Hines Holt Whitten (1851 - 1902)

Born 5 Mar 1851 in Harris County, Georgia

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Died 31 Dec 1902 at age 51 in Alabama

Biography

Obit Provided by Don Clark:

The LaFayette Sun" - January 14, 1903:

H. H. Whitten was born in Harris County, Georgia, March 5th, 1851. In the year 1876, in the strength of his young manhood, he gave himself to God, joining the Methodist church, of which he ever lived a consistent member to the day of his death, having served in the capacity of Steward, Sunday School Superintendent, etc., for a number of years. On January 4th, 1877, he was married to Miss Mollie E. Satterwhite, of his native county, and who still survives him. To this union were born two children, the eldest of whom, Mattie, is now the wife of a prosperous and respected young farmer, Mr. Robert L. Love. The other is Grady, a promising youth of 18 years. In 1881, Mr. Whitten moved from Georgia and settled in Alabama, where he made an acceptable citizen until removed by death, having efficiently served his county in the Legislature in ’92 and ’93. On the last day of the old year, 1902, God brought this, what seemed to us, peaceful and happy life to a close on earth, we hope to begin a glad new year, such as mortal man has never seen, in a land where sickness, nor separations, nor death can come, but where the glory of God makes all things bright forever and forever. That he was a good man cannot be gainsaid. It is a memorable fact that while Mr. Whitten lived in the house with his father-in-law, the venerable Mr. Satterwhite for more than twenty years, not so much as an angry word escaped their lips – complimentary alike to both. Better than all, nor when the dread message came was he afraid to go, but –

“Calmly looked on either like, and here But nothing to regret, nor there to fear.”

Sources

• Findagrave.com and Satterwhite Family history, posted by D. Marshall Satterwhite.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10587556