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Joseph Harrison Whitman 1857–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1857

Birth Location: Iowa

Death Date: 19 Mar 1939

Death Location: Canyon, Randall County, Texas

Father: John Whitman

Mother: Marcella Lacy

Spouse(s): Sarah Rawlings

Children(s): Barney Whitman

The story of Joseph Harrison Whitman began in 1857 in Iowa. Joseph Harrison Whitman married Sarah Jane Rawlings, and had children including Barney Eugene Whitman. Joseph Harrison Whitman passed away in 1939 in Canyon, Randall County, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Harrison Whitman began in 1857 in Iowa.
  • Joseph Harrison Whitman married Sarah Jane Rawlings, and had children including Barney Eugene Whitman.
  • Joseph Harrison Whitman passed away in 1939 in Canyon, Randall County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Whitman
1825–1872
Birth Location: Somerest, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Marcella Lacy
1828–1923
Birth Location: Christian Co., Kentucky
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Rawlings
1868–
Birth Location: Burnet Co, Texas
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Children(s)

Barney Whitman
1891–1942
Birth Location: Callahan, Texas, United States
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Joseph Whitman's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Whitman
1857–1939
Birth Place: Iowa
Parents
John Calhoun Whitman
1825–1872
Somerest, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Marcella (Pennington) Lacy
1828–1923
Christian Co., Kentucky
Grandparents
Joseph (Lawrence) Whitman
1792–1882
Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Whitman's Descendants

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Joseph (Harrison) Whitman (17 May 1857–19 Mar 1939) m. Sarah (Jane) Rawlings (Nov 1868–)
  1. 1. Barney (Eugene) Whitman 1891–1942 m. Christi (Annie) Dennis 1899–1987
    1. 1. Phillip (Mason "Pete") Whitman 1919–1984 m. Martha (Ellen Whitman Kennedy) Head 1932– m. Ruth (Kathleen) Smith 1921–2015 m. Eula (Belle) Lovejoy 1923–2004
      1. 1. Kelly (Joe) Bell 1941–1996
    2. 2. Dixie (Marie) Whitman 1934–2003
    3. 3. Nancy (Geneva) Whitman 1916–1980

Joseph Whitman's Timeline

2 Records

1857
17 May 1857
Birth of Joseph Harrison Whitman in Iowa
Iowa
1939
19 Mar 1939
Age 82
Death of Joseph Harrison Whitman in Canyon, Randall County, Texas
Canyon, Randall County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1857
    Event Place: Iowa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1939
    Event Place: Canyon, Randall County, Texas
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