James E. Whittlesey: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. James E. Whittlesey was born about 1862 in Texas (son of Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey and Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock); and died.

Generation: 2

Joseph Adolphus Whittlesey was born about 1820 in North Carolina; and died.

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]

Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock was born about 1833 in Mississippi (daughter of Lemuel Bullock and Martha L. Day); and died.

Notes:

The daughter of Lemuel Bullock and Martha Day. Dale Rubel shows that she was born in Holmes County, Mississippi, and died ca 1912 in Short, Texas.

The death certificate of her eldest son, Oscar, instead showed that Anne was born in Virginia.

Children:

Oscar Adolphus Whittlesey was born on 9 Apr 1854 in Texas; died on 14 Jun 1938 in Center, Shelby County, Texas.
Luther Cogswell Whittlesey was born on 16 May 1856 in Texas; died on 26 Feb 1939.
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.
1. James E. Whittlesey was born about 1862 in Texas; and died.
Annie A. Whittlesey was born about 1862 in Texas; and died.
Calvin H. Whittlesey was born about 1868 in Texas; and died.

Generation: 3

6.	Lemuel Bullock was born about 1794 in South Carolina; died about 1847 in Sabine County, Texas. Lemuel married Martha L. Day. Martha was born about 1794 in Mississippi; died after 1870 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha L. Day was born about 1794 in Mississippi; died after 1870 in Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

She was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Jospeph A. WHITTLESEY in Sabine County, Texas at the time of the 1870 census, listed as Widow Bullock, age 76, born in Mississippi.

Children:

3. Anne "Annie" Newton Bullock was born about 1833 in Mississippi; and died.