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Elias Earl Whitmire 1835 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1835

Birth Location: Lumpkin, Georgia

Death Date: 30 Oct 1917

Death Location: Coal Mountain, Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Father: George Whitmire

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Louisa Owen

Children(s): Nancy Whitmire, Mary Whitmire, Frances Whitmire, Georgia Whitmire, George Whitmire, Ruth Whitmire, Christopher Whitmire, Omie Whitmire, Walter Whitmire, Elisah Whitmire, David Whitmire, John Whitmire, Omie Whitmire, Ruth Whitmire

In 1835, Elias Earl Whitmire entered the world in Lumpkin, Georgia, born to George Washington Whitmire and Mary Ann Smith. Elias Earl Whitmire married Louisa Jane Owen, and had children including Nancy Jane Whitmire, Mary Elizabeth Whitmire, Frances Catherine Whitmire, Georgia Savannah Whitmire, George Earl Whitmire, Ruth Ann Whitmire, Christopher Ulysses Whitmire, Omie Whitmire, Walter Boone Whitmire, Elisah Samuel Whitmire, David Jasper Whitmire, John Nimes Whitmire, Omie Whitmire, Ruth Ann Whitmire. Elias Earl Whitmire passed away in 1917 in Coal Mountain, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, Elias Earl Whitmire entered the world in Lumpkin, Georgia, born to George Washington Whitmire and Mary Ann Smith.
  • Elias Earl Whitmire married Louisa Jane Owen, and had children including Nancy Jane Whitmire, Mary Elizabeth Whitmire, Frances Catherine Whitmire, Georgia Savannah Whitmire, George Earl Whitmire, Ruth Ann Whitmire, Christopher Ulysses Whitmire, Omie Whitmire, Walter Boone Whitmire, Elisah Samuel Whitmire, David Jasper Whitmire, John Nimes Whitmire, Omie Whitmire, Ruth Ann Whitmire.
  • Elias Earl Whitmire passed away in 1917 in Coal Mountain, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Whitmire
1816 – 1892
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Mary Smith
1815 – 1882
Birth Location: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Owen
1836 – 1907
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Nancy Whitmire
1855 – 1945
Birth Location: , Forsyth, Georgia
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Mary Whitmire
1857 – 1932
Birth Location: , Forsyth, Georgia
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Frances Whitmire
1860 – 1929
Birth Location: , Forsyth, Georgia
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Georgia Whitmire
1863 – 1949
Birth Location: , Forsyth, Georgia
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George Whitmire
1864 – 1938
Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
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Ruth Whitmire
1867 – 1904
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Christopher Whitmire
1869 – 1938
Birth Location: , Forsyth, Georgia
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Omie Whitmire
1870 –
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Walter Whitmire
1871 – 1947
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia
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Elisah Whitmire
1875 – 1923
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
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David Whitmire
1878 – 1946
Birth Location: , Forsyth, Georgia
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John Whitmire
1880 – 1939
Birth Location: Forsyth Co., GA
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Omie Whitmire
1908 –
Birth Location: –
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Ruth Whitmire
1967 – 1904
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Elias Whitmire's Ancestors

Self
Elias Whitmire
1835 – 1917
Birth Place: Lumpkin, Georgia
Parents
George Washington Whitmire
1816 – 1892
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Smith
1815 – 1882
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Christopher Whitmire
1794 – 1868
Pendleton District, South Carolina USA
Mary (Nancy) Reese
1794 – 1886
Pickens Dist., South Carolina
John Smith
– 1829
South Caralina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Whitmire
1774 – 1842
Mary Holcomb
1774 – 1830
Jacob Reese
1777 – 1863
Susan Harris
1770 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Whitmire
1735 – 1797
Catharina Appel
1729 – 1835
Zachariah Holcombe
1741 – 1820
Cathene
1759 – 1780

Elias Whitmire's Descendants

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Elias (Earl) Whitmire (9 May 1835 – 30 Oct 1917) m. Louisa (Jane) Owen (30 Mar 1836 – 19 Feb 1907)
  1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Whitmire (26 Jul 1855 – 2 Apr 1945)
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Whitmire (27 Oct 1857 – 23 Feb 1932)
  3. 3. Frances (Catherine) Whitmire (27 Feb 1860 – 1929)
  4. 4. Georgia (Savannah) Whitmire (11 Apr 1863 – 02 Jul 1949)
  5. 5. George (Earl) Whitmire (December 2, 1864 – September 30, 1938)
  6. 6. Ruth (Ann) Whitmire (1-12-1867 – 19 Mar 1904)
  7. 7. Christopher (Ulysses) Whitmire (7 Apr 1869 – 3 Feb 1938)
  8. 8. Omie Whitmire (1870 – )
  9. 9. Walter (Boone) Whitmire (30 Aug 1871 – 8 Dec 1947)
  10. 10. Elisah (Samuel) Whitmire (3 May 1875 – 18 May 1923)
  11. 11. David (Jasper) Whitmire (2 Apr 1878 – 6-3-1946)
  12. 12. John (Nimes) Whitmire (30 Aug 1880 – 30 Dec 1939) m. Minnie (M.) Owens (20 Mar 1879 – 26 Jan 1966)
    1. 1. Della (Mae) Whitmire (6 July 1899 – 5 Sep 1998)
    2. 2. Della (Mae) Whitmire (May 23, 1900 – Dec. 9, 1987)
    3. 3. Pellie (M) Whitmire (abt 1901 – )
    4. 4. Clyde (Walton) Whitmire (1902 – 12 Mar 1973)
    5. 5. Beulah Whitmire (17 Apr 1904 – 1 MAR 1980) m. Loyd ((Loyal) Buren "Bud") Stowe (4 Jan 1911 – 3 FEB 1981)
      1. 1. Margie (Lee) Stowe (November 20 1929 – 21 Aug 2017) m. Herman (Rufus) Cobb (11/24/1927 – 03/18/2015)
        1. 1. Ronald (Wayne) Cobb (4 Mar 1951 – 27 Aug 2020)
        2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Cobb (1956 – 2 Nov 2019) m. Billy (Frank) Turner (4 December 1949 – 17 November 2004)
    6. 6. Lula Whitmire (17 Apr 1904 – Jan. 1998)
    7. 7. Rosie Whitmire (13 Mar 1909 – 15 May 1938)
    8. 8. James (Clayton) Whitmire (1911 – 3 Dec 1968)
  13. 13. Omie Whitmire (1908 – )
  14. 14. Ruth (Ann) Whitmire (12 Jan 1967 – 19 Mar 1904)

Elias Whitmire's Timeline

2 Records

1835
9 May 1835
Birth of Elias Earl Whitmire in Lumpkin, Georgia
Lumpkin, Georgia
1917
30 Oct 1917
Age 82
Death of Elias Earl Whitmire in Coal Mountain, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Coal Mountain, Forsyth, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1835
    Event Place: Lumpkin, Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dawson County, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1917
    Event Place: Coal Mountain, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
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