Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Wilhite was born on 14 March 1798, in Mercer District, Loudoun, Virginia, United States, his father, Sampson Wilhite, was 29 and his mother, Hannah Elizabeth Jackman, was 24. He married Sarah Ann Rowland on 17 August 1818, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Boone, Franklin, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Perche Township, Boone, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died on 4 October 1867, in Rocheport, Boone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Missouri Township, Boone, Missouri, United States.
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- Stephen Wilhite, "United States Census, 1850"
- Stephen Wilhite, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Stephen Wilhite, "Find A Grave Index"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Willheit: topographic name from Middle High German wilde, wilt ‘wild, uninhabited’ + heide ‘open, uncultivated land’ for someone who lived beyond the communal boundaries. The surname Willheit is no longer found in Germany. Compare Wilhide , Wilhoit , Wilhoite , Willhide , Willhite , Willhoit , and Willhoite .
History: Johann Michael Wilhoit or Wilheit emigrated c. 1717 from Germany to the Germanna Colony on the Rapidan River, VA (a settlement of Protestant refugees from the Rhineland). Little is known about him and his family, but they had many descendants, and the surname has many variants: Wilheit, Wilhide, Wilhight, Wilhoit, Wilhoite, Wilhoyte, Willheit, Willhide, Willhite, Willhoit, and Willhoite.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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