Brief Life History of Thomas W.
When Thomas W. Whitmer was born on 24 June 1826, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, his father, Valentine "Felty" Whitmer, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Scott Whitmer, was 40. He married Susan Miller Whitmer on 14 June 1849, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Sacramento, McLean, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Daviess, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 26 May 1907, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in McLean, Kentucky, United States.
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- Thomas Whitmer, "United States Census, 1850"
- Thomas W. Whitmer, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Thomas W Whitmer, "Find A Grave Index"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1835
Historical Boundaries: 1835: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States 1854: McLean, Kentucky, United States
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Whitmore .
Americanized form of German Wittmeyer or of Wittmer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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THOMAS W. WHITMER, McLean County, was born June 24, 1826, in Muhlenburg County, and is one of twins, and of a family of six children born to Valentine and Sarah (Scott) Whitmer, of Rockingham and Bote …
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