Gilmer County GA

Surname Saturday: Patterson

27 April 2013 Bios & Timelines

My Patterson family line starts with Mary Elizabeth, my great-great grandmother.  She was born 7 Feb 1867 in Gilmer County, Georgia, where she lived until after her marriage.  She married William E. Whitener in 1883 and they moved to Murray County, Georgia sometime in the next year or two.  Between 1904 and 1907, they moved [...]

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William Everett Whitener Timeline

3 March 2013 Bios & Timelines

William Everett Whitener was my 2nd-great grandfather.  He was the son of Phillip B. Whitener (1833-1865) and Levina J. Searcy (1830-?), both from North Carolina. 1855 – William was born in December, probably in Gilmer County, Georgia, as his parents were married there in 1852. 1860 – William appeared on the census in Gilmer County [...]

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John “Jackie” Patterson – the Later Years

12 August 2011 Analysis

Last week, I posted what I know about Jackie Patterson from his birth about 1794 in South Carolina up until his marriage to Jane Chapman in 1828 in Hall County, Georgia.  This is part of my attempt to pull everything together and make sense of all the bits of information that I’ve found so far. [...]

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On this date. . .the 26th of June

26 June 2011 On this date

Births Floyd David Butler was born in 1907 in Quanah, Texas. Deaths Israel Leander Hemphill died in 1862 in the Civil War. Elijah Marion Ellis died in 1865 in Spring Place, Georgia (my 3rd great-grandfather). James Madison Ellis died in 1909 in Roundtop, Georgia. John N. Hemphill died in 1957 in Chatsworth, Georgia.

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On this date. . .the 5th of June

5 June 2011 On this date

Births Lydia Lucinda Davis was born in 1867. Deaths James Crawford Miller died in 1921 in Ellijay, Georgia. Margaret Rebecca (Hemphill) Young died in 1923.

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On this date. . .the 26th of April

26 April 2011 On this date

Births Nathaniel Cobb was born in 1801 in South Carolina. Nancy A. E. (Marshall) Forrester was born in 1845 in North Carolina. Eliza (Garrett) Mullinax was born in 1867 in Ellijay, Georgia. Click on any link above to see more information about these individuals, including source citations. If you enjoyed this post you might want [...]

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On this date. . .the 23rd of April

23 April 2011 On this date

Births Hannah Garrett was born in 1674 in England. Sarah Garrett was born in 1676 in England. Johannes Rottenhauser was born in 1697. William Henson Patterson was born in 1859 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Luke Hemphill Butler was born in 1916 in Quanah, Texas. Deaths Thomas Young Hemphill McEntire died in 1813 in Old Fort, [...]

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On this date. . .the 13th of April

13 April 2011 On this date

Births Rhoda Callie Butler was born in 1883 in North Carolina. Marriages William Holt and Susannah Barbara Whitener were married in 1848 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Blanche Geneva Hemphill and M. Eakes Stanford were married in 1919 in Murray County, Georgia.

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Tombstone Tuesday: William and Printie Whitener

12 April 2011 Evidence

William Adolphus “Dock” Whitener, my great-grandmother’s elder half-brother, was born January 7, 18821 in Ellijay, Georgia2.  He was the youngest son of William Everett Whitener and Roxy Sinyard3.  He fought in both the Spanish-American War and the Philippine Insurrection4.  He first married Cynthia Caroline Reed5 about 19036; after Cynthia died, he married Prentis Mullinax in 19167.  Printie [...]

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On this date. . .the 6th of April

6 April 2011 On this date

Births James Constant Chable was born in 1868. Deaths Nancy A. (Thurman) Ellis died in 1918 in Gilmer County, Georgia. Mary Elizabeth (Patterson) Whitener died in 1920 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma (my 2nd great-grandmother). James W. Johnson died in 1925 in Dial, Georgia.

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