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Matthew William Whitehead 1795–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: abt 1860

Death Location: Greenfield,Poinsett Co., Arkansas

Father: James Whitehead\Melton

Mother: Susannah Whitehead

Spouse(s): Anne Walker

Children(s): John Whitehead\Lewey

In 1795, Matthew William Whitehead entered the world in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, born to James Whitehead Melton And Susannah Sally Melton Whitehead. Matthew William Whitehead married Anne Walker, and had children including John Lewis Whitehead Lewey. Matthew William Whitehead passed away in 1860 in Greenfield,Poinsett Co., Arkansas.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Matthew William Whitehead entered the world in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, born to James Whitehead Melton And Susannah Sally Melton Whitehead.
  • Matthew William Whitehead married Anne Walker, and had children including John Lewis Whitehead Lewey.
  • Matthew William Whitehead passed away in 1860 in Greenfield,Poinsett Co., Arkansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Whitehead\Melton
1760–1820
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Susannah Whitehead
1765–1819
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, United States,
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Spouses(s)

Anne Walker
1798–1860
Birth Location: Edgefield Co., S.C.
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Children(s)

John Whitehead\Lewey
1820–1892
Birth Location: Wayne Co., Mississippi
JW

Matthew Whitehead's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Whitehead
1795–1860
Birth Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Parents
James Whitehead\Melton
1760–1820
South Carolina
Susannah ((Sally) MELTON) Whitehead
1765–1819
Moore, North Carolina, United States,
Grandparents
Mary (Patty) Bailey
1720–1788
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Whitehead's Descendants

1.
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Matthew (William) Whitehead (1795–abt 1860) m. Anne Walker (abt 1798–Sep 1860)
  1. 1. John (Lewis) Whitehead\Lewey 1820–1892 m. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Lewey 1825–1892
    1. 1. Serena Whitehead 1852–1925 m. Tolliver Hardy 1854–1936
      1. 1. Lucille Hardy 1885–1974 m. Luther (Marion) Odell 1877–1975
        1. 1. Alma (Larine) O'Dell 1908–1993 m. Ora (Blankenship) Crane 1898–1978

Matthew Whitehead's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Matthew William Whitehead in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
1860
abt 1860
Age 65
Death of Matthew William Whitehead in Greenfield,Poinsett Co., Arkansas
Greenfield,Poinsett Co., Arkansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1860
    Event Place: Greenfield,Poinsett Co., Arkansas
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