James Shannon Whitley (1834 - 1916)

Born 17 Jan 1834 in Whitley Branch, Tazewell county, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Peery (Witten) Whitley — married 11 Jan 1854 in Tazewell Co. Virginia

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1916 at age 82 in North Tazewell, Tazewell county, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James Shannon Whitley was born on January 17, 1834 in Whitley Branch, Tazewell Co. Virginia. His parents were William Whitley (1804 - 1867) and Mary Brown (Moore) Whitley (1810 - 1881).

His siblings were...

1. Elgan Lane Whitley (1830 - 1917)
2. Wesley Price Whitley (1832 - 1912)
3. Hugh J. Whitley (~1837 - 1867)
4. John H Whitley (1842 - 1918)
5. Emmaline Virginia (Whitley) Ireson (1848 - 1892)

James married Margaret Peery Witten (1828 - 1908) on January 11, 1854 in Tazewell Co. Virginia.

Their children were...

1. Mary Alice (Whitley) Graham (1854 - 1916)
2. Sarah Rebecca (Whitley) Moore (1856 - 1918)
3. Margaret Emeline (Whitley) Witten (1862 - 1945)
4. Louisa (Whitley) Jones (1865 - )
5. Reece Reese Jackson Whitley (1869 - 1934)
6. Florence Jeanette (Whitley) Keister (1872 - ).

James died on June 3, 1916 in North Tazewell aged 82.

James was born in 1834 to the parents of William R. Whitley and Mary "Polly' Brown Moore. On 11 Jan 1854, James asked Margaret P. Whitten to be his wife.

The marriage took place in the town of Tazewell, Tazewell Co. Virginia. They lived and raised their six children on Whitley Branch in North Tazewell. He passed away in 1916 at the age of eighty-one.

Burial

Peery Cemetery, North Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. ^[1]

James Shannon Whitley (17 Jun 1834–3 Jun 1916)

Find A Grave: Memorial #16960716

Sources

1. ↑ "Find a Grave", database and images accessed 31 July 2021, memorial page for James Shannon Whitley (17 Jun 1834–3 Jun 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #16960716, citing Peery Cemetery, North Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

*"Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X522-J5H : 28 January 2020), James S. Whitley in entry for Elizabeth Whitley, 1854.

• "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRQ-Y7R3 : 16 August 2019), James Whitley, 03 Jun 1916; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

• 1850-1860-1870-1880-1900-1910 United States Federal Census

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DT-CQK : 23 December 2020), James Whitley in household of Wm Whitley, Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFG6-W51 : 29 May 2021), James S Whitley, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRC-YS2 : 20 February 2021), Jas S Whitly, Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 88, sheet 233B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,393.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGY-2QZ : accessed 31 July 2021), James S Whitley, Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 101, sheet 22B, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1650; FHL microfilm 1,375,663.