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Joel Sumter Whitten 1817–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 June 1817

Birth Location: Newberry, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 18 Jun 1908

Death Location: Whitten's Cross Road Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joel Whitten

Mother: SARAH O'DELL

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The story of Joel Sumter Whitten began in 1817 in Newberry, South Carolina, USA. Joel Sumter Whitten passed away in 1908 in Whitten's Cross Road Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Sumter Whitten began in 1817 in Newberry, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joel Sumter Whitten passed away in 1908 in Whitten's Cross Road Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA.

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Joel Whitten's Ancestors

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Joel Whitten
1817–1908
Birth Place: Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joel Whitten
1764–1821
Newberry, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
SARAH O'DELL
1774–1853
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John ("Hopping John") ODell
1728–1794
Prince George, Maryland, United States
Eleanor ("Nellie") Hendrix
1744–1809
Middle Fork Gunpowder, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Whitten's Timeline

2 Records

1817
23 June 1817
Birth of Joel Sumter Whitten in Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1908
18 Jun 1908
Age 91
Death of Joel Sumter Whitten in Whitten's Cross Road Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Whitten's Cross Road Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 June 1817
    Event Place: Newberry, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Whitten's Cross Road Cemetery, Wayne County, Tennessee, USA

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