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John Whitehead 1783–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1783

Birth Location: Burke Co., GA, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1857

Death Location: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Amos Whitehead

Mother: Mary Wynne

Spouse(s): Abigail Sturges, Julia Berrien

Children(s): Eliza Whitehead, Philoclea Neely, Ruth Jones, Mary Whitehead, John Whitehead

The story of John Whitehead began in 1783 in Burke Co., GA, Georgia, USA. In 1850, John Whitehead resided in Districts 60 and 62, Burke, Georgia, USA. John Whitehead married Abigail Lewis Abby Sturges, Julia Maria Berrien, and had children including Caroline Harlow Whitehead, Eliza Alice Whitehead, John Randolph Whitehead, Mary Dowse Whitehead, Philoclea Edgeworth Neely, Ruth Berrien Jones. John Whitehead passed away in 1857 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Whitehead began in 1783 in Burke Co., GA, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1850, John Whitehead resided in Districts 60 and 62, Burke, Georgia, USA.
  • John Whitehead married Abigail Lewis Abby Sturges, Julia Maria Berrien, and had children including Caroline Harlow Whitehead, Eliza Alice Whitehead, John Randolph Whitehead, Mary Dowse Whitehead, Philoclea Edgeworth Neely, Ruth Berrien Jones.
  • John Whitehead passed away in 1857 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amos Whitehead
1744–1812
Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Wynne
1747–1835
Birth Location: Burke County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Sturges
1798–1824
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Julia Berrien
1801–1857
Birth Location: Bath, Richmond Co., GA, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Eliza Whitehead
1818–1896
Birth Location: Bath, Richmond county, GA.
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Philoclea Neely
1833–1892
Birth Location: Burke County, Georgia, United States of America
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Ruth Jones
1837–1861
Birth Location: United States of America
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Mary Whitehead
1822–1844
Birth Location: –
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John Whitehead
1828–1876
Birth Location: –
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John Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
John Whitehead
1783–1857
Birth Place: Burke Co., GA, Georgia, USA
Parents
Amos Whitehead
1744–1812
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Mary Wynne
1747–1835
Burke County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Whitehead) Sr
1710–1765
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Alice (Elizabeth) Mackey
1708–1765
All Hollows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Peter Wynne
1707–1770
Prince George Co., Virginia
Tabitha Hill
1705–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
*Sarah Johnson
1692–
Alice Goodwell
1680–1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whitehead's Descendants

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John Whitehead (14 Dec 1783–31 May 1857) m. Abigail (Lewis Abby) Sturges (1798–1824) m. Julia (Maria) Berrien (29 June 1801–8 January 1857)
  1. 1. Eliza (Alice) Whitehead 1818–1896 m. Dr. (Charles William) West 1815–1860
    1. 1. Charles (Nephew West, Esq., Pvt.,) CSA 1844–1900 m. Mary (C) Cheves 1846–1921 m. Elizabeth Page 1878–1936
      1. 1. Langdon (Cheves West) Sr 1875–1945 m. Ada (Vivian) Anderson 1879–1959
        1. 1. John (Randolph) West 1905–1993 m. Margaret (D.) West 1910–2009
        2. 2. Langdon (Cheves West) Jr 1910–1976 m. Dorothy (Rose) Bucklin 1907–2003
        3. 3. Linden West 1911–
        4. 4. Betty (Leone Brown) West 1918–2012 m. Edward (Radcliffe (E.R.)) Park 1916–2004
      2. 2. Elizabeth ("Eliza" Alice) West 1871–1947
      3. 3. Charles (Joseph) West 1872–1947 m. Sophia (Lovell) Haskell 1870–1948
        1. 1. Jeanine (K) Stoddar 1901–1989 m. Charles (Gerald) Forbes 1901–1988
        2. 2. Evelyn (Ella) West 1908–1990
        3. 3. Mary (Margaret) West 1913–1989 m. Jesse (Robert) Lemmond 1903–1990 m. Frank (Pitkin Bertram) DDS 1907–1956
        4. 4. Sophia (Lovell) West 1905–1978 m. Earle (Gordon) Anthis 1904–1992
      4. 4. Mamie (Burns) West 1897–1977 m. Oral (Strode) McClelland 1892–1963 m. Edwin (Augustus Wilson) DDS 1893–
        1. 1. Oral (Strode McClellan) Jr 1921–1991 m. Audraett (R) Watson 1923–
        2. 2. Gertrude (Elizabeth) McClellan 1922–2005 m. Arthur (Franklin Williams) Sr. 1918–1993
      5. 5. Mary (Cheves) West 1874–1952
    2. 2. Catherine (Clifford) West 1848–
    3. 3. John (Randolph) West 1850–1899 m. Lillie (Benman) Soullard 1852–1929
      1. 1. Cornelia (Ann) West 1887–1904
      2. 2. Edith (Randolph) West 1889–1964
      3. 3. Clifford West 1883–1909
      4. 4. Lillie (Soullard) West 1885–1952
      5. 5. Fred West 1896–
      6. 6. Lenton West 1886–
      7. 7. Gertrude (E) West 1891–1988 m. Frank (Abercrombie) Hollowbush 1887–1965
      8. 8. Edward (Goullard) West 1880–1886
    4. 4. James (Gignilliat West) Sr 1852–1920
    5. 5. Catherine Rowland 1839–
    6. 6. Thomas (Berrien) West 1858–1919
    7. 7. Evelyn (Nephew) West 1841–1880
    8. 8. Henry (Cummings) West 1862–1904 m. Sarah (Whaley) Whitehead 1864–1936
      1. 1. Marian (Howard) West 1889–1979 m. Charles (Watson Holland) Sr 1892–1966
        1. 1. Charles (Watson Holland) Jr 1916–1998 m. Jeannette (C) Whaites 1915–1972
    9. 9. Col. (William Whitehead) West 1842–1923 m. Sarah (Burd) Shippen 1854–1934 m. Amelia Peale 1854–
      1. 1. Charles (William West) MD 1877–1925
      2. 2. William (Whitehead West) Jr 1881–1953 m. Anna (Huntington) Rumbough 1893–1995
        1. 1. William (Whitehead West) III 1914–1995 m. Jane Honeycutt 1919–2011
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Stanley) West 1918–1994
        3. 3. Josephine (S) West 1922–
      3. 3. Shippen (Decateur) West 1883–1922
      4. 4. Edward (S) West 1887–
      5. 5. Sarah (Shippen) West 1891–1960 m. Richard (Montgomery) Haines 1884–1949
        1. 1. Richard (Montgomery Haines) Jr 1913–1998 m. Elizabeth (Branson) Ketcham 1918–1954
        2. 2. Sarah (Shippen Haines) Jr 1914–1994 m. Charles (Thomas) Okie 1915–1996
        3. 3. Helen (Montgomery) Haines 1916–2005 m. Morrow (Gaines Campbell) Jr 1914–2006
      6. 6. Minny West 1874–
      7. 7. Annie West 1876–
      8. 8. Emma (F) West 1878–1946
      9. 9. Edward (Shippen) West 1876–1882
      10. 10. John (E) West 1890–1945
      11. 11. Augusta West 1879–1950 m. Roland (Sletor) Morris 1874–1945
        1. 1. Sarah (Arndt) Morris 1904–1985 m. William (Frederick) Machold 1906–1996
        2. 2. Edward (Shippen) Morris 1906–1959 m. Leslie (Crawford) Hun 1907–1962
      12. 12. Edward (Shippen) West 1887–1957 m. Anna (Lynn) Clinton 1896–1978
    10. 10. Clifford West 1848–1850
    11. 11. Laura (Maxwell) West 1854–1908
    12. 12. Mary (Elizabeth) West 1845–1846
  2. 2. Philoclea (Edgeworth) Neely 1833–1892
  3. 3. Ruth (Berrien) Jones 1837–1861
  4. 4. Mary (Dowse) Whitehead 1822–1844
  5. 5. John (Randolph) Whitehead 1828–1876

John Whitehead's Timeline

4 Records

1783
14 Dec 1783
Birth of John Whitehead in Burke Co., GA, Georgia, USA
Burke Co., GA, Georgia, USA
1825
1825
Age 42
John Whitehead was married
None
1850
1850
Age 67
John Whitehead resided here in Districts 60 and 62, Burke, Georgia, USA
Districts 60 and 62, Burke, Georgia, USA
1857
31 May 1857
Age 74
Death of John Whitehead in Bath, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Bath, Richmond County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1783
    Event Place: Burke Co., GA, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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: Districts 60 and 62, Burke, Georgia; Roll: 62; Page: 275b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 115 : 1915
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Districts 60 and 62, Burke, Georgia, 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: Districts 60 and 62, Burke, Georgia; Roll: 62; Page: 275b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1857
    Event Place: Bath, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 115 : 1915
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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