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William Whitehead 1826 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: March 14 1826

Birth Location: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: February 9, 1920

Death Location: Putnam County Indiana

Father: Joshua Whitehead

Mother: Elizabeth Whitehead

Spouse(s): Eliza Whitehead, Susan Blanton

Children(s): James Whitehead, Lara Conley, Emily Cooper, Cora McCormick, Minnie Gosnell, William Whitehead, Jemima Whitehead, John Whitehead, Nancy Whitehead, Washington Whitehead, Andrew Whitehead

William Whitehead was born in 1826 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joshua Whitehead and Elizabeth Whitehead. In 1860, William Whitehead resided in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA. William Whitehead married Eliza Jane Whitehead, Susan Blanton, and had children including James Monroe Whitehead, Lara Alice Conley, Emily Etta Cooper, Cora Mae McCormick, Minnie B Gosnell, William Edward Whitehead, Jemima Ann Whitehead, John P Whitehead, Nancy Whitehead, Washington Whitehead, Andrew J Whitehead. William Whitehead passed away in 1920 in Putnam County Indiana.

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Biography

  • William Whitehead was born in 1826 in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Joshua Whitehead and Elizabeth Whitehead.
  • In 1860, William Whitehead resided in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Whitehead married Eliza Jane Whitehead, Susan Blanton, and had children including James Monroe Whitehead, Lara Alice Conley, Emily Etta Cooper, Cora Mae McCormick, Minnie B Gosnell, William Edward Whitehead, Jemima Ann Whitehead, John P Whitehead, Nancy Whitehead, Washington Whitehead, Andrew J Whitehead.
  • William Whitehead passed away in 1920 in Putnam County Indiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Whitehead's Ancestors

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William Whitehead
1826 – 1920
Birth Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Joshua Whitehead
1802 – 1862
North Carolina, United States of America
Elizabeth Whitehead
1803 – 1872
Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Alexander) Whitehead
1759 – 1821
Rowan, British Colonial America, North Carolina, USA
Delilah (Manning) Barnett
1780 – 1835
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Whitehead
1740 – 1775
Ann Tyler
1740 – 1790
Jesse Barnett
Sarah Manning
1750 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Tyler
1720 – 1776
Mourning Cobb
1720 – 1790

William Whitehead's Descendants

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William Whitehead (March 14 1826 – February 9, 1920) m. Eliza (Jane) Whitehead (17 October 1841 – 19 May 1886) m. Susan Blanton (1835 – 1866)
  1. 1. James (Monroe) Whitehead (12 March 1864 – 20 August 1915)
  2. 2. Lara (Alice) Conley (12 December 1870 – 30 November 1951)
  3. 3. Emily (Etta) Cooper (4 October 1871 – 17 May 1962)
  4. 4. Cora (Mae) McCormick (6 June 1876 – 12 October 1964)
  5. 5. Minnie (B) Gosnell (25 September 1876 – 16 February 1962)
  6. 6. William (Edward) Whitehead (17 October 1878 – 17 June 1923)
  7. 7. Jemima (Ann) Whitehead (Abt 1846 – ) m. Isaac (M) Albright (May 1848 – 12 February 1906)
    1. 1. Mary (Catharine) Albright (1 Apr 1870 – 19 Oct 1959)
    2. 2. William (McClellan) Albright (30 Mar 1872 – 30 Oct 1949)
    3. 3. John (F.) Albright (Abt 1873 – 27 Feb 1901)
    4. 4. Manford (L) Albright (1 Sep 1875 – 15 Sep 1952) m. Lucy (May) McCoy (1877 – 30 December 1954)
      1. 1. Violet (Lenore) Albright (16 Mar 1921 – ) m. Robert (Lester) Thomas (1 May 1910 – 10 Apr 1970)
        1. 1. Norma (Joan Thomas) Shotts (28 May 1928 – 2016)
        2. 2. Charles (R.) Thomas (21 August 1938 – 11 March 2022) m. Carol (Ann) Spencer
        3. 3. Gloria (G) Thomas (1 Oct 1940 – ) m. Charles Pope
        4. 4. Constance ((Connie) Sharlene Thomas) Pedigo (11 March 1943 – Feb 2017)
        5. 5. Michael (Lee) Thomas (18 Jan 1945 – 12 Nov 2009) m. Carolyn Thomas
        6. 6. Maria (Lynn) Thomas (23 Jan 1955 – 5 Oct 2013) m. Kenneth (Dale) Morgan m. James (Alvin) Kizzee (4 Jul 1932 – 16 Jul 1991) m. Larry (Melvin) Dennison (29 Jun 1947 – 14 Nov 2005)
    5. 5. Edward Albright (Feb 1879 – 28 Dec 1932)
    6. 6. Ida (Bell) Albright (Mar 1880 – )
    7. 7. Alfred (A) Albright (1 Apr 1887 – 4 May 1942)
  8. 8. John (P) Whitehead (abt 1851 – )
  9. 9. Nancy Whitehead (abt 1854 – )
  10. 10. Washington Whitehead (abt 1856 – )
  11. 11. Andrew (J) Whitehead (abt 1859 – )

William Whitehead's Timeline

3 Records

1826
March 14 1826
Birth of William Whitehead in Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 34
William Whitehead resided here in Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Manchester, Clay, Kentucky, USA
1920
February 9, 1920
Age 94
Death of William Whitehead in Putnam County Indiana
Putnam County Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: March 14 1826
    Event Place: Harlan County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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: 109; Family History Library Film: 803363
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Manchester, 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: 109; Family History Library Film: 803363

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 9, 1920
    Event Place: Putnam County Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cloverdale, Putnam County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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