James
Hancher
Wilhoit
Born about in Greene County, Tennessee, USA
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Brother of
Nancy Josephine (Wilhoit) Ware, Catherine O Wilhoit [half], Leroy T Wilhoit [half], Effie B Wilhoit [half] and Minnie Idella (Wilhoit) Moss [half]
Husband of
Myra Angelina (Ware) Willhoit
— married
18 Mar 1880 in Greene, Tennessee, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Monroe Wilhoit, Lee Augustus Wilhoit, Fannie Josephine (Wilhoit) Goode, Junius Fox Wilhoit, Kittie Mae (Wilhoit) Dinsmore, Dennis Cain Wilhoit, Lacy Lawrence Wilhoit, Leslie Jerome Wilhoit, Oda Pearl (Wilhoit) Hankins and Benjamin Horace Willhoit
Died about
at about age 79
in Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
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James was born ca. 1858.
In 1880, he was living with his wife Mary A, aged 17 in the household of his grandfather Samuel. [1]
Research Notes
- Removed incorrect marriage as his wife would have been too young to have married in 1874. See: "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDQ7-WLS : 27 January 2020), James G. J. Wilhoit, 1874.
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD7H-RLM : 20 February 2021), James H Willhoit in household of Samuel Willhoit, District 2, Greene, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 44, sheet 25A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,258.
See also:
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TX-FCP : 11 November 2020), James H Wilhoit in entry for Dan Wilhoit, 1860.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 December 2020), memorial page for James Hancher Wilhoit (25 May 1857–13 Feb 1937), Find A Grave: Memorial #72666280, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Greeneville, Greene County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Tnbreeze (contributor 47216938) .
- Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #387422
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~0.78%
Hayley Stills :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A435249 [compare], Ancestry member hayleystills
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~0.78%
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~0.39%
Carolyn Payne :
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~0.39%
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Wilhoit-726 and Wilhoit-551 appear to represent the same person because: The two profiles share tithe same name and father. Birthdates are within a year. James H. does not have a complete profile or biography, but I am confident they are the same person.
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Catherine (Willhite) V
Wilhoit-726 and Willhoit-71 appear to represent the same person because: same person?
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by Catherine (Willhite) V
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