William Thomas Whiddon

Brief Life History of William Thomas

When William Thomas Whiddon was born on 5 January 1843, in Thomas, Georgia, United States, his father, Jared Irvin Whiddon, was 23 and his mother, Mary Ann White, was 21. He married Sinah Elizabeth Carter on 18 January 1871. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Thomasville, Thomas, Georgia, United States in 1880 and District 791, Mitchell, Georgia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 4 January 1929, in Mitchell, Georgia, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Thomas Whiddon
1843–1929
Sinah Elizabeth Carter
1850–1927
Marriage: 18 January 1871
Emma Alice Whiddon
1872–1953
Sophronia Whiddon
1874–1966
Thomas Jared Whiddon
1875–1938
John Irvin Whiddon
1875–
Robert Flournoy Whiddon
1880–1950
Ellis W Whiddon
1882–1946
Ida Jane Whiddon
1884–1927
Trudie Whiddon
1887–1973
William Edmond Whiddon
1890–1974
Archie B Whiddon
1893–1916

Sources (15)

  • William L Whiddon, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Thomas Whidden, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • W. T. Whiddon, "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1857

Historical Boundaries: 1857: Mitchell, Georgia, United States

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

English (Devon): habitational name from any of numerous minor places in Devon named Whiddon. Some are named with Old English hwīt ‘white’ + dūn ‘hill’ or tūn ‘farmstead, estate’; others with Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + dūn or denu ‘valley’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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