Elias
William
Whitmire
Born in Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Levi T. Whitmire
and Sarah Emma (Mann) Whitmire
Brother of
Grace Edna (Whitmire) Rhinard, Jennie May (Whitmire) Rinehimer, Margaret Irene (Whitmire) Hons, John Franklin Whitmire, Unknown Whitmire, Kate Elizabeth (Whitmire) Cope, Julia Magdalena (Whitmire) Fedder, Susan Frances (Whitmire) Keck, Hiram Wallace Whitmire, Unknown Whitmire, David Wilson Whitmire and Mary Ellen (Whitmire) Nagle
Died
at age 24
in at sea, aboard the USS St. Louis (C-20)
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Sep 2017
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Biography
As recorded in the U.S., Navy Casualties Books, 1776-1941:
WHITMIRE, ELIAS WILLIAM, seaman, second class, United States Naval Reserve Force.
Enrolled : Philadelphia, Pa., December 14, 1917.
Died : U. S. S. St. Louis, October 7, 1918.
Cause : Pneumonia.
Next of kin : Mother, Emma Sara Whitmire, 300 Summerhill Avenue, Berwick, Pa.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SVS-DFQ?cc=1325221&wc=9B7T-D59%3A1030550501%2C1035830201%2C1035873901 : 5 August 2014), Pennsylvania > Luzerne > ED 138 Salem Township > image 16 of 27; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- History of the USS St. Louis (C-20) at http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cacunithistories/USS_St_Louis.html
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #125692609 (accessed 23 February 2024)
Memorial page for SSC Elias William Whitmire (1894-7 Oct 1918), citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Sue Herbine (contributor 46541621).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elias by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elias:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elias by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elias:
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~3.12%
Matthew Dryden
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A297562 [compare], Ancestry member mdryden_
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~1.56%
JoAnne (Rowles) Potter :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Thaleap
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Scott Jukes :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member scottajukes14
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Rejected matches › William Fielding Whitmee (-1918)
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