1823 - 1868 (45 years)
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Name |
Henry J. Whitehair |
Born |
1823 |
prob Harrison County, VA (now West Virginia) [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
Oct 1868 |
Taylor Co., West Virginia [1] |
Buried |
Grafton National Cemetery, Grafton, Taylor Co., West Virginia [1] |
Person ID |
P28976 |
Robert Jackson |
Last Modified |
5 Jul 2020 |
Father |
Jonathan WHITEHAIR, b. 10 Aug 1798, Aurora, Preston Co., VA (now West Virginia) , d. 2 Jul 1880, Flemington, Taylor Co., West Virginia (Age 81 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Sarah Jackson, b. 1798, Ohio , d. 14 Mar 1881, Flemington, Taylor Co., West Virginia (Age 83 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Married |
21 Mar 1820 |
Bridgeport, Harrison Co., VA (now West Virginia) [2, 3] |
Family ID |
F10345 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Ruhana Nancy Bartell, b. Abt 1821, Virginia |
Married |
4 Feb 1842 |
Harrison Co., Virginia (now WV) [4] |
Children |
| 1. Matilda Whitehair, b. Abt 1843, prob Taylor Co., Virginia (now WV) [natural] |
| 2. Elizabeth Whitehair, b. Abt 1844, prob Taylor Co., Virginia (now WV) [natural] |
| 3. Serepta Whitehair, b. Abt 1845, prob Taylor Co., Virginia (now WV) [natural] |
| 4. Regnor Whitehair, b. Abt 1846, prob Taylor Co., Virginia (now WV) [natural] |
| 5. Salathiel Whitehair, b. Abt 1850, prob Taylor Co., Virginia (now WV) [natural] |
| 6. Ruhana Whitehair, b. Abt 1852, Taylor Co., VA (now West Virginia) [natural] |
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Last Modified |
5 Jul 2020 |
Family ID |
F10347 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Info below copied from info on Henry's Find-a-Grave memorial page:
Henry J Whitehair
Birth 1823
West Virginia, USA
Death Oct 1868 (aged 44–45)
Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Grafton National Cemetery
Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, USA
Plot E, 0, 1334
Memorial ID 1317786
Married LaRhue Nancy Castle Feb 2, 1842 Harrison Co., WV.
Their children were:
Matilda 1843
Mary Elizabeth 1844
Sarepta 1845
Regnor 1847
Salathiel 1850
Ruhama 1852
Sarah 1854
Married Martha J. Giles Oct 11, 1858 Taylor Co., West Virginia
Their children were:
Waitman T. Willey 1860
Marthy J. 1865
Arracy A. 1867
Two other daughters are listed for Martha in the 1880 census:
Mary E. 1870
Anna D. 1874
Henry enlisted in Civil War (Union) Aug 16, 1862 at Grafton, WV. He was age 40.
He served in Company H, 12th WV Infantry.
Henry was wounded and was in hospital from April 1864 till his Honorable Discharge May 30, 1865. From the annual Adjutant General's report for WV 1864-1865, it states Henry was wounded and lost the use of his left arm.
Military headstone was ordered for Henry, Oct 1868 (info found at Ancestry.Com)
Henry & his brothers, Shadrach and Emery David, were all re-buried at Grafton National Cemetery on Jan 29, 1929
Martha filed for a widows pension June 5, 1874 Cert # 184268
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Sources |
- [S347984674] Find A Grave Website, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), Memorial# 1317786.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1317786/henry-j-whitehair This birth, death & relationship info posted on f-a-g site no source or documentation. Further research is needed.
- [S347984674] Find A Grave Website, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), Memorial# 41027920.
- [S347984887] West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2538).
- [S347984837] West Virginia, Vital Records Online, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx), Harrison County Marriage Records.
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