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Robert Alexander Whitehead 1846 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Feb 1846

Birth Location: Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 12 Mar 1926

Death Location: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States

Father: Benjamin Whitehead

Mother: Margaret Stewart

Spouse(s): Nancy Mae, Melinda Whitehead

Children(s): Erasmus Whitehead, William Whitehead, Eliza Whitehead, Velonia Whitehead, Francis Whitehead, Lycurgus Whitehead, Hugene Whitehead

The story of Robert Alexander Whitehead began in 1846 in Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States. In 1880, Robert Alexander Whitehead resided in White River, Marion, Arkansas, USA. In 1900, Robert Alexander Whitehead resided in Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA. Robert Alexander Whitehead married Nancy Mae, Melinda Whitehead, and had children including Erasmus Curd Whitehead, William T. Whitehead, Eliza Jane Whitehead, Velonia Whitehead, Francis F. Whitehead, Lycurgus Whitehead, Hugene G. Whitehead. Robert Alexander Whitehead passed away in 1926 in Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Alexander Whitehead began in 1846 in Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
  • In 1880, Robert Alexander Whitehead resided in White River, Marion, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1900, Robert Alexander Whitehead resided in Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA.
  • Robert Alexander Whitehead married Nancy Mae, Melinda Whitehead, and had children including Erasmus Curd Whitehead, William T. Whitehead, Eliza Jane Whitehead, Velonia Whitehead, Francis F. Whitehead, Lycurgus Whitehead, Hugene G. Whitehead.
  • Robert Alexander Whitehead passed away in 1926 in Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Whitehead
1787 – 1850
Birth Location: Virginia
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Margaret Stewart
1815 – 1855
Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Mae
1847 – 1906
Birth Location: Glasgow, Barren County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Melinda Whitehead
1862 –
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Children(s)

Erasmus Whitehead
1866 – 1929
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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William Whitehead
1868 – 1935
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Eliza Whitehead
1870 – 1920
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Velonia Whitehead
1871 – 1959
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Francis Whitehead
1877 –
Birth Location: Missouri
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Lycurgus Whitehead
1879 –
Birth Location: Missouri
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Hugene Whitehead
1879 – 1923
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Robert Whitehead's Ancestors

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Robert Whitehead
1846 – 1926
Birth Place: Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Benjamin Whitehead
1787 – 1850
Virginia
Margaret Stewart
1815 – 1855
Overton, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Whitehead
1744 – 1798
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Ann) Upham
1744 – 1832
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathan WHITEHEAD
1719 – 1778
Mary Davis
1718 – 1760
Benjamin Culpepper
1698 – 1772
Elizabeth Spring
1715 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur WHITEHEAD
1648 – 1731
Isabella (Pearsell)
1690 – 1744
John Davis
1690 – 1736
Elizabeth Harris\Harry
1680 – 1758
Robert Culpepper
1664 – 1742
Sarah Robert
1666 – 1747
Thomas Spring
1668 – 1710
Elizabeth Traine
1680 – 1753

Robert Whitehead's Descendants

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Robert (Alexander) Whitehead (02 Feb 1846 – 12 Mar 1926) m. Nancy Mae (2 February 1847 – 17 January 1906) m. Melinda Whitehead (abt 1862 – )
  1. 1. Erasmus (Curd) Whitehead (6 March 1866 – 8 February 1929) m. Rachel (T) Whitehead (17 March 1871 – 11 January 1941)
    1. 1. Edward (M) Whitehead (1 May 1891 – 30 November 1948) m. Maude Mears (1890 – 1976)
      1. 1. Ernest Whitehead (9 March 1896 – 8 September 1896)
    2. 2. Evert (C) Whitehead (Mar 1898 – 27 March 1937)
    3. 3. Charles (E) Whitehead (abt 1899 – 27 March 1937)
    4. 4. Lucy (O) Whitehead (abt 1903 – 18 December 1922)
    5. 5. David (E) Whitehead (abt 1908 – 23 December 1998)
    6. 6. Lillie (A) Whitehead (22 August 1909 – 11 October 1995) m. Wallace (Lavern) Mishler (29 March 1905 – 7 March 1996)
      1. 1. Rita (Jean) Livingston (19 July 1927 – 23 June 2004)
      2. 2. Michael (Wallace) Mishler (21 December 1937 – 18 June 1977)
  2. 2. William (T.) Whitehead (Abt 1868 – 20 March 1935) m. Nancy (J) Whitehead (Oct 1873 – 1910)
  3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Whitehead (9 March 1870 – 3 April 1920) m. William (M) Herring (1865 – 12 February 1940)
    1. 1. Hallie (L) Herring (1895 – 22 June 1975)
    2. 2. Henry (Chesney) Herring (19 November 1898 – 11 June 1926) m. Mary (Evelyn) Herring (22 May 1902 – 12 March 1929)
      1. 1. William (A) Herring (9 September 1919 – 31 October 1987)
      2. 2. Fredella (H) Beck (5 January 1922 – 14 May 1964)
      3. 3. Floyd (Edward) Herring (3 May 1924 – 28 November 1956)
    3. 3. Flora (G) Herring (1903 – )
    4. 4. Mildred (E) Herring (1906 – )
  4. 4. Velonia Whitehead (Abt 1871 – 10 May 1959)
  5. 5. Francis (F.) Whitehead (Abt 1877 – )
  6. 6. Lycurgus Whitehead (Abt 1879 – )
  7. 7. Hugene (G.) Whitehead (16 March 1879 – 30 March 1923)

Robert Whitehead's Timeline

5 Records

1846
02 Feb 1846
Birth of Robert Alexander Whitehead in Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
1880
1880
Age 34
Robert Alexander Whitehead resided here in White River, Marion, Arkansas, USA
White River, Marion, Arkansas, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Robert Alexander Whitehead resided here in Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 74
Robert Alexander Whitehead resided here in Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
1926
12 Mar 1926
Age 80
Death of Robert Alexander Whitehead in Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States
Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Feb 1846
    Event Place: Gainsboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1478; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 149
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: White River, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Page: 35D; Enumeration District: 108
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240878
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: White River, Marion, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: White River, Marion, Arkansas; Roll: 51; Page: 35D; Enumeration District: 108

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Shoal Creek, Newton, Missouri; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1240878

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1478; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 149

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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