Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey

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.

Joseph married Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock on 19 Apr 1849. Anne (daughter of Lemuel Bullock and Martha L. Day) was born about 1833 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Oscar Adolphus Whittlesey was born on 9 Apr 1854 in Texas; died on 14 Jun 1938 in Center, Shelby County, Texas.
2. Luther Cogswell Whittlesey was born on 16 May 1856 in Texas; died on 26 Feb 1939.
3. Martha "Mattie" Luma Whittlesey was born on 28 Feb 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 17 Mar 1898 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas.
4. James E. Whittlesey was born about 1862 in Texas; and died.
5. Annie A. Whittlesey was born about 1862 in Texas; and died.
6. Calvin H. Whittlesey was born about 1868 in Texas; and died.