John Wesley Whittington

1810 - 1892  (81 years)

• Name	John Wesley Whittington
  Nickname	Uncle John, Uncle Johnny
  Born	10 Oct 1810	Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.A.
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Mar 1892	Hoosierville, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Hoosierville, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.
  Notes	US General Land Office Records, 1796-1907: "John Whittington, 6 Nov 1834, Indiana, 40 acres, land office Indianapolis, Doc # 16313" US IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918: "Indiana, John Whitington, District 7 Annual Lists 1863, 1864, 1865" William Travis, "History of Clay County, Indiana," (Lewis Publishing, 1909), v. I, p. 170: "Whttington, Clay, IN. Whittington, in Jackson Township, four miles southeast of Brazil, founded in 1873, by John G. Ackelmire, John Andrew, and R.M. Wingate, [was] named for John Whittington, because of its location, in part, on his farm. The founders were interested in coal lands at this point, where, at the same time, they put down and operated the "Hoosier" shaft, on the Northwest side, from which the post office, established in 1874, was named Hoosierville. By common consent and usage, the town soon became known by the same name. . . ." Roy Richard Thomas October 2010
  Person ID	I29282	Complete
  Last Modified	18 May 2011

  
  

  Father	Joseph Whittington,   b. Abt. 1774, Anne Arundel County, Maryland ,   d. 06 Mar 1838, Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Sarah Russell,   d. Bef. 1815, Virginia, U.S.A.
  Married	15 Dec 1791	Anne Arundel County, Maryland, U.S.A.
  	Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850: "Joseph Whittington, 15 Dec 1791, Sarah Russsell, Anne Arundel, MD"
  Family ID	F18039434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Lavina Gibbons,   b. 22 Mar 1816, Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA ,   d. 27 Jan 1899, Center Point, Clay, Indiana, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	29 Mar 1834	Frederick, VA
  	Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850: "John Whittington & Rachel L. Gibbens [sic], 29 Mar 1834, Frederick, VA"
  Children	+ 1. Jane Epsebah Whittington,   b. 6 May 1835, Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.A. ,   d. 31 Dec 1915, Center Point, Clay, Indiana, USA  (Age 80 years)   2. Alcinda Frances Whittington,   b. 22 Mar 1837, Priarie City, Clay, IN ,   d. 25 Oct 1859, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA  (Age 22 years)   3. William Riley Whittington,   b. 27 May 1839, Priarie City, Clay, IN ,   d. 20 Apr 1864, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA  (Age 24 years) + 4. Rachel Ann Whittington,   b. 06 Aug 1841, Indiana, USA ,   d. 27 Jul 1872, Springpoint, Cumberland, Illinois, USA  (Age 30 years) + 5. John Wesley Whittington,   b. 10 Sep 1843, Indiana, USA ,   d. 26 Mar1893, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA + 6. Joseph Elijah Whittington,   b. 17 Nov 1845, Indiana, USA ,   d. 05 Dec 1931, Hoosierville, Clay, IN  (Age 86 years) + 7. Jacob Walker Whittington,   b. 27 Dec 1848, Indiana, U.S.A. ,   d. 6 Feb 1877, Probably, Clay County, Indiana,U.S.A.  (Age 28 years)   8. Sarah Elizabeth Whittington,   b. 26 Jan 1852, Jackson, Clay, Indiana ,   d. 06 Feb 1877, Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA  (Age 25 years) + 9. Benjamin Russell Whittington,   b. 18 Mar 1854, Jackson, Clay, Indiana ,   d. Feb 1892  (Age 37 years)   10. Nancy Matilda Whittington,   b. 16 Jun 1857, Jackson, Clay, Indiana ,   d. 28 Nov 1897, Springpoint, Cumberland, Illinois, USA  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2010
  Family ID	F5953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 10 Oct 1810 - Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia, U.S.A. Married - 29 Mar 1834 - Frederick, VA Died - 5 Mar 1892 - Hoosierville, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Buried - - Union Cemetery, Hoosierville, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		John W. Whittington (1810-1892), Land grant, 1841 Received from Paul E. Williams.
  		John W. Whittington (1810-1892), Land grant 1841 Received from Paul E. Williams.
  		John W. Whittington (1810-1892), Map showing location of Hoosierville, Clay, IN (originally called Whittington) Received from Paul E. Williams.
  		John W. Whittington (1810-1892), map of land parcels Received from Paul E. Williams.
  		John W. Whittington (1810-1892), Alfred Pierce Gibbons (1818-1905), Arthur Helton (1794-1879), Land Parcels in Clay County, Indiana Received from Paul E. Williams.
  		John Wesley Whittington (1810-1892), Obituary Terre Haute Gazette, Monday, 7 Mar 1892 p.8 Received from Paul E. Williams.

  
  

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  John Wesley Whittington (1810-1892) & Rachel Lavina Gibbons (1816-1899)