WHITMORE, John [688]

  General Notes:

"At an early day ... removed to Morgan County, OH, becoming one of its first settlers, and there he cleared and improved a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. In connection with its cultivation he also operated a sawmill which he owned...." History of Henry County, IL.

1837 left Marietta, OH by flatboat. They traveled down the Ohio and up the Mississippi Rivers to New Boston in Mercer County, IL. They had ten children who made their homes in Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. Source: Ferne Whitmore Sepp.

1837 Left OH, went to Mercer Co, IL, "but three years later took up residence in Clover Township, Henry Co, his neighbors at that time being ten and twelve miles away. There he entered a tract of government land, and from the wild prairie developed a good farm." History of Henry County.

1840 Settled near Woodhull, Henry Co, IL.

1871 Applied for pension # 20418 on June 29, 1871, for his service as a teamster in the War of 1812.

1885 Died at his son David's home in Woodhull at 94 years of age. His wife passed away while residing on the farm. History of Henry County and Ferne Whitmore Sepp.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence, 1840, Roscoe Twp, Coshocton Co, OH. ³

John married Elizabeth ARCHIBALD [936], daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 29 Feb 1816 in Guernsey Co, OH.^{1 2} (Elizabeth ARCHIBALD [936] was born on 18 Jan 1795 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV ^{1 4} and died in 1866 in Woodhull, Henry Co, IL.)

  Marriage Notes:

Note that this indicates Elizabeth was 8 years old when she got married!