Joseph Whitmer

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Whitmer was born on 30 May 1837, in Bremen, Logan, Kentucky, United States, his father, John W. Whitmer, was 36 and his mother, Susannah Gossett, was 28. He married Caroline "Callie" Whitmer on 31 October 1860, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in District 1, Spencer, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Summer's Magisterial District, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 September 1891, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Salem Cemetery, Bremen, Logan, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Whitmer
1837–1891
Caroline "Callie" Whitmer
1844–1927
Marriage: 31 October 1860
Ephraim Asberry Whitmer
1861–1919
Harriet E. Whitmer
1863–1864
Andrew Thomas Whitmer
1865–1903
Nancy Jane Whitmer
1868–1895
Josephine Whitmer
1872–1894
Lillie Ellen Whitmer
1874–1953
Rollie Quentin Whitmer
1880–1906
Charles Huston Whitmer
1881–1923

Sources (22)

  • Joseph Whitmer in household of S W Whitmore, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joseph Whitmer, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Joseph Whitmer, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

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

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

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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