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Descendants of John M. Meriwether

Generation No. 1

 1. JOHN M.1 MERIWETHER was born 1774, and died 1854. He married MARY PATTERSON BELL. She was born 1777, and died 1836.
Children of JOHN MERIWETHER and MARY BELL are:
i. ANN T.2 MERIWETHER, b. 1800; d. 1840; m. CLEMENT N. BURTON; b. 1796.
ii. ELIZABETH P. MERIWETHER, b. 1802; d. 1860; m. (1) RICHARD REDFIELD; m. (2) JOHN A. SCOTT; b. 1788; d. 1862.
iii. JAMES PATTERSON MERIWETHER, b. 1804; d. 1882; m. MARY EVERSOLE; b. 1809; d. 1851.
2. iv. LOUISA R. MERIWETHER, b. 1806.
v. LUCINDA CAROLINE MERIWETHER, b. 1806; d. 1885; m. JONATHAN P. SMITH; b. 1806; d. 1863.
vi. HUGH P. MERIWETHER, b. 1809; d. 1844.
vii. VIRGINIA MERIWETHER, b. 1813; d. 1830.
viii. JOHN MONTGOMERY MERIWETHER, b. 1815; d. 1884; m. CYNTHIA MOORE; b. 1820; d. 1887.
ix. SARAH C. MERIWETHER, b. 1817; d. 1861; m. THOMAS S. HAND; b. 1815; d. 1897.

 Generation No. 2

 2. LOUISA R.2 MERIWETHER (JOHN M.1) was born 1806. She married RILEY CORNELISON.
Children of LOUISA MERIWETHER and RILEY CORNELISON are:
i. MARY ANN3 CORNELISON, b. August 01, 1831; d. Aft. 1848; m. JOHN A. JEMMISON.
ii. ELIZABETH CORNELISON, b. September 23, 1833; d. Aft. 1910; m. ? DARROW.
iii. SARAH C. CORNELISON, b. February 20, 1838; d. Aft. 1876; m. MARTIN V. RITCHARDSON.
iv. JAMES PATTERSON CORNELISON, b. August 11, 1840; d. 1932; m. (1) MARY ELLEN JONES; b. 1851; d. 1872; m. (2) ANNA C. AUSTIN, 1872, Crawford Co., IN.
3. v. WILLIAM RILEY CORNELISON, b. March 17, 1843, IN; d. June 19, 1931, Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
4. vi. LOUISA JANE CORNELISON, b. 1846; d. July 26, 1887, IN.
5. vii. LUCINDA CAROLINE CORNELISON, b. December 23, 1846, IN; d. December 1910, Vigo Co., IN.

Generation No. 3

3. WILLIAM RILEY3 CORNELISON (LOUISA R.2 MERIWETHER, JOHN M.1) was born March 17, 1843 in IN, and died June 19, 1931 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
He married (1) MARY TERRELL August 16, 1862 in Floyd Co., IN. She was born Abt. 1846 in IN.
He married (2) MARY JANE HARVEY 1868 in Hendricks Co., IN. She was born 1846, and died 1911.
 More About WILLIAM RILEY CORNELISON: Burial: Neosho, Newton Co., MO
Notes for MARY TERRELL: Mary was living in the household of Fanny Whiteman on the 1860 Floyd Co., IN census.
 Children of WILLIAM CORNELISON and MARY HARVEY are:
i. WILLIAM RILEY4 CORNELISON, b. February 28, 1872, Crawford Co., IN.
ii. LOUISA E. CORNELISON, b. 1867; m. WILLIE EDMISTON.
4. LOUISA JANE3 CORNELISON (LOUISA R.2 MERIWETHER, JOHN M.1) was born 1846, and died July 26, 1887 in IN.
She married ROBERT PRESTON AIKEN CLARK WHITEMAN August 10, 1862 in Floyd Co., IN,
son of BENJAMIN WHITEMAN and LETITIA CLARK. He was born Abt. 1839 in Floyd Co., IN, and died July 29, 1884 in IN.
Notes for ROBERT PRESTON AIKEN CLARK WHITEMAN:
Buried Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, IN, Plat 1, Row 1, Lot 19 (no stone). More About ROBERT PRESTON AIKEN CLARK WHITEMAN: Burial: Floyd Co., IN
Children of LOUISA CORNELISON and ROBERT WHITEMAN are: i. ARCHIE ALLEN4 WHITEMAN, b. June 11, 1866, Floyd Co., IN; d. December 24, 1951.
ii. IDA MAY WHITEMAN, b. Abt. 1868, Floyd Co., IN; d. January 17, 1935; m. (1) COLEMAN BISSY, September 20, 1886, Floyd Co., IN;
m. (2) JOHN ALLEN PETERS, May 26, 1891; b. Abt. 1858, Floyd Co., IN.
 Notes for IDA MAY WHITEMAN: New Albany Daily Ledger - Sep 1886 "The seduction under promise of marriage case of Ida M. Whiteman against Coleman A. Bissy was settled to-day by the marriage of the parties, Squire Hackeby officiating." W.P.A. Index of Marriages - Floyd Co., IN Bizzy, Ida May - John L. Peters 26 May 1891
6. iii. CHESTER FIELD WHITEMAN, b. October 05, 1871, Floyd Co., IN; d. February 08, 1955.
5. LUCINDA CAROLINE3 CORNELISON (LOUISA R.2 MERIWETHER, JOHN M.1) was born December 23, 1846 in IN, and died December 1910 in Vigo Co., IN.
She married STEPHEN SAMUEL WHITEMAN March 04, 1863 in Floyd Co., IN, son of JOHN WHITEMAN and FRANCES HANCOCK. He was born August 24, 1828 in KY, and died November 09, 1919 in Vigo Co., IN.
 Notes for LUCINDA CAROLINE CORNELISON: 16 Dec 1910 - "Mrs. Lucinda Caroline Whiteman wife of Stephen S. Whiteman and former resident of this city, died at her home near Terre Haute. She was 73 years of age. Mrs. Whiteman was a sister to Mrs. Elizabeth Darrow of this city." New Albany Daily Ledger. She was a sister to Louisa Cornelison who married Robert Preston Clark Aiken Whiteman.
More About LUCINDA CAROLINE CORNELISON: Burial: Vigo Co., IN Notes for STEPHEN SAMUEL WHITEMAN: Buried Hull Cemetery, Vigo Co., IN. More About STEPHEN SAMUEL WHITEMAN: Burial: Vigo Co., IN
Children of LUCINDA CORNELISON and STEPHEN WHITEMAN are:
i. FRANCES L.4 WHITEMAN, b. Abt. 1864, Indiana; m. ROBERT F. BATES, March 12, 1899, Vigo Co., IN.
ii. MARY L. WHITEMAN, b. Abt. 1866.
iii. JANE WHITEMAN, b. Abt. 1869.
iv. JOHN S. WHITEMAN, b. Abt. 1877, Indiana; m. BERTHA M. FRANCIS, December 24, 1899, Vigo Co., IN.

Generation No. 4

6. CHESTER FIELD4 WHITEMAN (LOUISA JANE3 CORNELISON, LOUISA R.2 MERIWETHER, JOHN M.1) was born October 05, 1871 in Floyd Co., IN, and died February 08, 1955.
He married ROSA DAVIS July 13, 1892 in Floyd Co., IN. She was born June 19, 1872, and died April 12, 1954.
Children of CHESTER WHITEMAN and ROSA DAVIS are:
i. EDNA C.5 WHITEMAN, b. December 1894.
7. ii. ELMER PRESTON WHITEMAN, b. October 20, 1896, Floyd Co., IN; d. June 28, 1961.
iii. CHESTER R. WHITEMAN, b. September 1899.
iv. NELLIE WHITEMAN, b. Abt. 1903.
v. HAZEL WHITEMAN, b. Abt. 1905.
Notes for HAZEL WHITEMAN:
Had a daughter named DorothyJean whose married name was Topalosky.
vi. KENNETH WHITEMAN, b. Abt. 1910.
vii. DOROTHY WHITEMAN.

 Generation No. 5

 7. ELMER PRESTON5 WHITEMAN (CHESTER FIELD4, LOUISA JANE3 CORNELISON, LOUISA R.2 MERIWETHER, JOHN M.1) was born October 20, 1896 in Floyd Co., IN, and died June 28, 1961.
He married MARGARET MAE EISENHOWER 1915 in Floyd Co., IN. She was born April 07, 1898.
Child of ELMER WHITEMAN and MARGARET EISENHOWER is:
8. i. RUSSELL EISENHOWER6 WHITEMAN, b. May 07, 1919.

Generation No. 6

8. RUSSELL EISENHOWER6 WHITEMAN (ELMER PRESTON5, CHESTER FIELD4, LOUISA JANE3 CORNELISON, LOUISA R.2 MERIWETHER, JOHN M.1) was born May 07, 1919.
He married ARLINE REAVER.
Child of RUSSELL WHITEMAN and ARLINE REAVER is:
i. KARLA KAY7 WHITEMAN, m. ? BRIGHTMAN.
Notes for KARLA KAY WHITEMAN:
Two sons born ca 1983 and 1981. Living in Kettering, OH in 1988.
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