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Joshua Whitehead 1835–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1835

Birth Location: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 8 June 1879

Death Location: Bolivar, Denton County, Texas, United States of America

Father: George Whitehead

Mother: Nancy Whitehead

Spouse(s): Nancy Sizemore

Children(s): Nancy Whitehead, Alice Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, Jefferson Whitehead, Madison Whitehead, Keziah Whitehead, Samuel Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead-Foster

Joshua Whitehead was born in 1835 in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Washington Whitehead And Nancy Whitehead. In 1860, Joshua Whitehead resided in Clay, Kentucky, USA. Joshua Whitehead married Nancy Sizemore, and had children including Alice Whitehead, Jefferson Whitehead, Keziah Whitehead, Madison Matt Whitehead, Nancy Catherine Whitehead, Rebecca Jane Whitehead Foster, Samuel Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, William Whitehead. Joshua Whitehead passed away in 1879 in Bolivar, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Whitehead was born in 1835 in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Washington Whitehead And Nancy Whitehead.
  • In 1860, Joshua Whitehead resided in Clay, Kentucky, USA.
  • Joshua Whitehead married Nancy Sizemore, and had children including Alice Whitehead, Jefferson Whitehead, Keziah Whitehead, Madison Matt Whitehead, Nancy Catherine Whitehead, Rebecca Jane Whitehead Foster, Samuel Whitehead, Sarah Whitehead, William Whitehead.
  • Joshua Whitehead passed away in 1879 in Bolivar, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Whitehead's Ancestors

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Joshua Whitehead
1835–1879
Birth Place: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Parents
George Washington Whitehead
1804–1889
Cherokee Ridge, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nancy Whitehead
1810–1868
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Alexander) Whitehead
1765–1821
Holston River County, North Carolina, USA
Delilah (Manning Barbett\Bartlett) (Whitehead)
1780–1835
Hoston River City, Holson, North Carolina, USA
William (Benjamin) Blanton
1774–1856
Caroline County, Virginia, USA (1762)
Susannah (Caroline Susie Brock) Blanton
1786–1861
Cumberland, Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
John Whitehead
1740–1775
Ann Tyler
1740–1790
Jesse Barnet\Barnett
1751–1780
Ann Whitlow
1750–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whitehead
1720–1799
Susanna Terrell
1728–1828
Lewis Tyler
1720–1776
Mourning Cobb
1725–1800
Maria Bertolet
1715–1764

Joshua Whitehead's Descendants

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Joshua Whitehead (December 1835–8 June 1879) m. Nancy Sizemore (21 January 1838–21 August 1897)
  1. 1. Nancy (Catherine) Whitehead 1875–1927
  2. 2. Alice Whitehead 1873–1898
  3. 3. Sarah Whitehead 1864–1882
  4. 4. Jefferson Whitehead 1867–
  5. 5. Madison (“Matt”) Whitehead 1861–1900 m. Martha (Ellen) Muncy 1868–1916
    1. 1. Alice (Mary) Whitehead 1889–1963
    2. 2. Florence (Whitehead) Barbour 1893–1949
    3. 3. Samuel Whitehead 1894–1981
    4. 4. Mack Whitehead 1896–1921
  6. 6. Keziah Whitehead 1860–1931
  7. 7. Samuel Whitehead 1866–1944
  8. 8. Rebecca (Jane) Whitehead-Foster 1859–1898

Joshua Whitehead's Timeline

7 Records

1835
December 1835
Birth of Joshua Whitehead in Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
1835
December 1835
Birth of Joshua Whitehead in Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
Joshua Whitehead resided here in Clay, Kentucky, USA
Clay, Kentucky, USA
1863
1 Jul 1863
Age 28
Joshua Whitehead resided here in 10th Sub Dist, Clay, Kentucky, USA
10th Sub Dist, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Joshua Whitehead resided here in Precinct 6, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Precinct 6, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1879
8 June 1879
Age 44
Death of Joshua Whitehead in Oak Ridge, Cooke County, Texas, United States of America
Oak Ridge, Cooke County, Texas, United States of America
1879
8 June 1879
Age 44
Death of Joshua Whitehead in Cooke, Texas, USA
Cooke, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1835
    Event Place: Clay County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollme
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Madison, Arkansas; Roll: 50; Page: 574c; Enumeration District: 105
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 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: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M653_363; Page: 50; Family History Library Film: 803363
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1835
    Event Place: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Clay, Kentucky, 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: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: M653_363; Page: 50; Family History Library Film: 803363

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: 10th Sub Dist, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollme

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 6, Clay, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1879
    Event Place: Oak Ridge, Cooke County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 1879
    Event Place: Cooke, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolivar, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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