Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey

Abt 1820 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1820	North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	"Records of the WHITTLESEY family have been traced to 664 A.D. in Whittlesey Mere, County of Cambridge, England. William Whittlesey (1300-1374) was the 57th Lord Archbishop of Canterbury (1368-1374). John Whittlesey came to America in 1623, and is a direct ancestor of Joseph Adolphus Whittesley b 1820. He was in Texas before 1840. In 1841, he was co-editor of the REDLANDER in San Augustine. He taught school, served in the Mexican War, was County Judge of Sabine County, and Postmaster of Sabinetown." (White and Toole, p 82). The death certificate of his eldest son, Oscar, instead showed that Joseph was born in Virginia.
  Person ID	I7227	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock,   b. Abt 1833, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	19 Apr 1849  [1]
  Children	1. Oscar Adolphus Whittlesey,   b. 9 Apr 1854, Texas d. 14 Jun 1938, Center, Shelby County, Texas (Age 84 years)   2. Luther Cogswell Whittlesey,   b. 16 May 1856, Texas d. 26 Feb 1939 (Age 82 years)   3. Martha "Mattie" Luma Whittlesey,   b. 28 Feb 1859, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Mar 1898, Shelby County, Texas (Age 39 years)   4. James E. Whittlesey,   b. Abt 1862, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   5. Annie A. Whittlesey,   b. Abt 1862, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   6. Calvin H. Whittlesey,   b. Abt 1868, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1820 - North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 82 (Reliability: 3). [S431] Toole, Blanche "1870 Census Sabine County, Texas".