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John J Whitehead 1842 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Cobb, Georgia, United States

Death Date: bef 1910

Death Location: Chambers County, Alabama, USA

Father: Thomas Whitehead

Mother: Elizabeth McElreath

Spouse(s): Emma Pitts

Children(s):

John J Whitehead was born in 1842 in Cobb, Georgia, United States, the child of Thomas Whitehead and Elizabeth "Betsy" McElreath. In 1850, John J Whitehead resided in Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA. In 1860, John J Whitehead resided in Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA. John J Whitehead married Emma Pitts. John J Whitehead passed away in 1910 in Chambers County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • John J Whitehead was born in 1842 in Cobb, Georgia, United States, the child of Thomas Whitehead and Elizabeth "Betsy" McElreath.
  • In 1850, John J Whitehead resided in Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, John J Whitehead resided in Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA.
  • John J Whitehead married Emma Pitts.
  • John J Whitehead passed away in 1910 in Chambers County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Whitehead's Ancestors

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John Whitehead
1842 – 1910
Birth Place: Cobb, Georgia, United States
Parents
Thomas Whitehead
1798 – 1850
Louisville, Jefferson, GA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") McElreath
1800 – 1894
South Carolina
Grandparents
Thomas WHITEHEAD
1769 – 1830
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Willard
1770 – 1830
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitehead
1744 – 1798
Elizabeth Upham
1744 – 1832
Hezekiah Whillard
1755 –
Nancy
1752 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan WHITEHEAD
1719 – 1778
Mary Davis
1718 – 1760
Benjamin Culpepper
1698 – 1772
Elizabeth Spring
1715 – 1789
John Willard
Ann Hermatige

John Whitehead's Timeline

4 Records

1842
1842
Birth of John J Whitehead in Cobb, Georgia, United States
Cobb, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 8
John J Whitehead resided here in Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 18
John J Whitehead resided here in Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA
Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA
1910
bef 1910
Age 68
Death of John J Whitehead in Chambers County, Alabama, USA
Chambers County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Cobb, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 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: Oregon, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: M653_117; Page: 338; Family History Library Film: 80
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Oregon, Cobb, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 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: Oregon, Cobb, Georgia; Roll: M653_117; Page: 338; Family History Library Film: 80

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1910
    Event Place: Chambers County, Alabama, USA

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