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John Davis Whaley 1829–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JAN 1829

Birth Location: Indiana, United States

Death Date: 11 MAR 1912

Death Location: Greene County, Indiana, United States

Father: Joseph Whaley

Mother: Sophia Hall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Baker

Children(s): Mary Whaley, William Whaley, Senith Whaley, Catherine Whaley, Louisa Whaley, Helen Whaley, Edith Whaley

The story of John Davis Whaley began in 1829 in Indiana, United States. In 1860, John Davis Whaley was employed. In 1900, John Davis Whaley was recorded in the census in Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana, Unit. John Davis Whaley married Elizabeth Jane Baker, and had children including Catherine Floretta Whaley, Edith Carr Whaley, Helen S Whaley, Louisa Jane Whaley, Mary Isabelle Whaley, Senith Ann Whaley, William A Whaley. John Davis Whaley passed away in 1912 in Greene County, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Davis Whaley began in 1829 in Indiana, United States.
  • In 1860, John Davis Whaley was employed.
  • In 1900, John Davis Whaley was recorded in the census in Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana, Unit.
  • John Davis Whaley married Elizabeth Jane Baker, and had children including Catherine Floretta Whaley, Edith Carr Whaley, Helen S Whaley, Louisa Jane Whaley, Mary Isabelle Whaley, Senith Ann Whaley, William A Whaley.
  • John Davis Whaley passed away in 1912 in Greene County, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Whaley
1796–1865
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Sophia Hall
1801–1868
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Baker
1830–1891
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Whaley
1854–1915
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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William Whaley
1852–1917
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Senith Whaley
1856–1942
Birth Location: Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States
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Catherine Whaley
1859–1938
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Louisa Whaley
1862–1955
Birth Location: Greene County, Indiana, United States
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Helen Whaley
1864–
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
HW
Edith Whaley
1869–1934
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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John Whaley's Ancestors

Self
John Whaley
1829–1912
Birth Place: Indiana, United States
Parents
Joseph Whaley
1796–1865
Georgia, United States
Sophia (Jane) Hall
1801–1868
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
John Whaley
1770–1848
South Carolina province, British North America, Great Britain
Mary Porter
1770–1848
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whaley's Descendants

1.
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John (Davis) Whaley (25 JAN 1829–11 MAR 1912) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Baker (16 SEP 1830–25 OCT 1891)
  1. 1. Mary (Isabelle) Whaley 1854–1915 m. Thomas (E.) Secrest 1852–1918
  2. 2. William (A.) Whaley 1852–1917 m. Jane Yoho 1856–1950
    1. 1. Alma (Ola) Whaley 1879–1964 m. Noble (Estis) Mefford 1878–1947
    2. 2. Forest (Royer) Whaley 1890–1975 m. Chloe (Viola) Hopper 1889–1973
    3. 3. Earl Whaley 1881–1949 m. Agnes (Jeanette) Dickerson 1887–1963
      1. 1. Bert (Dickerson) Whaley 1909–1973 m. Vivian (May) Mulholland 1911–1959
      2. 2. Leon (Earl) Whaley 1920–2009 m. Mary (Ellen) Millikan 1920–2013 m. Phoebe (Jane) Crookes 1923–1976
    4. 4. Clarence (H.) Whaley 1886–1912 m. Laura (Bell) Williams 1886–1965
      1. 1. Edna (Louise) Whaley 1913–1981 m. Ralph (Elbert) Butcher 1910–1995
        1. 1. Laurellen Butcher 1934–2001 m. Robert (Allen) Nelson 1927–2011
  3. 3. Senith (Ann) Whaley 1856–1942 m. Joel (Perry) Secrest 1856–1938
    1. 1. Walter (Thaddeus) Secrest 1877–1969 m. Ada (Clementine) Livingston 1878–1964
      1. 1. Arthur (Leon) Secrest 1912–1987 m. Living 1920– m. Betty (Ann) McHenry 1924–1999
      2. 2. Helen (Kathleen) Secrest 1915–1999 m. Derward (Ellsworth) Davidson 1910–1984
        1. 1. Betty (Louise) Davidson 1943–2006
      3. 3. Virginia (Lulu) Secrest 1918–1988 m. Norman (Earl) Crouch 1915–2009
        1. 1. Philip Crouch 1946–2007
        2. 2. Arthur (Gerald) Crouch 1942–2005
      4. 4. Clovis (Emery) Secrest 1901–1970 m. Corinne Workman 1907–2006
      5. 5. Hubert (Austin) Secrest 1903–1938 m. Freda (Jane) Armstrong 1906–
      6. 6. Lucille (E.) Secrest 1905–1926
    2. 2. Fred (Austin) Secrest 1879–1961 m. Epsie Short 1882–1944
    3. 3. Ethel (Ada) Secrest 1883–1969 m. Frank (Frederick) Griffith 1873–1961
      1. 1. Cledis (Albert) Griffith 1901–1970 m. Nina (May) Noel 1905–1962 m. Mildred (Edith) White 1910–1973
        1. 1. Cledis (Leon) Griffith 1940–2015
  4. 4. Catherine (Floretta) Whaley 1859–1938 m. Marion Letsinger 1875–1943 m. William (Martin) Evans 1860–1905
    1. 1. Evans –1900
    2. 2. Bulah (Carrie) Evans 1888–1971 m. Charles (E.) Nation 1887–1923 m. Ora (Edward) Byers 1887–1933 m. Benjamin (Rucker) Rollison 1890–1966
      1. 1. Norma (Catherine) Byers 1925–1932
      2. 2. Catherine (Jane) Byers 1925–1925
    3. 3. Eva (Ellen) Evans 1892–1966 m. Corman (Clifton) Newbern 1870–1940
    4. 4. Clovis (Byron) Evans 1883–1956 m. Dicie (G.) Tom 1888–1976 m. Nellie Page 1883–1907 m. Grace (Garnette) Stephenson 1881–1948
      1. 1. Guy (O. K.) Evans 1905–1991 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Griffith 1912–1969 m. Helen (Jeanette) Wegehoft 1911–
  5. 5. Louisa (Jane) Whaley 1862–1955 m. Ezekiel Bridwell 1848–1912 m. Matthew (Melrose) McConnell 1860–1937
    1. 1. Anise (Louise) Bridwell 1893–1973 m. Cyrus (Irvan) Cunningham 1897–1935
      1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Cunningham 1920–2006 m. Phillip (Patterson) Cornwell 1924–1995 m. Samuel (Edwin) Hinkle 1917–2006
        1. 1. Judith (Irene) Hinkle 1939–1978 m. Bruce (Edward) Chasteen 1933–1983
        2. 2. Anna (Jane) Hinkle 1940–2006
      2. 2. Phillip (Irvan) Cunningham 1924–2021 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Carpenter 1928–2010
        1. 1. Susan (Annice) Cunningham 1950–2008
        2. 2. Janice Cunningham –2021
      3. 3. Ellen (Jean) Cunningham 1930–2015 m. Harry (John) Piccariello 1929–2011
  6. 6. Helen (S.) Whaley 1864–
  7. 7. Edith (Carr) Whaley 1869–1934 m. Oliver (Perry) Cushman 1855–1946 m. Patrick (H.) McGinty 1865–1930
    1. 1. Alta (Josie) Cushman 1889–1967 m. Earl (Roy) White 1883–1943
    2. 2. Oliver (Wendell) Cushman 1896–1977 m. Mary (Ruth) Mohler 1902–1996 m. Julia (Maude) Clark 1897–1985
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Cushman 1893–1988 m. Charles (Addison) Myers 1883–1942 m. Myron (M.) Betz 1890–1969
    4. 4. Sheldon (Davis) Cushman 1899–1970
    5. 5. Cushman 1900–1910

John Whaley's Timeline

5 Records

1829
25 JAN 1829
Birth of John Davis Whaley in Indiana, United States
Indiana, United States
1860
FROM 1860 TO 1900
Age 31
John Davis Whaley was employed
None
1900
2 JUN 1900
Age 71
John Davis Whaley appeared in census in Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States
Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States
1910
6 MAY 1910
Age 81
John Davis Whaley appeared in census in Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
1912
11 MAR 1912
Age 83
Death of John Davis Whaley in Worthington, Greene County, Indiana, United States
Worthington, Greene County, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1829
    Event Place: Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 US Census, Enum Dist 292, Page 15, Age 51 in Jun 1880, born in Indiana.
    [2] 1860 US Census, Beech Creek Township, Page 41, Age 30 in Jun 1860, born in Indiana.
    [3] 1870 US Census, Beech Creek Township, Page 48, Age 40 in Aug 1870, born in Indiana.
    [4] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 20, Sheet 1B, Born Jan 1829 in Indiana.
    [5] 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 135, Sheet 10B, Age 81 in May 1910, born in Indiana.
    [6] tombstone

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: FROM 1860 TO 1900
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 US Census, Enum Dist 292, Page 15
    [2] 1860 US Census, Beech Creek Township, Page 41
    [3] 1870 US Census, Beech Creek Township, Page 48
    [4] 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 20, Sheet 1B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1900
    Event Place: Beech Creek Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1900 US Census, Enum Dist 20, Sheet 1B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1910
    Event Place: Indian Creek Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1910 US Census, Enum Dist 135, Sheet 10B, Living with son William.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1912
    Event Place: Worthington, Greene County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: tombstone

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greene County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: tombstone
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