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David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6), son of Jesse Whitmire (W6/1.3) and Nancy Durden Whit­mire (D6/3.4), was born in 1822 in Washington Parish, Louisiana.  He was married in 1840 in Louisiana, wife's name Mary.

 

He received a Third Class Land Grant, H.R. No. 402 August 1, 1842 for 320 acres, ac­cording to the research of Patricia Ann "Patty" Bennett McGinty (B1/1.2).  The land was later surveyed in Rusk County, Texas and was sold to James W. Brown for $55 March 25, 1850.  The property was resold August 4, 1853.

 

He appeared as the head of Household 201-201 in the 1850 census of San Augustine County, Texas.  The family was rendered as:

 

        "Whitmire, Kension      27, born in Louisiana, laborer, illiterate

                   Mary         26, born in Mississippi

                   Lenora        9, born in Texas

                   George W.     4, born in Texas

                   Susana        3, born in Texas

                   James      3/12, born in Texas

         Whitmire, Nancy        56, born in Georgia, mother

                   Jesse        18, born in Mississippi, brother"

 

He reappeared as the head of a household in the 1860 census of San Augustine County:

 

        "Whitmire, Kension      35, born in Mississippi

                   Mary         34, born in Mississippi

                   George W.    14, born in Texas

                   Susan        12, born in Texas

                   Marion       10, born in Texas

                   David         8, born in Texas

                   Albert        6, born in Texas

                   Henry         2, born in Texas

           Gipson, Ben          23, born in Texas

                   Louisa       19, born in Texas"

 

Children born to David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whitmire include:

 

        Lenora Whitmire               (W4/6.1)        born in 1841

        George W. Whitmire            (W4/6.2)        born in 1846

        Susanna Whitmire              (W4/6.3)        born in 1847

        James Marion Whitmire         (W4/6.4)        born in May 1849

        David Kension Whitmire, Jr.   (W4/6.5)        born in 1852

        William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6)        born in 1854

        Henry Whitmire                (W4/6.7)        born in 1858

        Mary Sarah Whitmire           (W4/6.8)        born in 1860

        Jack Whitmire                 (W4/6.9)        born in 1863

        Marion Whitmire               (W4/6.10)       born in 1866

 

Lenora Whitmire (W4/6.1), daughter of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whit­mire, was born in 1841 in San Augustine County.  She was married about 1860 to Ben Gipson (G4/1.1).  They appeared in the 1860 census of her father's household.

 

George W. Whitmire (W4/6.2), son of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whitmire, was born in 1846 in San Augustine County.  He appeared as a four-year-old in 1850 and at age 14 in 1860 in the census enumerations of his father's household. A George W. Whitmire, believed to be (W4/6.2), of Newton County was appointed guardian of Francis Peacock, a minor.  He deeded to J. B. Powell "1/4 of 250 acres in Youngblood Survey" for Francis Peacock, a minor, "heir of Octavia Peacock" March 29, 1876, according to Newton County Deed Book K, page 114.

 

Susanna Whitmire (W4/6.3), daughter of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whit­mire, was born in 1847 in San Augustine County.  She appeared as a three-year-old in 1850 and as a 12-year-old in the 1860 census of her father's household.

 

James Marion Whitmire (W4/6.4), son of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whit­mire, was born in May 1849 in San Augustine County.  He is described as "Marion Bose" [Boss?] by James Weldon Whitmire (W1/1.2).  He appeared at age three months in the 1850 enumeration and as a 10-year-old in the 1860 enumeration of his father's house­hold.  He was married March 30, 1874 to Amanda Jane "Mandy" Bass (B4/1.2), according to San Jacinto County Marriage Book A, page 103.  She was born February 3, 1856 in Louisiana.

 

He appeared as the head of a household in the 1900 census of Montgomery County, Enu­meration District 107, page 10:

 

        "Whitmeyer, Marion      born in May 1849 in Texas

                    Mandy       born in February 1856 in Louisiana

                    Simon       born in March 1885 in Texas

                    Sam         born in August 1887 in Texas

                    Virginia    born in March 1890 in Texas

                    Effie       born in October 1894 in Texas

                    Ola         born in November 1896 in Texas"

 

She died February 10, 1936 and was buried in Morgan Cemetery, Montgomery County.  He died in Harris County December 20, 1938, according to Texas BVS File 56054.

 

Children born to James Marion Whitmire (W4/6.4) and Amanda Jane "Mandy" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.2), according to James Weldon Whitmire (W1/1.2), include:

 

        Mary Whitmire               (W3/4.1)        born about 1875

        Jane Whitmire               (W3/4.2)        born about 1877

        James Marion Whitmire       (W3/4.3)        born about 1880

        Simon "Simie" Whitmire      (W3/4.4)        born in March 1885

        Samuel Whitmire             (W3/4.5)        born in August 1887

        Virginia "Jennie" Whitmire  (W3/4.6)        born in March 1890

        Melvin Whitmire             (W3/4.7)        born about 1892

        Ethel Whitmire              (W3/4.8)        born in October 1894

        Leola Whitmire              (W3/4.9)        born in November 1896

        Elizabeth Whitmire          (W3/4.10)       born about 1901

 

James Marion Whitmire (W3/4.3), son of James Marion Whitmire (W4/6.4) and Amanda Jane "Mandy" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.2), was born about 1877.  He was married July 26, 1899 to Mattie Mizell (M3/1.1), according to Hardin County Marriage Book 1-2.

 

Children born to James Marion Whitmire (W3/4.3) and Mattie Mizell Whitmire (M3/1.1) include:

 

        Claude Charles Whitmire (W2/3.1)        born about 1905

 

Claude Charles Whitmire (W2/3.1), son of James Marion Whitmire (W3/4.3) and Mattie Mizell Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born about 1905.  He was married about 1925 to Olga Lanora Hermes (H2/1.1).

 

Children born to Claude Charles Whitmire (W2/3.1) and Olga Lanora Hermes Whitmire (H2/1.1) include:

 

        Claude William Whitmire (W1/1.1)        born September 25, 1927

        James Weldon Whitmire   (W1/1.2)        born about 1929

 

Claude William Whitmire (W1/1.1), son of Claude Charles Whitmire (W2/3.1) and Olga Lanora Hermes Whitmire (H2/1.1), was born September 25, 1927, according to Liberty County Birth Book 4, page 259.

 

James Weldon Whitmire (W1/1.2), son of Claude Charles Whitmire (W2/3.1) and Olga Lanora Hermes Whitmire (H2/1.1), was born about 1929.  He was married about 1950 to Augusta Louise Delishaw (D1/1.1).

                                              

Children born to James Weldon Whitmire (W1/1.2) and Augusta Louise Delishaw Whitmire (D1/1.1) include:

 

        Patty Whitmire                  (W-1/2.1)       born about 1952

        James Weldon Whitmire, Jr.      (W-1/2.2)       born about 1954

        Theresa Whitmire                (W-1/2.3)       born about 1956

        Lawrence Whitmire               (W-1/2.4)       born about 1958

        Mary Whitmire                   (W-1/2.5)       born about 1961

        Margaret Whitmire               (W-1/2.6)       born about 1963

        Peggy Whitmire                  (W-1/2.7)       born about 1965

        Jacqueline Whitmire             (W-1/2.8)       born about 1968

        Judy Whitmire                   (W-1/2.9)       born about 1971

 

David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5), son of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whitmire, was born in 1852 in San Augustine County.  He appeared as an eight-year-old in the 1860 census of his father's household.  "David A. Whitmire" was married May 6, 1874 to Sarah E. Bradley (B4/1.1), according to San Jacinto County Marriage Book A, page 104.

 

They appeared as the head of a household in the 1900 census of San Jacinto County, Enumeration District 81, page 9:

 

        "Whitmire, David        45, born in November 1854 in Texas, farmer

                   Sarah        45, born in December 1854 in Texas, wife

                   James        25, born February 1875 in Texas, day laborer

                   Thomas       11, born in July 1888 in Texas, son

                   Marshall      7, born in February 1893 in Texas, son

                   Mary          5, born in October 1894, in Texas, daughter"

 

Their enumeration showed that they were the parents of nine children, but only four were living in 1900.  He died in 1929 in Cleveland, Texas.

 

They reappeared in the 1910 census of San Jacinto County:

 

        "Whitmire, Dave A.      60, born in Texas

                   Sarah        56, born in Texas, wife

                   Tom          20, born in Texas, son

                   Marshall     16, born in Texas, son

                   Maggie       14, born in Texas, daughter

                   Georgia       7, born in Texas, daughter"

 

Children born to David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1) include:

 

        Mary Whitmire                    (W3/5.1)  born about 1873

        James D. Whitmire                (W3/5.2)  born in February 1875

        M. C. Whitmire                   (W3/5.3)  born about 1877

        West Whitmire                    (W3/5.4)  born about 1880

        Crockett Whitmire                (W3/5.5)  born about 1883

        Thomas Henry Whitmire            (W3/5.6)  born in July 1888

        Marshall Whitmire                (W3/5.7)  born February 11, 1893

        Mary Margaret "Maggie" Whitmire  (W3/5.8)  born in October 1894

        Georgia Whitmire                 (W3/5.9)  born in 1903

 

Mary Whitmire (W3/5.1), daughter of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born about 1873.  She may have died in childhood be­cause another child was named "Mary." 

 

James D[avid?] Whitmire (W3/5.2), son of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in February 1875.  He was married about 1900 to Lisa Tollie (T3/1.1) who was born in 1878. 

 

He appeared as the head of a household in the 1910 census of San Jacinto County, Enu­meration District 103, page 134:

 

        "Whitmire, Jim D.       35, born in 1875

                   Lisa         32, born in 1878, wife

                   George        6, born in 1904, son

                   Winnfry       2, born in 1908, son

                   Ida        3/12, born in 1910, daughter"

 

He died in 1962 in Cleveland.  Children born to James D. Whitmire (W3/5.2) and Lisa Tollie Whitmire (T3/1.1) include:

 

        George Whitmire         (W2/2.1)        born in 1904

        Winnfry Whitmire        (W2/2.2)        born in 1908

        Ida Whitmire            (W2/2.3)        born in 1910

 

M. C. Whitmire (W3/5.3), son of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born about 1877.  He died before 1900.

 

West Whitmire (W3/5.4), son of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born about 1880.  He died before 1900.

 

Crockett Whitmire (W3/5.5), son of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born about 1883.  He died before 1900.

 

Thomas Henry Whitmire (W3/5.6), son of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in July 1888.  He appeared in his parents' household in the 1900 census of San Jacinto County.

 

Marshall Whitmire (W3/5.7), son of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born February 11, 1894.  He appeared in the 1900 census of his parents' household.  He was married about 1930, wife's name Couch.  No children were born to them.  In 1976 he was living at Cleveland.

 

Mary Margaret "Maggie" Whitmire (W3/5.8), daughter of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in October, 1894.  She ap­peared in the 1900 enumeration of her parents' household.  She was married about 1914, husband's name Meekins.

 

Georgia Whitmire (W3/5.9), daughter of David Kension Whitmire, Jr. (W4/6.5) and Sarah E. Bradley Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in 1903.  She appeared in the 1910 census of her parent's household.

 

William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6", son of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whitmire, was born in 1854 in Cleveland.  He appeared as a six-year-old in the 1850 census of his father's household in the 1860 census of San Augustine County.  He was married about 1882 to Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass (B4/1.1), believed to be a sister to Amanda Jane "Mandy" Bass (B4/1.2), who was born in Cleveland in 1862, according to R. H. Whitmire, 5910 Bent Bough, Houston, Texas, 77088, a descendant.  Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass (B4/1.1) was born April 3, 1856, according to her tombstone.

 

He appeared as the head of a household in the 1900 census of Montgomery County, Enu­meration District 112, page 22:

 

        "Whitmire, W. Ed        born in 1852 in Texas

                   Becky A.     born in April 1860 in Louisiana, wife

                   Susan L.     born in February 1882 in Texas, daughter

                   Jessie H.    born in April 1883 in Texas, son

                   C. Franklin  born in December 1885 in Texas, son

                   Edna         born in September 1887 in Texas, daughter

                   Allie E.     born in May 1891 in Texas, son

                   Luna         born in March 1893 in Texas, daughter

                   Lessie       born in September 1894 in Texas, daughter

                   Hattie       born in June 1897 in Texas, daughter

                   Charles      born in April 1899 in Texas, son

          Clinton, Jessie       born in 1884, boarder"

 

He died in San Jacinto County, Texas June 5, 1926, and she died there November 22, 1945.

 

Children born to William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1) include:

 

        Susan L. Whitmire        (W3/6.1)        born in February 1882

        Hill Jesse Whitmire      (W3/6.2)        born in April 1883

        Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3)        born in December 1885

        Edna Whitmire            (W3/6.4)        born in September 1887

        Allie E. Whitmire        (W3/6.5)        born in May 1891

        Luna Whitmire            (W3/6.6)        born in March 1893

        Lessie Whitmire          (W3/6.7)        born in September 1894

        Hattie Whitmire         (W3/6.8)        born in June 1897

        Charles Whitmire         (W3/6.9)        born in April 1899

        Ida Whitmire             (W3/6.10)       born about 1901

        Sally Whitmire           (W3/6.11)       born about 1904

        Ula Whitmire             (W3/6.12)       born about 1909

        Leona Whitmire           (W3/6.13)       born about 1912

 

Susan L. Whitmire (W3/6.1), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Re­becca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in February 1882.  She appeared in the 1900 census of her parents' household.

 

Hill[iard?] Jesse Whitmire (W3/6.2), son of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in April 1883.  He appeared in the 1900 enumeration of his parents household in Montgomery County.    He was married to Etta Carroll, "a widow with two children," about 1907 and lived at Cleveland.

 

He was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1910 census of San Jacinto County, Enumeration District 103:

 

        "Whitmire, Hill J.      26

                   Etta         27, wife

                   Belle         2, daughter

                   Zephry        1, daughter

          Carroll, Willie       48, born in South Carolina, father-in-law

                   Nania        14, sister-in-law

                   Stella       12, sister-in-law

                   Mattie       10, sister-in-law"

 

They lived at Cleveland.  He died in November 1928 in Angelina County, according to BVS File 46220.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Belle Whitmire           (W2/5.1)        born about 1908

        Zepha Whitmire           (W2/5.2)        born about 1909

        Melvin Whitmire          (W2/5.3)        born about 1917

        Hill Jesse Whitmire, Jr. (W2/5.4)        born March 3, 1923

 

Additional children by the names of "Mandy Whitmire" and "Ruthie May Whitmire" were born to them, according to James Weldon Whitmire (W1/1.2).

 

Belle Whitmire (W2/5.1), daughter of Hill Jesse Whitmire (W3/6.2) and Etta Carroll Whitmire (C3/1.1), was born about 1908 and appeared as a two-year-old in the 1910 cen­sus.

 

Zepha Whitmire (W2/5.2), daughter of Hill Jesse Whitmire (W3/6.2) and Etta Carroll Whitmire (C3/1.1), was born about 1909 and appeared in the 1910 census at age one. She was married November 9, 1926 to Lee Bandro (B2/1.1), according to Liberty County Mar­riage Book F, page 235.

 

Melvin Whitmire (W2/5.3), son of Hill Jesse Whitmire (W3/6.2) and Etta Carroll Whit­mire (C3/1.1), was born about 1917

 

Hill Jesse Whitmire, Jr. (W2/5.4), son of Hill Jesse Whitmire (W3/6.2) and Etta Car­roll Whitmire (C3/1.1), was born March 3, 1923, according to Liberty County delayed birth records.

 

Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3), son of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in December 1885 in Cleveland, according to Raymond Elton Bailey (B1/1.2).  He was married about 1907 to Willie Rona Vick (V3/1.1) who was born February 5, 1889.

 

He appeared in the 1910 census of Liberty County as the head of a household, born in 1887, Enumeration District 83, page 206:

 

        "Whitmire, E. F.        33

                   Willie       20, wife

                   Savannah      2, daughter"

 

He died July 25, 1932 in Cleveland, according to Texas BVS File 31102, and she died there in 1963.

 

Children born to Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1) include:

 

        Savannah Whitmire       (W2/3.1)        born in 1908

        Carmen Edward Whitmire  (W2/3.2)        born in 1911

        Irene Whitmire          (W2/3.3)        born in 1913

        Erwin Kension Whitmire  (W2/3.4)        born in 1918

        Addie Belle Whitmire    (W2/3.5)        born July 16, 1921

        Raymond T. Whitmire     (W2/3.6)        born January 16, 1924

        Lubbie Marvin Whitmire  (W2/3.7)        born in 1926

        Vivian Jewel Whitmire   (W2/3.8)        born January 23, 1929

        Gladys Mildred Whitmire (W2/3.9)        born about 1930

 

Savannah Whitmire (W2/3.1), daughter of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born in Cleveland in 1908 and appeared in the 1910 census of her father's household in Liberty County.  She was married about 1930 to William Smith (S2/1.1).

 

Carmen Edward Whitmire (W2/3.2), son of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born in Cleveland in 1911.  He was married February 11, 1931 to Addie Sherman (S2/1.1), according to San Jacinto County Marriage Book F, page 127.   Children born to Carmen Edward Whitmire (W2/3.2) and Addie Sherman Whit­mire (S2/1.1) are unknown.

 

Irene Whitmire (W2/3.3), daughter of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born in Cleveland in 1913.  She was married about 1933 to Melvin Holbrook (B2/1.1).  She died in 1972.

 

Ervin Kension Whitmire (W2/3.4), son of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born in Cleveland in 1918.  He was married about 1940 to Margaret Hazel Starr (S2/1.1).  He served in the military in World War II, accord­ing to Liberty County Discharge Book 4, page 88.  Children born to Ervin Kension Whit­mire (W2/3.5) and Margaret Hazel Starr Whitmire (S2/1.1) are unknown.

 

Addie Belle Whitmire (W2/3.5), daughter of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born in Cleveland July 16, 1921, according to Liberty County delayed birth records.  She was married to Hickory Bryant (B2/1.1) about 1940.

 

Raymond T. Whitmire (W2/3.6), son of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born January 16, 1924 in Cleveland.  He was married June 6, 1945 to Coye Geneva Preston (P2/1.1) who was born in 1926.

 

Children born to Raymond T. Whitmire (W2/3.6) and Coye Geneva Preston Whitmire (P2/­1.1) include:

 

        Raymond Howard Whitmire         (W1/6.1)        born about 1946

 

Raymond Howard Whitmire (W1/6.1), son of Raymond T. Whitmire (W2/7.6) and Coye Geneva Preston Whitmire, was born about 1946.  In 1975 he was active in Whitmire family re­search and lived at 5910 Bent Bough, Houston, Texas, 77088.  He wrote June 17, 1975, "My father's name is Raymond T. Whitmire.  He has three brothers and four sisters.  They range from about age 48 to 68.  My grandfather's name was Eliza Frank Whitmire.  He had two brothers and nine sisters.  I presently live in Houston, but was raised in Cleveland, Liberty County.  Most of my relatives live in Liberty, San Jacinto and Montgomery County area."

 

Lubbie Marvin Whitmire (W2/3.7), son of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born January 10, 1926, according to Liberty County delayed birth records.  He was married about 1945 to Lucille Vivian (V2/1.1).

 

Children born to Lubbie Marvin Whitmire (W2/3.7) and Lucille Vivian Whitmire (V2/1.1) include:

 

        Lubbie Allen Whitmire   (W1/7.1)        born October 21, 1946

 

Lubbie Allen Whitmire (W1/7.1), son of Lubbie Marvin Whitmire (W2/3.7) and Lucille Vi­vian Whitmire (V2/1.1), was born October 21, 1946, according to Liberty County birth records.

 

Vivian Jewel Whitmire (W2/3.8), daughter of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born January 23, 1929, according to Liberty County delayed birth records.  She was married about 1949 to Tommy Hightower (T2/1.1).

 

Gladys Mildred Whitmire (W2/3.9), daughter of Elizah Franklin Whitmire (W3/6.3) and Willie Rona Vick Whitmire (V3/1.1), was born August 17, 1931, according to Liberty County delayed birth records.  She was married about 1950 to Melvin Jackson (J2/1.1).

 

Edna Whitmire (W3/6.4), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in September 1887.  She was married about 1910, husband's name Hanson.  They lived in Highlands, Texas.  Three children were born to them.

 

Allie E. Whitmire (W3/6.5), son of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in May 1891.  He was married about 1918, wife's name, Nannie A.  They lived at Fostoria, Texas.  He died in 1957, and she died in 1973.  They were buried at Cleveland.

 

Children born to Allie E. Whitmire (W3/6.5) and Nannie A. Whitmire include:

 

        Allie Mae Whitmire      (W2/5.1)        born about 1920

        Alline Whitmire         (W2/5.2)        born about 1923

 

Allie Mae Whitmire (W2/5.1), daughter of Allie E. Whitmire (W3/6.5) and Nannie A. Whitmire, was born about 1920.  She was married about 1946, husband's name Carr.  In 1975 she had worked at Foley's Department Store for 25 years.

 

Alline Whitmire (W2/5.2), daughter of Allie E. Whitmire (W3/6.5) and Nannie A. Whit­mire, was born about 1923.  She was married about 1946, husband's name Stephens. In 1975 she lived on the farm of her father.

 

Luna Whitmire (W3/6.6), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in March 1893.  She was married about 1913, husband's name Carlos and lived at Splendora, Texas.  Four children were born to them.

 

Lessie Whitmire (W3/6.7), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Re­becca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in September 1894.  She appeared in the 1900 census of her parents' household.   She was married about 1920, husband's name Whitten and lived at Cleveland.  Four children were born to them.

 

Hattie Whitmire (W3/6.8), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Re­becca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in June 1897.  She was married about 1916, husband's name Johnson.  They lived at Splendora, Texas.

 

Charles Whitmire (W3/6.9), son of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born in April 1899.  He appeared in the 1900 enumeration of his parents' household.  He lived in Baytown, Texas.

 

Ida Whitmire (W3/6.10), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born about 1901.  She did not marry.

 

Sally Whitmire (W3/6.11), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Re­becca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born about 1904.  She was married about 1924, husband's name Clark and lived at Cleveland.  Five children were born to them.

 

Ula Whitmire (W3/6.12), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Rebecca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born about 1909.  She was married about 1926, husband's name Holloway and lived at Splendora, Texas.  Four children were born to them.

 

Leona Whitmire (W3/6.6), daughter of William Elbert "Ebb" Whitmire (W4/6.6" and Re­becca Ann "Beckie" Bass Whitmire (B4/1.1), was born about 1912.  She was married about 1930, husband's name Roark and lived at Cleveland.  Five children were born to them.

 

Henry Whitmire (W4/6.7), son of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whitmire, was born in 1858.  He appeared as a two-year-old in the 1860 census of his father's house­hold.

 

Children born to him, according to James Weldon Whitmire (W1/1.2), include:

 

        Ezra Whitmire           (W3/7.1)        born about 1871

        Delitha Whitmire        (W3/7.2)        born about 1873

        Lillie Whitmire         (W3/7.3)        born about 1875

        Mary W. Whitmire        (W3/7.4)        born about 1877

        Charlotte R. Whitmire   (W3/7.5)        born about 1880

        Tolbert Whitmire        (W3/7.6)        born about 1883

        Crockett Whitmire       (W3/7.7)        born about 1886

        Mahalia Whitmire        (W3/7.8)        born about 1889

 

Mary Sarah Whitmire (W4/6.8), daughter of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whitmire, was born in 1860 in San Augustine County.  She was married to Allen Enloe (E4/1.1) June 29, 1880, according to Jasper County Marriage Book C, page 227.  She died in 1891 and was buried at Cleveland, according to Raymond Elton Bailey (B1/1.2). "Lizzie Whitmire, 18, born in January 1882 in Texas" was enumerated in the household of her "brother-in-law, Allen Enloe" in the 1900 census of Montgomery County, Enumera­tion District 112, page 34.

 

One daughter was born to Allen Enloe (E4/1.1) and Mary Sarah Whitmire Enloe (W4/6.8):

 

        Idella Enloe            (E2/1.1)        born May 12, 1888

 

Idella Enloe (E2/1.1), daughter of Allen Enloe (E4/1.1) and Mary Sarah Whitmire Enloe (W4/6.8), was born May 12, 1888.  She was married March 9, 1909 to Gilbert Allison Ott (O2/1.1).  He died March 20, 1974 and was buried in Montague Cemetery, according to Raymond Elton Bailey (B1/1.2).  She continued to live there in 1982.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Ruel Ott                (O1/1.1)        born about 1911

        Millard Ott             (O1/1.2)        born about 1913

        Tab Ott                 (O1/1.3)        born about 1915

        Margie Ott              (O1/1.4)        born about 1918

        A. G. Ott               (O1/1.5)        born about 1920

        Allen Reagan Ott        (O1/1.6)        born about 1923

 

Allen Reagan Ott (O1/1.6), son of Gilbert Allison Ott (O2/1.1) and Idella Enloe Ott (E2/1.1), was born about 1923.  He was married about 1946 to Avis Winona Bailey (B2/1.3).

 

Jack Whitmire (W4/6.9), son of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whitmire, was born in 1863.

 

Marion Whitmire (W4/6.10), son of David Kension Whitmire (W5/3.6) and Mary Whitmire, was born in 1866.

 

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