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Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire 1838–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1838

Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 15 Nov 1920

Death Location: Rosman, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Whitmire

Mother: Sarah Lyons

Spouse(s): Harriett Keller

Children(s): John Whitmire, William Whitmire, Eliza Whitmire, Camely Whitmire, Holbert Whitmire, Josephine Whitmire, Luciphene Whitmire, Nora Whitmire, Mary Whitmire

Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire was born in 1838 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States, the child of Samuel Whitmire And Sarah Elizabeth Sally Galloway Whitmire Lyons. In 1850, Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided in Henderson, North Carolina, USA. In 1870, Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided in Castatoey, Transylvania, North Carolina, United St. Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire married Harriett E Keller, and had children including Camely Hattie Whitmire, Eliza Jane Whitmire, Holbert Mcdonald Whitmire, John Mark Whitmire, Josephine Whitmire, Luciphene Whitmire, Mary E Whitmire, Nora Catherine Whitmire, William M Whitmire. Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire passed away in 1920 in Rosman, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire was born in 1838 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States, the child of Samuel Whitmire And Sarah Elizabeth Sally Galloway Whitmire Lyons.
  • In 1850, Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided in Henderson, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided in Castatoey, Transylvania, North Carolina, United St.
  • Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire married Harriett E Keller, and had children including Camely Hattie Whitmire, Eliza Jane Whitmire, Holbert Mcdonald Whitmire, John Mark Whitmire, Josephine Whitmire, Luciphene Whitmire, Mary E Whitmire, Nora Catherine Whitmire, William M Whitmire.
  • Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire passed away in 1920 in Rosman, 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
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Spouses(s)

Harriett Keller
1837–1907
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

John Whitmire
1883–1960
Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
JW
William Whitmire
1865–1932
Birth Location: Rosnen, North Carolina, United States
WW
Eliza Whitmire
1867–1923
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Camely Whitmire
1869–1922
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Holbert Whitmire
1872–1954
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Josephine Whitmire
1864–1883
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JW
Luciphene Whitmire
1873–1910
Birth Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
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Nora Whitmire
1876–1910
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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Mary Whitmire
1862–1933
Birth Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Henry Whitmire's Ancestors

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Henry Whitmire
1838–1920
Birth Place: Transylvania, North 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–

Henry Whitmire's Descendants

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Henry (Decalvie "Uncle Hen") Whitmire (26 Feb 1838–15 Nov 1920) m. Harriett (E) Keller (30 Sep 1837–31 March 1907)
  1. 1. John (Mark) Whitmire 1883–1960 m. Cameley (Arleatha) Stewart 1884–1956
    1. 1. Hattie (Missie) Whitmire 1911–1967
  2. 2. William (M) Whitmire 1865–1932 m. Loreeny Whitmire 1880–
    1. 1. Ellie (Elvira) Whitmire 1903–1923 m. Galileo (Bryan) Galloway 1897–1955
      1. 1. Helen (Rebecca) Galloway 1921–1999 m. Fielding Mull 1919–2008
    2. 2. Richard (B) Whitmire 1908–
    3. 3. Posie (L) Whitmire 1910–
    4. 4. Gilbert (Cadmus 'Cad') Whitmire 1892–1985 m. Bessie (Athern) Fisher 1903–1988
      1. 1. General (Gerald J.) Whitmire 1921–1968 m. Anna (Lee) Fisher 1925–2003
  3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Whitmire 1867–1923
  4. 4. Camely (Hattie) Whitmire 1869–1922
  5. 5. Holbert (McDonald) Whitmire 1872–1954 m. Carrie (Lee) Orr 1876–1968
    1. 1. Seth (Orr) Whitmire 1901–1975 m. Verlie (Lee) Paulk 1902–1978
      1. 1. Laverne ("Maggie") Whitmire 1924–
  6. 6. Josephine Whitmire 1864–1883
  7. 7. Luciphene Whitmire 1873–1910 m. James (Harrison) Vickery 1858–1919
    1. 1. Hattie (Vickery) Addis 1904–1989
    2. 2. Clarence (Bruce) Vickery 1901–1945
    3. 3. John (Hiott) Vickery 1902–1981
    4. 4. Folyet Vickery 1884–1940
    5. 5. Loies (E) Vickery 1910–1911
    6. 6. Isam Vickery 1884–1966
    7. 7. Dessie (Lou) Vickery 1907–1997
  8. 8. Nora (Catherine) Whitmire 1876–1910
  9. 9. Mary (E) Whitmire 1862–1933 m. Miles (Littleton) Galloway 1854–1931
    1. 1. Augustus (Walter) Galloway 1884–1949 m. Lena (Ellen) Thompson 1893–1950 m. Sallie (Ruth) Layne 1897–1973
      1. 1. Nettie (Ruth) Galloway 1915–1990 m. Donald (Alfred) Gosney 1909–1975 m. Donald (Lewis) Betzing 1908–1991
      2. 2. Augustus (James "Jack" Galloway) Sr 1917–1966 m. Christine Hobbs 1918–1981
        1. 1. Barbara (Kay) Galloway 1936–2020 m. Argie (Thomas) Stewart 1908–2000 m. Samuel ('Sam' Clifton) McCaffery 1932–2017
        2. 2. Augustus (James Galloway) Jr 1939–2018
      3. 3. Paul (Franklin) Galloway 1923–2015 m. Hattie (Merline) Page 1928–2020
      4. 4. Edith (Pearl) Galloway 1911–2006 m. James (Robert "Jimmy") Dwyer 1898–1958 m. Leroy (Franklin) Scott 1922–1981
        1. 1. Douglas (Franklin) Whitley 1941–2021 m. Nancy (Marie) Berry 1938–2009
        2. 2. Jack (Augustus Whitley) Sr 1939–2023 m. Fannie (Mae) Crosslin 1947–2022
      5. 5. Mary (Hazel) Galloway 1913–1953 m. Clarence (Foster) Ramsey 1903–1960 m. Robert (Lee Benjamin) Jr 1906–1940
      6. 6. Mildred (Louise) Galloway 1909–1999 m. William (Arthur Dean) Palmer 1904–1931 m. Cloud 1900–1965 m. Walter (Denson) Jr 1910–1988 m. Jesse (Alfred) Rehkopf 1887–1970
        1. 1. Ronald (Dean) Palmer 1928–1954
    2. 2. Minnie (Lea) Galloway 1886–1972 m. John (Vasco) Dodd 1886–1955
      1. 1. James (Clarence Dodd) Sr 1909–1995 m. Thelma (Lucille) Bradshaw 1915–2003
        1. 1. James (Clarence Dodd) Jr 1938–2004
        2. 2. Douglas (Franklin) Dodd 1945–2012
      2. 2. Paul (Raymond Dodd) Sr 1913–1984 m. Mabel (Lee) Hicks 1910–1995
        1. 1. Paul (Raymond Dodd) Jr 1932–1941
        2. 2. David (Edwin Dodd) Sr 1938–2005
      3. 3. Garland (Vasco) Dodd 1918–1985
      4. 4. Nannie (Elizabeth) Dodd 1915–1917
    3. 3. Horace (Greely) Galloway 1888–1972 m. Minnie (Leyuna) Nicholson 1884–1978
      1. 1. Harvey (Lafayette) Galloway 1906–1974 m. Lillian Cromwell 1907–2000
        1. 1. Betty (Lillian) Galloway 1925–1987 m. Ralph Cromwell 1928–2007 m. Frank (Franklin) Houttekier 1924–2016 m. Wilson 1925– m. Harold (Joseph) Pung 1917–1984 m. Clifford (Percy Hilts) Jr 1925–1997 m. William (Robert) Tanner 1928–2010 m. Walter (James) Hamilton 1921–
        2. 2. Baby (Boy) Cromwell 1939–1939
      2. 2. Mellie (Josephine) Galloway 1910–1997 m. Peter (John) Kolean 1907–1988 m. Charles (H.) Richardson 1896–1964
      3. 3. Gertrude (Marileah) Galloway 1914–1999 m. Harvey (Carl Robert) Schwartz 1915–1991 m. James (Lambert) Soper 1904–1971
      4. 4. Asa (Vincent) Galloway 1918–1973 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Dygert 1920–1998 m. Ann (M) Bendik 1922–2022
      5. 5. Horace (Greely) Galloway 1912–1968 m. Eleanor (W.) Sullivan 1911–1996 m. Lillian Cromwell 1907–2000
        1. 1. Ralph Cromwell 1928–2007 m. Betty (Lillian) Galloway 1925–1987
      6. 6. Emily (Marie) Galloway 1925– m. Howard (Melvin) Trueman 1922– m. Robert (Allen) Long 1925–2004
        1. 1. Terrance (Lee) Long 1946–1988
        2. 2. Cynthia (A) Long 1901–
      7. 7. Gervis-Joe (Nicholson) Galloway 1914–1993 m. Mary (Katherine) Naretti 1917–1979
    4. 4. Matthew (Thomas) Galloway 1891–1955 m. Lucy (L) Jones 1894–1961 m. Marie (Francine) Young 1896–1982
      1. 1. Joseph (Nathaniel) Galloway 1925–2007
      2. 2. Matthew (Alexander Galloway) Jr 1927–1995 m. Eulene (Hellennia) Clarke 1918–2013
      3. 3. John (Edward) Galloway 1928–2012
      4. 4. Alice (Lucille) Galloway 1916–1978 m. Ernest (C) Butler –1941 m. Sam Coker 1910–
        1. 1. James (Cromwell) Butler 1934–2017 m. Lois (Nana) Warner 1937–2016
        2. 2. Ronald (Orlando) Butler 1937–2010
      5. 5. Margret Galloway 1914–1914
      6. 6. James (T E) Galloway 1933–1991
      7. 7. Philip (Eugene) Galloway 1934–1989
      8. 8. Daniel (C) Galloway 1935–1968

Henry Whitmire's Timeline

8 Records

1838
26 Feb 1838
Birth of Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 12
Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided here in Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 32
Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided here in Castatoey, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Castatoey, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
1880
1880
Age 42
Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided here in Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 62
Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided here in Eastatoe Township, Transylvania, North Carolina
Eastatoe Township, Transylvania, North Carolina
1910
1910
Age 72
Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided here in Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina
Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina
1920
1920
Age 82
Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire resided here in Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina
Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina
1920
15 Nov 1920
Age 82
Death of Henry Decalvie "Uncle Hen" Whitmire in Rosman, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Rosman, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1321; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 188; Image: .
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Family History Film: 1254983; Page: 251B; Enumeration District: 189; Image: 0417.
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Castatoey, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1219; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 116.
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1134; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0159; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375147.
    [8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M432_634; Page: 266B; Image: 113
    [9] North Carolina Death Collection, Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67; Certificate: .
    [10] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: M432_634; Page: 266B; Image: 113

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Castatoey, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Castatoey, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: 983; Family History Film: 1254983; Page: 251B; Enumeration District: 189; Image: 0417.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Eastatoe Township, Transylvania, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: T623_1219; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 116.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1134; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0159; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1375147.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Eastatoe, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1321; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 188; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1920
    Event Place: Rosman, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina Death Collection, Source Vendor: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67; Certificate: .
    [3] North Carolina, Find a Grave Index
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