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John Lewis Lon Olonzo (John) Whitson 1857–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1857

Birth Location: Posey, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 19 Oct 1906

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Father: John Dr.

Mother: Elizabeth Wilson

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In 1857, John Lewis Lon Olonzo (John) Whitson entered the world in Posey, Indiana, USA, born to John Ellis James Whitson Dr And Elizabeth Wilson. John Lewis Lon Olonzo (John) Whitson passed away in 1906 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1857, John Lewis Lon Olonzo (John) Whitson entered the world in Posey, Indiana, USA, born to John Ellis James Whitson Dr And Elizabeth Wilson.
  • John Lewis Lon Olonzo (John) Whitson passed away in 1906 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.

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John Whitson's Ancestors

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John Whitson
1857–1906
Birth Place: Posey, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Ellis (James) Whitson Dr.
1832–1900
Wilmington, Clinton, Ohio, USA
Elizabeth Wilson
1836–1901
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
James (Lindley (John)) Whitson
1805–1875
Pennsylvania, USA
Eunice ((John)) Ballard
1802–1873
Mt Pleasant, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Whitson
1771–1845
Margaret Moore
1768–1824
John Ballard
1772–1814
Dinah Pickrell
1775–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitson
1725–1809
Elizabeth Burt
1733–1810
John Moore
1742–1821
Sarah Downing
1749–1774
David Ballard
1750–1822
Mary Brock
1756–1808
John Pickrell
1750–1829
Catherine Wireman
1754–1838

John Whitson's Timeline

2 Records

1857
2 Feb 1857
Birth of John Lewis Lon Olonzo (John) Whitson in Posey, Indiana, USA
Posey, Indiana, USA
1906
19 Oct 1906
Age 49
Death of John Lewis Lon Olonzo (John) Whitson in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Posey, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1906
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

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