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George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.3), was born about 1749 in
Stuttgart, Wurttemberg-Baden of parents unknown. He arrived in America at age 18 October 29, 1767 in the ship
"Sally" which carried 62 passengers from Rotterdam, Netherlands via
Cowes, Isle of Wight. In the passenger
list he was carried as "Georg Fried Wiedmayer, according to "Foreign
Immigrants into Pennsylvania." It
is believed that he made the decision to emigrate partly at the instance of his
mother who requested that he find his brothers and advise Michael Whitmire
(W8/1.1) that their stepfather had recovered and that he was not a
murderer. Overdown Whitmire (W3/1.1)
stated that he was influenced to immigrate by Peter Stuckman, his friend, who
preceded him to American and who was probably the "Johannes Peter
Stockman" who arrived in 1766 on the ship "Polly" from Amsterdam
and Cowes. They were neighbors again in
South Carolina, according to Overdown Whitmire (W3/1.1).
He landed at Philadelphia and spent some time in the German
community there. Later he spent a short
period of time in Baltimore, Maryland, according to the research of Mary Alnora
"Nora" Cox Drennan (C2/10.4).
He was married in 1774 in District 96, South Carolina to Sarah
Phoebe Hagood (H8/1.1), daughter of Rev. William Hagood (H9/1.1) who was born
in Virginia in 1752. The Reverend Hagood was the son of Reuben Hagood
(H10/1.1) and Phoebe Hagood. They had
moved from Virginia to Warren County, North Carolina and then to District 96 in
1772, according to "Jacob Clark of Abbeville, South Carolina"
published in 1926 by Eva Turner Clark (T4/1.1). Sarah Phoebe Hagood (H8/1.1) was described as a "Quaker born
in Philadelphia" in "Whitmires of South Carolina" by Ann E.
Hatton Lewis, however the Reverend Hagood was a Baptist minister.
George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.3) settled in Newberry District,
South Carolina and bought a plantation there between Enoree River and Duncan's
Creek in present-day Union County, South Carolina. He received 960 acres of land as a gift from his father-in-law. Their first residence was a primitive log
cabin which he built. Later he constructed a large, commodious home which
served as a residence and a tavern. The
building was still standing after almost 200 years of continual use by the
family.
He was a Revolutionary soldier and served under Gen. Levi
Casey. Indent No. 31924 was issued July
3, 1786 to "Frederick Whitmire for five pounds for duty as a private in
Brandon's Regiment per account audited."
Overdown Whitmire (W3/1.1) reported that he was an impressive soldier,
standing 6' 4" tall and weighing about 300 pounds.
He was enumerated there in the 1790 census as "Fred'k.
Whitmire" living on his plantation.
His family consisted of "six males under 16, one male over 16 and
two females."
"Frederic Whitmire" was enumerated as the head of a
household in the 1800 census of Union District, South Carolina. The family was reported as:
"Whitmire,
Frederic white male over 45
white female over 45
white female 26-45
white female 16-26
white male 16-26
white male 10-16
white male 0-10"
George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.3) established a trading post on
his property, about 1801, and it was the forerunner of the town of Whitmire,
South Carolina, population, 2,246 in 1970, located on the north edge of
present-day Newberry County, according to Evelyn Whitmire, family researcher,
who in 1968 lived in Leavenworth, Kansas.
The trading post has been preserved as Drucilla Whitmire Museum,
according to "South Carolina Guide Series." A cottonmill was also built on the site by
George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.3).
Descendants report that George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.3) often
spoke of a longing to return to Germany and quoted him as saying that he owned
property there, perhaps referring to an inheritance.
He was a witness to the will of John Mumford October 26, 1811 in
adjoining Laurens County, South Carolina, according to "Florida
Pioneers" by David A. Avant.
Sarah Phoebe Hagood Whitmire (H8/1.1) died June 13, 1817,
according to Nancy Jane Hinkle Flesch (H3/7.7). George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.3) died in Newberry District June
23, 1829 at age 80. Both were buried at
Lower Duncan's Creek Baptist Church of which they were members. The church was located about a mile from
their plantation on Duncan's Creek.
Overdown Whitmire (W3/1.1) wrote that native granite stones were
erected over their graves. He stated,
"Crudely chiseled on his stone was, "Geo. Fred. Whitmire, died June
23, 1829, aged 89 [80] years." Her
stone was inscribed "Phoebe Whitmire died June 13, 1827 [1817], aged 85
[65] years." Detecting a problem
with the dates [as he read them] he wrote, "The dates and ages on the
grave-stones indicate that George Frederick Whitmire was born in 1740 and his
wife in 1742, which might indicate that the date usually given for their
marriage in 1774, may be a mistake.
Early marriages were the rule in those days, and seldom did people wait
until their thirties to marry."
[His uncertainty about the date of birth suggests that the year of birth
given in the immigration record is more reliable.]
Children born to George Frederick Whitmire (W8/1.3) and Sarah
Phoebe Hagood Whitmire (H8/1.1) include:
William E.
Whitmire (twin) (W7/3.1) born
July 22, 1776
Henry Whitmire
(twin) (W7/3.2) born July 22, 1776
John Franklin
Whitmire (W7/3.3) born in 1783
Christopher
Whitmire (W7/3.4) born in 1785
Thomas
Whitmire (W7/3.5) born about 1787
Moses
Whitmire (W7/3.6) born August 25, 1789
Charity
Whitmire (W7/3.7) born about 1791
Rachael
Whitmire (W7/3.8) born about 1794
William E. Whitmire (W7/3.1), twin son of George Frederick
Whitmire (W8/1.3) and Phoebe Hagood Whitmire (H8/1.1), was born July 22, 1776
in Newberry District. He was married in
1798 to Mrs. Sarah Hill Fowler (H7/1.1), daughter of Henry Hill (H8/1.1) and
Alice Ridgely Hill (R8/1.1) and widow of Nathan Fowler (F7/1.1). She was born in 1775 and had two children by
her first marriage, Alice Fowler (F6/1.1) and Drucilla Fowler (F6/1.2).
He appeared as the head of a household in the 1800 census of
Newberry County:
"Whitmire,
William white male 16-26
white female 16-26
white female 16-26
white female 0-10
white female 0-10
white male 0-10"
William E. Whitmire (W7/3.1) was the purchaser of 500 pounds of
fodder at the estate sale of David Hill held December 9, 1834, according to
Newberry County Probate Box 44, Package 1070.
William E. Whitmire (W7/3.1) wrote his will August 20, 1831.
Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1) died February 21, 1838. He died October 22, 1840, according to his
tombstone in Lower Duncan's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. His will was probated February 1, 1841,
according to VirJean Potter Bozarth who in 1972 lived in Houston, Texas.
Children born to William E. Whitmire (W7/3.1) and Sarah Hill
Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1) include:
Nathan
Whitmire (W6/1.1) born October 10, 1799
Charity Caney
Whitmire (W6/1.2) born December 23, 1801
Jesse
Whitmire (W6/1.3) born June 12, 1804
Ruth
Whitmire (W6/1.4) born February 4, 1808
Joseph Hill
Whitmire (W6/1.5) born April 18, 1809
Henry
Whitmire (W6/1.6) born February 4, 1811
Thomas Blackburn
Whitmire (W6/1.7) born September
21, 1812
William Jackson
Whitmire (W6/1.8) born July 9, 1815
Nathan Whitmire (W6/1.1), son of William E. Whitmire (W7/3.1)
and Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born October 10, 1799. He was married about 1826 to Edna Andrews
(A6/1.1) who was born September 23, 1803.
He donated five acres of land in 1843 for the construction of Mt. Tabor
Methodist Church. He died in January
1879, and she died October 17, 1883.
They were buried in Springwood Cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina,
according to "Greenville, South Carolina Cemetery Survey," Volume
III.
Their descendants have been compiled by Mrs. Harry Shannonhouse,
according to Mrs. Evelyn Whitmire. They
include:
William Henry
Whitmire (W5/1.1) born October 28, 1838
Nathan P.
Whitmire (W5/1.2) born September 17, 1841
William Henry Whitmire (W5/1.1), son of Nathan Whitmire (W6/1.1)
and Edna Andrews Whitmire (A6/1.1), was born in Newberry District October 28,
1838. He served in the Confederacy and
was wounded in the Battle of Chancellorsville and again in the Battle of Honey
Hill. He died June 22, 1932 at the age
of 96. He was buried in Springwood
Cemetery.
Nathan P. Whitmire (W5/1.2), son of Nathan Whitmire (W6/1.1) and
Edna Andrews Whitmire (A6/1.1), was born September 17, 1841 in Newberry
District. He was married about 1870,
wife's name A. Clayton Reeder (R5/1.1).
He died May 5, 1911 and was buried in Springwood Cemetery.
Children born to Nathan P. Whitmire (W5/1.2) and A. Clayton
Reeder Whitmire (R5/1.1) include:
Alfred R.
Whitmire (W4/2.1) born August 15, 1872
Leonard A.
Whitmire (W4/2.2) born September 24, 1879
Frank
Whitmire (W4/2.3) born September 26, 1881
Alfred R. Whitmire (W4/2.1), son of Nathan P. Whitmire (W5/1.2)
and A. Clayton Reeder Whitmire (R5/1.1), was born August 15, 1872. He died February 23, 1892 and was buried in
Springwood Cemetery.
Leonard A. Whitmire (W4/2.2), son of Nathan P. Whitmire (W5/1.2)
and A. Clayton Reeder Whitmire (R5/1.1), was born September 24, 1879. He served in the Spanish-American War. He was married about 1902 to Jennie Cathcart
(C4/1.1). He died December 27, 1947 and
was buried in Springwood Cemetery. She
died November 13, 1953 and was buried beside her husband. Children born to Leonard A. Whitmire
(W4/2.2) and Jennie Cathcart Whitmire (C4/1.1) are unknown.
Frank Whitmire (W4/2.3), son of Nathan P. Whitmire (S5/1.2) and
A. Clayton Reeder Whitmire (R5/1.1), was born September 26, 1881. He was a Mason. He died April 4, 1937 and was buried in Springwood Cemetery.
Charity Caney Whitmire (W6/1.2), daughter of William E. Whitmire
(W7/3.1) and Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born December 23, 1801 in
Newberry District, according to Haskell Pruett. She was married about 1820 to Jacob Casey (C6/1.1). He was a son of Gen. Levi Casey (C7/1.1), a
Revolutionary soldier who was elected to Congress from South Carolina. Gen. Casey died in Washington, D.C. February
1, 1807.
Jesse Whitmire (W6/1.3), son of William E. Whitmire (W7/3.1) and
Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born June 12, 1804 in Newberry
District. He was married March 10, 1842
to Mary Ann Bobo (B6/1.1), who was born March 11, 1820 to Lewis Bobo (B7/1.1),
a Revolutionary soldier, and Sarah Bobo.
Jesse Whitmire (W6/1.3) died May 25, 1854, and Mary Ann Bobo Whitmire
(B6/1.1) died October 26, 1888.
Children born to Jesse Whitmire (W6/1.3) and Mary Ann Bobo
Whitmire (B6/1.1) include:
Sarah Mutell
Whitmire (W5/3.1) born February 16, 1843
Sarah Mutell Whitmire (W5/3.1), daughter of Jesse Whitmire
(W6/1.3) and Mary Ann Bobo Whitmire (B6/1.1), was born February 16, 1843. She was married June 16, 1866 to Dr. John
Ward Hill (H5/1.1) who was born December 26, 1835. He died June 17, 1911.
She died September 11, 1916.
Children born to them include:
Nina Hill (H4/1.1) born about 1868
Nina Hill (N4/1.1), daughter of Dr. John Ward Hill (H5/1.1) and
Sarah Mutell Whitmire (W5/2.1), was born about 1868. She was married about 1890 to Dr. John Cromwell Blocker (B4/1.1). They were residents of St. Petersburg,
Florida.
Ruth Whitmire (W6/1.4), daughter of William E. Whitmire (W7/3.1)
and Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born February 4, 1808 in Newberry
District, according to Haskell Pruett.
She was married about 1827, husband's name Miller. Of this couple nothing more is known.
Joseph Hill Whitmire (W6/1.5), son of William E. Whitmire
(W7/3.1) and Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born about 1808 in
Newberry District. He was married about
1831 to Mary Blackburn (B6/1.1). Graves
of "Joseph Whitmire, June 28, 1871; Mary Whitmire, October 5, 1881"
were located in Christ Church Cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina. Children born to Joseph Hill Whitmire
(W6/1.5) and Mary Blackburn Whitmire (B6/1.1) are unknown.
Henry Whitmire (W6/1.6), son of William E. Whitmire (W7/3.1) and
Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born February 11, 1811 in Newberry
District, according to VirJean Potter Bozarth. He was married about 1832 to Frances Shell (S6/1.1). In 1843 they were members of Mt. Tabor
Methodist Church, according to "History of Newberry County, South
Carolina" by Thomas H. Pope. He
was named postmaster at Whitmire, South Carolina in 1852 and operated the post
office in Whitmire Tavern.
Children born to Henry Whitmire (W6/1.6) and Frances Shell
Whitmire (S6/1.1) include:
Sally
Whitmire (W5/6.1) born about 1835
Thomas Blackburn Whitmire (W6/1.7), son of William E. Whitmire
(W7/3.1) and Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born September 21,
1812. He died unmarried October 7, 1889
and was buried near his parents in Lower Duncan's Creek Baptist Church
Cemetery.
William Jackson Whitmire (W6/1.8), son of William E. Whitmire
(W7/3.1) and Sarah Hill Fowler Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born July 9, 1815 in
Newberry District. He was married May
3, 1853 to Mary Elizabeth Ferguson (F6/1.1), daughter of Henry Ferguson
(F7/1.1) and Frances Parham Ferguson (P7/1.1).
She was born at Cross Anchor, South Carolina October 15, 1834. Following service in the Confederacy they
removed to Greenville, South Carolina where he died February 24, 1875. She died there January 8, 1899. They were
buried in a family plot in Christ Church Cemetery. In this plot also is the grave of an unidentified "Elizabeth
S. Whitmire, May 7, 1928."
Children born to William Jackson Whitmire (W6/1.8) and Mary
Elizabeth Ferguson Whitmire (F6/1.1) include:
Jesse Ferguson
Whitmire (W5/8.1) born June 27, 1854
(daughter) (W5/8.2) born July 7, 1855
Ella Frances
Whitmire (W5/8.3) born June 23, 1856
Metta Mora
Whitmire (W5/8.4) born June 9, 1858
Alma Maxey
Whitmire (W5/8.5) born November 3, 1860
Carrie Bee
Whitmire (W5/8.6) born April 12, 1862
Bartow Thomas
Whitmire (W5/8.7) born November 3, 1864
Jesse Ferguson Whitmire (W5/8.1), son of William Jackson
Whitmire (W6/1.8) and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Whitmire (F6/1.1), was born June
27, 1854 at Cross Anchor. He was
married about 1874 to Mary Ann Bobo (B5/2.1), daughter of Kindred Bobo (B6/1.2)
and Mary Murphy Bobo (M6/1.1). Kindred
Bobo (B6/1.2), the son of Lewis Bobo (B7/1.1) and his wife Sara Bobo, was born
in France in 1775. Jesse Ferguson
Whitmire (W5/8.1) died June 20, 1898 and was buried in Christ Church Cemetery.
A daughter, (W5/6.2), was born to William Jackson Whitmire
(W6/1.8) and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Whitmire (F6/1.1) July 7, 1855. She died three days later and was buried in
Christ Church Cemetery.
Ella Frances Whitmire (W5/8.3), daughter of William Jackson
Whitmire (W6/1.8) and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Whitmire (F6/1.1), was born June
23, 1856. She was married about 1875 to
Russell T. Good (G5/1.1). He was born
March 1, 1850. He died July 27, 1886
and was buried in Christ Church Cemetery.
She died June 2, 1918 and was buried beside her husband.
Children born to them include:
Mary Good Mary Good (G4/1.1) born about 1877
Allen Good (G4/1.2) born about 1879
Russell Good (G4/1.3) born about 1881
Jessie Good (G4/1.4) born about 1884
Metta Mora Whitmire (W5/8.4), daughter of William Jackson
Whitmire (W6/1.8) and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Whitmire (F6/1.1), was born June
9, 1858. She was married about 1877 to
David B. Comer (C5/1.1). At her death
she was buried in the family plot in Christ Church Cemetery.
One child was born to them:
David B. Comer,
Jr. (C4/1.1) born about 1880
An urn of David B. Comer, Jr. (C4/1.1) with no dates was
situated in the Whitmire family burial plot.
Alma Maxey Whitmire (W5/8.5), daughter of William Jackson
Whitmire (W6/1.8) and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Whitmire (F6/1.1), was born
November 3, 1860. She was married about
1879 to Archibald C. McMahan (M5/1.1).
Carrie Bee Whitmire (W5/8.6), daughter of William Jackson
Whitmire (W6/1.8) and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Whitmire (F6/1.1), was born April
12, 1862. She was married about 1880 to
Robert Smith (S5/1.1).
Bartow Thomas Whitmire (W5/8.7), son of William Jackson Whitmire
(W6/1.8) and Mary Elizabeth Ferguson Whitmire (F6/1.1), was born November 3,
1864. He was married about 1886 to
Harriett Butler McBee (M5/1.1) who was born December 1, 1871. He died July 22, 1930, and she died
September 4, 1938. They were buried in
Christ Church Cemetery, Greenville.
Children born to Bartow Thomas Whitmire (W5/8.7) and Harriett
Butler McBee Whitmire (B5/1.1) include:
Echols
Whitmire (W4/7.1) born April 2, 1895
Jackson Bartow
Whitmire (W4/7.2) born October 3, 1896
Beverly "Bevo" Whitmire (W4/7.3) born October 31, 1902
Thomas Blackburn
Whitmire (W4/7.4) born May 8,
1903
Echols Whitmire (W4/7.1),
daughter of Bartow Thomas Whitmire (W5/8.7) and Harriett Butler McBee Whitmire
(B5/1.1), was born April 2, 1895. She
died June 17, 1898 and was buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Greenville.
Jackson Bartow Whitmire (W4/7.2), son of Bartow Thomas Whitmire
(W5/8.7) and Harriett Butler McBee Whitmire (B5/1.1), was born October 3,
1896. He died January 27, 1930 and was
buried in Christ Church Cemetery.
Beverly "Bevo" Whitmire (W4/7.3), son of Bartow Thomas
Whitmire (W5/8.7) and Harriett Butler McBee Whitmire (B5/1.1), was born October
31, 1902. He died June 28, 1950 and was
buried in Christ Church Cemetery.
Thomas Blackburn Whitmire (W4/7.4), believed to be a son of
Bartow Thomas Whitmire (W5/8.7) and Harriett Butler McBee Whitmire (B5/1.1),
was born May 8, 1903. A stone for him
was erected in Christ Church Cemetery.
Henry Whitmire (W7/3.2), twin son of George Frederick Whitmire
(W8/1.3) and Sarah Phoebe Hagood Whitmire (H8/1.1), was born July 22, 1776 in
Newberry District. He was married about
1800 to Ruth Hill (H7/1.2), daughter of Henry Hill (H8/1.1) and Alice Ridgely
Hill (R8/1.1). Ruth Hill (H7/1.2) was
born January 1, 1785 in Newberry District.
He operated Whitmire Tavern in partnership with his brother William E.
Whitmire (W7/4.1) after their father became incapacitated. In 1820 he, accompanied by his brothers
Thomas Whitmire (W7/4.5) and Moses Whitmire (W7/4.6) and their families removed
to Franklin County, Missouri, settling there on the Merrimac River. On December
8, 1824 he applied for a patent to 95 acres of land there. The land was patented to him July 15, 1825
and identified as being "in the district of Cape Giradeau and St.
Louis" since the boundaries of Franklin County had not been clearly
defined at that time. He transferred land
August 5, 1833 to John Hyde, according to Franklin County deed records. He died there February 5, 1836, and his will
was proved two weeks later. She died
there October 8, 1843. Henry Whitmire
(W7/3.2) and Ruth Hill Whitmire (H7/1.2) were ancestors of publisher William
Randolph Hearst (H4/1.1).
Nine children were born to them, seven in South Carolina:
Thomas
Whitmire (W6/2.1) born December 12, 1804
William J.
Whitmire (W6/2.2) born May 16, 1807
Sarah
Whitmire (W6/2.3) born May 21, 1809
Phoebe
Whitmire (W6/2.4) born August 11, 1811
Moses
Whitmire (W6/2.5) born March 31, 1814
Drucilla
Whitmire (W6/2.6) born September 24, 1816
John
Whitmire (W6/2.7) born December 21, 1818
Frederick
Whitmire (W6/2.8) born April 11, 1822
Henry
Whitmire (W6/2.9) born July 4, 1826
Thomas Whitmire (W6/2.1), son of Henry Whitmire (W7/3.2) and
Ruth Hill Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born December 12, 1804. He was married about 1825 to Mary Evans
(E6/1.1), probably in Franklin County, Missouri. On April 18, 1833 he was remarried to Mary Collins (C6/1.1),
daughter of Jacob Collins (C7/1.1) and Martha Wheat Collins (W7/1.1). In 1836 he was the executor of his father's
will. He was remarried about 1849 to
Mrs. Agnes Phillips. In 1854 they were
residents of Gasconade County, Missouri.
They were enumerated June 28, 1860 in the census of Dent County,
Missouri, Texas township, Household 358:
"Whitmire,
Thomas 58, born in South Carolina,
farmer
Agnes 58, born in South
Carolina
Susan 20, born in Missouri
Phillips,
Susan 25, born in Missouri"
It is believed that Agnes Phillips Whitmire died in 1863. He died February 6, 1866 and was buried in
the Whitmire Cemetery. No children were
born to them.
Children born to Thomas Whitmire (W6/2.1) and Mary Evans
Whitmire (E6/1.1) include:
Henry
Whitmire (W5/1.1) born March 3, 1828
Thomas Simpson
Whitmire (W5/1.2) born October
15, 1829
Children born to Thomas Whitmire (W6/2.1) and Mary Collins
Whitmire (C6/1.1) include:
Martha Ann Whitmire (W5/1.3) born in 1834
Austin William
Whitmire (W5/1.4) born in 1836
Susan Drucilla
Whitmire (W5/1.5) born March 18,
1840
Jacob F.
Whitmire (W5/1.6) born in 1843
Joseph
Whitmire (W5/1.7) born
in 1845
Henry Whitmire (W5/1.1), son of Thomas Whitmire (W6/2.1) and
Mary Evans Whitmire (E6/1.1), was born March 3, 1828, in South Carolina,
according to his census enumeration. He
was married about 1852, wife's name Mary.
They were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Sullivan,
Missouri in 1854. She died about 1868.
Children born to them include:
Agnes
Whitmire (W4/1.1) born in 1863
Agnes Whitmire (W4/1.1), daughter of Henry Whitmire (W5/1.1) and
Mary Whitmire, was born in 1863. She
died October 2, 1865.
Thomas Simpson Whitmire (W5/1.2), son of Thomas Whitmire
(W6/2.1) and Mary Evans Whitmire (E6/1.1), was born October 15, 1829, probably
in Franklin County. He was married
there December 16, 1852 to Mary Evans (E5/1.1), according to Haskell Pruett who
shows her date of birth as October 28, 1830.
Martha Ann Whitmire (W5/1.3), daughter of Thomas Whitmire
(W6/2.1) and Mary Collins Whitmire (C6/1.1), was born in 1834, probably in
Franklin County. She was married December
25, 1856 to George Phillips (P5/1.1).
Austin William Whitmire (W5/1.4), son of Thomas Whitmire
(W6/2.1) and Mary Collins Whitmire (C6/1.1), was born in 1836, probably in
Franklin County. He was married about
1860 to Anne Graeme (G5/1.1). After the
Civil War they removed to Deming, New Mexico along with two of his brothers,
Jacob F. Whitmire (W5/1.6) and Joseph Whitmire (W5/1.7). The three of them returned to Sullivan for a
visit in 1902.
Children born to Austin William Whitmire (W5/1.4) and Anne
Graeme Whitmire (G5/1.1) include:
Frederick
Whitmire (W4/4.1) born about 1861
Ethel Dorothy
Whitmire (W4/4.2) born about 1863
Marian
Whitmire (W4/4.3) born about 1866
Hazel
Whitmire (W4/4.4) born about 1869
William
Whitmire (W4/4.5) born about 1872
Hazel Whitmire (W4/4.4), daughter of William Whitmire (W5/1.4)
and Anne Graeme Whitmire (G5/1.1), was born about 1869. In 1926 she lived in San Diego, California.
William Whitmire (W4/4.5), son of William Whitmire (W5/1.4) and
Anne Graeme Whitmire (G5/1.1), was born about 1872. He died young, according to "Jacob Clark of Abbeville, South
Carolina."
Susan Drucilla Whitmire (W5/1.5), daughter of Thomas Whitmire
(W6/2.1) and Mary Collins Whitmire (C6/1.1), was born March 18, 1840, probably
in Franklin County. She was married
about 1866 to Benjamin Johnson Clark (C5/1.1) as his third wife. He was the son of John Clark (C6/1.1) and
Jane Kimberling Clark (K6/1.1). She
died December 13, 1895 in Crawford County, Missouri, and he died May 24, 1913
in Franklin County.
Children born to them include:
Joseph Henry
Clark (C5/1.1) born in 1867
Louisa Sybil
Clark (C5/1.2) born in 1871
Susan Mary
Clark (C5/1.3) born in 1875
Jacob F. Whitmire (W5/1.6), son of Thomas Whitmire (W6/2.1) and
Mary Collins Whitmire (C6/1.1), was born in 1843, probably in Franklin
County. Enlisted as a private in
Company E, Thirty-first Missouri Infantry Regiment, U.S.A. from Moselle,
Missouri. After the Civil War he
removed to Deming, New Mexico along with two brothers.
Joseph Whitmire (W5/1.7), son of Thomas Whitmire (W6/2.1) and
Mary Collins Whitmire (C6/1.1), was born in 1845, probably in Franklin
County. He served the Confederacy in an
infantry regiment. In 1872 he removed
to Deming, New Mexico along with two brothers.
William J. Whitmire (W6/2.2) son of Henry Whitmire (W7/3.2) and
Ruth Hill Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born May 16, 1807. He was brought to Franklin County, Missouri in 1820 by his
parents. He was married February 15,
1839 to Catherine Wheeler (W6/1.1), daughter of Malcomb Wheeler (W7/1.1) and
Lavinia Wheeler. He died February 9,
1847, and she died in 1881.
Twin daughters were born to William J. Whitmire (W6/2.2) and
Catherine Wheeler Whitmire (W6/1.1):
Nancy C. Whitmire
(twin) (W5/2.1) born in January
1840
Susan Whitmire
(twin) (W5/2.2) born in January 1840
Nancy C. Whitmire (W5/2.1), twin daughter of William J. Whitmire
(W6/2.2) and Catherine Wheeler Whitmire (W6/1.1), was born in January 1840 in
Franklin County. She was enumerated
along with her mother living in the household of her grandfather Malcomb
Wheeler (W7/1.1) in the 1860 census of Franklin County. She was married January 29, 1865 to Josiah
Bonner (B5/1.1).
Susan Whitmire (W5/2.2), twin daughter of William J. Whitmire
(W6/2.2) and Catherine Wheeler Whitmire (W6/1.1), was born in 1840 in January
Franklin County. Of this individual
nothing more is known.
Sarah Whitmire (W6/2.3), daughter of Henry Whitmire (W7/3.2) and
Ruth Hill Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born May 21, 1809 in Newberry District, South
Carolina. She was married October 11,
1827 in Franklin County to James Evans (E6/1.2), brother of Mary Evans (E6/1.1)
who married Thomas Whitmire (W6/2.1).
Children born to them include:
Ruth Evans (E5/2.1) born about 1829
Thomas W.
Evans (E5/2.2) born about 1831
Sarah Jane
Evans (E5/2.3) born about 1833
Phoebe C.
Evans (E5/2.4) born about 1836
Phoebe Whitmire (W6/2.4), daughter of Henry Whitmire (W7/3.2)
and Ruth Hill Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born August 11, 1811 in South
Carolina. She was brought to Franklin
County in 1820. She was married there
about 1829 to Rev. Jacob Clark III (C6/1.2), son of Jacob Clark (C7/1.1) and
Mary Hearst Clark (H7/1.1). Jacob Clark
(H7/1.1) was a grandson of Maj. John Hearst (H8/1.1) and Martha Carson Hearst
(C8/1.1) and a grandson of Jacob Clark (C8/1.1), a Revolutionary soldier and
his wife, Ann Overstreet Clark (C8/1.1).
Rev. Jacob Clark III (C6/1.2) became a Presbyterian minister and editor
in St. Louis, according to Haskell Pruett.
Eva Lee Turner Clark (T4/1.1) of New York City wrote "Jacob
Clark of Abbeville, South Carolina" in 1926. The volume gave a comprehensive history of the Clark and Whitmire
families. She also published "Some
Cousins in the Great War" which described the military activities of 12
of her cousins in World War I.
Mentioned were Randolph Apperson, Austin William Clark, Edward Hardy
Clark, Henry Burrow Clark, Morris Richard Clark, Joseph Marshall Flint, Richard
Clark Kroeger, Randolph Clark Mayfield, Howard Gray Park, Paul Everton Peabody,
John Thomas Whitmire (W4/3.1) and Ancil Clark Williams.
Children born to Rev. Jacob Clark III (C6/1.1) and Phoebe
Whitmire Clark (W6/2.4) include:
Jacob Clark
IV (C5/1.1) born about 1830
Austin Whitmire
Clark (C5/1.2) born May 12, 1832
James Renick
Clark (C5/1.3) born July 11, 1834
Henry Burroughs
Clark (C5/1.4) born February 14, 1837
Thomas Dawson
Clark (C5/1.5) born May 4, 1839
Drucilla Jane
Clark (C5/1.6) born November 4, 1841
Mary Elizabeth
Clark (C5/1.7) born April 3, 1844
John Randolph
Clark (C5/1.8) born October 5, 1846
Anvil Hardy
Clark (C5/1.9) born April 4, 1850
Jacob Clark IV (C5/1.1), son of Rev. Jacob Clark III (C6/1.1)
and Phebe Whitmire Clark (W6/2.4), was born about 1830. Of this individual nothing more is known.
Austin Whitmire Clark (C5/1.2), son of Rev. Jacob Clark III
(C6/1.1) and Phoebe Whitmire Clark (W6/2.4), was born May 12, 1832. He joined the California gold rush about
1850. Shortly later he returned to
Missouri and was married April 19, 1855 to Angeline Whitley (W5/1.1) who was
born in 1837, according to Haskell Pruett.
The attraction of California continued to draw him back, and 30 years
later he returned. After some time he
was able to send money to his family to enable them to join him. He went down to the railroad station to meet
his wife and five children upon their arrival March 6, 1886---and being blind
in one eye, was run over and killed by the train.
She died in 1904.
Five children were born to them, including:
Edward Hardy
Clark (C4/2.1) born about 1855
Edward Hardy Clark (C4/1.1), son of Austin Whitmire Clark
(C5/1.1) and Angeline Whitley Clark (W5/1.1), was born about 1855. He was married about 1880 to Eva Lee Turner
(T4/1.1). She wrote a very definitive
history of the Whitmire family, "Genealogy of George Frederick
Whitmire."
James Renick Clark (C5/1.3), son of Rev. Jacob Clark III
(C6/1.1) and Phoebe Whitmire Clark (W6/2.4), was born July 11, 1834. He was married December 25, 1856 in Franklin
County to Susan Cornelia Ellett
(E5/1.1). She was born in 1837
to General Ellett (E6/1.1) and Susan F. Barnes Ellett (B6/1.1). He accompanied his brother Austin Whitmire
Clark (C5/1.2) to California. He was an
elder in the Presbyterian Church for 50 years.
Henry Burroughs Clark (C5/1.4), son of Rev. Jacob Clark III
(C6/1.1) and Phoebe Whitmire Clark (W6/2.4) was born February 14, 1837. He was married October 10, 1866 in Lebanon,
Missouri to Adaline Whitley (W5/1.2), sister to Angeline Whitley Clark (W5/1.1). Although crippled by infantile paralysis he
became a leading merchant in Lebanon.
Four children were born to them.
Thomas Dawson Clark (C5/1.5), son of Rev. Jacob Clark III
(C6/1.1) and Phoebe Whitmire Clark (W6/2.4), was born May 4, 1839. He died May 5, 1847.
Drucilla Jane Clark (C5/1.6), daughter of Rev. Jacob Clark III
(C6/1.1) and Phoebe Whitmire Clark (W6/2.4), was born November 4, 1841. She was married May 30, 1865 to Dr. Albert
Lane (L5/1.1) of Virginia. He was born
in 1837 to Fontaine H. Lane (L6/1.1) and Virginia Bridges Lane (B6/1.1). She died December 24, 1888, and he died in
1922. Five children were born to them
in Sullivan, Missouri.
Mary Elizabeth Clark (C5/1.7), daughter of Rev. Jacob Clark III
(C6/1.1) and Phoebe Whitmire Clark (W6/2.4), was born April 3, 1844. She died July 17, 1848.
John Randolph Clark (C5/1.8), son of Rev. Jacob Clark III
(C6/1.1) and Phoebe Whitmire Clark (C6/2.4), was born October 5, 1845. He died October 2, 1847.
Anvil Hardy Clark (C5/1.9), son of Rev. Jacob Clark III (C6/1.1)
and Phoebe Whitmire Clark (W6/12.4), was born April 4, 1850. He was married about 1870 to Ellen Burchfield
(B5/1.1). She died in 1872, and he was
remarried shortly afterward to Eva Ballentine Church (C5/1.1) who was born in
1854. She died in 1897, and he died
February 5, 1913. Six children were
born to them, four of whom died in childhood.
Moses Whitmire (W6/2.5), son of Henry Whitmire (W7/3.2) and Ruth
Hill Whitmire (H7/1.1), was born March 31, 1814 in Newberry District. He was brought to Franklin County at age
six. He was married November 30, 1832
to Nancy Wheeler (W6/1.2), daughter of Malcomb Wheeler (W7/1.1) and Lavinia
Wheeler. He was remarried about 1849 to
Phoebe Whitmire (W6/5.5), his cousin who died shortly afterwards. She was the daughter of Thomas Whitmire
(W7/4.5) and Elizabeth Hill Whitmire (H7/1.1).
He was married for the third time about 1850 to Margaret Jones (J6/1.1)
who was born in Tennessee in 1826. They
were enumerated in the 1850 census of Franklin County. About 10 years later
they removed to Texas, but stayed there only a short time before returning to
Missouri. It is believed that Moses
Whitmire (W6/2.5) died during the Civil War.
Margaret Jones Whitmire (J6/1.1) died in 1898 in Aurora, Missouri,
according to Eileen Ruth Flaherty Whitmire who in 1981 lived in Waukegan,
Illinois.
Children born to Moses Whitmire (W6/2.5) and Nancy Wheeler
Whitmire (W6/1.2) include:
Caroline
Whitmire (W5/5.1) born
about 1834
Henry
Whitmire (W5/5.2) born in 1837
Nancy
Whitmire (W5/5.3) born in 1840