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Christopher [Columbus?] Whitmire (W8/1.4) was born in Stuttgart,
Wurtemberg-Baden of parents unknown. about 1752. He and his brother Henry Whitmire (W8/1.3) arrived in
Philadelphia about 1766, seeking their brother Michael Whitmire (W8/1.1) who
had preceded them. Apparently Michael
Whitmire (W8/1.1) fled Stuttgart thinking he had killed his hated step-father
with a shovel blow to his head, and his mother had dispatched his brothers to
go to America in search of him to advise him that his step-father had recovered
and that he was not a murderer.
"Christopher Whitmire, who was 14 years old, came with his
brother Henry to America from Stuttgart, Germany and landed in Philadelphia
where Henry married. They came to
Pickens County, South Carolina [then Pendleton District] in 1784 and stayed for
six years," stated Frank Whitmire in a telephone interview November 26,
1982 shortly before his death.
It is believed that the brothers spent some time in Maryland
perhaps with other members of the Whitmire family before moving to South
Carolina. It is possible that
Christopher Whitmire (W8/1.4) was married there. Apparently they removed to South Carolina in 1784 where they
hoped to locate their brother.
A Christopher Whitmire did not appear in the 1790 census index
of South Carolina. A Christopher
Whitmire appeared as the head of a household in the 1800 census of Pendleton
District, page 137.
A Christopher Whitmire was a landowner on Cane Creek in
Pendleton District when Stephen Whitmire (W8/1.1) bought land there. A Christopher Whitmire witnessed a deed
there in 1802. In 1808 a Christopher
Whitmire bought land from Stephen Whitmire (W8/1.1) on Cane Creek.
It is believed that Christopher Whitmire (W8/1.4) moved to
Newberry County, then District 96, to be near his brother George Frederick
Whitmire (W8/1.3) who had also settled in South Carolina. A Christopher Whitmire appeared in the 1810
census of Newberry District, page 122.
Christopher Whitmire (W8/1.4) died June 13, 1817, "age
65," according to his tombstone in Lower Duncan's Creek Cemetery recorded
in "Newberry County Cemeteries." His death occurred on the same day
as that of his sister-in-law Sarah Phoebe Haygood Whitmire (H8/1.1) who also
died at age 65.
It is believed that children born to him include:
Christopher
Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) born in November 1774
Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), son of Christopher
Whitmire (W8/1.4), was born in November 1774.
He was born in South Carolina, according to the death certificate of his
son Henry DeCalvie Whitmire (W6/1.21).
Christopher Columbus Whitmire (W7/4.1) was married thrice, sired 21
children and additionally raised a step-son, according to the research of
Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4), a descendant of
Forest City, North Carolina.
He was married about 1793 to Elizabeth "Betty" Mauldin
(M7/1.1) from Greenville County, South Carolina. Elizabeth "Betty" Mauldin Whitmire (M8/1.1) died in
1794 during the birth of twins, according to the Petrucelli research. Later he was remarried to a Mrs. Lyons, a
sister of Elizabeth "Betty" Mauldin Whitmire (M8/1.1), first name
unknown, according to Vivian Conn, Whitmire researcher of Ft. Worth,
Texas. She was a widow with a son,
Jimmy Lyons. [Judge Charles Augustus
Lord (L4/1.4) wrote in 1941 that the Whitmires in the vicinity of Beaumont,
Texas had received a visit from a cousin "by the name of Lyons."]
His third marriage was about 1818 to Sallie Elizabeth Galloway
(G7/1.1) who was born in April 1797, according to her tombstone.
A Christopher Whitmire was a witness to a deed which conveyed
100 acres on the Keowee River to Jacob Reece October 13, 1817. In 1818 he and Lemuel Reece witnessed a deed
from Peter Reece to Jacob Reece in Pendleton District.
A Christopher Whitmire was enumerated as the head of a household
in the 1820 census of Pendleton District, page 222:
"Whitmire,
Christopher white male 16-26
white female 16-26
white male 0-10
white male 0-10"
A second enumeration for a Christopher Whitmire appeared in the
1820 census of Pendleton District, page 223, according to Katherine Marie
"Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4):
"Whitmire,
Christopher white male 16-26
white female 26-45
white female over 45
white male 16-26"
In 1825 "Christopher Whitmire, Sr." sold 315 acres on
Cane Creek to "Christopher Whitmire, Jr," according to Pendleton
District deed records. About 1826 he
relocated in southwestern North Carolina near Rosman, in present-day
Transylvania County on the South Carolina state line. His location originally lay in Buncombe County, then in Henderson
County, then in Transylvania County upon its formation.
Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) on August 25, 1827
purchased 500 acres of land "lying in the County of Buncombe on both sides
of the French Broad River including the three forks of the said river where the
path crosses Eastatoe." from Charles McDowell of Burke County for $1,000,
according to Buncombe County Deed Book 21, page 108. He called his land "Crab Orchard," according to
Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4). She wrote:
"The Eastatoe Path was the main trail for the Eastatoe
Indians on their annual hunting trips.
They followed the same route crossing the mountains and waterways at
Davidson River, then through Brevard and on through the Cherryfields to the
French Broad River near a point now known as Rosman, and from there down into
South Carolina. Almost 150 years later
Ronny Morgan, great-great-grandson of Christopher, found an Indian peace pipe
on Frank Morgan's farm which was once a part of "Crab Orchard."
Christopher Columbus Whitmire (W7/4.1) appeared as the head of a
household in the 1830 census of Buncombe County:
"Whitmire,
Christopher white male 50-60
white male 15-20
white female 15-20
white
female 10-15
white female 10-15
white male 5-10
white male 0-5
white female 0-5"
Christopher Columbus Whitmire (W7/4.1) wrote his will March 29,
1837. In it he mentioned nine of his
(then) 19 children:
"In the name of God amen.
I Christopher Whitmire of the County of Buncombe and State of North
Carolina being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be
to God, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is
appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and
testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my
soul into the hand of almighty God and my body I recommend to the earth to be
buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my executors nothing
doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the
Almighty power of God and touching such worldly estate where with it has
pleased God to bless me with in this life.
I give demise and dispose of it in the following manner and form, first
I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my beloved wife my dwelling house and all the
furniture belonging to the same also all the horses cattle sheep and hogs and
all other stock belonging to me and a negro woman named Milly during her life
and then to be divided between the three youngest sons William John and George
Washington and my plantation and farming tools during her life and to be
divided equally between my three sons named above at her death, I give and
bequeath to my [son] Richard a piece [of land] lying on both sides of the middle
Fork of French Broad River which I have give him a title for the same for his
part of my estate and also one dollar I give and bequeath to my son Andrew one
dollar, I give and bequeath to my [son] Christopher a piece of land joining my
son Andrew lying on both sides of French Broad River by him freeley to be
possessed and enjoyed, I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebecca one dollar, I
give unto my daughter Jane one dollar, I give unto my daughter Christina one
dollar, and do hereby utterly disallow all other wills and testaments. Given under my hand and seal this 29th day
of March 1837.
Test: William Paxton, Sally M. Paxton Christopher Whitmire"
In the following year he was prompted to rewrite his will which
was recorded in Henderson County Will Book 1, page 13. In the second will he named the 14
"children of my first wife," suggesting that he had only two wives
instead of the three wives normally ascribed to him:
"In the name of God amen.
I Christopher Whitmire being of a sound and disposing mind and memory
(thanks be to God) and calling to mind the mortality of the body and that it
may return to dust from whence it came, and the spirit to God who gave it.
I therefore make this my last will and testament hereby revoking
and disallowing all wills heretofore by me made in any form or manner what-ever
and in the first place I recommend my soul to God . . . through my blessed
Redeemer and my body to be decently buried with a Christian burial in hope of a
glorious resurrection at his second coming.
I wish all my just debts to be paid and also for my executor to
collect all that is due me and to be applied as I may hereafter direct.
1st. As respects the
children of my first wife I have given heretofore to my daughter Susannah Cox, Catherine
Finley, Nancy More, Mary Ellot, Richard Whitmire, Eleanor Adear, Andrew
Whitmire, Rebecca Whitmire, Jane Galaway and Elizabeth Tramell the full
distributive share each and every one of them both sons and daughters above
named.
2nd. As to my son Christopher, son of my former wife, I give and
bequeath unto him a small lot of land a part of the survey I now live on and
beginning on a large white oak on the point of a ridge thence up the ridge on
the highest point thereof a southerly
direction to my outside line then easterly with my line to Wm. Gillespies line
thence with the said line to the road leaving from said Gillespie's to my house
thence westwardly with said road through a lane to the beginning.
3rd. I will and bequeath unto my daughter Christena one cow and
calf and one bed of furniture.
4th. I will bequeath
unto my well beloved wife Elizabeth all the lands and premises on which I now
live together will all the stock of horses, cattle and hogs and stock of every
kind and description and all the house hold and kitchen furniture, farming
utencils and all of my property of which I may die seized and possesed both
real and personal or mixed to her sole use during her natural life, and after
her death to be equally divided among her natural born children and all of my
other property such as stock of every kind, household and kitchen
furniture. Also my black woman Milla
and all my other property personal and mixed as my wife Elizabeth may think proper
to divide to her children.
I do hereby make and ordain this to be my last will and
testament. I also make appoint and
constitute my well beloved wife Elizabeth and my friend Benjamin King Sr. my
true and lawful executors to this my last will and testamony, whereof I have
here unto set my hand and seal the 17th day of June in the year of our Lord
1838.
Signed sealed and acknowledged Christopher Whitmire In the presence of Benjamin Willson Henry Lyons"
Henry Lyons is believed to be a relative to the second wife of
Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1).
In 1839 he applied to the Henderson County Court to amend his
tax rendition for 1838 to include his "black poll." He died at Rosman in November 1842,
according to his tombstone inscription.
He was buried in Whitmire family cemetery located in the East Fork
community near Rosman. Sallie Elizabeth
Galloway Whitmire (G7/1.1), died April 24, 1885 of cancer and was buried beside
him.
The 1830 census of Buncombe County, North Carolina and the 1840
census of Henderson County, North Carolina indicates that Christopher Columbus
Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) was born between 1780 and 1790. His enumeration in 1840 was recorded as:
"Whitmire,
Christopher white male 50-60
white female 30-40
white male 15-20
white male 10-15
white female 10-15
white male 5-10
white female 5-10
white male 0-5
white female 0-5"
On February 21, 1843 "Benjamin King and Elizabeth Whitmire
came into Court and presented a paper writing purporting to be the last Will
and Testatment of Christopher Whitmire which was admitted to probate by the
Oath of Henry Lyon a subscribing witness thereto, whereupon the Court ordered
Letters Testamentary to be granted which was done and the said executors
qualified."
A suit for partitioning the land of Christopher Columbus
Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) was filed in Transylvania Superior Court in 1885:
State of North Carolina} Transylvania County }
Superior Court before the Clerk
H. D. Whitmire, Elizabeth Whitmire, C. C. Whitmire, Baxter
Whitmire, Mary Pettit, Jane Whitmire, Thomas Whitmire, Sallie Whitmire, Eliza
Whitmire and Florinda Whitmire by their next friend Elizabeth Whitmire,
Plantiffs
Against
Rebecca Whitmire, Holbert Whitmire, Ed Whitmire, Flem Whitmire,
Rosa Whitmire, Lucinda Galloway and her husband Washington Galloway and Mary A.
Galloway and her husband George Galloway, Defendants
Petition for Partition
To the Honorable Superior Court Clerk of Transylvania
County. The Petition of Plaintiffs
above named respectfully showeth to the Court
1st. That Christopher C. Whitmire, a citizen of Henderson (now
Transylvania) County, died sometime about the year 1840 seized and possessed of
a valuable tract of land in said county.
Bounded and described as follows viz lying on both sides of French Broad
River including the forks of the river where the paths cross Estatoe, beginning
on a hickory (now a locust) post, on the north bank of the river below the
forks and runs west fifty-four chains to the river crossing the same course 16
chains to a black ash thence south 71.5 chains to a black ash, thence east 70
chains to a stake thence north crossing the river to the beginning, containing
about 500 acres except one or two small lots of land conveyed by the said
Christopher C. Whitmire out of the above boundary [in] his lifetime.
2nd. That the said Christopher C. Whitmire by his last will and
testament devised the said tract of land to his wife Elizabeth for her lifetime
and after her death to be equally divided among her children and the
representatives of her children.
3rd. That the said Elizabeth Whitmire, [Sallie Elizabeth
Galloway Whitmire (G7/1.1)] wife of the said Christopher C. Whitmire, died
intestate in Transylvania County on or about the 26th of April 1885.
4th. That the Plaintiff is a son of the said Christopher C.
Whitmire, and Elizabeth Whitmire [Elizabeth Galloway Whitmire (G6/1.2))] is the
owner of one-seventh interest in said tract of land.
5th. That one George Whitmire was a son of the said Christopher
C. Whitmire and Elizabeth Whitmire and that the plaintiff Elizabeth Whitmire is
his widow and that the plaintiffs C. C. Whitmire, Baxter Whitmire, Mary Pettit,
Jane Whitmire, Thomas Whitmire, Sallie Whitmire, Eliza Whitmire [and] Florinda
Whitmire are his heirs-at-law and legal representatives and are the owners of
one-seventh interest in said tract of land.
6th. That the defendants are the widow and heirs at law of one
William Whitmire, deceased, and are entitled by purchase from other heirs of
said Christopher C. Whitmire and Elizabeth Whitmire to five shares in said
tract of land.
7th. Your petitioners further show to the court that they are
tenants in commmon with the defendants of said tract of land and that they
desire to hold and enjoy their shares of said in severally.
Wherefore your petitioners pray the court to appoint three
disinterested commissioners to divide said tract of land among the said tenants
in common according to their several and respective interest therein, and to
allot and set apart by proper metes and bounds the shares belonging to each of
the said tenants in common, and for such other and further orders and decrees
in the cause as to the court may seem just and proper. And your petitioners as in duty bound will
ever pray.
W. A. Gash Sworn
and subscribed to before
Attorney for Petitioners me this August 21st 1885. Enre H. Merriman J. H.
Duckworth, C.S.C.
Attorney for Plaintiffs"
Children born to Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and
Elizabeth "Betty" Mauldin Whitmire (M7/1.1) include:
Christopher
Colmbus Whitmire, III (twin) (W6/1.1) born November 1, 1794
Christina
Whitmire (twin) (W6/1.2)
born November 1, 1794
[The above date of birth is the one generally ascribed to the
twins, however Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4)
notes that the dates do not "fit" with census reports, stating that
U.S. census returns of 1840, 1860, 1870 and 1880 place their dates of birth
between 1812 and 1816.]
Children born to Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and
his second wife include:
Susannah
"Susan" Whitmire
(W6/1.3) born about 1796
Catherine
Whitmire
(W6/1.4) born about 1798
Nancy Whitmire (W6/1.5)
born about 1800
Mary
Whitmire
(W6/1.6) born about 1803
Richard
"Uncle Dickie" Whitmire
(W6/1.7) born October 29, 1805
Eleanor
Whitmire (W6/1.8) born about 1807
Andrew P.
Whitmire
(W6/1.9) born in 1810
Rebecca
Whitmire
(W6/1.10) born about 1811
Jane
Whitmire
(W6/1.11) born November 12, 1812
Elizabeth
Whitmire
(W6/1.12) born in 1816
Children born to Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and
Sallie Elizabeth Galloway Whitmire (G7/1.1) include:
Robert
Whitmire (W6/1.13) born about 1820
William Monteith
"Fat Bill" Whitmire
(W6/1.14) born July 5, 1824
Sarah
"Sally" Whitmire
(W6/1.15) born about 1826
John C.
"Honest John" Whitmire
(W6/1.16) born March 26, 1828
George Washington Whitmire (W6/1.17) born December 17, 1830
Patsy Caroline
Whitmire (W6/1.18) born October 30, 1832
Margaret E.
Whitmire (W6/1.19) born about 1835
James Marion
Whitmire (W6/1.20) born December 11, 1837
Henry DeCalvie
Whitmire (W6/1.21) born February 26, 1838
Christopher Columbus Whitmire III (W6/1.1), twin son of
Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and Elizabeth "Betty"
Mauldin Whitmire (M7/1.1), was born November 1, 1794 in North Carolina. He was married about 1836 to Jane Galloway
(G6/1.1), daughter of John Galloway (G7/1.1) and Kizziah "Kizzie"
Galloway, who was born in 1806. He was
mentioned as the recipient of land in both of the wills of his father, in 1837
and in 1838.
"Christopher Whitmire, Jr. apperared in the 1840 census of
Henderson County as the head of a household composed of:
"Whitmire,
Christopher white male 20-30
white
female 30-40
white male 0-5
white female 0-5"
"C. C. Whitmire" appeared on the first tax list for
Transylvania County in 1861. He died in
1888, according to Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli
(S2/1.4).
Children born to Christopher Columbus Whitmire III (W6/1.1) and
Jane Galloway Whitmire (G6/1.1) include:
Andrew S.
"Andy" Whitmire (W5/1.1)
born June 9, 1839
John Christopher
Whitmire (W5/1.2) born February 16,
1841
Sarah Matilda
Whitmire (W5/1.3) born about 1843
Margaret
Whitmire (W5/1.4) born about 1844
Thomas Richard
Whitmire (W5/1.5) born June 11, 1846
Andrew S. "Andy" Whitmire (W5/1.1), son of Christopher
Whitmire Jr. (W7/2.1) and Jane Galloway Whitmire (G7/1.1), was born June 9,
1839 at Rosman, North Carolina. He was
married about 1860 to Rebecca Trotter (T5/1.1) and settled at Pumpkintown,
South Carolina where was a preacher for Oolenoy Baptist Church. He later helped to organize Oak Grove
Baptist Church at Quebec, North Carolina and was its first pastor. He died at
Pumpkintown January 26, 1917, and she died August 23, 1920. They were buried in Oolenoy Baptist Church
Cemetery in Pickens County.
Children born to Andrew S. "Andy" Whitmire (W5/1.1)
and Rebecca Trotter Whitmire (T5/1.1) include:
Lucy
Whitmire (W4/1.1) born May 27, 1867
Lucy Whitmire (W4/1.1), daughter of Andrew S. "Andy"
Whitmire (W5/1.1) and Rebecca Trotter Whitmire (T5/1.1), was born May 27, 1867,
according to her tombstone. She was
married about 1881 to John S. White who was born August 16, 1871. She died April 18, 1947, and he died March
10, 1949. They were buried in Oolenoy
Baptist Church Cemetery.
John Christopher Whitmire (W5/1.2), son of Christopher Columbus
Whitmire III (W6/1.1) and Jane Galloway Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born February
16, 1841 at Rosman. According to
Transylvania County, North Carolina marriage register he was married September
8, 1861 to Margaret E. Siniard (S5/1.1) who was born May 30, 1842 to Capt.
James Siniard (S6/1.1) and Nellie Lee Glazener Siniard (G6/1.1). He settled there near Cherryfield in the
Calvert community where he was a livestock farmer. They were mentioned in the "Sylvan Valley News." In it editon of May 17, 1907 it was reported
that "John Whitmire is slightly indisposed" and that "the finest
colt to be seen on the turnpike is that of John Whitmire, a thoroughbred
animal." In its edition of July 5,
1907 it was reported that "the health of Mrs. John Whitmire is
improving." On July 19, 1907 the
paper stated, "One of John Whitmire's imported and registered Devon
yearlings was killed on the cattle range by being hung in the
timber." He died December 22,
1909, and she died October 22, 1925.
They were buried in Mt. Moriah Calvert Cemetery, Cathey's Creek
township.
Children born to John Christopher Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Margaret
E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1) include:
Early Lee
Whitmire (W4/2.1) born February 27, 1866
James Richard
Whitmire (W4/2.2) born October 27, 1867
Ida A.
Whitmire (W4/2.3) born October 23, 1869
Mitchell Caldwell
Whitmire (W4/2.4) born February
26, 1871
Bessie
Whitmire (W4/2.5) born February 23, 1873
Susan E.
Whitmire (W4/2.6) born April 13, 1874
Joseph Preston
Whitmire (W4/2.7) born August 3, 1876
Edward Jordan
Whitmire (W4/2.8) born July 3, 1878
Lou E.
Whitmire (W4/2.9) born August 3, 1881
John Columbus
Whitmire (W4/2.10) born November 6, 1882
Eugene Gaston
Whitmire (W4/2.11) born July 19, 1886
Early Lee Whitmire (W4/2.1), son of John Christopher Whitmire
(W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born Febuary 27,
1866. He died June 24, 1886 and was
buried at Mt. Moriah Calvert Baptist Church, according to Katherine Marie
"Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4).
James Richard Whitmire (W4/2.2), son of John Christopher
Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born October
27, 1867. He was married October 17,
1895 to Maggie D. Lyon (L4/1.1) who was born November 15, 1873. He died May 28,
1938, and she died April 2, 1967. They
were buried in Mt. Moriah Calvert Baptist Church Cemetery.
Children born to James Richard Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Maggie D.
Lyon Whitmire (L4/1.1) include:
John Leader
Whitmire (W3/2.1) born about 1898
Ida Elizabeth
Whitmire (W3/2.2) born about 1900
J. Frank
Whitmire (W3/2.3) born about 1902
Charles
Whitmire (W3/2.4) born about 1905
Guy Lyon
Whitmire (W3/2.5) born about 1908
Ruby Lee
Whitmire (W3/2.6) born about 1911
Annie Virginia
Whitmire (W3/2.7) born about 1913
Avery Mitchell Whitmire (W3/2.8) born about 1916
Ida A. Whitmire (W4/2.3), daughter of John Christopher Whitmire
(W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born October 23,
1869. She died unmarried January 22,
1898 and was buried in Mt. Moriah Calvert Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mitchell Caldwell Whitmire (W4/2.4), son of John Christopher
Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born February
26, 1871. He was married February 15,
1900 to Lelia Glazener (G4/1.2) who was born March 13, 1882. He died March 18, 1964, and Lelia Glazener
Whitmire (G4/1.2) died April 27, 1968.
Both were buried in Gillespie Evergreen Cemetery, Brevard, North
Carolina.
Bessie Whitmire (W4/2.5), daughter of John Christopher Whitmire
(W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born February 23,
1873. She was married March 30, 1899 to
James McCarter (M4/1.1) of Greenville, South Carolina. He was born February 17, 1867. Bessie Whitmire McCarter (W4/2.5) was
mentioned in the August 9, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News" as a
visitor in the home of her parents.
James McCarter (M4/1.1) died October 12, 1909. He was buried at White Oak Baptist Church, Greenville, South
Carolina. She died January 25, 1953 and
was buried in Mt. Moriah Calvert Baptist Church Cemetery.
Susan E. Whitmire (W4/2.6), daughter of John Christopher
Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born April 13,
1874. She died unmarried October 2,
1897 and was buried in Mt. Moriah Calvert Baptist Church Cemetery.
Joseph Preston Whitmire (W4/2.7), son of John Christopher
Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born August 3,
1876. He was married December 24, 1899
to Minnie Southern (S4/1.1) who was born September 26, 1877. Minnie Southern
Whitmire (W5/1.1) died January 9, 1930, and he died August 23, 1941. Both were
buried in Mt. Moriah Calvert Baptist Church Cemetery.
Edward Jordan Whitmire (W4/2.8), son of John Christopher
Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born July 3,
1878. He was married October 1, 1899 to
Emma Sue Glazener (G4/1.2) who was born July 16, 1881. It was reported in the August 23, 1907
edition of "Sylvan Valley News" that he was visiting in the home of his
parents. He died July 28, 1949, and
Emma Sue Glazener Whitmire (G4/1.2) died August 23, 1969.
Lou E. Whitmire (W4/2.9), daughter of John Christopher Whitmire
(W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born August 3,
1881. She died July 5, 1882 and was
buried in Mt. Moriah Calvert Baptist Church Cemetery.
John Columbus Whitmire (W4/2.10), son of John Christopher
Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born November
6, 1882. He was married about 1905 to
Dicie Hamilton (H4/1.1) who was born January 22, 1881 to Luther Calvin Hamilton
(H5/1.1) and Susan A. Sentelle Hamilton (S5/1.1). He died February 27, 1958, and Dicie Hamilton Whitmire (H4/1.1)
died December 10, 1967. They were
buried in Gillespie Evergreen Cemetery, Brevard.
Eugene Gaston Whitmire (W4/2.11), son of John Christopher
Whitmire (W5/1.2) and Margaret E. Siniard Whitmire (S5/1.1), was born July 19,
1886. He was mentioned in the May 17,
1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News." as "going to Brevard last
Saturday on business." He was
married about 1910 to Della Hamilton (H4/1.2), sister to Dicie Hamilton
(H4/1.1), who was born August 24, 1893.
He died October 30, 1970, and Della Hamilton Whitmire (H4/1.2) died May
16, 1977.
Susan Matilda Whitmire (W5/1.3), daughter of Christopher
Columbus Whitmire III (W6/2.1) and Jane Galloway Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born
about 1844. She was married about 1866
to James S. Trotter (T5/1.2) and continued to live at Rosman.
Margaret Whitmire (W5/1.4), daughter of Christopher Columbus
Whitmire III (W6/2.1) and Jane Galloway Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born about
1844. She was married about 1866 to
Frank Pettit (P5/1.1) and continued to live at Rosman.
Thomas Richard Whitmire (W5/1.5), son of Christopher Columbus
Whitmire III (W6/2.1) and Jane Galloway
Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born June 11, 1846 in Rosman. He later lived in adjoining Transylvania County. He was married June 11, 1871 to Juda Ann
Gillespie (G5/1.2). He removed to Texas
about 1904. He died in Brown County at
Blanket, Texas December 1, 1908. He was
buried in Rock Church Cemetery in Brown County.
Children born to Thomas Richard Whitmire (W5/1.5) and Juda Ann
Gillespie Whitmire (G5/1.2) include:
Miles Witsel
Whitmire (W4/5.1) born August 2, 1872
Joseph Clayton
Whitmire (W4/5.2) born March 4, 1875
Julian Leonard
Whitmire (W4/5.3) born October 26, 1876
Tommie Alice
Whitmire (W4/5.4) born about 1880
Miles W. Whitmire (W4/5.1), son of Thomas Richard Whitmire
(W5/1.5) and Juda Ann Gillespie Whitmire (G5/1.1), was born August 2, 1872 in
the Blue Ridge Mountain area of North Carolina. He came to Texas in 1893 and spent two years in Comanche County.
He was married in North Carolina in 1901 to Minnie Shelton (S4/1.1). In 1902 he was a farmer in northwestern
Midland County, Texas. He was mentioned
in the August 16, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News:" "Witsell
Whitmire, wife and family are in from Texas visiting." In the following week's edition it was
reported, "Mr. Whitmire and family from Middleton, Texas are visiting with
Uncle John."
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1910 census of
Comanche County:
"Whitmire,
M. W. 38, born in North Carolina
in 1872
Mattie ??, wife
Lena 7, born in 1903
Myrtle 5, born in 1905
Witzell 2, born in 1908
Harwell 2, born in 1908"
He died in 1954 in Midland, Texas.
Children born to Miles Witsell Whitmire (W4/5.1) and Minnie
Shelton Whitmire (S4/1.1) include:
Lena
Whitmire (W3/1.1) born in 1903
Myrtle
Whitmire (W3/1.2) born in 1905
Witsell Whitmire
(twin) (W3/1.3) born in 1908
Harwell Whitmire
(twin) (W3/1.4) born in 1908
Lena Whitmire (W3/1.1), daughter of Miles Witsell Whitmire
(W4/5.1) and Minnie Shelton Whitmire (S4/1.1). was born in 1903. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Myrtle Whitmire (W3/1.2), daughter of Miles Witsell Whitmire
(W4/5.1) and Minnie Shelton Whitmire (S4/1.1), was born in 1905. She appeared as a five-year-old in the 1900
census of her father's household.
Witsell Whitmire (S3/1.3), twin son of Miles Witsell Whitmire
(W4/5.1) and Minnie Shelton Whitmire (S4/1.1), was born in 1908. He appeared as a two-year-old in the 1910
census of Comanche County.
Harwell Whitmire (S3/1.4), twin son of Miles Witsell Whitmire
(W4/5.1) and Minnie Shelton Whitmire (S4/1.1), was born in 1908. He appeared as a two-year-old in the 1910
census of Comanche County.
Joseph Clayton Whitmire (W4/5.2), son of Thomas Richard Whitmire
(W5/1.5) and Julia Ann Gillespie Whitmire (G5/1.1), was born March 4, 1875 in
Transylvania County. He was married
March 31, 1896 to Mary Zula Lee Kelly (K4/1.1). In 1903 they lived in Hale, Alabama. He died February 14, 1925 in Midland, according to Marshall Odell
Whitmire (W2/1.1) of Midland. She died
in Midland County May 20, 1934, according to Texas BVS Files.
Children born to Joseph Clayton Whitmire (W4/5.2) and Mary Zula
Lee Kelly Whitmire (K4/1.1) include:
Joseph G.
Whitmire (W3/1.1) born in 1903
Joseph G. Whitmire (W3/1.1), son of Joseph Clayton Whitmire
(W4/5.2) and Mary Zula Lee Kelly Whitmire (K4/1.1), was born July 10, 1903 in
Hale, Alabama. He was married about
1924, and in 1926 they lived in Fisher County, Texas. He died in Midland, Texas.
Children born to Joseph G. Whitmire (W3/1.1) include:
Marshall Odell
Whitmire (W2/1.1) born November 13, 1926
Marshall Odell Whitmire (W2/1.1), son of Joseph G. Whitmire
(W3/1.1), was born November 13, 1926 in Fisher County. He was married April 17, 1943 to Virginia Jo
Guffey (G2/1.1). Children born to
Marshall Odell Whitmire (W2/1.1) and Virginia Jo Guffey Whitmire (G2/1.1)
include:
Marshall Odell
Whitmire, Jr. (W1/1.1) born May 8, 1949
Marshall Odell Whitmire, Jr. (W1/1.1), son of Marshall Odell
Whitmire (W2/1.1) and Virginia Jo Guffey Whitmire (G2/1.1), was born in 1949 in
Midland, Texas.
Julian Leonard Whitmire (W4/5.3), son of Thomas Richard Whitmire
(W5/1.5) and Juda Ann Gillespie Whitmire (G5/1.1), was born October 26,
1876. He was married about 1904, wife's
name Mary Olive. She was born January
27, 1877.
They appeared in the 1910 census of Brown County, Texas,
Enumeration District 101, page 9:
"Whitmire,
Julian L. 32, born in 1877
Mary
O. 32, born in 1877
Richard T. 2, born in 1908 in
Texas, son
Marion
H. 6/12, born in 1910 in Texas,
son"
Mary Olive Whitmire died October 28, 1950 and was buried in Rock
Church Cemetery in Brown County, according to "Cemetery Records of Brown
County, Texas." He died in 1957.
Tommie Alice Whitmire (W4/5.4), daughter of Thomas Richard
Whitmire (W5/1.5) and Juda Ann Gillespie Whitmire (G5/5.4), was born about
1880. She was married about 1898 to
Frank Asa Smith (S4/1.1). She died in
1957.
Christina Whitmire (W6/1.2), twin daughter of Christopher
Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and Elizabeth "Betty" Mauldin
Whitmire (M7/1.1), was born November 1, 1794. She was mentioned in both wills
written by her father. In the first
will written in 1837 she was mentioned as the recipient of $1.
Susannah "Susan" Whitmire (W6/1.3), daughter of
Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and his second wife, was born about
1796. She was married about 1814,
husband's name Cox, according to the research of Nancy Jane Hinkle Flesch
(H3/7.7). She was mentioned in the will of her father dated June 17, 1838,
according to Henderson County North Carolina Will Book 1, page 13.
Catherine Whitmire (W6/1.4), daughter of Christopher Columbus
Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), was born about 1798.
She was married about 1815, husband's name Finley. She was mentioned in the will of her father
dated June 17, 1838.
Nancy Whitmire (W6/1.5), daughter of Christopher Columbus
Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), was born about 1800.
She was married about 1818, husband's name Moore. She was mentioned in the will of her father
dated June 17, 1838.
Mary Whitmire (W6/1.6), daughter of Christopher Columbus
Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), was born about 1803.
She was married about 1821, husband's name Elliott. She was mentioned in the will of her father
dated June 17, 1838.
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