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                                          . Eleanor Whitmire (W6/1.8), daughter of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), was born about 1807.  She was married December 31, 1828 to George W. Adair (A6/1.1). [According to Buncombe County, North Carolina marriage records, Eleanor Whitmire, "daughter of Henry Whitmire of Buncombe County was married December 25, 1828 to George W. Adair of Pickens District, South Carolina."]  "Eleanor Adear" was mentioned in her father's will dated June 17, 1838.

 

Andrew P. Whitmire (W6/1.9), son of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), was born about 1810 "in South Carolina".  He was married about 1830, wife's name Elizabeth.  About 1834 he was the recipient of a deed of 65 acres on the French Broad River from his father.  The deed was recorded September 1, 1838, according to Buncombe County Deed Book Page 21, page 315.

 

He was mentioned in the both wills written by his father.  Children born to Andrew Whitmire (W6/1.9) and Elizabeth Whitmire are unknown.

 

Rebecca Whitmire (W6/1.10), daughter of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), was born about 1811.  "Rebecca Whitmire" was mentioned in the will of her father written in 1837 as the recipient of $1.

 

Jane Whitmire (W6/1.11), daughter of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), was born November 12, 1812.  She was married about 1830 to Tom J. Galloway (G6/1.1). [The research of Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4) shows the husband's name as William J. Galloway (G6/1.1) and states that he was born February 16, 1815.  She was mentioned in the will of her father written in 1837 as the recipient of $1 and again in the will of 1838.  She died March 2, 1891, and he died June 26, 1895.

 

Elizabeth Whitmire (W6/1.12), daughter of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1), was born in 1816.  She was married about 1834, husband's name Trammel.  She had received an inheritance, according to her father's will written in 1838.

 

Robert Whitmire (W6/1.13), son of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and Sallie Elizabeth Galloway Whitmire (G7/1.1), was born about 1820.  Of this individual nothing more is known.

 

William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/1.14), son of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and Sallie Elizabeth Galloway Whitmire (G7/1.1), was born July 5, 1824 in South Carolina.  He was married about 1843 to Rebecca Gillespie (G6/1.1) who was born July 19, 1819.  He enlisted in an infantry company during the Civil War, but was sent home because he was so fat, according to the research of Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4)--hence the nickname "Fat Bill."  He died December 31, 1872.  Sallie Elizabeth Galloway Whitmire (G7/1.1) and her children filed suit in 1885 to have the land they inherited from Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) partitioned.  She died September 6, 1892.  They were buried in the Whitmire family cemetery at Rosman.

 

Children born to William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/1.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1) include:

 

        Andrew Jackson Whitmire          (W5/14.1)       born in 1844

        Henry Clay Whitmire              (W5/14.2)       born in 1845

        Sarah Lucinda Whitmire           (W5/14.3)       born May 20, 1847

        Mary Ann Whitmire                (W5/14.4)       born in 1849

        George Washington Whitmire       (W5/14.5)       born June 8, 1853

        Holbert Pickens Whitmire         (W5/14.6)       born in 1855

        Millie Rosa Whitmire             (W5/14.7)       born in 1856

        Edward McDonald Whitmire         (W5/14.8)       born December 14, 1857

        Robert A. Whitmire (twin)        (W5/14.9)       born May 20, 1860

        Fleming T(rigg?) Whitmire (twin) (W5/14.10)      born May 20, 1860

                                             Andrew Jackson Whitmire (W5/14.1), son of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born in 1844.  He died before 1885 without descendants.

 

Henry Clay Whitmire (W5/14.2), son of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born in 1845.  He died before 1885 without descendants.

 

Sarah Lucinda Whitmire (W5/14.3), daughter of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born May 20, 1847.  She was married about 1866 to Washington E. Galloway (G5/1.1).  She was mentioned as a party to the partition suit filed in 1885.

 

Mary Ann Whitmire (W5/14.4), daughter of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born in 1849.  She was mentioned as a party to the partition suit filed in 1885.

 

George Washington Whitmire (W5/14.5), son of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born June 3, 1853.  He was not mentioned in the partition suit in 1885.  A "George Whitmire" died October 6, 1897 and was buried in the Whitmire family cemetery at Rosman.

 

Holbert Pickens Whitmire (W5/14.6), son of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born in 1855.  He was mentioned as a party to the partition suit of 1885.

 

Millie Rosa Whitmire (W5/14.7), daughter of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born in 1856.  She, a feme sole, was named as a defendant in the partition suit of 1885.

 

Edward McDonald Whitmire (W5/14.8), son of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born December 14, 1857.  He was married about 1870 to Emily Gillespie (G5/1.1).  He was named as defendant in the partition suit of 1885.  He was named chairman of the Democratic executive committee in the Eastatoe community in 1902, according to the April 25, 1902 edition of "Sylvan Valley News."  She died August 6, 1926, and he died November 16, 1926.  They were buried in the Whitmire family cemetery at Rosman.  Children born to Edward McDonald Whitmire (W5/14.8) and Emily Gillespie Whitmire (G5/1.1) are unknown.

 

Robert A. Whitmire (W5/14.9), twin son of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born May 20, 1860.  He died before 1885 without children.

 

Fleming T(rigg?) Whitmire (W5/14.10), twin son of William Monteith "Fat Bill" Whitmire (W6/2.14) and Rebecca Gillespie Whitmire (G6/1.1), was born May 20, 1860. He was married July 21, 1881 to Elminia Hines (H5/1.1) who was born February 21, 1862 to Allen Logan Hines (H6/1.1) and Betsie Galloway Hines (G6/1.1).  Elminia Hines (H5/1.1) was a sister to Elvira Hines (H5/1.2) who was married to General Jackson Whitmire (W5/16.3) and a half-sister to Dovie L. Murray (M5/1.1) who was married to John C. Whitmire (W5/16.7) and a half-sister to J. C. G. Murray (M5/1.2) who was married to Camely Hattie Whitmire (W5/2.5), daughter of Henry DeCalvie Whitmire (W6/1.21).  He was a party to the partition suit filed in 1885.

 

Children born to Fleming T. Whitmire (W5/14.10) and Elminia Hines Whitmire (H5/1.1) include:

 

        Tina Alice Whitmire     (W4/10.1)        born June 16, 1882

 

Tina Alice Whitmire (W4/10.1), daughter of Fleming T. Whitmire (W5/14.10) and Elminia Hines Whitmire (H5/1.1), was born June 16, 1881.  She was married October 24, 1909 to her cousin Marcus A. Whitmire (W4/15.4).

 

Sarah "Sally" Whitmire (W6/1.15), daughter of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and Sallie Elizabeth Galloway (G7/1.1), was born about 1826.  She was not mentioned in either will of her father.  She was married about 1844 to William M. Owen (O6/1.1) who was born in 1820.  He died in 1888, and she died in 1894.

 

John C. "Honest John" Whitmire (W6/1.16), son of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) and Sallie Elizabeth Galloway (G7/1.1), was born March 22, 1828 in Buncombe County.  He was married about 1848 to Elizabeth "Betsy" Owen (O6/1.2) who was born November 26, 1826.  They were enumerated in the 1860 census of Henderson County, North Carolina.  He was a charter member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and served as its first clerk.  He was a stone mason.  In a letter written to Roy Whitmire by Charles Washington Henderson he was described as being one of the best bible scholars in the community.  He died January 16, 1903, and she died May 23, 1912.  They were buried in the Whitmire family cemetery near Rosman.

 

Writing of him in "Henderson County Heritage" Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4) stated, "I had always wondered how my great-great-grandfather came to be known as "Honest John."  From accounts of those who remembered him the title simply described the man who begame so well known for his honesty that it became a part of his name."

 

Children born to John C. "Honest John" Whitmire (W6/1.16) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Owen Whitmire (O6/1.1) include:

 

        Levinia "Vinnie" Whitmire         (W5/16.1)  born September 18, 1850

        General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire   (W5/16.2)  born December 18, 1852

        Mary Malinda "Big Sis" Whitmire   (W5/16.3)  born May 15, 1856

        Marcus A. Whitmire                (W5/16.4)  born May 1, 1857

        Clarenda Whitmire                 (W5/16.5)  born about 1859

        James Washington "Goody" Whitmire (W5/16.6)  born October 27, 1860

        John C. Whitmire                  (W5/16.7)  born February 21, 1865

        Jesse Coleman "Babe" Whitmire     (W5/16.8)  born August 14, 1868

        Nettie Whitmire                   (W5/16.9)  born about 1871

        Becky "Little Sis" Whitmire       (W5/16.10) born about 1875

 

Levinia "Vinnie" Whitmire (W5/16.1), daughter of John C. "Honest John" Whitmire (W6/1.16) and Elizabeth "Betty" Owen Whitmire (O6/1.1), was born in Henderson County September 18, 1850.  She was married about 1870 to Caleb A. Murphy (M5/1.1).  She died in February 11, 1922 and was buried in the Whitmire family cemetery at Quebec.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Norman Murphy           (M4/1.1)        born about 1872

        Almond Murphy           (M4/1.2)        born about 1878

        Liz Murphy              (M4/1.3)        born about 1881

        Carrie Murphy           (M4/1.4)        born December 8, 1888

        Nora G. Murphy          (M4/1.5)        born December 12, 1906

 

General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2), son of John C. "Honest John" Whitmire (W6/1.16) and Elizabeth "Betty" Owen Whitmire (O6/1.1), was born December 18, 1852 in the Gloucester community of Henderson County which later lay in Transylvania County upon its formation in 1861, according to Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4) writing in "Henderson County, North Carolina Heritage."  He was married July 3, 1873 to Narcissa Elvira Hines (H5/1.2), who was born March 23, 1854 to Allen Logan Hines (H6/1.1), a Civil War veteran and Elizabeth "Betsie" Galloway Hines (H6/1.1). She died January 4, 1907 and was buried in the Whitmire family cemetery near Quebec. He was remarried about 1908 to Cora S. Whitmire (W5/20.6), daughter of James Marion Whitmire (W6/1.20) and Nancy A. Young Whitmire (Y6/1.1).  She was born May 21, 1871 and died October 7, 1932.  He died January 31, 1938 and was buried in the family cemetery near Quebec.

 

Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4) wrote:

 

"Jack Whitmire never ran out of tall tales to relate to his grandchildren.  He told many stories about his ancestors and of life as it used to be in the mountains.  One night a panther was accidentally driven in with the sheep, and he often told the story of the exciting time.  Like most of his neighbors Jack was a farmer and for many years he hand split white oak logs and made or repaired split bottom chairs.  He trimmed down the white oak strips using only his pocketknife until they were finely dressed.  One of his prized possessions was an old Victrola which he protected with a sheet tied with a ribbon.  He did not allow youngsters to play the Victrola, but he loved music and would willingly play the old hymns and country records such as those recorded by the Carter family.  He was a member of Old Toxaway Baptist Church for 62 years and was buried in the Whitmire family cemetery at Quebec.  In his honor a reunion is held at the Quebec Community Center on the last Sunday of August each year, and hundreds of his descendants attend."

 

Children born to General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2) and Narcissa Elvira Hines Whitmire (H5/1.2) include:

 

        General Loranza Whitmire        (W4/2.1)        born August 1, 1874

        Simpson Toliver Whitmire        (W4/2.2)        born April 1, 1877

        Molly Lorena Whitmire           (W4/2.3)        born April 23, 1878

        Dora Della Whitmire             (W4/2.4)        born September 16, 1882

        Mary Magdalene Whitmire         (W4/2.5)        born April 14, 1884

        Byard Tilden Whitmire           (W4/2.6)        born September 15, 1886

        Coy Marion Whitmire             (W4/2.7)        born November 10, 1888

        Ivory Lmyra Whitmire            (W4/2.8)        born February 16, 1889

        Nettie Whitmire                 (W4/2.9)        born in 1891

        Mina Whitmire                   (W4/2.10)       born October 2, 1895

        Garland Clifton Whitmire        (W4/2.11)       born September 16, 1897

 

Children born to General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2) and Cora S. Whitmire Whitmire (W5/20.6) include:

 

        Beulah Mae Whitmire             (W4/2.12)       born May 18, 1908

        Tina Vashti Whitmire            (W4/2.13)       born January 4, 1910

        Claude Jefferson Whitmire       (W4/2.14)       born May 6, 1911

        Annie Gertrude Whitmire         (W4/2.15)       born March 1, 1914

 

General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1), son of General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2) and Narcissa Elvira Hines Whitmire (H5/1.2), was born August 1, 1874 in Transylvania County.  He was married about 1897 to Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman (C4/1.2) who was born July 26, 1875 to John Cyrus Chapman (C5/1.1) and Martha Galloway Chapman (G5/1.1).  Martha Galloway Chapman (G5/1.1) was a daughter of W. J. "Captain Bill" Galloway (G6/1.1) and Jane Whitmire Galloway (W6/1.11).  Jane Whitmire Galloway (W6/2.11) was the daughter of Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/1.1). The March 1, 1907 edition of "Sylvan Valley News" revealed that "Ranzy Whitmire bought a lot and house from A. M. White in Rosman."

 

Following the death of Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2) February 11, 1920 he was remarried to Anna Morgan Powell (M4/1.1) who was born March 17, 1886. She died September 22, 1955, and he died November 16, 1963.  They were buried in Toxaway Baptist Church Cemetery.

 

Children born to General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2) include:

 

         (infant)                       (W3/1.1)        born in 1898

        Winnie Ethel Whitmire           (W3/1.2)        born in 1899

        Furman Whitmire                 (W3/1.3)        born in 1901

        Ernest L. Whitmire              (W3/1.4)        born April 29, 1903

        Otto Lusk Whitmire              (W3/1.5)        born January 13, 1905

        Rusho Whitmire                  (W3/1.6)        born in 1907

        Della Mae Whitmire              (W3/1.7)        born March 28, 1909

        Ruth Virginia Whitmire          (W3/1.8)        born in 1911

        Leah Olivet Whitmire            (W3/1.9)        born September 9, 1914

 

An infant, (W3/1.1), was born to General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2) in 1898 and died in the same year.

 

Minnie Ethel Whitmire (W3/1.2), daughter of General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2), was born in 1899.  She was married about 1919, husband's name Thomas.  She died January 27, 1981 and was buried at Pickens, South Carolina.

 

Furman Whitmire, son of General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2), was born in 1901.  He died in 1904.

 

Ernest L. Whitmire (W3/1.4), son of General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2), was born April 19, 1903.  He later lived in Elmira, New York.

 

Otto Lusk Whitmire (W3/1.5), son of General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2), was born January 13, 1905.  He later lived in Westfield, Pennsylvania.

 

Rusho Whitmire (W3/1.6), son of General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2), was born in 1907.  He died in 1909.

 

Della Mae Whitmire (W3/1.7), daughter of General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2), was born March 18, 1909.  She was married about 1928, husband's name Knight.  They lived in Easley, South Carolina.

 

Ruth Virginia Whitmire (W3/1.8), daughter of General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2), was born in 1911. She was married about 1930, husband's name Crawford.

 

Leah Olivet Whitmire (W3/1.9), daughter of General Loranza "Ranzy" Whitmire (W4/2.1) and Emily Elizabeth "Lizzie" Chapman Whitmire (C4/1.2), was born September 9, 1914. She was married about 1933, husband's name Hix.  They lived in Traveler's Rest, South Carolina.

 

Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2), son of General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2) and Narcissa Elvira Hines Whitmire (H5/1.2), was born April 1, 1877 in Transylvania County.  He was married about 1899 to Lenore Elvira Fisher (F4/1.1) who was born May 12, 1883.  He died June 22, 1954, and she died August 11, 1960.  They were buried in the Whitmire family cemetery at Quebec.

 

Children born to Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1) include:

 

        Lesa Whitmire           (W3/2.1)        born February 16, 1903

        Retha Whitmire          (W3/2.2)        born February 6, 1905

        Dorothy Whitmire        (W3/2.3)        born January 16, 1907

        Roy S. Whitmire         (W3/2.4)        born November 27, 1908

        Dolar Whitmire          (W3/2.5)        born August 11, 1911

        Eula Whitmire           (W3/2.6)        born June 4, 1913

        Connie Whitmire         (W3/2.7)        born October 27, 1915

        Edworth Whitmire        (W3/2.8)        born August 11, 1917

 

Lesa Whitmire (W3/2.1), daughter of Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1), was born February 13, 1903.  She was married about 1922 to Willie Jones (J3/1.1).  He died about 1950, and she was remarried to Wilbur Mills (M3/1.1).  Following his death she was remarried to Lewis Sutton (S3/1.1).  She lived at Hazelwood, North Carolina.

 

Retha Whitmire (W3/2.2), daughter of Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1), was born February 6, 1905.  She was married about 1923 to Luther Stevenson (S3/1.1).  She died May 31, 1936.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Ray Stevenson           (S2/1.1)        born about 1925

        James Stevenson         (S2/1.2)        born about 1928

        Montana Stevenson       (S2/1.3)        born about 1932

 

Dorothy Whitmire (W3/2.3), daughter of Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1), was born January 16, 1907.  She was married about 1928 to Johnny Jones (J3/1.1).  They lived in Canton, North Carolina.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Ruby Jones              (J2/1.1)        born about 1930

        Helen Jones             (J2/1.2)        born about 1932

        Coleen Jones            (J2/1.3)        born about 1935

        Locke Jones             (J2/1.4)        born about 1938

 

Roy S. Whitmire (W3/2.4), son of Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1), was born November 27, 1908.  He was married about 1932 to Ethel Cockerham (C3/1.1).  They were divorced in 1946, and he was remarried in 1947 to Mary Helen Jones (J3/1.1).  In 1986 he lived in Ashville, North Carolina.

 

Children born to Roy S. Whitmire (W3/2.4) and Ethel Cockerham Whitmire (C3/1.1) include:

 

        Zona May Whitmire        (W2/4.1)        born February 23, 1934

        Royce D. Whitmire        (W2/4.2)        born July 7, 1935

 

Children born to Roy S. Whitmire (W3/2.4) and Mary Helen Jones Whitmire (J3/1.1) include:

 

        Teresa M. Whitmire       (W2/4.3)        born October 3, 1949

        Roy Christopher Whitmire (W2/4.4)        born December 12, 1954

 

Zona May Whitmire (W2/4.1), daughter of Roy S. Whitmire (W3/2.4) and Ethel Cockerham Whitmire (C3/1.1), was born February 23, 1934.  She was married about 1952 to James W. Simpson (S2/1.1).  In 1896 they lived in Marion, North Carolina.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Debbie Simpson          (S1/1.1)        born about 1954

        Diane Simpson           (S1/1.2)        born about 1957

 

Royce D. Whitmire (W2/4.2), daughter of Roy S. Whitmire (W3/2.4) and Ethel Cockerham Whitmire (C3/1.1), was born July 7, 1935.  She was married about 1955 to Martin Byrd (B2/1.1).  One son, Michael Byrd (B1/1.1) was born to them.  In 1986 he was a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant stationed in Germany. 

 

Teresa M. Whitmire (W2/4.3), daughter of Roy S. Whitmire (W3/2.4) and Mary Helen Jones Whitmire (J3/1.1), was born October 3, 1949.  She was married in 1969 to James R. Godfrey (G2/1.1).  They removed to Honolulu, Hawaii in 1975 and were divorced there in 1983.  She continued there in 1986.

 

Roy Christopher Whitmire (W2/4.4), son of Roy S. Whitmire (W3/2.4) and Mary Helen Jones Whitmire (J3/1.1), was born December 12, 1954.  He was married in July 1975 to Vanessa Jane Lockhart (L2/1.1).  In 1986 Roy Christopher Whitmire (W2/4.4) and Vanessa Jane Lockhart Whitmire (L2/1.1) lived in Candler, North Carolina.

 

Dolar Whitmire (W3/2.5), daughter of Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1), was born August 11, 1911.  She died July 12, 1913, a whooping cough victim.

 

Eula Whitmire (W3/2.6), daughter of Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1), was born June 4, 1913.  She was married about 1932 to Harold G. Presley (P3/1.1).  One daughter, Hilda Presley (P2/1.1) was born to them.  In 1986 she lived with her mother at Clyde, North Carolina.

 

Connie Whitmire (W3/2.7), daughter of Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1), was born October 27, 1915.  She was married about 1935 to Fleetwood Rogers (R3/1.1).  Following his death she was remarried to Johnnie Martinez (M3/1.1).

 

Children born to Fleetwood Rogers (R3/1.1) and Connie Whitmire Rogers (W3/2.7) include:

 

        Shirley Rogers          (R2/1.1)        born about 1937

        Betty Rogers            (R2/1.2)        born about 1939

        Richard Rogers          (R2/1.3)        born about 1942

 

Edworth Whitmire (W3/2.8), son of Simpson Toliver Whitmire (W4/2.2) and Lenore Elvira Fisher Whitmire (F4/1.1), was born August 11, 1917 and died three days later.

 

Molly Lorena Whitmire (W4/2.3), daughter of General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2) and Narcissa Elvira Hines Whitmire (H5/1.2), was born April 23, 1878.  She was married about 1896 to a cousin, William "Bill" Whitmire (W5/21.3).  Molly Lorena Whitmire Whitmire (W4/2.3) died October 12, 1920.  For details of their family see his section.

 

Dora Della Whitmire (W4/2.4), daughter of General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2) and Narcissa Elvira Hines Whitmire (H5/1.2), was born September 16, 1882 in Transylvania County.  She was married about 1900 to Robert Claude Simpson (S4/1.1). He died July 31, 1956, and she died September 21, 1971.  They were buried in Graceland Cemetery in Greenville, South Carolina, according to "Greenville County Cemetery Survey."

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Annie Mae Simpson       (S3/1.1)        born June 30, 1901

        Otis Lee Simpson        (S3/1.2)        born December 20, 1903

        Miles L. "Top" Simpson  (S3/1.3)        born February 11, 1906

        Birdie Lenora Simpson   (S3/1.4)        born March 28, 1911

        Adger Hoffman Simpson   (S3/1.5)        born November 1, 1912

        Fred Jackson            (S3/1.6)        born November 4, 1915

 

Mary Magdalene Whitmire (W4/2.5), daughter of General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2) and Narcissa Elvira Hines Whitmire (H5/1.2), was born April 14, 1884 in Transylvania County.  She was married about 1902 to Elzie Putman (P4/1.1) who was born December 30, 1884.  She died February 10, 1945 and he died July 30, 1952.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Ethel Putman            (P3/1.1)        born November 18, 1906

        Lucille Putman          (P3/1.2)        born November 10, 1908

        Leon Putman             (P3/1.3)        born January 21, 1911

        Allen Putman            (P3/1.4)        born November 9, 1912

        Charles Clyde Putman    (P3/1.5)        born June 1, 1917

        William Jack Putman     (P3/1.6)        born June 1, 1919

 

Byard Tilden Whitmire (W4/2.6), son of General Jackson "Jack" Whitmire (W5/16.2) and Narcissa Elvira Hines Whitmire (H5/1.2), was born September 15, 1886 in Transylvania County.  He was married September 11, 1907 to Myrtle Inez Reece (R4/1.1).  She was born January 6, 1890 to Larkin E. Reece (R5/1.1) and Judy Elizabeth Henderson Reese (H5/1.1).  He was a foreman for Southern Railway.  She died November 26, 1950, and he died August 10, 1964.

 

Children born to Byard Tilden Whitmire (W4/2.6) and Myrtle Inez Reece Whitmire (R4/1.1) include:

 

        Willie Marie Whitmire            (W3/6.1)  born June 22, 1908

        Cecil Rhodes Whitmire            (W3/6.2)  born January 2, 1910

        Jessie Mariah Whitmire           (W3/6.3)  born September 29, 1911

        Ira Edwin Whitmire               (W3/6.4)  born March 5, 1913

        Augusta Mathia "Gussie" Whitmire (W3/6.5)  born December 12, 1914

        Tilden Erastus "Razz" Whitmire   (W3/6.6)  born February 8, 1923

        Roma Inez Elizabeth Whitmire     (W3/6.7)  born August 5, 1926

 

Willie Marie Whitmire (W3/6.1), daughter of Byard Tilden Whitmire (W4/2.6) and Myrtle Inez Reese Whitmire (R4/1.1), was born June 22, 1908 at Quebec.  She was married April 19, 1930 at Clyde, North Carolina to Walter Eugene Sanford (S3/1.1) who was born July 4, 1905 in Haywood County, North Carolina.  He was a son of Oscar Orland Sanford (S4/1.1) and Kate Jane Alice Casper Sanford (C4/1.1).  He died July 3, 1983 in Buncombe County.  In February 1986 she lived at Enca, North Carolina.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Frances Nell Sanford    (S2/1.1)        born about 1933

        Myrtle Sue Sanford      (S2/1.2)        born about 1936

        Dorothy June Sanford    (S2/1.3)        born about 1946

        Katherine Marie Sanford (S2/1.4)        born about 1949

 

Frances Nell Sanford (S2/1.1), daughter of Walter Eugene Sanford (S3/1.1) and Willie Marie Whitmire Sanford (S3/6.1), was born about 1933.  She was married about 1956 to Frank Wallace Taylor (T2/1.1), son of William Gilbert Taylor (T3/1.1) and Hattie Reeves Taylor (R3/1.1).

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Eric Timothy Taylor     (T1/1.1)        born about 1965

        Christopher Taylor      (T1/1.2)        born about 1969

 

Myrtle Sue Sanford (S2/1.2), daughter of Walter Eugene Sanford (S3/1.1) and Willie Marie Whitmire Sanford (S3/6.1), was born about 1936.  She was married about 1958 to Jeff Kenneth Britton (B2/1.1), son of Jeff Canada Britton (B3/1.1) and Wilma Estelle Murray Britton (M3/1.1).

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Jeffrey Allen Britton   (B1/1.1)        born about 1960

        Joi Anita Britton       (B1/1.2)        born about 1965

 

Dorothy June Sanford (S2/1.3), daughter of Walter Eugene Sanford (S3/1.1) and Willie Marie Whitmire Sanford (S3/6.1), was born about 1946.  She was married about 1966 to Billie Eugene Johnson (J2/1.1), son of Jesse Walter Johnson (J3/1.1) and Laura Ellen Anderson Johnson (A3/1.1).

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Melinda Beth Johnson    (J1/1.1)        born about 1968

        Cynthia Marie Johnson   (J1/1.2)        born about 1972

 

Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford (S2/1.4), daughter of Walter Eugene Sanford (S3/1.1) and Willie Marie Whitmire Sanford (S3/6.1), was born about 1949.  She was married in Asheville, North Carolina October 11, 1969 to Terry Lee Petrucelli (P2/1.1).  He was born to Leonard Joseph Petrucelli (P3/1.1) and Clara Evelyn Lucille Hazen Petrucelli (H3/1.1) in Erie, Pennsylvania about 1946.  They moved to Rutherford County, North Carolina in 1975.  In 1986 they lived in Forest City, North Carolina near where her great-great-grandfather Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/4.1) settled about 1826.

 

She has become pre-eminent in the Whitmire family research and has prepared several articles dealing with the history of the family for historical publications.  It is through her courtesy that much of the material on Christopher Columbus Whitmire, Jr. (W7/1.1) and his descendants appears in this manuscript.

 

Chidren born to Terry Lee Petrucelli (P2/1.1) and Katherine Marie "Kathy" Sanford Petrucelli (S2/1.4) include:

 

        Heather Kerry Petrucelli        (P1/1.1)        born February 22, 1978

 

Cecil Rhodes Whitmire (W3/6.2), son of Byard Tilden Whitmire (W4/2.6) and Myrtle Inez Reece Whitmire (R4/1.1), was born January 2, 1910 at Quebec.  He was married about 1933 to Iva Sanders (S3/1.1), daughter of Samuel Lensey Sanders (S4/1.1) and Daisy Pierson Sanders (P4/1.1).

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Betty Rhodes Whitmire           (W2/2.1)        born about 1935

        Spencer Wayne Whitmire          (W2/2.2)        born about 1936

        Lois Whitmire                   (W2/2.3)        born about 1937

        Joseph Brantley Whitmire        (W2/2.4)        born about 1938

        Jerry Lensey Whitmire           (W2/2.5)        born about 1946

 

Betty Rhodes Whitmire (W2/2.1), daughter of Cecil Rhodes Whitmire (W3/6.2) and Iva Sanders Whitmire (S3/1.1), was born about 1935.  She was married about 1955 to James Gillespie (G2/1.1).  She was remarried about 1967 to Robert Delwiche (D2/1.1), son of Francis E. Delwiche (D3/1.1) and Frances G. Paviowich Delwiche (P3/1.1).

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Elizabeth Sanders Delwiche      (D1/1.1)        born December 31, 1969

 

Spencer Wayne Whitmire (W2/2.2), son of Cecil Rhodes Whitmire (W3/6.2) and Iva Sanders Whitmire (S3/1.1), was born about 1936.  He was married about 1954 to Mrs. Delores Winters, mother of Kathy Winters and Steve Winters.

 

Children born to Spencer Wayne Whitmire (W2/2.2) and Delores Winters Whitmire include:

 

        Spencer Wayne Whitmire, Jr.     (W1/2.1)        born about 1956

 

Lois Whitmire (W2/2.3), daughter of Cecil Rhodes Whitmire (W3/6.2) and Iva Sanders Whitmire (S3/1.1), was born about 1937.  She was married about 1953 to Charles Ray Brown (B2/1.1).  They were divorced in 1969.

 

Children born to them include:

 

        Charles Wayne Brown             (B1/1.1)        born July 18, 1956

 

Charles Wayne Brown (B1/1.1), son of Charles Ray Brown (B2/1.1) and Lois Whitmire (W2/2.3), was born July 18, 1956.  He was married about 1978 to Pamela McCall (M1/1.1).

 

Joseph Brantley Whitmire (W2/2.4), son of Cecil Rhodes Whitmire (W3/6.2) and Iva Sanders Whitmire (S3/1.1), was born about 1938.  He was married about 1959 to Mattie Belle Tilson (T2/1.1), daughter of Glenn Tilson (T3/1.1) and Pauline Houston Tilson (H3/1.1).

 

Children born to Joseph Brantley Whitmire (W2/2.4) and Mattie Belle Tilson Whitmire (W2/1.1), include:

 

        Joseph Vaughn Whitmire          (W1/4.1)        born December 10, 1960

        Connie Renee Whitmire           (W1/4.2)        born October 11, 1963