John E. Went

1844 - 1917  (72 years)

• Name	John E. Went  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	11 Nov 1844	Amite County, Mississippi   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Feb 1917  [4]
  Notes	Appears on the Muster Roll of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry, Capn J.M. Burroughs. All men enlisted at Hemphill, Texas by Drury Field for 3 months duty on January 15, 1863. "J.E. Went, Private; born Miss; dark eyes; light hair; light complexion; 5 ft 7 inches; farmer." He was Confederate Pension Application Number 16426
  Person ID	I7296	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	J.H. Wente,   b. 1820, Germany d. Bef 1850, Amite County, Mississippi (Age 29 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Jane White,   b. 1 May 1825, Amite County, Mississippi d. 19 May 1899, Sabine County, Texas (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	30 Nov 1842	Amite County, Mississippi   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances "Fanny" Whitehead,   b. 13 Aug 1843, Georgia d. 10 Apr 1916 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1871  [1]
  	In Virgie Speight's "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas," a column originally written September 26, 1963 about Dolly Wente Arnold was published, on the occasion of Dollie's Ninetieth Birth Anniversary. It was written that the Wente's had three daughters, only Mrs. Arnold surviving.
  Children	1. Alma Went,   b. Abt 1872   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Dollie Went,   b. 6 Sep 1873, Texas d. 4 Sep 1966, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 92 years)   3. Ada Went,   b. Abt 1876   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Nov 1844 - Amite County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S374] Speights, Virgie "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas Vignettes of Pioneer Families" (S. Malone, c. 1983). [S250] Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [database online], (Ancestral File (found at www.familysearch.org) is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.), AFN: 1XN9-2RC (Reliability: 3). [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.). [S463] White, Charlie-Family Researcher DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD WHITE. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 58 (Reliability: 3). [S250] Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [database online], (Ancestral File (found at www.familysearch.org) is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.).