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From: MaryAnn Lofgren <>
Subject: Re: [WHITMAN] WHITMAN Digest, Vol 1, Issue 6
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:58:30 -0500
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Mary Jo and Donald:

I will certainly keep your information of all your names handy while I
am doing my research just in case I come across something. The oldest
Whitman ancester that we have is Joseph B. Whitman, he came to the US at
an early age from England, we estimated that he was probably born Abt.
1790's. Not sure where he grew up or who his parents were, but he
settled in Oak Hill, NY with his wife, they later moved to Poughkeepsie,
NY, where he died in 1870.

Currently, all of our research is centered around the the Delaware,
Greene, Dutchess, and Kings counties of New York.

Good luck,
Mary Ann
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>Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:58:55 +1100
>From: "Mary Jo C. Martin" <>
>Subject: Re: [WHITMAN] WHITMAN Digest, Vol 1, Issue 4
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>Dear Donald:
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>Your query intrigued me, so I did a little research on Ancestry.com and Findagrave.com on your behalf. My Whitmans were from eastern Pennsylvania, so I thought perhaps we might have a connection. We don't.
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>What I have found is attached in a Word document.
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>To summarize:
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>Christian C. Whitman, who went by the name of Chris as an adult, was the son of Moses Whitman and Evaline Brasier Whitman of Turman, Sullivan Co., Indiana. Moses and Evaline were both born in Indiana: Moses c1836 and Evaline c1844. They were married on April 18, 1861 in Indiana. Moses was a farmer and a Civil War veteran. Moses died on Feb. 4, 1898 in Turman. Evaline died on July 20, 1918 in Turman.
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>Moses was the son of Henry and Mary/Marya Whitman of Turman, Sullivan Co., Indiana. Mary's maiden name is unknown. Henry and Mary were both born in Kentucky: Henry c1797 and Mary c1802. Henry was a farmer. Mary died sometime in the early 1860s, and Henry married Fanny Sherman on Nov. 17, 1865. In 1870 Henry and Fanny were living in Hamilton, Sullivan Co., Indiana. Henry died sometime in the 1870s.
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>I am happy to do a bit more research on Ancestry.com for you if you have specific questions.
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>Good luck!
>
>Mary Jo C. Martin
>Melbourne, Australia
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> Greetings to you...
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> As a Whitman descendent with virtually no knowledge of that side of family
> history, I've enjoyed hearing from you. Thanks for including me in your
> messages.
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> My grandfather, Christian C. Whitman, came to Missouri as a young man in the
> very early 1900's from Sullivan County Indiana. I understand that his
> father was named Moses Whitman, but that is the extent of my knowledge. There is
> a family story that Moses came there from Pennsylvania, but I don't know that
> as a fact.
>
> Christian C. married Frances Adeline Sprague in Dallas County, MO, and they
> produced three children--my father, Clarence R. Whitman, my uncle, Homer
> Emerson Whitman, and their sister, Ethel Whitman. All three are now deceased,
> but a number of us first-cousins are still alive.
>
> In the last few years, I have become somewhat involved in the Sprague
> ancestry, and have run across some interesting stories about the Whitman-Sprague
> family relationship possibilities. It appears that both families came to North
> America about the same time (1620-30) from the same area (Weymouth and
> Upwey, Dorsetshire, England), and settled in the same region around Charlestown
> and Boston in New England. Added to the interest is the Sprague family history
> which shows about eight records of Whitman-Sprague marriages in the time
> since then.
>
> I have a Whitman cousin, Dwain, who lives in Springfield, MO, who has a
> better Whitman record than me, and I will send a copy of this message to him.
> Perhaps he can add to the knowledge of our family history.
>
> Donald Whitman
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