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Basil Whitson 1807–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Harrison County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: AFT 1870

Death Location: Pendleton, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Whitson

Mother: Nancy Whitson

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Basil Whitson began in 1807 in Harrison County, Kentucky, USA. In 1830, Basil Whitson established residence. In 1840, Basil Whitson established residence. Basil Whitson passed away in 1870 in Pendleton, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Basil Whitson began in 1807 in Harrison County, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1830, Basil Whitson established residence.
  • In 1840, Basil Whitson established residence.
  • Basil Whitson passed away in 1870 in Pendleton, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Basil Whitson's Ancestors

Self
Basil Whitson
1807–1870
Birth Place: Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
James (Whitsun) Whitson
1867–1928
Dirleton, Haddingtonshire
Nancy Whitson
1784–1850
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (A Whitson) III
1740–1819
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Alcey) Whitson
1745–1820
Stafford, Virginia, USA
John Curl
1752–1814
Susannah Mackay
1755–
Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Whitson
1706–1783
Margaret Stevenson
1715–1783
{DLA} II
1700–1773
William Whitson
1706–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1676–1738
Lydia Whitson
1676–1738
John Plumley
1677–1732
Mary BAINBRIDGE
1687–1733
Richard Taylor
1667–1715
Sarah
1674–1715
William Sr.
1676–1738
Lydia Whitson
1676–1738

Basil Whitson's Timeline

5 Records

1807
1807
Birth of Basil Whitson in Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
Harrison County, Kentucky, USA
1830
1830
Age 23
Basil Whitson resided here
None
1840
1840
Age 33
Basil Whitson resided here
None
1850
1850
Age 43
Basil Whitson resided here in District 2, Boone, Kentucky, USA
District 2, Boone, Kentucky, USA
1870
AFT 1870
Age 63
Death of Basil Whitson in Pendleton, Kentucky, USA
Pendleton, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Harrison County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Record Source:
    [1] 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Eastern Division, Harrison, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 37; Page: 186; Family History Library Film: 0007816
    [2] Age:
    22-23

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Record Source:
    [1] 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Southern Division, Bracken, Kentucky; Roll: 105; Page: 379; Family History Library Film: 0007823
    [2] Age:
    32-33

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 2, Boone, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Kentucky, 1960-1964; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007
    [2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29
    [3] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules
    [4] Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
    [5] Age:
    42-43

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1870
    Event Place: Pendleton, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    About 62-63

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