Sylvester & Jane Wells Whitted
Sylvester Whited was
born March 17, 1834
to Wiley &
Ollie Lowery Whitted and died August 12, 1911. Sylvester's
grandparents were Thomas & Susannah Harper Whitted.
Sylvester enlisted for the UNION ARMY on September 9, 1861 in
Jeffersonville, IN.
His wife, Jane Wells was
born May 16, 1831 and died January 28, 1898..
Jane's parents were John & Nancy Smith Wells of Claiborne Co,
TN.
He and Jane along with their family were living in Putnam Co,
IN by the middle 1860's.
They were born in
Claiborne Co, TN and died in Putnam Co, IN
Claiborn Preston & Lucinda Lowry Whited
Claiborn "C. P." Whited was born
April 24, 1886
in Tennessee
and died on April 24, 1866 in Sharps Chapel, Union Co,TN
He was the son of Thomas and Susannah Whited.
His wife, Louisiana "Lucinda" Lowry Whited, was born November
30, 1811 in TN and died October 20, 1891, also in Sharps Chapel.
Her parents are not known at this time.
They were married about 1830 and had 14 children. After
their deaths, they were buried in the Whited family cemetery in
Sharps Chapel, but were later disinterred by the Tennessee
Valley Authority during the building of Norris Dam and moved to
Big Barren Memorial Cemetery on December 20, 1935.
Alvis was the son of
Claiborne Preston & Lucinda Lowery Whited. Alvis was born in Claiborne Co. in 1830 and married in
Claiborne Co, (perhaps marriage was in Union County as part of
Claiborne county became Union County in late 1850 or soon after
that year.
He was married to Rachel
Russell.
Names of Children : William Henry, Charlie, Sally & Mary
This family went to New Hope, Alabama by 1869 at least. Madison
County, Alabama. Alvis was a State Representative for Alabama
for several years.
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