, Texas,
76112.
Tempy Ann Bates Whatley
Whitmire appeared in the household of her son, Robert E. Lee Whitmire, in the
1900 census of Panola County, Enumeration District 73, page 22, precinct 8:
"Whitmire, Robert L. 18, born June 1881 in Texas
Tempy A.
56, born June 1845 in Mississippi, mother
Eugenia
29, born November 1870 in Texas sister"
Tempy Ann Bates Whatley
Whitmire died there in January 1908.
Eugene C. Whitmire was born in
April 1869. He was recorded as an
11-year-old in the 1880 enumeration of his father's household in 1880 in Panola
County. He was enrolled in Male Female Institute at Cold Springs, Texas in
Polk County in 1881.
He appeared as the head of his
own household in the 1900 census of Rusk County, Texas, Enumeration District
86, page 12:
"Whitmire, Eugene 31, born April 1869 in Texas
Fannie
24, born September 1875 in Texas
Martin, Alfred
20, born January 1880 in Texas, boarder"
Eugenia M. Whitmire was born in
1871. She died December 12, 1919 in
Bell County, according to Texas BVS File 34011.
James H. Whitmire was born in
1873. He was married about 1900, wife's
name Ozella. He was enumerated in the 1910 census of Bell County as the head of
a household. Included in their household were Elmore Whitmire, a step-son who
was born in 1907, James M. Whitmire, a son who was born in 1908 and Tempia
Whitmire who was born in 1910.
Jerome Ross Whitmire was born
February 10, 1874 in Panola County. He
was married at Water Valley, Texas to Daisie May Robinson. He died August 24, 1950 in Pecos, Texas.
Children born to Jerome Ross Whitmire and Daisie May Robinson Whitmire are
unknown.
Emmett C. Whitmire was born in
1878. He died unmarried in Panola
County.
Robert E. Lee Whitmire, son of
James Madison Whitmire and Tempie Ann Bates Whatley Whitmire, was born in
1879. He appeared as the head of a
household in the 1900 census of Panola County, Enumeration District 73, page
22. precinct 8. He was married about 1903, wife's name Ruth.
He appeared as the head of a
household in the 1910 census of Panola County, Enumeration District 130, page
307:
"Whitmire, Lee 30, born in 1879 in Texas
Ruth
26, born in 1884, wife
Cecile
6, born in 1904 in Texas, daughter
Courtland 4, born in 1906 in
Texas, son
Lee, Jr.
11/12, born in 1909 in Texas, son"
One report states that he lived
in Panola County, Texas in 1917 and that he was married to Artie Mae Henderson
in Jefferson County, Texas. He died at
Nacogdoches, Texas.
Jerome W. Campbell, Box 175,
Anadarko, Oklahoma wrote July 8, 1970 to Mary Alnora "Nora" Cox
Drennan (D2/10.4) that he was a great-grandson of James Madison Whitmire.
FORSYTH COUNTY, GEORGIA====
A. P. Whitmire was enumerated
in the 1850 census of Forsyth County as the head of Household 1263-1263, 31st
District, page 233. The family was
composed of:
"Whitmire, A. P. 45, born in North Carolina
Elizabeth
50, born in South Carolina"
==0==
G. W. Whitmire was enumerated
as the head of a houshold in the 1850 census of Forsyth County, 31st District,
page 196.
==O==
James M. Whitmire was married
May 14, 1838 to Carey Hollins in Forsyth County. He was the head of Household 1198-1198 in the 1850 census of
Forsyth County. Children born to James
M. Whitmire and Carey Hollins Whitmire are unknown.
==O==
James W. Whitmire was married
May 20, 1847 to Catharine Hadder, according to Forsyth County marriage
records. Children born to James W.
Whitmire and Catharine Hadder Whitmire are unknown.
==O==
Malinda Whitmire was married
October 21, 1838 to Emanuel Fendly, according to Forsyth County marriage
records.
HALL COUNTY, GEORGIA====
Henderson Whitmire was
enumerated as the head of a household August 31, 1850 in Hall County, 38th
District, page 375:
"Whitmire, Henderson 28, born in South Carolina
M. M.
24, born in Georgia, wife
M. A. J.
4, born in Georgia, son
B.
3, born in Georgia, son
S. [?] E.
3/12, born in Georgia, female"
==O==
James L. Whitmire was married
September 19, 1833 to Lucretia Gilliland, according to Hall County Marriage
Book A. Children born to James L.
Whitmire and Lucretia Gilliland Whitmire are unknown.
JACKSON COUNTY, GEORGIA====
Henry Whitmire appeared as the
head of a household in the 1850 census of Jackson County, 45th District, page
15.
==0==
Nancy Whitmire was married
November 25, 1830 to Edward Carlile, according to Jackson County marriage
records.
==0==
Obiah Whitmire, born March 12,
1860-died September 29, 1949, was buried in Mountain Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery. His wife, Venitia Allen
Whitmire, born April 18, 1869-died July 17, 1936, was buried beside him.
==O==
R. A. E. Whitmire, born July
11, 1866-died June 24, 1900, was buried in Mountain Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery.
==O==
R. G. Whitmire, born December
11, 1819-died January 30, 1902, was buried in Mountain Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery. Mary A. M. Whitmire, his
wife, died August 13, 1881 at age 55, was buried beside him.
==O==
Stephen Whitmire was married
December 16, 1830 to Terry Whitmire, according to Jackson County marriage
records.
LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA====
Henry Whitmire appeared as the
head of a household in the 1850 census of Lumpkin County, Yellow District, page
75.
RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA====
Mary Whitmire was married in
1795 to William Beaty, according to "Records of Augusta, Georgia,
1785-1813."
KENTUCKY==========
Fred Whitmire served in
Kentucky Mounted Volunteers Third (Allen's) Regiment in the War of 1812.
NATCHITOCHES PARISH,
LOUISIANA===
Stephen Whitmire, "white
male, over 45" was enumerated in the 1840 census of Natchitoches Parish.
ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA=====
Merida Caston Whitmire, wife of
James W. Whitmire, died in New Orleans February 21, 1980, according to
"New Orleans Times-Picayune."
ST. LANDRY PARISH,
LOUISIANA====
Joseph Whitmire was enumerated
as the head of a household in the 1820 census of St. Landry Parish.
MARYLAND==========
Stephen Whitmire, was enlisted
February 20, 1777 as a private in Maryland troops, Third Regiment, according to
"Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783."
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND====
George Whitmire was enumerated
in the 1790 census of Washington County.
The family was listed as:
"Whitmire, George white male over 16
white male under 16
seven females"
William Whitmire was enumerated
in the 1790 census of Washington County.
The family was rendered as:
"William Whitmire white male over 16
white male under 16
four females"
MISSISSIPPI==========
ADAMS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI====
Charles Whitmire was born in
Mississippi in 1798. He appeared as the
head of Household 143-143 in the 1850 census of Adams County. His family was rendered as:
"Whitmire, Charles 52, born in Mississippi, planter
Elizabeth
47,
Sydney Charles
10"
HOLMES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI====
Stephen Whitmore was enumerated
as the head of Household 957-957 in the 1850 census of Holmes County:
"Whitmore, Stephen 40, born in W.C. [Washington City?], carpenter
Mary
33, born in Mississippi
James
8, born in Mississippi
Silas
3, born in Mississippi
Eliza G.
2, born in Mississippi"
LAFAYETTE COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI====
James Whitmire, "age 3,
born in Alabama," was recorded in the household of Susan Bell, No.
1167-1167, in the 1850 census of Lafayette County.
MARSHALL COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI====
Joshua Whitmire was born in
South Carolina in 1810. He appeared as
head of Household 941-941 in the 1850 census of Marshall County:
"Whitmire, Joshua 40, born in South Carolina, sawyer
Anna B.
30, born in South Carolina
Edward J.
12, born in South Carolina
Mary M.
8, born in South Carolina
John S.
7, born in Mississippi
Emma C.
5, born in Mississippi
William R.
2, born in Mississippi"
MONROE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI====
Charles H. Whitmire was born in
Virginia [?] in 1811, lived in Tennessee from at least 1834 to 1846 and was
enumerated as the head of Household 224-224 in the 1850 census of Monroe
County, west section:
Whitmire, Charles H.
39, born in Virginia [?], laborer, $200 r. e.
Lucy A.
30, born in Virginia
Edwin
16, born in Tennessee, student
Lucy A.
14, born in Tennessee
William A.
12, born in Tennessee
Mary R.
11, born in Tennessee
Dionetia
8, born in Tennessee
Charles
6, born in Tennessee
Joseph I.
4, born in Tennessee"
NORTH CAROLINA==========
No Whitmire individuals were
listed in the census indices for 1790, 1800, 1810 or 1820.
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA====
"Miss Bessie Whitmire of
Easley, South Carolina is visiting her home in Rosman this week," according
to the March 15, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News."
==0==
C. Whitmire was born about 1814
in South Carolina. He was enumerated as
the head of a household in the 1880 census of Transylvania County:
"Whitmire,
C. 66, born in South Carolina,
father born in
South Carolina, mother born in
South Caro-
lina
Martha Ann
49"
==0==
Carl Whitmire who is an
employee on the railroad had a foot badly crushed Wednesday morning, the
"Sylvan Valley News" reported in the August 30, 1907 edition.
==0==
Christopher Whitmire was
married December 2, 1871 to Martha Drinan by C. M. Gillespie, Esq, according to
Transylvania County marriage records.
Children born to Christopher Whitmire and Martha Drinan Whitmire are
unknown.
==0==
Christopher Whitmire was born
about 1815 in North Carolina. He
appeared as the head of Household 38-38 in the 1870 census of Transylvania
County:
"Whitmire, Christopher 55, born in North Carolina
Jane
64
Sarah A.
26"
==0==
Craig J. Whitmire, born March
16, 1900, died October 17, 1972, was buried in Whitmire family cemeetery at
Rosman.
==0==
Davis Whitmire, born April 8,
1887, died August 15, 1955, was buried in the Whitmire family cemetery at
Rosman.
==0==
Mrs. Elizabeth Whitmire, born
July 15, 1831, died June 25, 1921, was buried in the Whitmire family cemetery
at Rosman.
==0==
F. V. Whitmire was "a
visitor in Brevard last week," according to the January 18, 1907 edition
of "Sylvan Valley News."
"Mrs. F. V. Whitmire returned home last Sunday evening after an
extended visit to Greenville and other points in South Carolina,"
according to the March 15, 1907 issue.
"Mrs. F. V. Whitmire returned home last Saturday evening after
spending several days with her parents in Tennessee where Mr. Waters is doing
railroad work," the newspaper reported May 3, 1907.
==0==
"Mrs. Freeman Whitmire has
returned from Asheville where she went for medical treatment," according
to the May 3, 1907 issue of "Sylvan Valley News." In the same edition appeared, "Freeman Whitmire,
E. M. Whitmire's constable, had E. M. Meese under arrest, but let him get away,
and he has been hiding out for some time.
It is reported that he has gone to Montana. Said he is not going to face the charges against him.. He has left his family here."
==0==
George W. Whitmire, born in
1884, died in 1952 and his wife, Elma L. Whitmire, born in 1874, no death date,
are buried in Whitmire family cemetery at Rosman.
==0==
"Grover Whitmire
representing the Keystone Type Foundry of Philadelphia was a visitor in Brevard
Wednesday," according to the June 21, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley
News." Harry D. Whitmire of Rosman was married about 1940 to Nannie B.
Galloway, daughter of
Robert Thurman Galloway and Mary Esther Chapman Galloway,
according to the research
of Haskell Pruitt of Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Children born to Harry D.
Whitmire and Nannie B. Galloway Whitmire include:
Orrin Whitmire
born about 1942
Maria Whitmire
born about 1945
==0==
J. B. Whitmire, born November
24, 1856, died June 5, 1936, and his wife, Telethia O. Whitmire, born February
9, 1854, died February 11, 1931, were buried in Whitmire family cemetery at
Rosman.
==0==
Janie M. Whitmire, born January
1, 1896, died January 10, 1927, was buried in Whitmire family cemetery at
Quebec.
==0==
"Mrs. Robert Whitmire and
her sister Mrs. J. M. Morgan have been entertaining their sister Mrs. Gillespie
of East Ford this week," according to the April 19, 1907 of "Sylvan
Valley News."
==0==
"Jordan Whitmire and sister
Olivia and Laura and Dan Glazener attended the commencement at Broad Valley
last week," according to the March 29, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley
News."
"Jordan Whitmire cut 16
1/2 cords of 4 foot wood from one large chestnut tree. It measured 8 feet in diameter and was 69
feet to the first limb. Uncle Bill
measured it," according to the August 2, 1907 edition of "Sylvan
Valley News."
The newspaper reported in its
August 23, 1907 edition that Jordan Whitmire of Jackson County was visiting at
"Uncle Johns." "Jordan
Whitmire has the finest timber limits in the county."
==0==
"Misses Laura and Olivia
Whitmire and Bertha Glazener went shopping in Brevard last week,"
according to the May 31, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News."
"Misses Laura and Leona
Whitmire of Rosman attended church here Sunday," according to the June 28,
1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News."
==0==
Lawrence G. Whitmire was born
in 1884 in North Carolina. He was
married about 1907 to Estelle McAbee.
He died in 1923 in Transylvnia County, according to "Index to North
Carolina Ancestors." Children born
to Lawrence G. Whitmire and Estelle McAbee Whitmire are unknown.
==O==
"Mrs. M. C. Whitmire's
home at Cherryfield was the scene of the marriage of her sister, Stella
Cantrell to Davis Glazener, according to the August 16, 1907 edition of
"Sylvan Valley News."
M. C. Whitmire, born in 1879,
died in 1948, was buried in Whitmire family cemetery, Rosman.
==0==
"Misses Nan and Dallas
Whitmire went to Brevard last week," according to the May 3, 1907 edition
of "Sylvan Valley News."
==0==
"Miss Nannie Whitmire and
E. Augustus Glazener, both of Rosman, were married Wednesday morning at the
home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Zeb Burrell on Depot Street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. William
P. Chedester. The happy couple left on
the morning train, and after an extended bridal tour will return to their home
in Rosman," reported the May 17, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley
News."
==0==
"Miss Olive Whitmire of
Rosman attended church in Brevard," according to March 8, 1907 editon of
"Sylvan Valley News."
==0==
"Pal Whitmire was seen
passing through Dunns Rock a few days ago.
Now, I wonder if he is getting tired of South Carolina already,"
was the editor's comment in the April 19, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley
News."
==0==
R. A. Whitmire, born May 20,
1860, died October 26, 1882, was buried in Whitmire family cemetery at Rosman.
==0==
"R. A. Whitmire got his
foot hurt on the railroad Saturday and is taking a week off and he and his wife
are visitn her father, B. C. Batson of Calvert," according to the August
2, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News."
==0==
"Mrs. Robert Whitmire of
Brevard received a visit from her Aunt Beulah Orr of Calvert for the past few
days," according to "Sylvan Valley News" edition of January 25,
1907. Beulah Orr was reportedly "critically
ill" there April 12, 1907, according to the newspaper.
"Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Whitmire of Brevard were visiting W. H. Garren last week," according to
the May 31, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News."
==0==
Rosa M. Whitmire, born in 1861,
died July 30, 1889 at the age of 28, was buried in Whitmire family cemetery at
Rosman.
==0==
Roy Christopher Whitmire, son
of Loonie William Whitmire and Edith
Bell Whitmire, was married May 25, 1935 to Eva Malinda Chapman, daughter of
William John Chapman and Essie Mazilda Morgan, according to
the research of Haskell Pruitt. She was
born February 9, 1918.
Children born to Roy
Christopher Whitmire and Eva Malinda Chapman Whitmire include:
Dora Mae Whitmire
born April 30, 1936
Harold William "Bud" Whitmire born July 16, 1937
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Whitmire born July 15, 1947
Donald Lee Whitmire born December 21, 1948
Ronnie Christopher Whitmire born December 15, 1951
Dora Mae Whitmire, daughter of
Roy Christopher Whitmire and Eva Malinda Chapman Whitmire, was born April 30,
1936. She was married October 2, 1955
in Pickens County, South Carolina to Wayne Jack Lanning, son of Eugene L.
Lanning and Kathleen Moses Lanning. He
was born July 21, 1936 and died January 19, 1976. He was buried in Powell Memorial Cemetery, Rosman. One son, Wayne Karl Lanning, was born to
them November 18, 1956.
Harold William "Bud"
Whitmire, son of Roy Christopher Whitmire and Eva Malinda Chapman Whitmire, was
born July 16, 1937. He was married May
4, 1957 to Marilyn Faye Rogers, daughter of Paul Rogers and Jane Rogers. She was born May 12, 1940.
Children born to Harold William
"Bud" Whitmire and Marilyn Faye Rogers Whitmire include:
Jeffrey William Whitmire born March 17, 1962
Brenda Marilyn Whitmire born September 12, 1963
Patricia Ann "Patsy"
Whitmire, daughter of Roy Christopher Whitmire and Eva Malinda Chapman
Whitmire, was born July 15, 1947. She
was married June 30, 1964 to Claxton Monroe Owen who was born January 28, 1945
to Rev. R. V. Owen and Juinita Lowe Owen.
Children born to them include:
Pamela Rene Owen born May 4, 1965
David Claxton Owen
born July 25, 1967
Julie Ann Owen born August 3, 1974
Matthew Monroe Owen born September 10, 1975
Donald Lee Whitmire, son of Roy
Christopher Whitmire and Eva Malinda Chapman Whitmire, was born December 21,
1948. He was married December 22, 1968
to Beverly Elaine Gillespie, daughter of Fred Gillespie and Ora Owen
Gillespie. They were divorced in 1984.
Children born to Donald Lee
Whitmire and Beverly Elaine Gillespie Whitmire include:
Tammy Juanita Whitmire born July 25, 1971
Ronnie Christopher Whitmire,
son of Roy Christopher Whitmire and Eva Malinda Chapman Whitmire, was born
December 15, 1951. He was married March
3, 1972 to Dianne L. Owen, who was born January 19, 1954 to J. C. Owen and
Helen Jones Owen.
Children born to Ronnie
Christopher Whitmire and Dianne L. Owen Whitmire include:
Aaron Christopher Whitmire born November 3, 1981
==0==
Sallie Matilda Whitmire was born
in 1869 in North Carolina. She died in
1946 in Transylvania County, according to "Index to North Carolina
Ancestors."
==0==
T. W. Whitmire, a merchant in
Brevard, placed an advertisement in the November 30, 1900 edition of
"Sylvan Valley News," "Christmas has landed at Whitmires. You can't find a nicer line in any
town. Prices low. Remember the staple stuff, shoes, hats,
shirts, underwear for men and women, ladies capes and jackets, ready made
clothing and overcoats. Going til
January 1 at a great reduction.
Remember I am the oldest merchant in Brevard."
"T. W. Whitmire and Henry
LeRoy were in Hendersonville and Asheville during the week to purchase
additional horses for their livery stable," according to the June 28, 1907
edition of "Sylvan Valley News."
"Mrs. T. W. Whitmire and
daughters who have been visiting relatives in Waynesville returned to their
home at Aethelwold Tuesday," according to the July 5, 1907 edition of the
newspaper.
==0==
Transylvania County Superior
Court veniremen in 1907 included Thomas Whitmire, Notman 07 edition of the
newspaper.
==0==
Transylvania County Superior
Court veniremen in 1907 included Thomas Whitmire, Notman R"Van Whitmire
landed in Brevard this week to spend a few days with his family,"
according to "Sylvan Valley News" of March 15, 1907.
==0==
W. F. Whitmire, born October
23, 1856, died November 29, 1856, was buried in the Whitmire family cemetery at
Rosman.
==0==
W. P. Whitmire and J. C.
Whitmire laid out Whitmire street in 1894 through their property Brevard,
according to the February 15, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News."
W. P. Whitmire, a merchant of
Cherryfield, placed an advertisement in the April 25, 1902 editon of
"Sylvan Valley News," "Hello, people, stop and see what is in
the little store house at Cherryfield.
W. P. Whitmire is in possession of this property land has something
there for you to look at; but after seeing, if goods and prices don't suit,
pass on and let him keep them. No man
should buy what he doesn't need nor what he can't pay for, but everyone is
pleased with bargains and honest treatment.
So stop, be social, take a drink (water, of course). Columbus Whitmire in charge.
W. P. Whitmire entered a claim
for 30 acres of land in Eastatoe township "on the waters of East Fork of
French Broad River" December 3, 1906, according to the January 4, 1907
edition of "Sylvan Valley News."
He was a member of the Knights of Pythis Lodge 143 in 1907. The newspaper reported that he was on a
committee along with T. W. Whitmire "in the interest of a new railroad
from Knoxville, Tennessee to Greenville, South Carolina via Brevard."
"Capt. W. P. Whitmire went
to Waynesville to be present for the organization of the transcontinental
railway," according to the April 26, 1907 edition.
"Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Whitmire's infant child, Boyce Whitmire,
is very ill. Little hope of recovery is
entertained," according to the May 31, 1907 edition of the newspaper.
==0==
Walter C. Whitmire, born May
24, 1894, died March 16, 1968, was buried in Whitmire family cemetery at
Rosman.
PENNSYLVANIA==========
Christophel Witmer arrived in
Pennsylvania in 1752 aboard the ship "Halifax." according to the
research of Carlyle Stewart.
==0==
Daniel Whitmire served in the
Pennsylvania Militia, 138th (Miller's) Regiment in the War of 1812.
==0==
Francis Whitmire, who was born
about 1755, served as a private in Pennsylvania revolutionary forces. He was married about 1777 to Catherine
Rust. He died in 1832. Children born to
Francis Whitmire and Catherine Rust Whitmire are unknown.
DAUPHIN COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA====
Heinrich Whitmire and Catherine
Losch Whitmire were the parents of Johannes Whitmire who was born March 10,
1780 and baptized March 27, 1780.
Sponsors of the child was Christoph Whitmer and Christina Whitmer,
according to "Marriages in Pennsylvnia German Churches."
SOUTH CAROLINA==========
Christopher Whitmire served in
Austin's Regiment, South Carolina Troops in the War of 1812.
CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH
CAROLINA====
Sara Whitmire was married
Saturday, November 18, 1797 to John Glenn by Rev. Dr. Hollingshead, according
to the "Charleston Gazette."
GREENVILLE DISTRICT, SOUTH
CAROLINA====
Samuel Whitmire was enumerated
in the 1800 census of Greenville District as the head of a household composed
of:
"Whitmire, Samuel white male 26-45
white female 16-26
white male 10-16
white female 0-10
white male 0-10
white female 0-10"
Mrs. W. H. Whitmire was
"buried June 22, 1904, age 65 years," according to her tombstone in
Springwood Cemetery, Greenville.
LAURENS COUNTY, SOUTH
CAROLINA====
John Whitmire, a minister, died
intestate in 1780, leaving Ailcey Whitmire, his widow. She was shortly remarried to George Young,
according to the research of Mrs. Frank N. Reeder, editor of "Linkage for
Ancestral Research," 924 Solar Road, NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87107 in
1970.
Children of Rev. John Whitmire
and Ailcey Whitmire include:
Mary Whitmire
born about 1770
Lydia Whitmire born in 1772
Sarah Whitmire
born about 1774
Ann Whitmire
born about 1776
Margaret Whitmire
born about 1778
Mary Whitmire, daughter of Rev.
John Whitmire and Ailcey Whitmire, was born about 1770. She was married about 1787 to Robert
Duckett.
Lydia Whitmire, daugher of Rev.
John Whitmire and Ailcey Whitmire, was born about 1772. She was married about 1795 to Thomas
Duckett, believed to be a brother to Robert Duckett. Two children were born to them.
She was remarried about 1805 to Simon Reeder, Jr, and four children were
born to them.
Sarah Whitmire, daughter of
Rev. John Whitmire and Ailcey Whitmire, was born about 1774. She was married about 1792 and had a
daughter, Lucinda.
Ann Whitmire, daughter of Rev.
John Whitmire and Ailcey Whitmire, was born about 1776. She was married to David Reeder, brother to
Simon Reeder, Jr, about 1794. Following her death he was remarried to Agnes
Harris, daughter of Joseph Harris.
Margaret Whitmire, daughter of
Rev. John Whitmire and Ailcey Whitmire, was born about 1778.
NEWBERRY COUNTY, SOUTH
CAROLINA====
B. Whitmire was a Newberry
County soldier in the campaign against the Seminole Indians in Florida.
=SOUTH CAROLINA====
B. Whitmire was a Newberry
County soldier in the campaign against the Seminole Indians in Florida. =e
served as charter deacons in the First Baptist Church of Whitmire, South
Carolina
which was organized June 12, 1841, according to Mrs. Frank
N. Reeder.
==0==
John Whitmire was married
before 1832 to Nancy Boyce, daughter of John Boyce and Sara Robertson Boyce of
Laurens District, South Carolina, according to "Newberry County, South
Carolina Genealogy and History" by George L. Summers. Children born to John Whitmire and Nancy
Boyce Whitmire are unknown.
==0==
Phebe Hagood wrote her will in
Newberry District September 6, 1835 and died there June 13, 1836. The will, probated October 19, 1836,
provided:
"In the Name of God
Amen. I Phebe Whitmire of Newberry
District and State of South Carolina being in a low state of bodily health but
of perfect and disposing state of mind, and feeling desirous to dispose of all
the earthly goods which God in his kind providence hath conferred on me do
make, constitute and ordain this my last will in manner and form following,
after my just debts and funeral expences are all paid, To Wit:
I will and bequeath unto my
younger brother John and Caroline Whitmire all my estate both real and personal
of every nature kind or quality whatsoever of which I may be in possession or
entitled to either in law or equity at the time of my decease to them and their
heirs forever. It is my will that the
same be equally divided between them provided they both arrive at the age of
twenty one. Should either die in
minority it is my will that the surviving one received the whole. I do hereby revoke all former wills by me
made and constitute and ordain this to be my last will and testament in witness
whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my seal this sixth day
of September in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-five
and in the Fifty-ninth year of the Independence of the United States of
America.
Signed, sealed, published and
declared by said her
Phebe Wninth year of the Independence of the United States of America.
Signed, sealed, published and
declared by said her
Phebe Wesenge and in the presence of each other have signed the same as
witnesses.
William Maret Samuel Anderson James Fenwick
OCONEE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA====
Christie C. Whitmire was elected to the South Carolina 81st
General Assembly from
Oconee County in 1935.
PENDLETON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA====
George Whitmire was mentioned as a justice of the peace in a deed
written in
Pendleton County March 29, 1797, according to Pendleton County
Deed Book C-D, page
359.
==0==
Joseph Whitmer was enumerated in the 1790 census of 96th District,
Pendleton County
as the head of a household composed of "one white male under
16, one female and two
slaves," according to "Heads of Households, South
Carolina, 1790." The will of
Joseph Weidmayer, native of Germany, was probated in Laurens
County, South Carolina
May 27, 1803. Lynda Dorene
Whitmire Wright reports that the will is not
found there.
PICKENS COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA====
Laura Whitmire Clark, born 1862, died 1947, was buried in Oolenoy
Baptist Church
Cemetery in Pickens County.
==0==
Barnett H. Whitmire was born October 16, 1872. He was married about 1894, wife's
name Robertie M. She was
born July 6, 1870. He died January 17,
1943, and she died
June 6, 1964. They were
buried in Cedar Rock Baptist Church Cemetery in Pickens
County, according to "Greenville County, South Carolina
Cemetery Survey."
Children born to Barnett H. Whitmire and Robertie M. Whitmire were
buried in their
plot in Cedar Rock Baptist Church Cemetery:
"Joel Whitmire, son of B. H. and Bertie Whitmire, born July
18, 1898-died November 21, 1914."
"Paul Whitmire, died April 24, 1899, age 16."
"Gladys Orean Whitmire, daughter of B. H. and E. B. Whitmire,
died October 24, 1900."
"Deforest Whitmire, son of B. H. and E. B. Whitmire, born
September 28, 1909-died September 23, 1911."
Also buried in Cedar Rock Baptist whitmire, son of B. H. and E. B.
Whitmire, born
September 28, 1909-died September 23, 1911."
Also buried in Cedar Rock Baptist==
Irvin Augustus Whitmire, born Delcember 15, 1870, died November 4,
1929, was buried
in Oolenoy Baptist Church Cemetery in Pi==
Irvin Augustus Whitmire, born Delcember 15, 1870, died November 4,
1929, was buried
in Oolenoy Baptist Church Cemetery in Piounty.
==O==
Susan Whitmire, baptized in 1874 and Mary Whitmire, baptized in
1875, were mentioned
in the minutes of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
==O==
William Whitmire was the executor of the will of Jesse Low, Sr.
May 16, 1836 in
Pickens County.
==O==
William Whitmire was a witness to the will of Daniel Alexander
written in Pickens
County June 11, 1853.
==O==
William Whitmire lived adjacent to property owned by A. B. Grant,
Phillip Sneed and
Samuel Albertson, Sr. in Pickens County in May 1866.
==0==
William C. Whitmire, born July 14, 1876, died July 31, 1896, was
buried in Oolenoy
Baptist Church Cemetery, Pickens, South Carolina.
TENNESSEE==========
BRADLEY COUNTY, TENNESSEE====
Buried in Macedonia Cemetery in Bradley County were:
Henderson Whitmire, born December 7, 1820, died December 29,
1873.
Sallie S. Whitmire, born March 12, 1888, died February 24, 1890.
Amanda Whitmire, born January 15, 1890, died September 9, 1894.
Ruth Whitmire, born June
10, 1850, died January 14, 1920.
Buried in Ramsey Cemetery in Bradley County were:
Nealy N. Whitmire, born 1883, died 1961.
George Whitmire, born July 19, 1918, died April 29, 1944,
Tennesse, Private,
U.S. Army
Pledger H. Whitmire, born November 2, 1921, died April 7, 1966.
Will Whitmire, born April 14, 1905, died July 29, 1963,
Tennessee TEC, U.S.
Army, WWII.
2, 1921, died April 7, 1966.
Will Whitmire, born April 14, 1905, died July 29, 1963, Tennessee
TEC, U.S.
Army, WWII.
Nanny Whitmire, born June 2, 1913, died July 3, 1913.
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