Advertisement

Judith “Juda” <I>Dorminy</I> Whiddon

Advertisement

Judith “Juda” Dorminy Whiddon

Birth
USA
Death
8 Aug 1885 (aged 88)
USA
Burial
Tifton, Tift County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
Juda cut a switch from a Sycamore tree in Irwinville (where her parents lived) to use as a riding whip. As they traveled and decided on a place to stay, she stuck it into the ground and hence became the town of Sycamore, Georgia. By Susan Barwick


Obituary by Susan Barwick
Mrs. Juda Whiddon, consort of the late Lott Whiddon, of Irwin County, died at the home of her son-in-law, Capt. J.J. Henderson, on the 8th inst., aged 89 years. Mrs. Whiddon and her husband were among the first settlers of Irwin county. She was a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Her children, grand-children and great grand-children number 247.
August 28, 1885, Macon Weekly Telegraph, Volume: LIX,Issue: 39 Page: 3
Juda cut a switch from a Sycamore tree in Irwinville (where her parents lived) to use as a riding whip. As they traveled and decided on a place to stay, she stuck it into the ground and hence became the town of Sycamore, Georgia. By Susan Barwick


Obituary by Susan Barwick
Mrs. Juda Whiddon, consort of the late Lott Whiddon, of Irwin County, died at the home of her son-in-law, Capt. J.J. Henderson, on the 8th inst., aged 89 years. Mrs. Whiddon and her husband were among the first settlers of Irwin county. She was a consistent member of the Primitive Baptist Church. Her children, grand-children and great grand-children number 247.
August 28, 1885, Macon Weekly Telegraph, Volume: LIX,Issue: 39 Page: 3

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Children

Advertisement

See more Whiddon or Dorminy memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

Advertisement