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Emma Leona Whitten 1879–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1879

Birth Location: Pickens County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 27 August 1963

Death Location: Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Lydia Harrell

Spouse(s): William Janes

Children(s): William Jaynes

The story of Emma Leona Whitten began in 1879 in Pickens County, Alabama, USA. In 1880, Emma Leona Whitten resided in Springhill, Pickens, Alabama, USA. Emma Leona Whitten married William Fernando Buck Janes, and had children including William Murphy Jaynes. Emma Leona Whitten passed away in 1963 in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Emma Leona Whitten began in 1879 in Pickens County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1880, Emma Leona Whitten resided in Springhill, Pickens, Alabama, USA.
  • Emma Leona Whitten married William Fernando Buck Janes, and had children including William Murphy Jaynes.
  • Emma Leona Whitten passed away in 1963 in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Whitten's Ancestors

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Emma Whitten
1879–1963
Birth Place: Pickens County, Alabama, USA
Parents
John Calhoun Whitten Jr.
1847–1915
Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Lydia (Alma) Harrell
1856–1908
Ethelsville, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Calhoun) Whitten
1799–1851
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Mary Narcissa) Abrams
1811–1878
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lindsey Whitten
1775–1844
Margaret Kennedy
1775–1832
Alexander Abrams
1774–1842
Mary Beard
1783–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1750–1831
Pheby Kern
1754–1822

Emma Whitten's Descendants

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Emma (Leona) Whitten (5 Jun 1879–27 August 1963) m. William (Fernando "Buck") Janes (18 July 1872–22 April 1945)
  1. 1. William (Murphy) Jaynes 1900–1955 m. Annie (Amber) Goodwin 1906–1978
    1. 1. Carl (Edwin) Jaynes 1934–2009

Emma Whitten's Timeline

3 Records

1879
5 Jun 1879
Birth of Emma Leona Whitten in Pickens County, Alabama, USA
Pickens County, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Emma Leona Whitten resided here in Springhill, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Springhill, Pickens, Alabama, USA
1963
27 August 1963
Age 84
Death of Emma Leona Whitten in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama
Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1879
    Event Place: Pickens County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Springhill, Pickens, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1963
    Event Place: Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama

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