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William Whitmire (W6/1.4), son of Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1) and
Mary Porter Whitmire (P7/1.1), was born in 1790 in Pendleton District, South
Carolina, according to his military record.
He enlisted in the First Regiment, Mississippi Territory Volunteers in
the company of Capt. Charles G. Johnson January 10, 1813 at $8 per month. His War of 1812 service record notes,
"Enlisted in the Regular Service April 22, 1813."
He was enlisted in the Eighth Georgia Infantry Regiment August
21, 1813 in a company commanded by Capt. William Chisholm at Ft. Jefferson
Barracks near Macon, Georgia. Nine days later he was stationed at Ft. Mims,
Alabama at the time of the Ft. Mims Massacre August 30, 1813. The British agent at Pensacola, Florida
offered the Creek Indians $5 per scalp, and immediately they stormed the fort
killing 565 soldiers and their wives and families. No sentries were posted at the time, and the troops were playing
cards and sleeping when the attack came.
William Whitmire (W6/1.4), Captain Chisholm, Ensign James
McDonald and Captain Patrick Jack, fort commander were among the 35 soldiers
who escaped the massacre and joined the forces of Gen. Andrew Jackson at
Pensacola. There he enlisted as a
private in the First Regiment, U.S. Volunteers. His regiment participated in the Battle of Talledega March 9,
1813 and the Battle of Autosse in Alabama November 19, 1813. He participated in the Battle of Eccawachaca
(Holy Ground) December 23, 1813. He was with Gen. Andrew Jackson March 27, 1814
in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, final engagement against the Creek Indians.
His regiment participated in the battle against Jean Lafitte's
pirate stronghold at Barrataria in Commodore Patterson's land forces September
11, 1814. It also fought in the Battle
of Rigolets December 14, 1814 near Lake Ponchartrain and served under Brig.
Gen. J. L. Claiborne in the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815. He was stationed at Ft. Hawkins, Georgia in
February 1816, and he was transferred to Ft. Crawford, Alabama in January
1817. He was A.W.O.L from Camp
Montgomery, Alabama June 30, 1817, perhaps to marry Mary Jernigan (J6/1.1),
daughter of John Jernigan (J7/1.1). The
bride was born in Georgia in 1803. He
received his corporal stripes August 15, 1817, but lost them again December 20,
1817 when he was court martialed for playing cards. On January 1, 1818 he was reduced to ranks. He was mustered out of the army at Ft.
Scott, Georgia August 20, 1818.
Carlyle Stewart (S2/1.10), a descendant of Pensacola, Florida,
has made a thorough research into the life of William Whitmire (W6/1.4), and
it is through his courtesy that much of the material on him and his progeny
appears in this section. He wrote:
"It has been said by some of William's descendants that he
saw Escambia Bay and fell in love with the area where the huge oak trees,
covered with Spanish moss, gave a constant shade and cooled by the never-ending
southern breezes, vowing to come back there to live when he had finished his
military duty. This may or may not have
been true, but we do know that he was with Gen. Andrew Jackson about 1817 when
he came to Pensacola, crossing Escambia Bay at the site where William later
built his home."
He appeared at Nathansville, Alabama in the 1820 census of
Conecuh County, Alabama:
"Whitmire,
William white male over 21
white female under 21
white male under 21"
William Whitmire (W6/1.4) received Warrant No. 24,243 for a land
grant in White County, Arkansas as a veteran of the War of 1812, according to
"Arkansas Military Land Grants."
In 1822 he received Warrant No. 11,943 for a land grant in Faulkner
County, Arkansas. There is no evidence
that he ever examined the land and probably sold it sight unseen.
Overdown Whitmire (W3/1.1), a descendant, inquired about
Nathansville with the Alabama Department of Archives and History. The reply read:
"Mr. O. Whitmire
Box 1728
Atlanta 1, Ga.
My dear Mr. Whitmire,
We found Nathansville, Conecuh County, Alabama on a map of
1865. It was almost on the border of
Florida in the present county of Escambia.
Escambia was created from Conecuh and Baldwin in 1868. Nathansville was near Ft. Crawford. The name
appears for the last time as a post office in the Postal Guide of 1865."
Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Marie B. Owen
Director"
William Whitmire (W6/1.4) removed from Alabama about 1829 to
Floridatown, Florida, a small community on the north shore of Escambia Bay.
Mary Jernigan Whitmire (J6/1.1) was enumerated as the head of a
household in the 1830 census of Escambia County, "in the section of Florida
east of Escambia River and the Bay of Pensacola," page 68:
"Whitmire,
Mary white female 30-40
white male 10-15
white male 5-10
white female 5-10
white male 0-5
white female 0-5"
Since William Whitmire (W6/1.4) did not appear in the 1830
census with his household some researchers have assumed that he had died
shortly before. However, he was mentioned
in the will of his father written April 23, 1831 to participate in the proceeds
of the sale of seven slaves and to receive a third of his "loose
property." A lack of communication possibly prevented his father from
knowing of his death. It is assumed
that he died in the early part of 1830 in Escambia County. He was buried on the bay seashore, and his
grave was later washed away by the tide, according to Audrey Helan Murphy
Schneider (M2/1.1), a descendant.
Carlyle Stewart (S2/1.10) suggests that he was buried in a small
cemetery "at the top of a small hill about one-fourth mile north of
Escambia Bay on the east side of the tow [oxwagon road] where Blake and Winnie
Jernigan were buried."
Mary Jernigan Whitmire (J6/1.1) reappeared as the head of a
household in the 1840 census of Escambia County, page 26:
"Whitmire,
Mary white female 30-40
(J6/1.1)
white male 20-30 (W5/4.1)
white male 15-20
(W5/4.2)
white female 15-20 (W5/4.3
white female 10-15 (W5/4.5)
white female 5-10 ?
white male 0-5 (W5/4.6)
white male 0-5" (W5/4.7)
The eastern portion of Escambia County was renamed Santa Rosa
County in 1842.
A relationship developed between Mary Jernigan Whitmire (J6/1.1)
and Samuel C. Keyser about this time.
Carlyle Stewart (S2/1.10) wrote, "Some descendants have said that
Samuel C. Keyser and Mary Jernigan Whitmire were married sometime after 1849, however
no record of marriage has been established, and Mary Jernigan Whitmire used her
married name to her death and lived as the head of household with her
children."
Bond was posted December 3, 1849 by Mary Jernigan Whitmire
(J6/1.1), "widow of William Whitmire deceased and Edmund Whitmire of the
County of Santarosa, State of Florida are held and firmly bound unto Henry
Whitmire [(W6/1.7)] and Thomas Rogers [(R6/1.1)] at Jefferson, Jackson County,
Georgia in the sum of $300 for the true payment of $166.67 for the use and
benefit of one William Dixon in the right of his wife, Bersheba, formerly
Bersheba Whitmire as one of the heirs at law of William Whitmire who was a legatee
under the will of said Stephen Whitmire."
She received an equal sum in her own right as her deceased
husband's share of the estate of Stephen Whitmire (W7/1.1):
"State of Georgia
County of Jackson
Received of Henry Whitmire and Thomas Rogers, agents in the
distribution of the estate of John Whitmire, late of said county, deceased and
who was late executor of Stephen Whitmire of Hall County, deceased, one
hundred and sixty-six dollars, 66 2/3 in full of my distributive share as one
of the heirs at law of William Whitmire deceased who was a legatee under the
will of said Stephen Whitmire deceased.
This 3rd day of December 1849.
Attest: Mary (her mark) Whitmire
J.I. McCulloch
Alfred Brooks,
J.P."
At the same time she received an equal amount as
attorney-in-fact for her son William Henry Whitmire (W5/4.5).
Mary Jernigan Whitmire (J6/1.1) appeared as the head of
Household 235-258 in the 1850 census of Santa Rosa County:
"Whitmire,
Mary 47, born in Georgia
Elizabeth 10, born in Florida
Margaret 7, born in
Florida"
"Augustus W. Whitmire and Joseph C. Whitmire were not
listed in the 1850 census," wrote Carlyle Stewart (S2/1.10). "This is explained in a letter written
August 15, 1852 by Stephen William Whitmire to his brother-in-law and sister,
William and Barsheba Whitmire Dixon in Bastrop, Texas which states, 'Mr.
Keyser has carried the children to the North.'
He carried them presumably to his relatives in Pennsylvania. Stephen's
letter also contained the statement, 'Mother has been quite sick for nearly a
year.'"
In an adjacent location Household 235-255 was composed of
"Samuel C. Keyser, 46, born in Pennsylvania" who lived alone.
Mary Jernigan Whitmire (J6/1.1) died about 1853, according to
Carlyle Stewart (S2/1.10) who wrote February 8, 1985, "I have not been
able to determine if Mary Jernigan Whitmire is buried in Milton Cemetery. Some of the descendants with whom I talked
in the early 1950s seem to think that she was buried there. Beside her grandson Kimbrough Jameson
Whitmire is an old unmarked grave that could be her grave."
He continued, "According to Legislative records in
Tallahassee in the 6th Session of the House of Representatives on November 22,
1852 W. W. Harrison, state representative of Santa Rosa County announced his
intention to present a bill to the House, to wit:
Change of names:
Augustus W.
Whitmire to Augustus W. Keyser
Joseph C.
Whitmire to Joseph C. Keyser
Elizabeth
Whitmire to Elizabeth Keyser
Margaret
Whitmire to Margaret Keyser"
Samuel C. Keyser was enumerated as the head of Household 658 in
the 1860 census of Santa Rosa County composed of:
"Keyser,
Samuel C. 56
Elizabeth 20
Margaret 17"
Nearby household 655 was composed of:
"Keyser, A.
W. 23
Minerva 19
Jessie 2"
The 1870 census of Santa Rosa County, Household 32, showed
Samuel C. Keyser with wife Alice Keyser.
Household 33 was composed of Joseph C. Keyser, wife Emma Keyser and son
Charles Keyser.
Children born to William Whitmire (W6/1.4) and Mary Jernigan
Whitmire (J6/1.1) include:
Stephen William
Whitmire (W5/4.1) born in
September 1818
Edmund Joseph
Whitmire (W5/4.2) born January 19, 1821
Beersheba
Whitmire (W5/4.3) born in 1823
William Henry
Whitmire (W5/4.4) born in 1828
Mary A.
Whitmire (W5/4.5) born May 11, 1830
Other children born to Mary Jernigan Whitmire (J6/1.1) include:
Augustus W.
Whitmire (W5/4.6) born October 26, 1836
Joseph C.
Whitmire (W5/4.7) born September 21, 1838
Elizabeth J.
Whitmire (W5/4.8) born December 24, 1840
Margaret
Whitmire (W5/4.9) born about 1843
Stephen William Whitmire (W5/4.1), son of William Whitmire
(W6/1.4) and Mary Jernigan Whitmire (J6/1.1), was born in September 1818 in
Conecuh County, Alabama. He was married
in 1841 in Santa Rosa County, Florida to Mary Pauline "Polly" Gibson
(G5/1.1), a half-Cherokee who was born in August 1818 in South Carolina. [Carlyle Stewart (C2/1.10) shows the
marriage date as January 1839.] In 1852
while a resident of Milton, Florida he wrote a letter to his sister and husband
who had removed to Texas:
"Milton, Florida
August 15, 1852
Mr. William Dixon
Bastrop P. Office, Texas
Dear Brother & Sister,
I received your letter dated July 5 p. which gave me and family
great pleasure to hear that you and your family were well. And that you can make good crops. Likewise
that you have good society and schools.
We are all well at this time. Also all friends and acquaintances as far
as I can learn.
Mr. Keyser has carried the children to the North. Mother has been quite sick for nearly a
year. Mr. Isaac Hawkins sends his
respects to you and family. John Ringdole is living at Bay Mattatto, and his
family has not been very well this summer, only chills and fevers. Mr. Sterns & Co. are building a steam
sawmill on Fisherman's Point. It will
be sawing about Christmas. I am living
at the Hickory Point, also Mr. James R. Lee.
We have a small crop on hand that looks quite well for the chances, but
the land won't bring so much to the acre as Texas.
I don't believe you are satisfied where you are, and that you
had rather be in Florida again.
The town of Milton is improving faster than it ever has. A great many stiff chaps have moved into it
which makes it quite flourishing. There
have been some deaths in the county.
Blake Jernigan and wife [Winnie Jernigan], also William H. Johnson and
F. A. Ball of Milton died this year. B.
Jernigan and wife died last year.
There are eight stores in Milton. All doing good business.
Also a steam packet running from Milton to Pensacola and Navy Yard
daily.
Mrs. Lee wishes to know if there is any such a man as Greenbury
Haynes living anywhere about your county or town as he is her brother, and you
will please write in your answer to this letter if you can find out.
I wish to know if you think I can make a fortune in Texas at
anything I can do. I think that paper must be scarce in Texas from the size of
your letter. The last babe was a boy,
and his name is John Henry. He is
little over a year old. Nothing more at present.
I remain your affectionate
Brother,
Stephen Whitmire"
He died February 27, 1907, and she died January 17, 1910,
according to the research Carlyle Stewart (S2/1.10). They were buried in Milton Cemetery.
Seven children were born to Stephen William Whitmire (W5/4.1)
and Mary Pauline "Polly" Gibson Whitmire (G5/1.1), including:
Mary Maria Whitmire (W4/1.1) born December 6, 1839
Susan
Whitmire (W4/1.2) born June 14, 1844
Vashti
Whitmire (W4/1.3) born March 1, 1846
Larkin Lindsey
Whitmire (W4/1.4) born October 6, 1847
Margaret
"Maggie" Whitmire
(W4/1.5) born June 20,
1848
John Henry
Whitmire (W4/1.6) born April 15, 1851
Baron DeKalb
"Barney" Whitmire
(W4/1.7) born April 14, 1853
Mary Maria Whitmire (W4/1.1), daughter of Stephen William
Whitmire (W5/4.1) and Mary Pauline "Polly" Gibson Whitmire (G5/1.1),
was born December 6, 1839 in Escambia County.
She was married in 1867 in Milton to Levi Coleman Brown (B4/1.1) who was
born April 1, 1835 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. He died April 17, 1900, and she died March 20, 1937. Both were buried in Milton Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Lavada Brown (B3/1.1) born March 17, 1868
George M.
"Bud" Brown (B3/1.2) born in 1872
Mattie Rayne
Brown (B3/1.3) born July 20, 1873
Lavada Brown (B3/1.1), daughter of Levi Coleman Brown (B4/1.1)
and Mary Maria Whitmire Brown (W4/1.1), was born March 17, 1868 in Santa Rosa
County. She was married there March 3,
1889 to Joe E. McCarty (M3/1.1) who was also born in 1868. He died February 12, 1900, and she died May
23, 1938. They were buried in Milton
Cemetery.
George M. "Bud" Brown (B3/1.2), son of Levi Coleman
Brown (B4/1.1) and Mary Maria Whitmire Brown (W4/1.1), was born in 1872. He died unmarried in 1935 and was buried in
Milton Cemetery.
Mattie Rayne Brown (B3/1.3), daughter of Levi Coleman Brown
(B4/1.1) and Mary Maria Whitmire Brown ((W4/1.1), was born July 20, 1873 in
Santa Rosa County. She was married
there December 31, 1893 to John F. Allen (A3/1.1) who was born February 17,
1870. She died November 10, 1925, and
he died August 1, 1944. They were
buried in Milton Cemetery.
Susan Whitmire (W4/1.2), daughter of Stephen William Whitmire
(W5/4.1) and Mary Pauline "Polly" Gibson Whitmire (G5/1.1), was born
June 14, 1844 in Santa Rosa County. She was married December 23, 1871 in Milton
to George Washington Hamilton (H4/1.1), son of George Madison Hamilton (H5/1.1)
and Mary A. Whitmire Hamilton (W5/4.5).
He was born in Santa Rosa County July 8, 1848. She died August 25, 1908, and she died October 20, 1915. Both were buried in Milton Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Amazon
Hamilton (H4/1.1) born October 16, 1875
Amazon Hamilton (H4/1.1), daughter of George Washington Hamilton
(H4/1.1) and Susan Whitmire Hamilton (W4/1.2), was born October 16, 1875 in
Santa Rosa County. She was married there
December 20, 1893 to James Clayton Stewart (S4/1.2), son of Andrew Jackson
Stewart (S5/1.1) and Nancy Catherine Hobbs Stewart (H5/1.1). He was born January 18, 1872 in Oak Grove,
Florida and died June 1, 1946. She died
June 24, 1949. They were buried in Milton Cemetery.
Vashti Whitmire (W4/1.3), daughter of Stephen William Whitmire
(W5/4.1) and Mary Pauline "Polly" Gibson Whitmire (G5/1.1), was born
March 1, 1846 in Santa Rosa County. She was married in 1868 to Zackery Taylor
Jones (J4/1.1) who was born in Virginia March 30, 1850. He died September 12, 1904, and she died
June 14, 1912. They were buried in
Whitmire Cemetery, Ferry Pass, Florida.
Children born to Zackery Taylor Jones (J4/1.1) and Vashti
Whitmire Jones (W4/1.3) include:
Kirby Ledbetter Jones (J3/1.1) born May 18, 1869
Stephen Judge
Jones (J3/1.2) born March 13, 1873
Allie Mae
Jones (J3/1.3) born December 16, 1875
Kirby Ledbetter Jones (J3/1.1), son of Zackery Taylor Jones
(J4/1.1) and Vashti Whitmire Jones (W4/1.3), was born May 18, 1869 in Escambia
County, Florida. He was married
November 20, 1889 in Pensacola to Mary Elizabeth Hoyt (H3/1.1), daughter of
John Ludlow Hoyt (H4/1.1) and Frances Elvira Henry Hoyt (H4/1.1). She was born June 4, 1866. He died November 11, 1923, and she died
November 22, 1928. They were buried in
Whitmire Cemetery, Ferry Pass.
Stephen Judge Jones (J3/1.2), son of Zackery Taylor Jones
(J4/1.1) and Vashti Whitmire Jones (W4/1.3), was born March 13, 1873 in
Escambia County. He was married there
January 8, 1899 to Lela Gertrude Nobles (N3/1.1), daughter of William L.
Nobles (N4/1.1) and Kittie Roberts Nobles (R4/1.1) who was born March 25,
1873. He died July 9, 1957, and she
died October 27, 1969. They were buried
in Pensacola Memorial Gardens.
Allie Mae Jones (J3/1.3), daughter of Zackery Taylor Jones
(J4/1.1) and Vashti Whitmire Jones (W4/1.3), was born December 16, 1875 in
Escambia County. She was married there
December 9, 1896 to John Henry Hoyt (H3/1.2), son of John Ludlow Hoyt (H4/1.1)
and Frances Elvira Henry Hoyt (H4/1.1).
He was born November 16, 1867.
She died December 28, 1914, and he died March 11, 1931. They were buried in Whitmire Cemetery, Ferry
Pass.
Larkin Lindsey Whitmire (W4/1.4), son of Stephen William
Whitmire (W5/4.1) and Mary Pauline "Polly" Gibson Whitmire (G5/1.1),
was born October 6, 1847 in Santa Rosa County. He was married in 1867 in Santa Rosa County to Nancy Perry
(P4/1.1), daughter of Nancy Sullivan Perry (S5/1.1). She was born April 10, 1849 in Coffee County, Alabama. She died March 17, 1893, and he was
remarried to Mrs. Sophia Adoline Hamilton Giles (H4/1.1) November 1, 1899. No children were born to Sophia Adoline
Hamilton Giles Whitmire (H4/1.1). He
died November 14, 1925. They were
buried in Milton Cemetery.
Children born to Larkin Lindsey Whitmire (W4/1.4) and Nancy
Perry Whitmire (P4/1.1) include:
Camma
Whitmire (W3/4.1) born in April 1868
Stephen Robert
Whitmire (W3/4.2) born September
9, 1870
William Henry
Whitmire (W3/4.3) born August 1, 1873
Mary Hamilton
Whitmire (W3/4.4) born May 24, 1877
John Perry
Whitmire (W3/4.5) born May 22, 1879
Shelie Oguire
Whitmire (W3/4.6) born August 3, 1881
Lucy
Whitmire (W3/4.7) born May 25, 1885
Camma Whitmire (W3/4.1), daughter of Larkin Lindsey Whitmire
(W4/1.4) and Nancy Perry Whitmire (P4/1.1), was born in April 1868 in Santa
Rosa County. She was married there
February 28, 1897 to William Henry McCombs (M3/1.1) who was born in May
1868. She died February 5, 1923, and he
died December 15, 1925. They were
buried in Milton Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
William Henry
McCombs (M2/1.1) born May 14, 1898
Gulliver
"Henry" McCombs (M2/1.2)
born December 3, 1899
Perry
McCombs (M2/1.3) born November 2, 1901
Martha Vashti McCombs (M2/1.4) born December 6, 1903
Lark Linton
McCombs (M2/1.5) born January 29, 1905
Lestee
McCombs (M2/1.6) born August 10, 1908
Edna McCombs (M2/1.7) born August 26, 1910
William Henry McCombs (M2/1.1), son of William Henry McCombs
(M3/1.1) and Camma Whitmire McCombs (W3/4.1), was born May 14, 1898 in Santa
Rosa County. He died there April 14,
1942 unmarried and was buried in Milton Cemetery.
Gulliver "Henry" McCombs (M2/1.2), son of William
Henry McCombs (M3/1.1) and Camma Whitmire McCombs (W3/4.1), was born December
3, 1899 in Santa Rosa County. He was
married there April 18, 1929 to Alice Irma Conner (C2/1.1), daughter of Wilba
Cloud Conner (C3/1.1) and Nora Parker Conner (P3/1.1). He died November 29, 1980, and she died
April 16, 1983. They were buried in
Milton Cemetery.
Perry McCombs (M2/1.3), son of William Henry McCombs (M3/1.1)
and Camma Whitmire McCombs (W3/4.1), was born November 2, 1901 in Santa Rosa
County. He was married July 3, 1922 in
Brewton, Alabama to Inez Fisher (F2/1.1), daughter of H. W. Fisher (F3/1.1). He was remarried July 31, 1942 in Milton to
Agnes Myrtle Hall (H2/1.1), daughter of Tom Hall (H3/1.1) and Kate Hall, who
was born February 26, 1911.
Martha Vashti McCombs (M2/1.4), daughter of William Henry
McCombs (M3/1.1) and Camma Whitmire McCombs (W3/4.1), was born December 6, 1903
in Santa Rosa County. She was married
there May 18, 1922 to Charles Bruner Jordan (J2/1.1), son of George Washington
Jordan (J3/1.1) and Jeffie Lee Thompson Jordan (T3/1.1), who was born February
20, 1898. She died April 12, 1941, and
he died August 8, 1967. They were buried
in Milton Cemetery.
Lark Linton McCombs (M2/1.5), son of William Henry McCombs
(M3/1.1) and Camma Whitmire McCombs (W3/4.1), was born January 29, 1905 in
Santa Rosa County. He was married there
June 13, 1929 to Winnie Irene Jernigan (J2/1.1), daughter of Chaffin Jernigan
(J3/1.1) and Maude LePard Jernigan (L3/1.1), who was born January 6, 1908. He died February 4, 1985 and was buried in
Milton Cemetery.
Lestee McCombs (M2/1.6), daughter of William Henry McCombs
(M3/1.1) and Camma Whitmire McCombs (W3/4.1), was born August 10, 1908 in Santa
Rosa County. She was married January
4, 1935 in Jackson County, Florida to Frederick Waymer King (K2/1.1), son of Alfred
Alfonso King (K3/1.1) and Florence Posser King (P3/1.1), who was born October
21, 1901. She died January 29, 1966,
and he died November 11, 1974. They
were buried in Pope Cemetery, Sneads, Florida.
Edna McCombs (M2/1.7), daughter of William Henry McCombs
(M3/1.1) and Camma Whitmire McCombs (W3/4.1), was born August 26, 1910 in Santa
Rosa County. She was married November
12, 1927 in Milton to Curry Word (W2/1.1).
Following his death she was remarried November 22, 1932 in Milton to
Wade Hampton Cobb (C2/1.1), son of Hughs Hampton Cobb (C3/1.1) and Maggie Mae
Penton Cobb (P3/1.1). He died June 5,
1977 and was buried in Milton Cemetery.
Stephen Robert Whitmire (W3/4.2), son of Larkin Lindsey Whitmire
(W4/1.4) and Nancy Perry Whitmire (P4/1.1), was born September 9, 1870 in Santa
Rosa County. He was married there May
24, 1896 to Margaret Dell Jones (J3/1.1), daughter of Henry White Jones
(J4/1.1) and Mary Eliza Whitmire Jones (W4/2.3), who was born August 13, 1880
in Santa Rosa County. Margaret Dell
Jones Whitmire (J3/1.1) died in 1904, according to a family report, however
"Maggie Jones Whitmire, born August 13, 1880, died June 7, 1963, age
82" was buried in Whitmire Cemetery, Ferry Pass, according to her
tombstone there. Stephen Robert
Whitmire (W3/4.2) was remarried April1 16, 1905 to Emme Cawthon (C3/1.1). She was born March 20, 1888 in Milton to W.
R. Cawthon (C4/1.1) and Molly Railigh Cawthon (R4/1.1). No children were born to either union. Stephen Robert Whitmire (W3/4.2) and Emme
Cawthon Whitmire (C3/1.1) were buried in Milton Cemetery.
William Henry Whitmire (W3/4.3), son of Larkin Lindsey Whitmire
(W4/1.4) and Nancy Perry Whitmire (P4/1.1), was born August 1, 1873 in Santa
Rosa County. He was married there March
7, 1895 to Katie Marquardt (M3/1.1) who was born October 20, 1878. He died February 7, 1948. Katie Marquardt Whitmire (M3/1.1) died
January 30, 1970. They were buried in
Milton Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Velia Barnes
Whitmire (W2/3.1) born December 9, 1895
Nancy Perry
Whitmire (W2/3.2) born July 19, 1898
George Marquardt
Whitmire (W2/3.3) born November 25, 1902
Clara
Whitmire (W2/3.4) born September 8, 1906
Henry Ervin
Whitmire (W2/3.5) born August 23, 1910
Velia Barnes Whitmire (W2/3.1), daughter of William Henry
Whitmire (W3/4.3) and Katie Marquardt Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born December 9,
1895 in Santa Rosa County. She was
married in Washington County, Florida January 14, 1939 to Alfred Betterton
(B2/1.1), son of John Thomas Betterton (B3/1.1) and Anna Crain Betterton
(C3/1.1), who was born September 2, 1886 in Alabama. He died May 13, 1981 and was buried in Milton Cemetery.
Nancy Perry Whitmire (W2/3.2), daughter of William Henry
Whitmire (W3/4.3) and Katie Marquardt Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born July 19, 1898
in Santa Rosa County. She was married
there March 25, 1919 to James Arthur Park (P2/1.1), son of Clayton John Park
(P3/1.1) and Mary McNicol Park (M3/1.1), who was born in Trinidad,
Colorado. He died December 22, 1974 and
was buried in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Ft. Worth, Texas.
George Marquardt Whitmire (W2/3.3), son of William Henry
Whitmire (W3/4.3) and Katie Marquardt Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born November 25,
1902 in Santa Rosa County. He was
married July 1, 1928 in Tift County, Georgia to Lucille Ford (F2/1.1), daughter
of Mitche Ugene Ford (F3/1.1) and Lulu Hunter Ford (H3/1.1), who was born there
April 8, 1907. Children born to George
Marquardt Whitmire (W2/3.3) and Lucille Ford Whitmire (F2/1.1) are unknown.
Clara Whitmire (W2/3.4), daughter of William Henry Whitmire
(W3/4.3) and Katie Marquardt Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born September 8, 1906 in
Santa Rosa County. She was married
there to Bertelle Oveida Jernigan (J2/1.2), son of Curtis Jernigan (J3/1.1) and
Martha Elizabeth Webb Jernigan (W3/1.1), who was born October 27, 1903. He died December 3, 1982 and was buried in
Elizabeth Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery.
Henry Ervin Whitmire (W2/3.5), son of William Henry Whitmire
(W3/4.3) and Katie Marquardt Whitmire (M3/1.1), was born August 23, 1910 in
Santa Rosa County. He was married February
21, 1937 in Liberty County, Florida to Irene Halstead (H2/1.1), daughter of
Ivey Halstead (H3/1.1) and Maiden Minnie Dykes Halstead (D3/1.1). He was married November 12, 1956 in Decatur
County, Georgia to Myrtice Wilson (W2/1.1), daughter of John Warren Wilson
(W3/1.1) and Minnie Lee Everitte Wilson (E3/1.1), who was born March 18, 1910
in Andalusia, Alabama. No children were
born to Henry Ervin Whitmire (W2/3.5), Irene Halstead Whitmire (H2/1.1) and
Myrtice Wilson Whitmire (W2/1.1).
Mary Hamilton Whitmire (W3/4.4), daughter of Larkin Lindsey
Whitmire (W4/1.4) and Nancy Perry Whitmire (P4/1.1), was born May 24, 1877 in
Santa Rosa County. She was married
there October 25, 1899 to Samuel Louis Keyser (K4/1.1), son of Augustus W.
[Whitmire] Keyser (W5/4.6) and Minerva Cotton Keyser (C5/1.1), who was born
November 10, 1872. He died March 21,
1951, and she died January 9, 1968.
They were buried in Milton Cemetery.
Children born to Samuel Louis Keyser (K4/1.1) and Mary Hamilton
Whitmire Keyser (W3/4.4) include:
Sherwood
Keyser (K3/1.1) born February 9, 1901
Newman Louis
Keyser (K3/1.2) born March 5, 1904
Julian
Keyser (K3/1.3) born May 8, 1908
Mary Louise
Keyser (K3/1.4) born July 6, 1916
Sherwood Keyser (K3/1.1), son of Samuel Louis Keyser (K4/1.1)
and Mary Hamilton Whitmire Keyser (W3/4.4), was born February 9, 1901 in Santa
Rosa County. He was married there
December 22, 1923 in Milton to Bertha Sampley (S3/1.2), daughter of David
Jessie Sampley (S4/1.1) and Ella Eugenia Hawkins Sampley (H4/1.1), who was born
January 10, 1901 in Ft. Deposit, Alabama.
She died March 14, 1972 and was buried in Strickland Cemetery in Santa
Rosa County.
Newman Louis Keyser (K3/1.2), son of Samuel Louis Keyser
(K4/1.1) and Mary Hamilton Whitmire Keyser (W3/4.4), was born March 5, 1904 in
Santa Rosa County. He was married there
September 23, 1923 to Susie Inez Martin (M3/1.1), daughter of John Martin (M4/1.1)
and Mamie Sampley Martin (S4/1.2), who was born September 15, 1900 in Ft. Deposit. She died May 14, 1936, and he was married
six other times. He died January 4,
1969 and was buried in Milton Cemetery beside his first wife.
Julian Keyser (K3/1.3), son of Samuel Louis Keyser (K4/1.1) and
Mary Hamilton Whitmire Keyser (W3/4.4), was born May 8, 1908 in Santa Rosa
County. He was married April 24, 1942
to Opal English (E3/1.1), daughter of Wiley English (E4/1.1) and Ella English,
who was born March 17, 1912 in Monroe County, Alabama.
Mary Louise Keyser (K3/1.4), daughter of Samuel Louis Keyser
(K4/1.1) and Mary Hamilton Whitmire Keyser (W3/4.4), was born July 6, 1916 in
Santa Rosa County. She was married
there April 24, 1932 to James Durwood Williams (W3/1.1), son of John Williams
(W4/1.1) and Tertia Williams, who was born in Franklin County, Florida December
21, 1911. He died March 26, 1974, and
she was remarried July 10, 1976 in Okaloosa County, Florida to Doyle Lee Creel
(C3/1.1), son of Henley Elijah Creel (C4/1.1) and Lelia D. Creel, who was born
April 25, 1916 in Franklin County, Alabama.
John Perry Whitmire (W3/4.5), son of Larkin Lindsey Whitmire
(W4/1.4) and Nancy Perry Whitmire (P4/1.1), was born May 22, 1879 in Santa Rosa
County. He was married there August 9,
1905 to Iva Belle Hamilton (H3/1.1), daughter of Edward Milton Hamilton
(H4/1.1) and Rosa Lee Vaughn Hamilton (V4/1.1), who was born there April 1,
1889. He died November 26, 1958, and
she died September 18, 1964. John Perry
Whitmire (W3/4.5) and Iva Belle Hamilton Whitmire (H3/1.1) were buried in
Milton Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Mabel Clair
Whitmire (W2/5.1) born September 8, 1907
Iris Alma
Whitmire (W2/5.2) born August 29, 1910
Edward Perry Whitmire (W2/5.3) born September 13, 1913
Alta Lucille
Whitmire (W2/5.4) born December 15, 1915
Rufus Aloquins
Whitmire (W2/5.5) born December
29, 1919
Mabel Clair Whitmire (W2/5.1), daughter of John Perry Whitmire
(W3/4.5) and Iva Belle Hamilton Whitmire (H3/1.1), was born September 8, 1907
in Santa Rosa County. She was married
there April 5, 1928 to Sherman Edward Lewis (L2/1.1), son of Gus Lewis (L3/1.1)
and Mary Bonifay Lewis (B3/1.1), who was born October 28, 1902 at Bagdad, Florida.
Iris Alma Whitmire (W2/5.2), daughter of John Perry Whitmire
(W3/4.5) and Iva Belle Hamilton Whitmire (H3/1.1), was born August 29, 1910 in
Santa Rosa County. She was married
October 10, 1931 in Dothan, Alabama to Stephen Baird Chambers (C2/1.1), son of
Fowler Chambers (C3/1.1) and Lucille Chambers, who was born January 29, 1911 in
Houston County, Alabama. He died March
30, 1954 and was buried in Cedar Hills Cemetery in Bessemer, Alabama.
Edward Perry Whitmire (W2/5.3), son of John Perry Whitmire
(W3/4.5) and Iva Belle Hamilton Whitmire (H3/1.1), was born September 13, 1913
in Santa Rosa County. He was married
there July 3, 1936 to Elsie Foxworth Armistead (F2/1.1), daughter of John Foxworth
(F3/1.1) and Susie Warick Foxworth (W3/1.1), who was born June 29. 1902. He died February 3, 1969 and was buried in
Milton Cemetery. Children born to
Edward Perry Whitmire (W2/5.3) and Elsie Foxworth Armistead Whitmire (F2/1.1)
are unknown.
Alta Lucille Whitmire (W2/5.4), daughter of John Perry Whitmire
(W3/4.5) and Iva Belle Hamilton Whitmire (H3/1.1), was born December 15, 1915
in Santa Rosa County. She died
unmarried October 29, 1983 and was buried in Milton Cemetery.
Rufus Aloquins Whitmire (W2/5.5), son of John Perry Whitmire
(W3/4.5) and Iva Belle Hamilton Whitmire (H3/1.1), was born December 29, 1919
in Santa Rosa County and, unmarried, continued to live there in 1985.
Shelie O'Guire Whitmire (W3/4.6), daughter of Larkin Lindsey
Whitmire (W4/1.4) and Nancy Perry Whitmire (P4/1.1), was born August 3, 1881 in
Santa Rosa County. She was married
there December 7, 1898 to William Augustus Stewart (S3/1.1), son of Andrew
Jackson Stewart (S4/1.1) and Nancy Catherine Hobbs Stewart (H4/1.1) who was
born December 30, 1868 in a Okaloosa County, Florida. He died August 27, 1935, and she died May
18, 1965. They were buried in Milton
Cemetery.
Children born to them include:
Mary Oneda
Stewart (S2/1.1) born January 12, 1900
Nancy Frazier Stewart (S2/1.2) born October 4, 1901
Susie
Stewart (S2/1.3) born November 2, 1903
William Maxwell
Stewart (S2/1.4) born February 9, 1905
(daughter) (S2/1.5) born in 1907
Lester
Stewart (S2/1.6) born September 22, 1909
Ola Belle
Stewart (S2/1.7) born December 23, 1912
Eva Shirley
Stewart (S2/1.8) born August 20, 1914
Jack Holley
Stewart (S2/1.9) born
August 19, 1916
Carlyle
Stewart (S2/1.10) born November 6, 1918
Marguerite
Augusta Stewart (S2/1.11) Born March 12, 1923
Mary Oneda Stewart (S2/1.1), daughter of William Augustus
Stewart (S3/1.1) and Shelie O'Guire Whitmire Stewart (W3/4.6), was born January
12, 1900 in Bagdad, Florida. She died
June 14, 1901 at Pace, Florida and was buried in Milton Cemetery.
Nancy Frazier Stewart (S2/1.2), daughter of William Augustus
Stewart (S3/1.1) and Shelie O'Guire Whitmire Stewart (W3/4.6), was born
October 4, 1901 at Pace. She was married
at Milton May 23, 1925 to Aubrey Lindsay (L2/1.1), son of James Aubrey Lindsay
(L3/1.1) and Isabelle Edker Lindsey (E3/1.1), who was born March 26, 1905. He died June 14, 1939 in Gulf County,
Florida, and she died August 3, 1947 in Pensacola. They were buried in Milton Cemetery.