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Christopher Columbus Whitmire 1794–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Nov 1794

Birth Location: Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Jun 1939

Death Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Whitmire

Mother: Sarah Lyons

Spouse(s): Mary *

Children(s): Eliza Whitmire, Malinda Whitmire, James Whitmire, William Whitmire, George Whitmire

In 1794, Christopher Columbus Whitmire entered the world in Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, born to Samuel Whitmire And Sarah Elizabeth Sally Galloway Whitmire Lyons. Christopher Columbus Whitmire married Mary Lilly Polly Holcombe 3Rd Ggm, and had children including Eliza Ann Whitmire, George Washington Whitmire, James Madison Whitmire, Malinda Martha Whitmire, William Reese Whitmire. Christopher Columbus Whitmire passed away in 1939 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Christopher Columbus Whitmire entered the world in Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, United States, born to Samuel Whitmire And Sarah Elizabeth Sally Galloway Whitmire Lyons.
  • Christopher Columbus Whitmire married Mary Lilly Polly Holcombe 3Rd Ggm, and had children including Eliza Ann Whitmire, George Washington Whitmire, James Madison Whitmire, Malinda Martha Whitmire, William Reese Whitmire.
  • Christopher Columbus Whitmire passed away in 1939 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Whitmire
1772–1841
Birth Location: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
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Sarah Lyons
1797–1885
Birth Location: Rosman, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
SL

Spouses(s)

Mary *
1774–1830
Birth Location: Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, USA
M*

Children(s)

Eliza Whitmire
1826–1908
Birth Location: –
EW
Malinda Whitmire
1824–1881
Birth Location: –
MW
James Whitmire
1819–1909
Birth Location: Pendleton District, Pickens County, South Carolina USA
JW
William Whitmire
1839–1910
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
WW
George Whitmire
1816–1892
Birth Location: Pendleton Dist, South Carolina, USA
GW

Christopher Whitmire's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Whitmire
1794–1939
Birth Place: Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Samuel Whitmire
1772–1841
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth Sally Galloway Whitmire) Lyons
1797–1885
Rosman, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Michael (Whitmire) Jr
1735–1797
Enzweihingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Cathene (Catherina) Appel
1732–1836
Hall, Georgia, United States
William (D) Galloway
1763–1851
Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Harriet) Essary
1765–1842
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Widmayer
1688–1746
Rosina Spaeth
1696–1743
Johann Appel
1701–1770
Rebekah Wright
1709–
Alexander Galloway
1746–1832
Mary Millen
1746–1832
Thomas Essary
1763–
Jonathan Essary
1744–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Appel
1678–1755
Margarethe Henckel
1684–1742
William Gill
1714–1788
Rachel Dawson
1800–
Robert Millen
1746–1806
Margaret Wilson
1753–1785
James Essary
1715–1755
Essary
1720–

Christopher Whitmire's Descendants

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Christopher (Columbus) Whitmire (1 Nov 1794–28 Jun 1939) m. Mary (Lilly "Polly" Holcombe 3rd GGM) * (1774–1830)
  1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Whitmire 1826–1908 m. Jesse Wallis 1823–1896
    1. 1. David (Reeves) Wallis 1853–1920 m. Martha (Ann) Turner 1848–1928
      1. 1. Charles (Monroe) Wallace 1877–1939 m. Margaret (Susan "Mag or Maggie") Howard 1877–1958
    2. 2. Sarah (Caroline "Carrie") Wallis 1859–1943 m. James (Monroe) Bennett 1853–1926
      1. 1. Jewell (Monroe) Bennett 1893–1976 m. Vie (Oma) Robertson 1896–1956
        1. 1. Cloys (Monroe) Bennett 1918–1979 m. Henerietta Waters 1925–2014
      2. 2. Arch (Harrison) Bennett 1884–1938 m. Emily (Ola) Hughes 1894–1957
        1. 1. Carrie (Corene) Bennett 1915–2000 m. Roy (Ephraim Francis) Jenkins 1911–1986
  2. 2. Malinda (Martha) Whitmire 1824–1881 m. Nathaniel (Hezekiah) Wilkins 1808–1879
    1. 1. Mary (Jane Mollie) WILKINS 1864–1933 m. John (Benjamin Woods) Sr. 1856–
      1. 1. William (Henry) Woods 1879–1956 m. Martha (Jane "Mattie" Harris) Woods 1884–1926
        1. 1. Addie (Louise) Woods 1911–1967 m. Clarence (Lewis) Roberson 1905–1997
    2. 2. Mary (Margaret Fendley ↓) 1 1842–1931 m. Bartlett ("Bartley") Godfrey 1821–1897
      1. 1. James (Baily "JB") Godfrey 1872–1940 m. Cynthia (Caroline) Owens 1880–1941
        1. 1. Maggie (Lonie) Godfrey 1899–1967 m. Charles (Perry Mathis) Barron 1897–1966
  3. 3. James (Madison) Whitmire 1819–1909
    1. 1. James (Jackson) Whitmire 1866–1941
      1. 1. Bernice (Elizabeth "Bertie") Whitmire 1898–1996 m. John (David) Oshields 1896–1967
        1. 1. Louise (Whitmire) O’Sheilds 1917–2003 m. Lloyd (Alexander) Grant 1901–1944
  4. 4. William (Reese) Whitmire 1839–1910 m. Martha (Louisa Whitmire) Hall 1835–1919
    1. 1. Martha (Louise) Whitmire 1872–1949 m. Thomas (Albert) Johnson 1867–1920
      1. 1. Luther (Howard "Luke") Johnson 1911–1984 m. Lois (Dean) Martin 1925–1982 m. Mary (Neil) Short 1914–1937 m. Frances Bagley 1914–1980
        1. 1. Robert (Taylor) Johnson 1943–2007 m. Brenda (Joyce) Abbott 1940–1975
        2. 2. Patricia (Dianne) Johnson 1944–1944
        3. 3. Ronald (Eugene) Johnson 1945–1945
        4. 4. Judith (Carol) Johnson 1946–2006
  5. 5. George (Washington) Whitmire 1816–1892 m. Mary (Ann) Smith 1815–1882
    1. 1. Rufus (Reuben Craven) Whitmire 1852–1944
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Whitmire 1882–1940
        1. 1. Alma (Imogene) Whitmire 1923–2008
    2. 2. Mary (Malinda) Whitmire 1851–1916
      1. 1. Ida (Paralee) Boyd 1891–1968 m. William (Marvin) White 1888–1945
        1. 1. Nellie (Louise) White 1916–1989

Christopher Whitmire's Timeline

4 Records

1794
1 Nov 1794
Birth of Christopher Columbus Whitmire in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1794
1 Nov 1794
Birth of Christopher Columbus Whitmire in Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, United States
1868
14 Apr 1868
Age 74
Death of Christopher Columbus Whitmire in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
1939
28 Jun 1939
Age 145
Death of Christopher Columbus Whitmire in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1794
    Event Place: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1794
    Event Place: Pendleton, Pickens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1868
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1939
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
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