John Washington Whisman was born in 1806 in Lee County, Virginia. He was the son of Phillip E Whisman (1776-1857) and Mary Ann Copenhaver (1780-1850). John had at least nine siblings:
Elizabeth Whisman( 1800-1857))
Sara Sally Whisman (1806-1880)
Mary K Whisman (1810-????),
William Michael McCheaf (1814-1880)
Albion Alvin (1814-1885)
Hiram Whisman (1815-aft 1860)
Millard Whisman (1817-????)
David Crockett Whisman (1819-1892)
Lavina (1823-1900).
John (age 37) married Ann Margaret King (age 32) in Platte County, Missouri, on November 7, 1843 They had six children over the course of eleven years:
Mary Elizabeth (1840-1909)
Juliana (1841-1924)
Nancy Alameda (1844-1917)
John Sutter (1846-1924),
Joseph Palmer (1849-1931)
Frances Margaret (1851-1870)
In 1846, John, his wife Margaret their three children Mary, Julianna, and Nancy, where living in Missouri. John's mother, Mary Ann " Copenhaver" Whisman was living with them. John and Mary had decided to migrate to California with their three children and Johns mother. In April of 1846, they left their home and traveled to Independence, Missouri. There, they found a large gathering of wagons in various stages of preparation to travel west to Oregon or California. John and his family joined a group of these wagons headed for California that would soon become known as the Russell-Boggs wagon train.
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Elizabeth Whisman( 1800-1857))
Sara Sally Whisman (1806-1880)
Mary K Whisman (1810-????),
William Michael McCheaf (1814-1880)
Albion Alvin (1814-1885)
Hiram Whisman (1815-aft 1860)
Millard Whisman (1817-????)
David Crockett Whisman (1819-1892)
Lavina (1823-1900).
John (age 37) married Ann Margaret King (age 32) in Platte County, Missouri, on November 7, 1843 They had six children over the course of eleven years:
Mary Elizabeth (1840-1909)
Juliana (1841-1924)
Nancy Alameda (1844-1917)
John Sutter (1846-1924),
Joseph Palmer (1849-1931)
Frances Margaret (1851-1870)
In 1846, John, his wife Margaret their three children Mary, Julianna, and Nancy, where living in Missouri. John's mother, Mary Ann " Copenhaver" Whisman was living with them. John and Mary had decided to migrate to California with their three children and Johns mother. In April of 1846, they left their home and traveled to Independence, Missouri. There, they found a large gathering of wagons in various stages of preparation to travel west to Oregon or California. John and his family joined a group of these wagons headed for California that would soon become known as the Russell-Boggs wagon train.
(To be continued)
John Washington Whisman was born in 1806 in Lee County, Virginia. He was the son of Phillip E Whisman (1776-1857) and Mary Ann Copenhaver (1780-1850). John had at least nine siblings:
Elizabeth Whisman( 1800-1857))
Sara Sally Whisman (1806-1880)
Mary K Whisman (1810-????),
William Michael McCheaf (1814-1880)
Albion Alvin (1814-1885)
Hiram Whisman (1815-aft 1860)
Millard Whisman (1817-????)
David Crockett Whisman (1819-1892)
Lavina (1823-1900).
John (age 37) married Ann Margaret King (age 32) in Platte County, Missouri, on November 7, 1843 They had six children over the course of eleven years:
Mary Elizabeth (1840-1909)
Juliana (1841-1924)
Nancy Alameda (1844-1917)
John Sutter (1846-1924),
Joseph Palmer (1849-1931)
Frances Margaret (1851-1870)
In 1846, John, his wife Margaret their three children Mary, Julianna, and Nancy, where living in Missouri. John's mother, Mary Ann " Copenhaver" Whisman was living with them. John and Mary had decided to migrate to California with their three children and Johns mother. In April of 1846, they left their home and traveled to Independence, Missouri. There, they found a large gathering of wagons in various stages of preparation to travel west to Oregon or California. John and his family joined a group of these wagons headed for California that would soon become known as the Russell-Boggs wagon train.
(To be continued)
Elizabeth Whisman( 1800-1857))
Sara Sally Whisman (1806-1880)
Mary K Whisman (1810-????),
William Michael McCheaf (1814-1880)
Albion Alvin (1814-1885)
Hiram Whisman (1815-aft 1860)
Millard Whisman (1817-????)
David Crockett Whisman (1819-1892)
Lavina (1823-1900).
John (age 37) married Ann Margaret King (age 32) in Platte County, Missouri, on November 7, 1843 They had six children over the course of eleven years:
Mary Elizabeth (1840-1909)
Juliana (1841-1924)
Nancy Alameda (1844-1917)
John Sutter (1846-1924),
Joseph Palmer (1849-1931)
Frances Margaret (1851-1870)
In 1846, John, his wife Margaret their three children Mary, Julianna, and Nancy, where living in Missouri. John's mother, Mary Ann " Copenhaver" Whisman was living with them. John and Mary had decided to migrate to California with their three children and Johns mother. In April of 1846, they left their home and traveled to Independence, Missouri. There, they found a large gathering of wagons in various stages of preparation to travel west to Oregon or California. John and his family joined a group of these wagons headed for California that would soon become known as the Russell-Boggs wagon train.
(To be continued)
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