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George Washington Whitehead 1804–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1804

Birth Location: Cherokee Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 28 February 1889

Death Location: Asher, Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: William Whitehead

Mother: Delilah Barnett

Spouse(s): Nancy Blanton, Mary 1846

Children(s): Sarah Whitehead, James WHITEHEAD*, Jarutha Whitehead, Henrietta Whitehead, Nancy Whitehead, Martha Whitehead, Henry Whitehead, John Whitehead, William Whitehead, Elizabeth Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Mary Whitehead, Andrew Whitehead, Delilah Whitehead, Joshua Whitehead, Carlos Whitehead

George Washington Whitehead was born in 1804 in Cherokee Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Whitehead And Delilah Manning Barnett. In 1830, George Washington Whitehead resided in Harlan, Kentucky, USA. In 1840, George Washington Whitehead resided in Harlan, Kentucky, USA. George Washington Whitehead married Mary Jane Saylor 1846, Nancy Aster Blanton, and had children including Andrew Jackson Whitehead, Carlos Whitehead, Delilah Whitehead, Elizabeth Lizzie Whitehead, Henrietta Hettie Mae Whitehead, Henry M Whitehead, James Blanton Jim Whitehead, Jarutha Rutha Gerusha Whitehead, John C Whitehead, Joshua Whitehead, Martha Whitehead, Mary Polly Whitehead, Nancy Whitehead, Rebecca Jane Whitehead, Sarah Sally Whitehead, William A Whitehead. George Washington Whitehead passed away in 1889 in Asher, Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Washington Whitehead was born in 1804 in Cherokee Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of William Whitehead And Delilah Manning Barnett.
  • In 1830, George Washington Whitehead resided in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1840, George Washington Whitehead resided in Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • George Washington Whitehead married Mary Jane Saylor 1846, Nancy Aster Blanton, and had children including Andrew Jackson Whitehead, Carlos Whitehead, Delilah Whitehead, Elizabeth Lizzie Whitehead, Henrietta Hettie Mae Whitehead, Henry M Whitehead, James Blanton Jim Whitehead, Jarutha Rutha Gerusha Whitehead, John C Whitehead, Joshua Whitehead, Martha Whitehead, Mary Polly Whitehead, Nancy Whitehead, Rebecca Jane Whitehead, Sarah Sally Whitehead, William A Whitehead.
  • George Washington Whitehead passed away in 1889 in Asher, Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
George Whitehead
1804–1889
Birth Place: Cherokee Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
William Whitehead
1759–1821
Holston River County, North Carolina, USA
Delilah (Manning) Barnett
1780–1835
Holston River County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Whitehead) Sr
1744–1807
Elizabeth Culpepper
1742–1832
Edgecomb, North Carolina
Sarah Manning
1750–
Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathan Sr.
1719–1779
Mary Davis
1718–1760
Benjamin Culpepper
1721–1772
Elizabeth Spring...
1715–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Whitehead's Descendants

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George (Washington) Whitehead (15 March 1804–28 February 1889) m. Nancy (Aster) Blanton (12 April 1810–25 June 1868) m. Mary (Jane Saylor) 1846 (Apr 1846–04 Feb 1913)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Whitehead 1828–1902 m. Samuel Mosely 1825–1903
    1. 1. Mary (J) Mosley 1855–1911 m. Harve (Asher) Muncy 1855–1926
      1. 1. Blevins (P) Muncy 1877–1968 m. Winnie (J) Howard 1878–1939
        1. 1. Arnold Muncy 1911–1983
        2. 2. Pearl Muncy 1908–1942
        3. 3. Johnny (E) Muncy 1900–
        4. 4. Rebecca Muncy 1915–2009
        5. 5. Grant Marcy 1901–1978
        6. 6. Claura Muncy 1903–
  2. 2. James (Blanton 'Jim') WHITEHEAD* 1845–1915
  3. 3. Jarutha ("Rutha" Gerusha) Whitehead 1872–1911
  4. 4. Henrietta ("Hettie" Mae) Whitehead 1838–1918
  5. 5. Nancy Whitehead 1876–1913
  6. 6. Martha Whitehead 1882–1977
  7. 7. Henry (M) Whitehead 1879–1960
  8. 8. John (C) Whitehead 1877–1951
  9. 9. William (A) Whitehead 1826–1884
  10. 10. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Whitehead 1841–1918
  11. 11. Rebecca (Jane) Whitehead 1843–1925
  12. 12. Mary (Polly) Whitehead 1848–1860
  13. 13. Andrew (Jackson) Whitehead 1831–1900
  14. 14. Delilah Whitehead 1840–1918
  15. 15. Joshua Whitehead 1835–1879
  16. 16. Carlos Whitehead 1884–

George Whitehead's Timeline

7 Records

1804
15 March 1804
Birth of George Washington Whitehead in Cherokee Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cherokee Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
1830
1830
Age 26
George Washington Whitehead resided here in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1840
1840
Age 36
George Washington Whitehead resided here in Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 46
George Washington Whitehead resided here in District 1, Perry, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Perry, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 56
George Washington Whitehead resided here in Flat Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Flat Creek, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 66
George Washington Whitehead resided here in Precinct 6, Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 6, Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1889
28 February 1889
Age 85
Death of George Washington Whitehead in Asher, Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America
Asher, Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1804
    Event Place: Cherokee Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 6, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M593_456; Page: 216B
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M653_363; Page: 50; Family History Library Film: 803363
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Perry, Kentucky; Roll: 216; Page: 411b
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 37; Page: 124; Family History Library Film: 0007816

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: 113; Page: 113; Family History Library Film: 0007827

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Perry, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Perry, Kentucky; Roll: 216; Page: 411b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Flat Creek, Clay, 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] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M653_363; Page: 50; Family History Library Film: 803363
    [3] Kentucky, U.S., Census Non-Population schedules, 1850-1880, NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 6, Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M593_456; Page: 216B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1889
    Event Place: Asher, Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Asher, Leslie County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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