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Mary Elizabeth Whiteley 1841–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1841

Birth Location: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 29 May 1930

Death Location: Missouri

Father: John MO)

Mother: Nancy Walters

Spouse(s): John Root

Children(s): Osker Root, James Root, George Root, Carrie Root, Robert Root, Rhoda Root

Mary Elizabeth Whiteley was born in 1841 in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States, the child of John A Whiteley Ky To Mo And Nancy Caroline Walters. Mary Elizabeth Whiteley married John Root, and had children including Carrie Angeline Root, George Washington Root, James Henry Root, Osker Root, Rhoda Roddie May Root, Robert Arthur Root. Mary Elizabeth Whiteley passed away in 1930 in Missouri.

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Biography

  • Mary Elizabeth Whiteley was born in 1841 in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States, the child of John A Whiteley Ky To Mo And Nancy Caroline Walters.
  • Mary Elizabeth Whiteley married John Root, and had children including Carrie Angeline Root, George Washington Root, James Henry Root, Osker Root, Rhoda Roddie May Root, Robert Arthur Root.
  • Mary Elizabeth Whiteley passed away in 1930 in Missouri.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Whiteley's Ancestors

Self
Mary Whiteley
1841–1930
Birth Place: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
Parents
John A Whiteley (KY to MO)
1818–1887
Pulaski Co, KY
Nancy (Caroline) Walters
1823–1887
Sugar Grove, Kane, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (P) Whitely
1775–1834
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Winifred (Van) Hook
1778–1827
Russell, Virginia
William (Humphrey) Walters
1787–1877
Jefferson City, Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Royer
1797–1852
Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Private War
1749–1818
Hannah Higgins
1754–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Whiteley's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth) Whiteley (12 Dec 1841–29 May 1930) m. John Root (1829–4 August 1897)
  1. 1. Osker Root 1865–1937 m. martha (jane) williams 1869–1960
    1. 1. Burl (Wesley) Root 1895–1954 m. Karolina (Maria Wilhelmina Mathilda) Kuhlman 1899–1989
      1. 1. Ray Root –2002
      2. 2. Marie (Eda Elthey) Root 1918–
      3. 3. Martha Root 1922–1924
      4. 4. Harold (Elzy) Root 1927–1991
      5. 5. Edna (Ethel Martha Marie) Coon 1918–1977
      6. 6. Dolly (Nan) Root 1928–2022 m. Everett (Edward) Johnston 1926–2000 m. Edward (Everett) Johnston 1927–2000
        1. 1. Caroline (Mary) Johnston 1948–2019
        2. 2. Caroline (Mary) Johnston 1948–2019
    2. 2. Harlie Root 1892–1967
    3. 3. Cora Root 1889–1972
    4. 4. Golda Root 1898–1983
    5. 5. William (Whitman) Root 1866–1947
    6. 6. Edna Root 1901–1920
    7. 7. Louis (Elza (Lewis)) Root 1909–1956
  2. 2. James (Henry) Root 1856–1920
  3. 3. George (Washington) Root 1861–1917
  4. 4. Carrie (Angeline) Root 1869–1949
  5. 5. Robert (Arthur) Root 1875–1952
  6. 6. Rhoda ("Roddie" May) Root 1878–1942

Mary Whiteley's Timeline

3 Records

1841
12 Dec 1841
Birth of Mary Elizabeth Whiteley in Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States
1857
11 Aug 1857
Age 16
Mary Elizabeth Whiteley was married in Wayne, Iowa
Wayne, Iowa
1930
29 May 1930
Age 89
Death of Mary Elizabeth Whiteley in Missouri
Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1841
    Event Place: Clay City, Clay, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1857
    Event Place: Wayne, Iowa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1930
    Event Place: Missouri

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