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Elijah Whitten 1809–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1809

Birth Location: Union, Union, SC

Death Date: Abt. 1863

Death Location: CIVIL WAR, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Joel Whitten

Mother: Sarah Odell

Spouse(s): Margaret Mulligan

Children(s): Marion Cemetery, William Whitten, Sarah Whitten, Rebecca Whitten, John Whitten, Samuel Whitten, Emily Whitten, Benjamin Whitten, James Whitten, Elijah Whitten, Joel Whitten

In 1809, Elijah Whitten entered the world in Union, Union, SC, born to Joel Whitten And Sarah Odell. Elijah Whitten married Margaret E Mary Jane Whitten Mulligan, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Whitten, Elijah Frances Whitten, Emily E Ivy Whitten, James A Whitten, Joel Augustus Jack Or Gus Whitten, John Jasper Whitten, Marion Calhoun Whitten Cuthand Cemetery, Rebecca E Pinkston Whitten, Samuel Sanford Whitten, Sarah Evaline Whitten, William Wallace Whitten. Elijah Whitten passed away in 1863 in CIVIL WAR, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Elijah Whitten entered the world in Union, Union, SC, born to Joel Whitten And Sarah Odell.
  • Elijah Whitten married Margaret E Mary Jane Whitten Mulligan, and had children including Benjamin Franklin Whitten, Elijah Frances Whitten, Emily E Ivy Whitten, James A Whitten, Joel Augustus Jack Or Gus Whitten, John Jasper Whitten, Marion Calhoun Whitten Cuthand Cemetery, Rebecca E Pinkston Whitten, Samuel Sanford Whitten, Sarah Evaline Whitten, William Wallace Whitten.
  • Elijah Whitten passed away in 1863 in CIVIL WAR, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Whitten
1764–1821
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Odell
1774–1853
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States,
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Mulligan
1815–1895
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Marion Cemetery
1854–1948
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, United States
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William Whitten
1846–1894
Birth Location: Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
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Sarah Whitten
1848–1944
Birth Location: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
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Rebecca Whitten
1851–1941
Birth Location: Hollysprings, Marshall County, Mississippi, USA
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John Whitten
1852–1947
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, United States
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Samuel Whitten
1832–1900
Birth Location: Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
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Emily Whitten
1835–1918
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Benjamin Whitten
1838–1894
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, USA
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James Whitten
1839–
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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Elijah Whitten
1840–1889
Birth Location: Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States
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Joel Whitten
1834–1934
Birth Location: Tippah, Mississippi, United States
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Elijah Whitten's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Whitten
1809–1863
Birth Place: Union, Union, SC
Parents
Joel Whitten
1764–1821
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Odell
1774–1853
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States,
Grandparents
Col (John Smith) Whitten
1736–1798
Virginia, United States
Nancy Smith
1740–1827
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
John ("Hopping John") ODell
1728–1794
Prince George, Maryland, United States
Eleanor (Nellie) Hendricks
1744–1809
Middle Fork Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Odell
1692–1763
Margaret Beall
1694–1755
Henry Hendricks
1712–1770
Jane Miller
1708–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Hendricks
1672–1725
Rebecca Groesbeck
1676–1740

Elijah Whitten's Descendants

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Elijah Whitten (12 Sep 1809–Abt. 1863) m. Margaret (E Mary Jane . (Whitten)) Mulligan (abt 1815–1895)
  1. 1. Marion (Calhoun Whitten Cuthand) Cemetery 1854–1948
  2. 2. William (Wallace) Whitten 1846–1894 m. Matilda (Parilee 'Mandy') Meyers 1855–1921
    1. 1. Peyton (Clifford) Whitten 1884–1939
    2. 2. Elijah (Bibb) Whitten 1875–1905
    3. 3. Emma (Jane) Whitten 1880–1962
    4. 4. Bertha (Jerome) Whitten 1882–
    5. 5. Audrey Whitten 1888–1905
    6. 6. Clinton (H.) Whitten 1885–1917
    7. 7. Choddie (Polk) Whitten 1888–1937
    8. 8. Walter (William) Whitten 1876–
    9. 9. Maude (E) Whitten 1880–
  3. 3. Sarah (Evaline) Whitten 1848–1944
  4. 4. Rebecca (E (Pinkston )) Whitten 1851–1941
  5. 5. John (Jasper) Whitten 1852–1947
  6. 6. Samuel (Sanford) Whitten 1832–1900
  7. 7. Emily (E ( Ivy )) Whitten 1835–1918
  8. 8. Benjamin (Franklin) Whitten 1838–1894
  9. 9. James (A) Whitten 1839–
  10. 10. Elijah (Frances) Whitten 1840–1889
  11. 11. Joel (Augustus 'Jack' or "Gus") Whitten 1834–1934

Elijah Whitten's Timeline

2 Records

1809
12 Sep 1809
Birth of Elijah Whitten in Union, Union, SC
Union, Union, SC
1863
Abt. 1863
Age 54
Death of Elijah Whitten in CIVIL WAR, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
CIVIL WAR, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1809
    Event Place: Union, Union, SC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1863
    Event Place: CIVIL WAR, Tippah County, Mississippi, USA
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