Whitson genealogy

WHITSON FAMILY GENEALOGY


The following WHITSON family genealogy represents my family descendancy beginning with the first known WHITSON ancestor in North America. If you spot an error or have additional family data that you can share with me I would be pleased to receive and E-mail. You can reach me at: [email protected]

FAMILY BY GENERATION

JOSEPH WHITSON family
Husband: Joseph Whitson, I
   Born: 1615             at: England  
   Married: ABT. 1640     at: Virginia  
   Died: 1696             at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
    Father:
    Mother:

Wife: 
   Born:                  at:   
   Died: BEF. 1696        at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
CHILDREN
1. Thomas Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died: BEF. 1694        at:   
    Spouse: 
2. Samuel I Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1635        at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1701        at:   
    Spouse: 
3. Daughter  
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died: Bef 1696         at:   
    Spouse: Peter Beach
4. Joseph Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1640        at: Isle of Wight Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1701        at:   
    Spouse: Mary Fletcher
5. Elizabeth Whitson 
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: James Butler


JOSEPH WHITSON, II family
Husband: Joseph Whitson
   Born: ABT. 1640        at: Isle of Wight Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1701        at:   
    Father: Joseph Whitson 
    Mother: 

Wife: Mary Fletcher
   Born:                  at:   
   Died: BEF. 1734        at:   
CHILDREN
1. William Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1676        at: Isle of Wight Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1738        at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
    Spouse: Lydia
2. Thomas Whitson 
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died: BEF. 1739        at: Stafford Co., VA  
    Spouse: Margaret Whitson
3. Joseph Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: 
4. Joshua Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: 
5. Richard Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: 
6. Name: Samuel Whitson   at:
   Born:                  at:
   Maarried:              at:
   Died:                  at:
    Spouse:
    

WILLIAM WHITSON family
Husband: William Whitson, Sr.
Husband: William Whitson
   Born: ABT. 1676        at: Isle of Wight Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1738        at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
    Father: Joseph Whitson 
    Mother: Mary Fletcher 
 
Wife: Lydia 
   Born:                  at:   
   Died:                  at:   
 CHILDREN
1. Name: William Whitson, Sr. 
   Born: ABT. 1706        at: Surry Co., Virginia  
   Married: ABT. 1730     at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Died: 1783             at: Washington Co., Tennessee  
    Spouse: Margaret 
2. Name: Mary Whitson 
   Born: UNKNOWN          at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: James Peters



WILLIAM WHITSON family
Husband: William Whitson, Sr.
   Born: ABT. 1706        at: Surry Co., Virginia  
Married: ABT. 1730        at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Died: 1783             at: Washington Co., Tennessee  
 Father: William Whitson 
 Mother: Lydia 

   Wife: Margaret 
   Born:                  at:   
   Died:                  at:   

CHILDREN
1. Name: Sarah Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1725        at:   
   Married: 7 DEC 1745    at: Overwharton Parrish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: John Nelson 
2. Name: Joseph Whitson
   Born: 1732             at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: 1790             at: Washington Co., Tennessee  
    Spouse:
3. Name: Daughter Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1733        at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: BEF. 1783        at:   
    Spouse: John Payton
4. Name: Thomas Whitson, Capt. 
   Born: 1734             at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1808        at:   
    Spouse #1: Mary Whistson 
    Spouse #2: Ann White
5. Name: George Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1736        at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died: BEF. 1783        at:   
    Spouse: Ruth Barnes
6. Name: John Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1738        at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: UNKNOWN          at:   
    Spouse: Elizabeth
7. Name: William Whitson, Jr. 
   Born: 11 MAR 1740/41   at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: Elizabeth
8. Name: Charles Whitson 
   Born: 5 MAR 1742/43    at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: 1782             at: Shenandoah County, Virginia  
    Spouse: Leah McKay
9. Name: James Whitson
   Born: 10 FEB 1743/44   at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: AFT. 1783        at:   
    Spouse: 
10.Name: Jesse Whitson, Sr. 
   Born: 8 MAY 1750       at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: BEF. 1830        at: Monroe Co., Tennessee  
    Spouse: Rachel
11.Name: Susannah Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1754        at: Fredrick Co., Virginia  
   Married: ABT. 1770     at: Fredrick Co., Virginia  
   Died: BEF. 1822        at: Wilson Co., Tennessee  
    Spouse: Barnaby Eagan, Jr. 
12.Name: Marquis Whitson
   Born: 1759             at: Fredrick Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: BEF. 1778        at:   
    Spouse: 
14.Name: Lydia Whitson 
   Born:                  at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married: 11 JUL 1774   at: Shenandoah Co., Virginia  
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: Jeremiah McKay



THOMAS WHITSON family
Husband: Thomas Whitson
   Born: 1734             at: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1808        at:   
    Father: William Whitson, Sr. 
    Mother: Margaret 
    Spouse #2: Ann White 

Wife: Mary Whitson
   Born: 1732             at:   
   Died:                  at:   
CHILDREN
1. William Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1762        at: Burke Co., North Carolina  
   Married: ABT. 1781     at:   
   Died: NOV 1806         at: Swannanoa Sect., Buncombe Co., NC  
    Spouse: Ann McDowell 
2. Margaret Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1761        at: Burke Co., North Carolina  
   Married: 1778          at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: Thomas Litton
3. Isbell Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1776        at:   
    Spouse: 
4. Benjamin Whitson 
   Born: UNKNOWN          at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1844        at: Texas  
    Spouse: Martha Whitson
5. Thomas Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1766        at: Burke Co., North Carolina  
   Married:               at:   
   Died: AFT. 1810        at:   
    Spouse:  Gasperon 


BENJAMIN WHITSON family
Husband: Benjamin Whitson
Husband: Benjamin Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died: ABT. 1844        at: Texas  
    Father: Thomas Whitson 
    Mother: Mary Whitson 

Wife: Martha Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Died: AFT. 1850        at:   
CHILDREN
1. Frank Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: 
2. Wiley Whitson
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: 
3. Mary Ann Whitson 
   Born: ABT. 1828        at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: Robert Milby
4. Eliza Jane Whitson 
   Born:                  at:   
   Married:               at:   
   Died:                  at:   
    Spouse: Franklin A. Rogers 


Eliza Jane (Whitson) Rogers family
Husband: Franklin A. Rogers
    Born: Abt 1820          at Virginia
    Married: March 10, 1842 at Jackson Co., TX
    Died:
        Father: William A. Rogers
        Mother: Sarah Morgan

Wife: Eliza Jane Whitson 
    Born:
    Died: 
Children
1. Henry Elliot Rogers
    Born: April 23, 1844    at Edna, Jackson Co., TX
    Died: March 17, 1923    at
        Spouse: Mary Hutchinson
2. Mary Susan Rogers
    Born: February 24, 1847 at Edna, Jackson Co., TX
    Died: April 2, 1913     at
        Spouse:
3. James P Rogers
    Born: 1848              at
    Died:                   at
        Spouse:
4. Sarah Lucinda Rogers 
    Born: December 19, 1849 at Edna, Jackson Co., TX
    Died: May 5, 1907       at Rotan, Fisher Co., TX
        Spouse: O.R. Etheredge
5. Benjamin Franklin Rogers
    Born: April 9, 1856     at Edna, Jackson Co., TX
    Died: September 3, 1926 at
        Spouse: Emma Dickey    
6. William C. Rogers
    Born: Abt 1860
7. Martha Catherine Rogers
    Born: March 2, 1862     at Jackson Co., TX
    Died:                   at
        Spouse: John Fletcher Harper
7. Anne Elizabeth Rogers 
    Born: March 4, 1864     at
    Died: July 26, 1933     at
        Spouse: Richard Allen Wilkerson


Sarah Lucinda (Rogers) Etheredge family
Husband: Oliver Rasmus (Raz) Etheredge
    Born: May 1, 1856       at Wilkinson Co., Georgia
    Married: Aug 19, 1875   at Jackson Co., Texas
    Died: May 14,1945       at Fisher Co., Texas
    Buried: Roby Community cemetery, Roby, TX
      Father: Samuel Slade Etheredge
      Mother: Lydia Caroline Jackson

Wife: Sarah Lucinda Rogers
    Born: Dec 19, 1849      at Jackson Co., Texas
    Died: May 5, 1907       at Fisher Co, Texas
    Buried: Roby Community cemetery, Roby, TX
      Father: Franklin A. Rogers
      Mother: Eliza Jane Whitson 
CHILDREN
1: Eliza Caroline Etheredge
    Born: June 2, 1876      at Wharton Co., Texas
    Died: February 24, 1969 at Nolan Co., TX
    Buried: Roby Community cemetery, Roby, Fisher County, TX
      Spouse: None
2: Oliver Franklin Etheredge
    Born: Nov 23, 1877      at Jackson Co., Texas
    Married:                at
    Died: July 1965         at
      Spouse: Lela Seigler
3: Willie Samuel Etheredge
    Born: March 16,1879     at Wilson County, Texas
    Married: May 29, 1901   at
    Died: July 26, 1973     at Fisher Co., TX
      Spouse: Ruth Bryan
4: James Rasmus Etheredge
    Born: May 30, 1881      at Bandera, Texas
    Married:                at
    Died: June 23, 1883     at Bandera, Texas
      Spouse:
5: Addie Sarah Etheredge
    Born: June 1, 1883      at Bandera, Texas
    Married: Dec. 25, 1900  at 
    Died: 1967              at Sweetwater, Texas
      Spouse: B. H. (Bert) Neal
6: Robert Henry Etheredge
    Born: April 1, 1885     at Bandera, Texas
    Married:                at
    Died: March 9, 1966     at Sweetwater, Texas
      Spouse: Julia Claire Neel
7: Nathan Jackson Etheredge
    Born: December 7, 1887  at Wilson Co., Texas
    Married: Dec. 22, 1907  at
    Died: May 1978          at Yoakum, TX
      Spouse: Mattie Hefner
8: Benjamin Aduster Etheredge
    Born: March 24, 1892    at Roby, Fisher Co., Texas
    Married: May 9, 1910    at
    Died: December 25, 1971 at 
      Spouse:
9: Annie Gertrude Etheredge
    Born: Feb 7, 1896       at Roby, Texas
    Married:                at
    Died: Jan 17, 1972      at Roby, Texas
      Spouse: Hosey Graham


WILLIE SAMUEL ETHEREDGE family Husband: Willie Samuel Etheredge Born: March 16,1879 at Wilson County, Texas Married: May 29, 1901 at Died: July 26, 1973 at Rotan, Fisher Co, TX Buried: Hobbs Community cemetery, Hobbs, TX Father: Oliver Rasmus (Raz) Etheredge Mother: Sarah Lucinda Rogers Wife: Ruth Bryan Born: March 28, 1882 at Cotton Valley, LA Died: May 8, 1974 at Rotan, Fisher Co, TX Buried: Hobbs Community cemetery, Hobbs, TX Father: Sidney Rufas Bryan (1853-1928) Mother: Katura Basheba Martin (1853-1934) CHILDREN 1: Troy Ernest Etheredge Born: May 26, 1902 at Scurry Co., TX Married: April 15, 1934 at Sweetwater, TX Died: December 28, 1998 at Tyler, TX Buried: Hobbs Community cemetery, Hobbs, TX Spouse: Flora Lorian Spencer 2: Bryan Brutus Etheredge Born: October 4, 1903 at Scurry Co. TX Married: Oct 5, 1924 at Died: October 18, 1987 at Buried: Roby Community cemetery, Roby, TX Spouse: Nettie Gertrude Minor (1907-1988) 3: Oliver Franklin (Turk) Etheredge Born: June 29, 1905 at Scurry Co. TX Married: at Died: Jan 11, 1984 at Waco, TX Buried: Hobbs Community cemetery, Hobbs, TX Spouse: Elsie Boyd (1909-1991) 4: Willie Samuel (Sam) Etheredge Born: April 11, 1907 at Fisher Co., TX Married: Jan 10, 1934 at Died: April 1998 at Rotan, TX Buried: Hobbs Community cemetery, Hobbs, TX Spouse: Roxie Reep 5: Bernon Rufus (Bern) Etheredge Born: January 10, 1909 at Fisher Co. Married: Dec 24, 1932 at Died: March 22, 1970 at Buried: Hobbs Community cemetery, Hobbs, TX Spouse: Sarah Willie Smith (1914-1983) 6: Wilma Berket (Tuff) Etheredge Born: July 24, 1910 at Fisher Co. Married: Jan 10, 1934 at Died: Jan 1976 at Choctaw, OK Buried: Roby Community cemetery, Roby, TX Spouse: Jessie Knutson 7: Clifford Clarence (Pete) Etheredge Born: Sept 27, 1912 at Fisher Co. Married: May 4, 1939 at Died: January 28, 2001 at Abilene, TX Buried: Roscoe Community cemetery, Roscoe, Texas Spouse: Hilda Ohlenbusch (1914-2000) 8:Edna Ruth Etheredge Born: at Fisher Co. Married: at Spouse: Jim Cave 9:Tura Lou (Tootle) Etheredge Born: at Fisher Co. Married: May 28, 1946 at Spouse: Everett Duke 10: Sidney Leldon (Schooner) Etheredge Born: Feb 6, 1918 at Fisher Co. Married: at Died: August 19, 1993 at Fisher Co., TX Spouse #1: Lena Dora Hamilton (1917-1970) Spouse #2: Irene Hefner 11: Mabel Corine (Red) Etheredge Born: May 29, 1920 at Fisher Co. Married: August 8, 1942 at Died: at Spouse: Leon Cecil (Salty) Price 12: Oma Rasmus (Bob) Etheredge Born: at Fisher Co. Married: June 23, 1945 at Spouse: Josephine (Jo) Blunt 13: Fae Etheredge Born: at Fisher Co. Spouse: Lloyd (Bunk) Rinker (1920-1998)
TROY ERNEST ETHEREDGE family
Husband: Troy Ernest Etheredge Born: May 26, 1902 at Scurry Co., TX Married: April 15, 1934 at Sweetwater, TX Died: December 28, 1998 at Tyler, TX Buried: Hobbs Community cemetery, Fisher Co., Hobbs, TX Father: Willie Samuel Etheredge Mother: Ruth Bryan Wife: Flora Lorian Spencer Born: at Decatur, Wise Co., TX Father: Albert (Abb) Spencer Mother: Lena Josephine McCright CHILDREN 1: Ernestine Etheredge Born: at Sweetwater, Texas Married: June 30, 1957 at Port Arthur, TX Spouse: Jay Covington Children: (1) Christine (Covington) Hunt (2) Arnold Jay Covington 2:Edwin Clarence Etheredge Born: at Sweetwater, Texas Married: Dec 13, 1977 at Las Vegas, NV Spouse: Cathy Rae Wait (divorced) Children: (1) Troy Edwin Etheredge (2) Sarah Catherine Etheredge 3: Alvin James Etheredge Born: at Sweetwater, Texas Married: July 21, 1967 at Rusk, TX Spouse: Shelta Norton Children: (1) Tina Rae (Etheredge) Murrell (2) Alan Wilson Etheredge
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