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I like your concise Germanna Wilhite story.
Please contact me. I have information about James Baker of the 1801 Jefferson Co. TN will - f/o Morris. Gale edwall@ccaonline.com
Your web site is great but I need to point out a small error under children of Tobias and Catherine. Your outline skips to granchildren, the children of Michael. Would like to see children of Tobias including Mary who is reported to be married to Cyrus Broyles, my ancestor. Do you agree with this analysis that Mary was the daughter of Tobias? Thanks so much. Great site "Children of Tobias and Catherine: 1A1 - Michael, b. ca. 1735,d. ca. 1804, m. ca 1756 Mary Shirley: children 1A1A - Gabriel, m. Nancy Simms; Revolutionary War 1A1B - James 1A1C - Michael 1A1D - Elizabeth, m Mr. Spicer 1A1E - Agnes, m. Mr. Coginhill 1A1F - Frances, b ca 1767, m. Thomas Lucas 1A1G - Nancy Ann, m. Matthew Hawkins 1A1H - Sarah, m. Mr. Green 1A1I - Mary, m. Joel Wilhoite, son of Matthais and Mary Ballenger Wilhite"
I was particularly interested in the history of Saline County because my father was born there in 1900. His father was also born there and his grandfather, Samuel, and great grandfather, William also lived in Saline and Howard Counties.
Any information on my family would be greatly appreciated.
My Great Grandparents were Isaac Johnson & Elizabeth Wilhite Her Parents were James Wilhite & Charity Hays I have pictures of both of them. Whqat A find for all the Info. on this site .
Thank you JJ
Enjoyed your site, and all the Family being in one place. Will you have an area for pictures of family members or headstones? I am ggggrandaughter of Benjamin Wilhite, b 1805. My grandmother was Sarah Alice Wilhite, Sparta, White Co, TN.
Thanks for your work, Sandi
Thank you for the research you have done for this branch of the Willhoit (my grandmother's spelling) clan. My grandmother was Bonnie Willhoit Stevens, father Emanuel Willhoit, father, Samuel Willhoit, father Solomon Wilhoit. We have much lore about Emanuel Willhoit who fought for the wrong side of the Civil War, was a prisoner of war, and escaped. If you are interested, contact me.
Again, thanks.
Great site. Are you related to my Father Berch Reid Wilhite jr and his father Berch Reid Wilhite Sr from Chattanooga Tennessee. Sr was born in around 1900 and jr 1923.
Thanks
I ran across your site by accident and enjoyed the information presented. I registered on your Forum, but never received an activation message and cannot log on because the account is not activated. I am the great grandson of James Otho Cott on your Baker page. I wanted to register so that I am available if anyone is looking for information regarding my branch of the family.
What a wonderful thing to find all the Info in one spot. I recently got a picture of James Wilhite & Charity Hays am willing to send to any & all.
Thank you for such a great site John Johnson
Enjoyed reading information. Could someone contact me though? GG-grandfather is David Paul Wilhite, son of John F. Wilhite and Phoebe Wilhite, believed to have been born in Tennessee, settled in Saline Co., Arkansas.
I need help, please! Thanks!
I very much enjoyed the information on the Yagers. I am descended through Adam's son Michael (my ggggg-grandfather through my mother - Maud Eileen Yeager) and have some information that Michael's wife Elizabeth's last name may have been Manspiel
This web site is great. I have read the "Wilhites" and all the info is 100%. Good Job !! Irma Wilhite
I am David Wayne Wilhite, born 1967, Nashville, TN My father's name is Hilary K. Wilhite born 1934, White County, TN His father,s name was James Henry Wilhite born 1896, White County, TN His father's name was James or Jim Willhite spelled with two LLs, born ?, White County, TN His father's name was Thomas Wilhite or Willhite "not for sure on the spelling", born?, White County, TN
Just trying to track down the family geneology, any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
My daughter is a Wilhite and the only thing that I had been told is that her father's grandparents moved from Missouri to Arizona. I found it interesting that James Wilhite moved to Missouri in 1815. Makes a person wonder if they could be related some how.
Thanks, wish we could find out more information on this subject for my daughter.
My daughter is a Wilhite and the only thing that I had been told is that her father's grandparents moved from Missouri to Arizona. I found it interesting that James Wilhite moved to Missouri in 1815. Makes a person wonder if they could be related some how.
Thanks, wish we could find out more information on this subject for my daughter.
This web site is great. I know that genealogy takes up a tremendous amount of your time. I salute you for making this web site for you fellow "Wilhite's",
I also thank you. Irma Jean Wilhite.... Louisiana
WOW, great research, I will be attending a Wilhite Family reunion this Sat. My mother is a Wilhite.... their father was Clifton Bruster, gJonh Jarmon, ggJohn Pittman, gggJohn Jarmon, ggggJulius, gggggConrad, ggggggTobias, gggggggMichael.....
This is the info I have....thanks for the all the new info!
Great Web Site My great, great, great grandfather was Nicholas Yager, who married Eleanor Mattingly in Washington County, Ky. Nicholas Yager had four sons, James (my great, great grandfather) 1809 - 1880) married Nancy Hayden (1814 - 1912); John Baptist Yager (1803 - 1886) married Elizabeth Ryan; Francis Elijah Yager (1807 - 1863) married Elizabeth Simms and Joseph Yager. All but Joseph migrated from Washington County Kentucky to Illinois. James and John Baptist lives in Hancock County, Illinois. James and Nancy buried in old Catholic Cemetery in Hancock County and John Baptist buried in LaHarpe Cemetery. Francis Elijah migrated to Monroe County, Missouri. Nicholas Yager was son of Cornelius Yager and Elizabeth Gaar Fisher. Goes back to Nicholas Yager, Germanna Colonist in 1717.
I am very impressed with the design of your web page. It has a clean professional look. Very easy to navigate.
I am related to many of these people from Saline and Howard County, Missouri.
Thank you for all the valuable information contained here. F.D. Liggett
Problems in getting names of children. I have for Matthias and Mary Ballenger: John, Tobias, Jacob, Lewis and Joel. John married Lucy Stapp.I have those children. Then Matthais and Mary Ballenger's Joel married Mary Wilhoite d of Tobias Wilhoite and Catherine ?. One of their children Reynolds Wilhoite married Lucy Towles. I need the names of the children of Joel and Mary Wilhoite other than Reynolds Wilhoite. To then complicate matters a grandson of John Wilhite and Lucy Stapp (Norville)married Joel's granddaughter Almira Elmira Mary Wilhoite. My computer doesn't like all the names being grandparents of Matthias and Mary Ballenger twice and Tobias and Catherine.. When Almira Mary Wilhoite of Reynolds and Lucy Towles then married Norville of Tobias and Nancy Margaret Ellis it gets plain stubborn and I lose count. I need some help here in getting this worked out.
Name: Martha Monceaux
Location: Louisiana
Date: 16 Feb 2005
Time: 11:44:44 AM
Comments:
Great information and web site. GGrandmother is 1A2F1A7D, Zula, Married to Eli
Hill, also of Saline Co, Slater,Mo. Grandfather William Hill. They moved to
Singer, La. in 1918. I went to Slater, Mo. last year to Fish Creek Baptist
church, where some ancestors are buried (including GGrandfathers, first wife,
Bessie, who was a cousin of Zula's. Am going to Slater, Mo. in April again this
year - Also am looking for information on Susie Hickman (married name) , of
Slater, Mo. She was my grandfathers Aunt. She died many years ago, but we do not
know where she is buried, and my mom and aunt want to visit her grave site. Can
anyone help?
Thanks.
Name: Barbara Williams nee Willhite
Location: Michigan
Date: 26 Feb 2005
Time: 12:37:36 PM
Comments:
Am related to James Wilhite Malissa Brewer, Iron Co. MO. am sure I'm related to
your family tree. Trying to make connection.
Name: Ellen
Location: WA.
Date: 27 Feb 2005
Time: 02:41:26 PM
Comments:
Thanks so much for the info on my Willhite family. I descend from Conrad,
Julius, Caleb, Elizabeth. GG.GM Elizabeth Wilhite/Willhite married three times,
first to Isaiah Atterberry, next to Amos Hodges and third to Wm Carver Hooton.
She is from TN to Christian Co MO ca 1840's. Anyone else from the line of Caleb?
Name: Travis Cott
Email: travis.cott @us.army.mil
Location: Kansas City, MIssouri
Date: 23 Mar 2005
Time: 10:11:45 AM
Comments:
I really enjoyed finding this site.
I am the son of Hugh Solomon, grandson of Montgomery Wood, and great grandson of Jackson Washington.
Name: Mary Jean
Location: Okotoks, Alberta, Canada
Date: 08 Apr 2005
Time: 09:39:05 PM
Comments:
I'm trying to find a connection to my ancestor Eliza Wilhite (b.1837). She
married Aaron Davis in 1854 in Tennessee.
Any information would be appreciated!
Name: Ellen
Location: WA
Date: 09 May 2005
Time: 05:51:16 PM
Comments:
Does anyone have info on a William Wilhite born 1770-80 and in census of 1830
Cocke Co TN? My ggg.gf Caleb and a Reuben and younger William Caleb's brother
also in that census. Older William is not on the list for possible sons of
Conrad but suspect he may be or a nephew. Any info greatly appreciated. Also a
Reuben Wilhite on tax list of 1814 Washington Co NC now TN same place that
Conrad Wilhite witnessed a will of Adam Broyles in 1782.
Name: Connie Golden
Email: sedgy @ urgentmail.com
Location: Madison, WI
Date: 23 May 2005
Time: 12:12:31 PM
Comments:
Getting ready for a family reunion this weekend. Found your website when looking
for more to share. Your history is my history, and is put into very emotionally
understandable, day-to-day living narrative that should place their lives into a
colorful memory for the elders as well as the children. Thank you.
As to this passage:
"Conrad Wilhite witnessed the following will in Washington Co, TN: Adam Broyles,
19 April, 1782 sick of body; to Moses Broyles, my first born son, land, out of
that bought of Joseph Ballard, ..."
I descend from the Nicholas Blankenbaker/Ambrose Garriott line, and also from
someone name Ballard from NC. Has anyone ever researched to find out anything
about this Joseph Ballard? I'm looking for my 3rd G-Grandmother, Sarah Ballard,
born around the turn of the 19th century. Married Hiram Vaught, b 1797 in Blount
Co. TN. His parentage is in question. Either Hans Paulus Vaught from the
Germanna area, or Christian Vaught, probably not related to anyone at Germanna.
Name: Audrey Kiefer
Email: audreykiefer2003 @ yahoo.com
Location: Wisc
Date: 27 Jun 2005
Time: 03:52:52 PM
Comments:
I'm looking for Saidie and Agnes Tobias because they are my aunts. I
am Wilfred Tobias grandchild and I am searching for them if you have any thing
on them please email me .
Thank you Audrey
Name: Kristen
Email:nfosnowkats @ aol.com
Location: Washington State
Date: 11 Jul 2005
Time: 06:13:27 PM
Comments:
I found your website while trying to find information on my ancestor, Elizabeth
Blankenbaker, born 18 May 1823, married to Jacob Johnston 5 July 1842, probably
in Marshall County, IN where they both died and had 7 children. I hope you may
know who Elizabeth's parents are. I'd also appreciate any info on Jacob if
possible.
Thanks! Very nice site, by the way :-)
Name: Don Jo Cummings, Black
Email: donjookc @ gbronline.com
Location: Oklahoma City
Date: 24 Jul 2005
Time: 06:37:24 PM
Comments:
I am a granddaughter of Samuel Burton Cummings and Sarah Elizabeth Wilhite,
Brooks, Cummings. My father was Dewey Estes Cummings. Samuel and Sarah E. lived
in Mena, Arkansas. I live in Okla. City.
Name: Judy Farmer Barton
Email: tourism @ mountaingateway.com
Location: Cumberland Gap, Tennessee
Date: 04 Aug 2005
Time: 11:40:08 AM
Comments:
My father has always said that we were "Black Dutch". His grandfather was called
"Dutch"Farmer and migrated from Pennsylvania to Ironton, Ohio, and on into
eastern Kentucky where he worked in the coal mines. The description of the
Wilhite's that were brought into Virginia by the Governor match all of the men
in my families description; that being, tall, black hair, very blue eyes, and
fair skin. We live very close to the Melungeon community of Sneedville, Hancock
County, Tennessee, and I have always been very curious about them but never
realized that they were also referred to as "Black Dutch". I always thought we
were really Dutch (German).
I found all the information very interesting and appreciate the hard work you
have done researching and posting to the website. If you have any information
that might help me locate any Jewish ancestors please let me know.
Thanks!!!
Judy F. Barton
Name: audrey kiefer
Email: audreykiefer2003 @ yahoo.com
Location: Elizabeth
Date: 31 Aug 2005
Time: 01:21:01 PM
Comments:
I am Wilfred L. Tobias grandchild and I'm looking for more information on his
side .
Name: Shirley Dreaden
Email: rdreaden @ mlec.net
Location: Waverly, Tennessee
Date: 06 Sep 2005
Time: 08:45:15 AM
Comments:
What wonderful information. I descend from Mary Wilhoit and Cyprus Broyles
through their granddaughter Susanah Broyles, daughter of Daniel Broyles and Mary
Robinson. Susanah married John Patton and they had daughter Margaret. Margaret
married James Washington Wilcox and they had Phoebe Wilcox, my great
grandmother. I have a family information sheet with most of the names mentioned
on your web site. Your site made it a lot clearer. I was pleased to find in
the book, THE FIRST FAMILIES OF TENNESSEE by the East Tennessee Historical
Society, my many great grandparent's, Mary Wilhoit and Cyprus Broyles, along
with other Broyles and Wilhoit/Wilhite kin
Name: JOHN JOHNSON
Email: JOHN4733 @ VERIZON.NET
Location: McMinnville ,Oregon
Date: 19 Sep 2005
Time: 04:32:12 PM
Comments:
MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS ELIZABETH ANN WILHITE , WHO MARRIED JAMES ISAAC JOHNSON
IN SALINE CO. MO. I WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT EVER I COULD ABOUT THEM.
I JUST FOUND THIS SITE & I AM IMPRESSED
THANKS, JJ
Name: John f. ryland
Email: SenorR @ webtv.net
Location: San Francisco
Date: 24 Sep 2005
Time: 10:54:08 PM
Comments:
Dear Friends:
Although your site is not devoted to the Crosslins or Gwinns, I appreciate all
the information that you have provided on them (my ancestors, from Saline Co.).
You do have a page on the Cotts. I have a nice photo of Lonnie Cott and I am
still trying to figure out how he fits in. Can you help me pin him down?
Sincerely,
John F. Ryland
Name: Linda Caricofe ( Wilhide )
Email: rcantiques @ aol.com
Location: Hagerstown, Md
Date: 02 Oct 2005
Time: 04:41:25 PM
Comments:
My family ( George Washington Wilhide ) have lived in the Thurmont Maryland area
for several generations.
Can it be possible that we are related to you ?
Thanks, Linda
Name: Michael J Wilhite
Email: archmiguelito @ yahoo.com
Location: Akron Ohio
Date: 05 Oct 2005
Time: 09:52:14 PM
Comments:
I have found that I have some interest in all this info. My grandfathers dad was
Enza Wilhite from Cookville, TN. Also I wanted to share I am #2 of 27
grand children, so a lot more Wilhite's to come.
Name: Charlie Gann
Email: crjagann @ aol.com
Location: Broken Arrow, OK
Date: 19 Oct 2005
Time: 10:04:34 PM
Comments:
I was trying to find information on a James Willhite / Wilhite a brother or half
brother of my great grandfather George A. Wilhite and discovered your site. Most
of the information on the earliest German Wilhites / Wilhiets, etc. I had but some
of the documentation I didn't have.
Thanks for your hard work.
Charles Gann > Edith Wilson > Emma Wilhite > George A. > John Calvin > George B.
> Julius > Conrad Rueben who married a Broyles. This Broyles is also in my Gann
data base. > Tobias > etc.
Charlie
Name: Michael Wilhoit
Email: MichaelDWilhoit @ aol.com
Location: Knoxville TN
Date: 23 Oct 2005
Time: 02:18:09 PM
Comments:
How lovely to search your history and find such an interesting site. I am a
descendant of the folks mentioned here.
Thank you for having this here for us to read.
Michael Wilhoit
Email: cottm2001@yahoo.com
Location: miami, mo
Date: 22 Nov 2005
Time: 02:02:36 PM
Comments:
Hello Cousins! My mother is Agnes Cott, who wrote the book upon which this website is based. I formatted and typed it for publication.
My mother died in January, 2004, and is buried at Fish Creek Church Cemetery in eastern Saline Co., MO. I was interested to see the entry from Dan Cott in OK, saying he is the great-grandson of James Otho Cott. Since I'm Otho's granddaughter, I'm very interested is how Dan is connected. Jack, Luella, Lora, Leon, Lonnie? Must be pretty close. Also was interested to see Travis Cott's entry.
I remember Uncle Wood and Aunt Lizzie very well, and have met all of Hugh's generation, both Wood's and Yaeger's children.
My email is cottm2001@yahoo.com if anyone would like to contact me. I'm also curious about why John Ryland would have a photo of Lonnie Cott. He is my uncle and never had any children.
Name: Beverly J. Hammett
Email: sch3 @ netdoor.com
Location: Mississippi
Date: 12 Jan 2006
Time: 05:29:26 AM
Comments:
I think the info that you have is just great. I'm researching the Yager? yeager line.I would like to get in touch with other Yager/Yeagers to compare info and maybe exchange info.
Nicholas Yager/Yeager/Jaeger
Adam Yager
Michael Yager
John Yager
Reuben Yager War of 1812 (Proved this paper for War of 1812) 7th GGGGGGGgrandfather Charlotte O. Yager/Yeager & Peter Shults/Shultz/Schultz/Schults
Name: Robert Wilhite
Email: fredflintstone1978 @ yahoo.com
Location: Sedalia Missouri
Date: 08 Jun 2006
Time: 09:43:50 PM
Comments:
This is one of the best sites I have found detailing my ancestors that first came.
Thanks
