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William Robert Whittington 1854–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Franklin Whittington

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Johnson

Children(s): Mary Whittington

William Robert Whittington was born in 1854 in Mississippi, the child of Franklin H Whittington And Mary. In 1860, William Robert Whittington resided in Leake, Mississippi, USA. In 1870, William Robert Whittington resided in Township 5, Rankin, Mississippi, USA. William Robert Whittington married Elizabeth Francis Johnson, and had children including Mary Ida Whittington. William Robert Whittington passed away in 1915 in Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Robert Whittington was born in 1854 in Mississippi, the child of Franklin H Whittington And Mary.
  • In 1860, William Robert Whittington resided in Leake, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1870, William Robert Whittington resided in Township 5, Rankin, Mississippi, USA.
  • William Robert Whittington married Elizabeth Francis Johnson, and had children including Mary Ida Whittington.
  • William Robert Whittington passed away in 1915 in Carthage, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franklin Whittington
1820–1866
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Mary None
1828–1855
Birth Location: Louisiana
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Johnson
1855–1930
Birth Location: Mississippi
EJ

Children(s)

Mary Whittington
1871–1951
Birth Location: Mississippi
MW

William Whittington's Ancestors

Self
William Whittington
1854–1915
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Franklin H Whittington
1820–1866
Mississippi
Mary
1828–1855
Louisiana
Grandparents
Aaron WHITTINGTON
1783–1867
Hancock, Georgia, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy") CAUSEY
1784–1867
Suffolk, Nansemond, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
1750–1837
Rebecca
1750–
William CAUSEY
1744–1828
Amelia FERRAR
1756–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1724–1758
Sarah WOODRUFFE
1724–1758
William CAUSEY
1720–1776

William Whittington's Descendants

1.
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William (Robert) Whittington (1854–1915) m. Elizabeth (Francis) Johnson (Oct 1855–1930)
  1. 1. Mary (Ida) Whittington 1871–1951 m. James (Monroe) Watkins 1872–1955
    1. 1. James (Earl) Watkins 1897–1975 m. Zella Langston 1903–1990

William Whittington's Timeline

8 Records

1854
1854
Birth of William Robert Whittington in Mississippi
Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 6
William Robert Whittington resided here in Leake, Mississippi, USA
Leake, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
William Robert Whittington resided here in Township 5, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Township 5, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
1874
28 May 1874
Age 20
William Robert Whittington was married in Leake, Mississippi
Leake, Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 26
William Robert Whittington resided here in Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
William Robert Whittington resided here in Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
William Robert Whittington resided here in Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi, USA
1915
1915
Age 61
Death of William Robert Whittington in Mississippi
Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: M593_748; Page: 78A; Family History Library Film: 552247
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1240816
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi; Roll: T624_747; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1374760
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi; Roll: 653; Page: 435B; Enumeration District: 052
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Leake, Mississippi; Roll: M653_586; Page: 519; Family History Library Film: 803586

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 May 1874
    Event Place: Leake, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi Marriages

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Leake, Mississippi; Roll: M653_586; Page: 519; Family History Library Film: 803586

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 5, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 5, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: M593_748; Page: 78A; Family History Library Film: 552247

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi; Roll: 653; Page: 435B; Enumeration District: 052

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Leake, Mississippi; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 1240816

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 5, Leake, Mississippi; Roll: T624_747; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1374760

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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