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John Nimes Whitmire 1880 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1880

Birth Location: Forsyth Co., GA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1939

Death Location: Forsyth Co., GA

Father: Elias Whitmire

Mother: Louisa Owen

Spouse(s): Minnie Owens

Children(s): Della Whitmire, Della Whitmire, Pellie Whitmire, Clyde Whitmire, Beulah Whitmire, Lula Whitmire, Rosie Whitmire, James Whitmire

The story of John Nimes Whitmire began in 1880 in Forsyth Co., GA. John Nimes Whitmire married Minnie M. Owens, and had children including Della Mae Whitmire, Della Mae Whitmire, Pellie M Whitmire, Clyde Walton Whitmire, Beulah Whitmire, Lula Whitmire, Rosie Whitmire, James Clayton Whitmire. John Nimes Whitmire passed away in 1939 in Forsyth Co., GA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Nimes Whitmire began in 1880 in Forsyth Co., GA.
  • John Nimes Whitmire married Minnie M. Owens, and had children including Della Mae Whitmire, Della Mae Whitmire, Pellie M Whitmire, Clyde Walton Whitmire, Beulah Whitmire, Lula Whitmire, Rosie Whitmire, James Clayton Whitmire.
  • John Nimes Whitmire passed away in 1939 in Forsyth Co., GA.

Immediate Family

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John Whitmire's Ancestors

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John Whitmire
1880 – 1939
Birth Place: Forsyth Co., GA
Parents
Elias Earl Whitmire
1835 – 1917
Lumpkin, Georgia
Louisa (Jane) Owen
1836 – 1907
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
George (Washington) Whitmire
1816 – 1892
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Smith
1815 – 1882
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Joseph Owen
1793 – 1860
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mary
1798 – 1860
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Whitmire
1794 – 1868
Mary Reese
1794 – 1886
John Smith
– 1829
Thaddeus Owen
1752 – 1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Whitmire
1774 – 1842
Mary Holcomb
1774 – 1830
Jacob Reese
1777 – 1863
Susan Harris
1770 – 1860
James Owen
1730 – 1795
Catherine Bartlett
1730 – 1795

John Whitmire's Descendants

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John (Nimes) Whitmire (30 Aug 1880 – 30 Dec 1939) m. Minnie (M.) Owens (20 Mar 1879 – 26 Jan 1966)
  1. 1. Della (Mae) Whitmire (6 July 1899 – 5 Sep 1998)
  2. 2. Della (Mae) Whitmire (May 23, 1900 – Dec. 9, 1987)
  3. 3. Pellie (M) Whitmire (abt 1901 – )
  4. 4. Clyde (Walton) Whitmire (1902 – 12 Mar 1973)
  5. 5. Beulah Whitmire (17 Apr 1904 – 1 MAR 1980) m. Loyd ((Loyal) Buren "Bud") Stowe (4 Jan 1911 – 3 FEB 1981)
    1. 1. Margie (Lee) Stowe (November 20 1929 – 21 Aug 2017) m. Herman (Rufus) Cobb (11/24/1927 – 03/18/2015)
      1. 1. Ronald (Wayne) Cobb (4 Mar 1951 – 27 Aug 2020)
      2. 2. Patricia (Ann) Cobb (1956 – 2 Nov 2019) m. Billy (Frank) Turner (4 December 1949 – 17 November 2004)
        1. 1. Amanda ("Amy" Leigh) Turner (01 January 1982 – ) m. Stuart (Allen Clenin) (Jones) (15 August 1980 – )
  6. 6. Lula Whitmire (17 Apr 1904 – Jan. 1998)
  7. 7. Rosie Whitmire (13 Mar 1909 – 15 May 1938)
  8. 8. James (Clayton) Whitmire (1911 – 3 Dec 1968)

John Whitmire's Timeline

2 Records

1880
30 Aug 1880
Birth of John Nimes Whitmire in Forsyth Co., GA
Forsyth Co., GA
1939
30 Dec 1939
Age 59
Death of John Nimes Whitmire in Forsyth Co., GA
Forsyth Co., GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1880
    Event Place: Forsyth Co., GA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Forsyth; Roll: 1557066

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Forsyth, Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Forsyth; Roll: 1557066

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1939
    Event Place: Forsyth Co., GA

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