William Manning Whitson Sr

Brief Life History of William Manning

When William Manning Whitson Sr was born in 1805, in Cocke, Tennessee, United States, his father, Stephen Whitson, was 36 and his mother, Delanie Wood, was 25. He married Delana "Didy" McMahan about 1830, in Cocke, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He died in 1880, in Cocke, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 75.

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William Manning Whitson Sr
1805–1880
Delana "Didy" McMahan
1806–1880
Marriage: about 1830
Didama Whitson
1828–1850
Saunders Whitson
1830–1859
Sevier Whitson
1836–1870
Eli Whitson
1841–1876
Miss Lucinda Whitson
James Whitson
1832–
Rosa Whitson
1833–1859
Casia Whitson
1833–
Stephen Whitson
1836–1909
William Manning Whitson Jr
1841–1924
Noah Whitson
1847–
Elizabeth Whitson
1848–1905

Sources (2)

  • William Whitson, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Manning Whitson Sr - Published information: birth-name: William Manning Whitson Sr

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Midlothian): from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Whiteson, literally ‘white son’ or perhaps ‘son of someone named White ’. Occasionally, a variant of Whiston .

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

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