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Henry Whitmire (W5/3.7), son of Jesse Whitmire (W6/1.3) and
Nancy Durden Whitmire (D6/1.4), was born about 1823 in Washington Parish,
Louisiana. He was married December 5,
1839 at age 16 in Angelina County, Texas to Amanda M. Fish (F5/1.3), daughter
of Joseph Martin Fish (F6/1.1) and Nancy "Ann" Dyches Fish
(D6/1.4). She was born in 1825 in
Louisiana, probably Washington Parish and was 14 years old.
He had received a Third Class 320-acre land grant December 5,
1839, his wedding day, according to Jefferson County records. He appeared as a taxpayer in 1840 in Jasper
County, Texas. His land grant, located
in Jasper County, was confirmed to him January 1, 1844. Newton County was organized from Jasper
County in 1846 and Henry Whitmire (W5/3.7) found himself in the new
county. He assigned the land grant to
J. N. Brown November 8, 1849 who assigned it to Gardner Wilbanks February 22,
1856. On August 30, 1860 Gov. Sam
Houston directed that the grant be patented in Ellis County, Texas on a site
located 16.5 miles west of Waxahachie, according to Patricia Ann
"Patty" Bennett McGinty (B1/1.2).
On January 11, 1847 he appeared on a jury list along with Joseph
Martin Fish (F6/1.1), Joshua Hickman and James Hickman. He appeared among the veniremen in Newton
County again January 1, 1850. His
father-in-law had received "a league and a labor" land grant in
Williamson County in 1846, and it is believed that Henry Whitmire (W5/3.7) made
trips with him to the new area to prepare homes for their families. It is believed that their families were
moved to Williamson County in the fall of 1848, and the men continued to
commute between east and central Texas.
Henry Whitmire (W5/3.7) died in Williamson County, Texas October
17, 1853, according to the research of Lynda Dorene Whitmire Wright
(W1/3.3). Mary Alnora "Nora"
Cox Drennan (C2/10.4) stated that he died "away from home under unknown
circumstances" before the birth of his last child in 1854. It is possible that he died or was killed
while commuting between Newton and Williamson counties.
Amanda M. Fish Whitmire (F5/1.3) received a deed May 9, 1855
"for love and affection and $1" from her father to 250 acres of his
headright "including the farm and houses in the possession of Amanda M.
Whitmire on the south side of North San Gabriel River," according to
Williamson County Deed Book 6, page 105.
She sold the property to William Dark January 18, 1858 for $200,
according to Williamson County Deed Book 7, page 294.
She registered her brand "AW" in Williamson County
January 25, 1866.
Amanda M. Fish Whitmire (F5/1.3) was enumerated as the head of
Household 93-93, adjoining that of her mother, in the 1870 census of
Williamson County. The family was
listed as:
"Whitmire,
Amanda 44, born in Louisiana,
keeping house, $150
personal property
Acy 25, born in Texas,
farmer, $50 personal
property
Canzada 24, born in Texas,
illiterate
William 20, born in Texas,
$50 personal property
Isaac 18, born in Texas,
illiterate, idiotic
Nancy 16, born in Texas,
illiterate"
Also adjoining was the household of her son-in-law Michael Rape
(R4/1.1):
"Rape,
Mical 33, born in Ireland,
laborer, $50 personal
property
Cruchina 22, born in
Texas, keeping house"
Amanda M. Fish Whitmire (W5/1.3) received a deed from J. M.
Bristol October 23, 1878 to 53 acres for $80 in the Gravis League, according
to Williamson County Deed Book 30, page 56.
She sold 26.5 acres of the property October 22, 1878 to William
Davidson, according to Williamson County Deed Book 20, page 494.
She reappeared June 14, 1880 in the federal census as the head
of Household 167 in precinct 4, adjoining the household of her son-in-law,
Oliver Hazard Perry McCall (M4/1.3):
"Whitmire,
Amanda 55, born in Louisiana,
father born in
France,
mother born in South Carolina
Chrischana 30, born in Texas,
father born in Missis-
sippi,
mother born
in Louisiana, married,
epilepsy, insane
Isaac
A. 26, born in Texas, father born in
Missis-
sippi, mother born in Louisiana,
single
Fish, Nancy 79, born in South Carolina, [parents'
places of birth blank], widow,
lame"
Amanda M. Fish Whitmire (F5/1.3) died prior to May 6, 1901,
according to a letter written on that date by Fannie Alice McCall (M3/3.3), a
granddaughter. She was buried in Chalk
Ridge Cemetery, "halfway between Florence and Georgetown," according
to Drennan research which reported that there were "11 or 12 people
buried there, close to Rattlesnake Hill."
She mentioned that there was a school located on the land of Asa C.
"Ace" Whitmire (W5/1.3) which she attended in 1904. The cemetery was visited in May 1985 by Ora
Ethel Cox Gowen (C4/10.1) and Arlee Claud Gowen (G1/6.2) who found all the
graves but one marked with only fieldstones.
The one exception was that of Oliver Hazard Perry McCall (M4/1.3) whose
stone had been toppled over by cattle grazing on the ranch.
Apparently the heirs discovered that they did not have a deed to
her property. On January 23, 1903 a
confirmation deed was made by J. M. Bristol to 50 acres in the "southwest
corner of the Gravis League to Amanda M. Whitmire, A. C. Whitmire and P. M.
Call," according to Williamson County Deed Book 105, page 135.
On December 6, 1905 "A. C. Whitmire, Nancy McCall, Cansada
Shed, J. Shed and Ike Whitmire" deeded jointly owned property to John
Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1), according to Williamson County Deed Book 118, page 26.
Children born to them include:
Asa C.
"Ace" Whitmire
(W4/7.1) born April 3,
1844 [1845]
Jack
Whitmire (W4/7.2) born about 1845
Canzada
"Can" Whitmire
(W4/7.3) born in 1846
Christianna
"Roach" Whitmire
(W4/7.4) born about 1848
William
Whitmire (W4/7.5) born in 1850
Isaac A.
Whitmire (W4/7.6) born in 1852
Nancy Almeda
Whitmire (W4/7.7) born November 15, 1854
Asa C. "Ace" Whitmire (W4/7.1), son of Henry Whitmire
(W5/3.7) and Amanda M. Fish Whitmire (F5/1.3), was born April 3, 1844 in
Williamson County. He was married January
11, 1872 to Clarissa Abigail Shedd
(S4/1.1) who was born December 9, 1851, according to her tombstone. She was born in Georgia in January 1856,
according to her 1900 census enumeration.
He operated a freight service using ox-drawn wagons.
Asa C. "Ace" Whitmire (W4/7.1) received a deed from
John Thomas Coffee and W. C. Dalrymple July 10, 1872 to 100 acres on Cowan
Branch of Berry's Creek for $121.50, according to Williamson County Deed Book
13, page 749. Leroy Boyce Lord (L4/1.1)
witnessed the transaction. He sold the
property January 8, 1875 to Sarah J. Collins for $300, according to Williamson
County Deed Book 16, page 712.
On June 12, 1880 he appeared as the head of Household 165-165,
Williamson County, Enumeration District 130, page 22, Precinct 4, in an
adjacent location with his mother's household. The family was rendered as:
"Whitmire, Ace
C. 35, born in Texas, father born
in
Louisiana,
mother born [unknown], farmer,
illit-
erate
Clarissa 29, born in Georgia,
father born in Geor-
gia, mother born in Georgia,
wife
William H. 6, born in Texas,
father born in Texas,
mother born in Georgia, son
Idar Bell 5, born in Texas, father born in Texas,
mother born in Georgia,
daughter
Melona
A. 4, born in Texas, father born in
Texas,
mother born in Georgia,
daughter
Alfred
H. 2, born in Texas, father born in
Texas,
mother born in Georgia, son
(no
name) 2/12, born in April in Texas,
father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia,
son"
Asa C. "Ace" Whitmire (W4/7.1) received a deed August
17, 1885 from his cousins Isaac Franklin Fish (F4/1.5) and Susan Ann Osteen
High Fish (O4/1.2), according to Williamson County Deed Book 37, page 575.
Asa C. "Ace" Whitmire (W4/7.1) and Clarissa Abigail
Shedd Whitmire (S4/1.1) deeded land November 10, 1886 to R. W. McLendon,
according to Williamson County Deed Book 41, page 462. He received a release January 23, 1897 from
R. S. Hyer on 60 acres of land purchased from him, according to Williamson
County Deed Book 97, page 81.
He appeared as the head of Household 380-387 in the 1900 census
of Williamson County, Enumeration District 130, page 22, which was recorded
as:
"Whitmire,
Asa 54, born April 1846 in
Texas, father born in Texas
mother born in Texas, married
29 years,
Clarissa A. 44, born January
1856 in Georgia, father born
in Georgia, mother born in
Georgia, 13
children; 11 living, wife
Boss 28, born April 1872
in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia
Ona 27, born April 1873 in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia
Mandy 19, born April 1881
in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia
Becky 17, born June 1883
in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia
Jennie 15, born December
1884 in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born
in Georgia
Johnnie 13, born January
1887 in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia
Jessie 11, born June 1888
in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia
Dinkie 9, born February
1891 in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia
Otho 6, born March 1894 in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia,
son"
Asa C. "Ace" Whitmire (W4/7.1) conveyed property in
the J.A.F. Gravis Survey to R. W. McLendon, according to Williamson County
Deed Book 41, page 462. On August 18,
1905 he sold five parcels of land in the Gravis League to I. M. Williams for
$2,500, according to Williamson County Deed Book 110, page 578. Included were plots of 50 acres, 2.48 acres,
3.152 acres, 26 acres and 60 acres.
"A. C. Whitmire, Nancy McCall, J. Shed and Cansada Shed and
Ike Whitmire" deed land believed to be their inheritance to their
brother-in-law John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) December 6, 1905, according to
Williamson County Deed Book 118, page 26.
He removed to Coryell County about 1906, locating seven miles
north of Copperas Cove and appeared as the head of a household in the 1910
census there. He suffered a stroke
about 1919 and lived bedfast as a paralytic for four years. They deeded half interest in 433 acres in
the Manning Survey to their son-in-law Albert B. Sherwood for $1,000 May 3,
1920, according to Coryell County Deed Book 83, page 485.
John Louis Whitmire (W3/1.9) bought his parents' farm from the
other heirs, and he and his family cared for them until their deaths. She died of cancer September 22, 1921,
according to Coryell County Death Book B, page 288. and he died January 21, 1923, according to Texas BVS File
703. Opal Lavenia Hartsell Whitmire
(H2/1.2) retained a receipt issued to John Louis Whitmire (W3/1.9) January 24,
1923 acknowledging payment of $75 for his father's casket. She was buried in Shouse Cemetery adjoining
their farm. In 1939 the government
bought the land for Ft. Hood and moved the cemetery to Gatesville, Texas. He was buried in Lacen Prairie Cemetery.
Children born to Asa C. "Ace" Whitmire (W4/7.1) and
Clarissa Abigail Shedd Whitmire (W4/1.1) include:
William Henry
"Boss" Whitmire
(W3/1.1) born March 13, 1874
Ida Bell
Whitmire (W3/1.2) born August 21, 1875
Melona A.
Whitmire (W3/1.3) born April 8, 1877
Alfred H.
Whitmire (W3/1.4) born November 18, 1878
(son) (W3/1.5) born in April 1880
Amanda
Whitmire (W3/1.6) born June 20, 1881
Rebecca Vera
Whitmire (W3/1.7) born June 5, 1883
Jenny Minerva
Catherine Whitmire (W3/1.8) born
December 14, 1884
John Louis
Whitmire (W3/1.9) born February 17, 1886
Jesse James
Whitmire (W3/1.10) born June 19, 1888
Ruth
"Dinkie" Whitmire
(W3/1.11) born in February 21,
1891
Otho Walter
Whitmire (W3/1.12) born in March 1895
William Henry "Boss" Whitmire (W3/1.1), son of Asa C.
"Ace" Whitmire (W4/7.1) and Clarissa Abigail Shedd Whitmire (S4/1.1),
was born March 13, 1874 in Williamson County.
He was married August 7, 1900 to Sarah Josephine "Josie"
Mullen (M2/1.1), niece of Francis Marion "Buddy" Mullen
(M3/1.8). She was born March 5, 1881.
William Henry "Boss" Whitmire (W3/1.1) joined his
brother Alfred H. Whitmire (W3/1.4) September 17, 1899 in purchasing 152 acres
of land on Berry's Creek from W. J. B. Salyer for $200, according to Williamson
County Deed Book 95, page 621. They
paid off the property and received a release October 10, 1905, according to
Williamson County Deed Book 104, page 572.
He received a deed from W. T. Humble to land in Coryell County March 13,
1907, according to Coryell County Deed Book 46, page 164.
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1910 census of
Coryell County. He sold his interest in
the family inheritance to John Louis Whitmire (W3/1.9) November 21, 1923 for
$300, according to Coryell County Deed Book 191, page 125. He died December 21, 1932 in Bailey County,
Texas, according to Texas BVS File 49493.
She died December 30, 1967. In
1969 his children lived in Lamb County, Texas, according to Opal Lavenia
Hartsell Whitmire (H2/1.2).
Children born to William Henry "Boss" Whitmire
(W3/1.1) and Sarah Josephine "Josie" Mullen Whitmire (M2/1.1)
include:
Lonnie R.
Whitmire (W2/1.1) born June 19, 1901
Elmer Loyl Whitmire (W2/1.2) born October 18, 1903
Mabel
Whitmire (W2/1.3) born November 16, 1905
Ernest
Whitmire (W2/1.4) born in 1906
Cleo Cleveland
Whitmire (W2/1.5) born April 18,
1914
Modine Whitmire (W2/1.6)
born April 6, 1916
Lonnie R. Whitmire (W2/1.1), son of William Henry
"Boss" Whitmire (W3/1.1) and Sarah Josephine "Josie" Mullen
Whitmire (M2/1.1), was born June 19, 1901.
He appeared in the 1910 census of his father's household. He was married May 27, 1923 to Minnie Viola
Turner (T2/1.1). In 1969 he lived in
Odessa, Texas. In 1984 he lived at
Proctor, Texas.
Children born to Lonnie R. Whitmire (W2/1.1) and Minnie Viola
Turner Whitmire (T2/1.1) include:
Mattie Yvette
Whitmire (W1/1.1) born May 28, 1927
Cletus Ray
Whitmire (W1/1.2) born January 31, 1931
Mattie Yvette Whitmire (W1/1.1), daughter of Lonnie R. Whitmire
(W2/1.1) and Minnie Viola Turner Whitmire (T2/1.1), was born May 28. 1927. She died August 21, 1931.
Cletus Ray Whitmire (W1/1.2), son of Lonnie R. Whitmire (W2/3.1)
and Minnie Viola Turner Whitmire (T2/1.1), was born January 31, 1931,
according to Coryell County Birth Certificate 549. He was married November 21, 1973 to Mrs. Evelyn Thompson
Massingill (T1/1.1). Children born to
Cletus Ray Whitmire (W1/1.2) and Evelyn Thompson Massingill Whitmire (T1/1.1)
are unknown.
Elmer Loyl Whitmire (W2/1.2), son of William Henry
"Boss" Whitmire (W3/1.1) and Sarah Josephine "Josie" Mullen
Whitmire (M2/1.1), was born October 18, 1903.
He appeared as a six-year-old in the 1910 census of his father's
household. He was married December 25,
1927 to Olin Votaw (V2/1.1). He died
July 11, 1981.
Children born to Elmer Loyl Whitmire (W2/1.2) and Olin Votaw
Whitmire (V2/1.1) include:
Loyl Don
Whitmire (W1/2.1) born September 18, 1932
Wanda Jean
Whitmire (W1/2.2) born May 26, 1934
Myrna Loy
Whitmire (W1/2.3) born July 7, 1937
Loyl Don Whitmire (W1/2.1), son of Elmer Loyl Whitmire (W2/1.2)
and Olin Votaw Whitmire (V2/1.1), was born September 18, 1932.
Wanda Jean Whitmire (W1/2.2), daughter of Elmer Loyl Whitmire
(W2/1.2) and Olin Votaw Whitmire (V2/1.1), was born May 26, 1934. She was married about 1954 to Lewis Wayne
Shaffer (S1/1.1). Three children were
born to them.
Myrna Loy Whitmire (W1/2.3), daughter of Elmer Loyl Whitmire
(W2/1.2) and Olin Votaw Whitmire (V2/1.1), was born July 7, 1937. She was married about 1957 to Bennie Robinson
(R1/1.1). Three children were born to
them.
Mabel Whitmire (W2/1.3), daughter of William Henry
"Boss" Whitmire (W3/1.1) and Sarah Josephine "Josie" Mullen
Whitmire (M2/1.1), was born November 16, 1905.
She was married November 21, 1926 to Charles Wiseman (W2/1.1). In 1984 they lived in Hereford, Texas.
Children born to them include:
Thomas Charnel
Wiseman (W1/1.1) born January 10, 1928
Thomas Charnel
Wiseman (W1/1.2) born April 18, 1929
Buddy Joe
Wiseman (W1/1.3) born January 10, 1932
Charlene
Wiseman (W1/1.4) born June 18, 1934
Paula
Wiseman (W1/1.5) born March 31, 1937
Ola Frances
Wiseman (W1/1.6) born February 14, 1945
Thomas Charnel Wiseman (W1/1.1), son of Charles Wiseman (W2/1.1)
and Mabel Whitmire Wiseman (W2/3.3), was born January 10, 1928. He died February 10, 1928.
Thomas Charnel Wiseman (W1/1.2), son of Charles Wiseman (W2/1.1)
and Mabel Whitmire Wiseman (W2/3.3), was born April 18, 1929.
Ernest Whitmire (W2/1.4), son of William Henry "Boss
Whitmire (W3/1.1) and Sarah Josephine "Josie" Mullen Whitmire
(M2/1.1), was born in 1906. He appeared
in the 1910 census of his father's household as a four-year-old. It is believed that he died in childhood.
Cleo Cleveland Whitmire (W2/1.5), son of William Henry
"Boss" Whitmire (W3/1.1) and Sarah Josephine "Josie" Mullen
Whitmire (M2/1.1), was born April 18, 1914, according to Coryell County Birth
Book 2, page 86 and Delayed Birth Book 7, page 286. He was married May 11, 1941 to Billie West (W2/1.1). In 1984 they lived in Sudan, Texas.
Children born to them include:
Anita Kay
Whitmire (W1/5.1) born April 3, 1944
Anita Kay Whitmire (W1/5.1), daughter of Cleo Cleveland Whitmire
(W2/1.5) and Billie West Whitmire (W2/1.1), was born April 3, 1944. She was married about 1964 to Durwood White
(W1/1.1). Three children were born to
them.
Modine Whitmire (W2/1.6), daughter of William Henry
"Boss" Whitmire (W3/1.1) and Sarah Josephine "Josie" Mullen
Whitmire (M2/1.1), was born April 6, 1916.
She was married May 2, 1937 to Lester Elmore (E2/1.1). She died September 19, 1983.
Children born to them include:
Arnetha Ann
Elmore (E1/1.1) born December 13, 1938
Julia Mae
Elmore (E1/1.2) born July 27, 1945
James Darrel
Elmore (E1/1.3) born December 8, 1946
Ida Belle Whitmire (W3/1.2), daughter of Asa C. "Ace"
Whitmire (W4/7.1) and Clarissa Abigail Shedd Whitmire (W4/7.1), was born August
21, 1875 in Williamson County. She was
married December 18, 1892 to John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1), according to Williamson
County Marriage Book 8, page 10. Opal
Lavenia Hartsell Whitmire (H2/1.2) shows the date as December 28, 1892. They were first cousins. He was born February 28, 1868, according to
the research of Opal Lavenia Hartsell Whitmire (H2/1.2), however his census
enumeration shows 1869.
He appeared as the head of Household 381-388 in the 1900 census
of Williamson County, Enumeration District 130, page 22. The family was rendered as:
"Bowlin,
John W. 31, born February 1869 in
Texas, father born in
Texas, mother
born in Texas, married eight
years, farm renter
Ider 25, born August
1874 in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia,
3 children
wife
Rufus 6, born January
1894 in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia,
son
Hardy 5, born March 1895 in Texas, father born
in
Texas, mother born in Georgia,
son
Horace 2, born April
1898 in Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Georgia,
son
John Ward Bowlin purchased her mother's property from the other
heirs December 6, 1905, according to Williamson County Deed Book 118, page 26.
John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) died February 23, 1945, and she died
November 10, 1950 near Brownfield, Texas.
Children born to them include:
Rufus Bowlin (B2/1.1) born in January 1894
Hardy Bowlin (B2/1.2) born in March 1895
Horace
Bowlin (B2/1.3) born in April 1898
Alta Mae
Bowlin (B2/1.4) born January 16, 1902
B. D. Bowlin (B2/1.5) born September 13, 1903
Docie Bowlin (B2/1.6) born about 1907
Johnny
Bowlin (B2/1.7) born September 28, 1910
Vergie
Bowlin (B2/1.8) born about 1912
Rufus Bowlin (B2/1.1), son of John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) and Ida
Belle Whitmire Bowlin (W3/1.2) was born in January 1894 in Williamson
County. He appeared as a six-year-old
in the 1900 census of his father's household.
He was married about 1918 to Mattie Kitchen (K2/1.1). No children were born to them.
Hardy Bowlin (B2/1.2), son of John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) and Ida
Belle Whitmire Bowlin (W3/1.2), was born in March 1895. He appeared as a five-year-old in the 1900
census of his father's household. He
was married about 1930 to Addie Lee Wiggley (W2/1.1) and lived at San Angelo,
Texas.
Children born to them include:
Bobbie Gene
Bowlin (B1/2.1) born June 19, 1937
Acena Bowlin (B1/2.2) born about 1939
Virginia
Bowlin (B1/2.3) born about 1942
Glenda
Bowlin (B1/2.4) born about 1946
Bobbie Gene Bowlin (B1/2.1), son of Hardy Bowlin (B2/1.2) and
Addie Lee Wiggley Bowlin (W2/1.1), was born June 19, 1937. He died August 19, 1968.
Horace Bowlin (B2/1.3), son of John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) and Ida
Belle Whitmire Bowlin (W3/1.2), was born in April 1898. He died May 1, 1901 after being
"bitten twice by a rattlesnake" and was buried in Chalk Ridge
Cemetery.
Alta Mae Bowlin (B2/1.4), daughter of John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1)
and Ida Belle Whitmire Bowlin (W3/1.2), was born January 16, 1902. She was married in 1920 to Percy Littlefield
(L2/1.1). She died October 19, 1966.
Children born to them include:
Dorothy
Littlefield (L1/1.1) born about 1922
J. B.
Littlefield (L1/1.2) born about 1925
Dorothy Littlefield (L1/1.1), daughter of Percy Littlefield
(L2/1.1) and Alta Mae Bowlin Littlefield (B2/1.4), was born about 1922. She was married about 1946, husband's name
Bond.
J. B. Littlefield (L1/1.2), son of Percy Littlefield (L2/1.1)
and Alta Mae Bowlin Littlefield (B2/1.4), was born about 1925.
B. D. Bowlin (B2/1.5), son of John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) and Ida
Belle Whitmire Bowlin (W3/1.2), was born September 13, 1903. He was married about 1923, wife's name
Margie. He died May 4, 1959.
Children born to them include:
Terrel L.
Bowlin (B1/5.1) born about 1924
Nelda Bowlin (B1/5.2) born about 1926
Linda Jo
Bowlin (B1/5.3) born about 1929
Dixie Ruth
Bowlin (B1/5.4) born about 1932
Docie Bowlin (B2/1.6), daughter of John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) and
Ida Belle Whitmire Bowlin (W3/1.2), was born about 1907. She died unmarried in 1979.
Johnny Bowlin (B2/1.7), son of John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) and Ida
Belle Whitmire Bowlin (W3/1.2), was born September 28, 1910. He was married about 1932 to Lenora Lee (L2/1.1). Lenora Lee Bowlin (L2/1.1) died with the
birth of their first child. He was remarried in 1940 to Odessa Godwin
(G2/1.1). She was later a patient in a
mental hospital in Big Spring, Texas.
In 1969 he lived at Brownfield.
Children born to Johnny Bowlin (B2/1.7) and his first wife
include:
Patsy Bowlin (B1/7.1) born about 1934
Vergie Bowlin (B2/1.8), daughter of John Ward Bowlin (B3/1.1) and
Ida Belle Whitmire Bowlin (W3/1.2), was born about 1912. She was married about 1930 to Lonnie Goings
(G2/1.1).
Children born to them include:
Sheila
Goings (G1/1.1) born about 1932
Melona A. Whitmire (W3/1.3), daughter of Asa C. "Ace"
Whitmire (W4/7.1) and Clarissa Abigail Shedd Whitmire (W4/7.1), was born April
8, 1877 in Williamson County. She was
married about 1895 to Albert Sherwood (S3/1.1) who was born August 18, 1878.
They lived in Copperas Cove. "Ona
Sherwood et al" filed suit against her brother John Louis Whitmire
(W3/1.9) in connection with their parents' estate. according to Coryell County
Deed book 102, page 449. He died
January 5, 1944, and she died June 7, 1952.
Children born to them include:
Herman W.
Sherwood (S2/1.1) born about 1898
Herman W. Sherwood (S2/1.1), son of Albert Sherwood (S3/1.1) and
Malona A. Whitmire Sherwood (W3/1.3), was born about 1898. He was married January 8, 1927 to Ocie
Wright (W2/1.1) who was born October 6, 1906.
He died January 1, 1982.
Children born to them include:
La Neva
Sherwood (S1/1.1) born April 28, 1932
La Neva Sherwood (S1/1.1), daughter of Herman W. Sherwood
(S2/1.1) and Ocie Wright Sherwood (W2/1.1), was born April 28, 1932. She was married about 1947 to Elmer Franks
(F1/1.1).
Children born to them include:
Onita Franks (F-1/1.1) born May 7, 1949
Brenda Kay
Franks (F-1/1.2) born July 12, 1953
Wayne Franks (F-1/1.3)
born December 13, 1955
Alfred H. Whitmire (W3/1.4), son of Asa C. "Ace"
Whitmire (W4/7.1) and Clarissa Abigail Shedd Whitmire (S4/1.1), was born
November 18, 1878 in Williamson County, in contrast to his 1900 census
enumeration which is believed to be an error.
He joined his brother William Henry "Boss" Whitmire (W3/1.1)
in the purchase of a farm on Berry's Creek in 1897.
He was married about 1900 to Della I. Vickers (V3/1.1), daughter
of John Vickers (V4/1.1) and Sarah J. Ashabranner Vickers (A4/1.1). John Vickers (V4/1.1) had died about 1885 in
a ranch accident, according to Lola Vickers who lived in Liberty Hill, Texas in
1987. Another daughter, Elizabeth
Vickers (V3/1.2) was burned to death in a motel fire in Dallas about 1940.
He appeared in the 1900 census of Williamson County, Enumeration
District 130, page 22, Precinct 5, as the head of a household located adjacent
to his parents. The family was
rendered as:
"Whitmire,
Alfred H. 22, born March 1878 in
Texas, father born in
Texas, mother born in Texas
Della
I. 21, born in May 1879 in Texas,
one child, wife
Della
C. 1/12, born in May 1900 in Texas,
father born in
Texas, mother born in Texas,
daughter
Vickers, Sara
J. 40, born in January 1860 in
Texas, father born
in Texas, mother born in
Georgia, 2 child-
ren, both
living, nurse, mother-in-law"
Later they lived in Killeen, Texas. He was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1910 census
of Coryell County, Enumeration District 38, page 7:
"Whitmire,
Alfred 31, born in Texas in 1879
Della 29, born in Texas in
1881
Cordie 9, born in Texas in
1900, daughter
Lillian 4, born in Texas in
1906, daughter"
Alfred H. Whitmire (W3/1.4) received a warranty deed to land in
the Hallmark Survey May 4, 1917 from Louis Dewald, according to the Coryell
County Deed Book 75, page 613. He gave
a transfer of land in the Edmiston Survey to Paul Kindler January 13, 1919,
according to Coryell County Deed Book 84, page 577.
An "infant of A. H. Whitmire died June 15, 1918" in
Coryell County, according to Texas BVS death records.
They sold 160 acres December 3, 1919 to Louis Dewald for $1,800,
according to Coryell County Deed Book 55, page 559. They deeded a lot in Whitsitt Addition in Copperas Cove, Texas to
Mrs. Ludie Roedler November 23, 1920, according to Coryell County Deed Book
94, page 121. They deeded land in the
Friend Survey December 8, 1920, according to Coryell County Deed Book 94, page
142. On February 21 1921, he sold 103
acres to Mrs. O. C. Swinney for $1,500, according to Coryell County Deed Book
96, page 76.
In 1923 Alfred H. Whitmire (W3/1.4) "of Bell County"
gave a quit claim deed to his brother, John Louis Whitmire (W3/1.9) to his
interest in 49.5 acres which was in the estate of their parents, according to
Coryell County Deed Book 102, page 335.