Martin Whitener (1827 - abt. 1864)

Born 1827 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States

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Descendants

Died about 1864 at about age 37 in Arkansas, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Martin Whitener was born about 1827 in Lincoln County, North Carolina.

Spouse: Elizabeth Mary Ann Cody
Martin Whitener and Mary Ann Cody married 26 January 1845 in Gilmer County, Georgia.^[1]

1850 U.S. Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, p. 415, Subdivision No. 33, dwelling/family 940.^[2]
Martin Whitener age 23 born N.C. Farmer
Mary A. Whitener age 21 born GA
Perry M. Whitener age 4 born GA
James A. Whitener age 2 born GA
Margaret E. Whitener age three months

In the 1855 Gilmer County tax digest, Martin Whitener is listed with one white poll and one school age child (son Perry M.).^[3]

1860 U.S. Census, Palo Pinto County, Texas, Precinct No. 6, dwelling/family 84.^[4]
M. Whitener age 32 born N. Carolina. Farmer
Mary Whitener age 31 born N. Carolina
Perry Whitener age 14 born Georgia
James Whitener age 12 born Georgia
Martha Whitener age 6 born Georgia
Thomas Whitener age 1 born Georgia

Martin and wife Mary have not been located on an 1870 census. They appear to be the parents of Mary Adaline Whitener who was born March 1865 in Arkansas.^[5] If so, Martin was alive in July 1864 (assuming a nine-month pregnancy for the child Mary Adaline Whitener).

Children

1. Perry M. Whitener born June 1842 in Georgia.^[6]
2. James A. Whitener
3. Margaret E. Whitener
4. Martha Whitener
5. Thomas Franklin Whitener
6. Elbert D. Whitener born February 1861 in Texas.^[7]
7. Mary Adaline Whitener born 1865 in Arkansas

Sources

1. ↑ Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, Gilmer County, Martin Whitener and Mary Ann Cody (26 January 1845); digital image, Ancestry; citing Georgia Archives, Morrow.
2. ↑ 1850 U.S. Census, Gilmer County, Georgia, p. 415, Subdivision No. 33, dwelling/family 940, Martin Whitener household; NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 70.
3. ↑ Gilmer County, Georgia, Tax Digest, 1855, line 2, Martin Whitener; digital image, FamilySearch; FHL microfilm 7900622, image 37.
4. ↑ 1860 U.S. Census, Palo Pinto County, Texas, Precinct No. 6, dwelling/family 84, M. Whitener’s household; NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 1302.
5. ↑ Texas, County Marriages, 1837-1977, Cooke County, vol. 3: 345, W. D. Ward [William Daniel Ward] and Miss Adaline Whitener (9 April 1880); digital image, FamilySearch; FHL microfilm 4820371, image 667; citing Texas State Library and Archives, Austin. 1900 U.S. Census, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, ED 194, p. 9B, Burnett Township, dwelling/family 168, Mary A. Ward, age 35 born March 1864 in Arkansas, parents born Georgia, wife of William D. Ward; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1342. Find A Grave, memorial page for Mary Adeline Whitener Ward (3 Mar 1866–24 Aug 1945), Memorial ID 38910239; citing Prospect Cemetery, Tribbey, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Becky Maner (contributor 46813170).
6. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, ED 174, p. 8B, Township 6 South Range 3 West, Orr Town, dwelling/family 43, P. M. Whitener; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1850.
7. ↑ 1900 U.S. Census, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, ED 174, p. 8B, Township 6 South Range 3 West, Orr Town, dwelling/family 43, E.D. Whitener, age 39, born February 1861 in Texas; widowed; parents born Georgia; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1850. Find A Grave, memorial page for E D Whitener (15 Jul 1860–12 Apr 1901), Memorial ID 22656142; citing Atlee Cemetery, Ringling, Jefferson County, Oklahoma; maintained by Rick Miller (contributor 46935552).

• Anne Williams McAllister, Heinrich Weidner 1717-1792 and Catherina Mull Weidner 1733-1804: Through Four Generations With Important Contributions From Gracie Seitz Cook, Dr. Joy E. Whitner, and Kathy Gunter Sullivan vol. I (Privately printed, 1992), pp. 299-300.