He married Susan Deltha Parrett on 23 November 1859 in Jackson, Kentucky. Their children were Agnes Jane (McWhorter) Byrd (1860–1924), Mary Elizabeth (McWhorter) Buttery (1863–1912), Henry McWhorter (1867–1907), Martha McWhorter (1869–1913), Jesse Franklin Mcwhorter (1873–1960), James Pershing McWhorter (1875–1967), Nancy L. McWhorter (1878–1963), Sallie Margaret McWhorther (1879–1954) and Sophia Eva McWhorter (1882–1962).
1850 U.S. Census
This census tells us the names and ages of Jesse's wife and children. The birth dates of the children would indicate that if the first child is hers, Lucinda was only 15 years old when Nancy was born.
Jesse McWhorter, age 37, born in Kentucky, was a farmer in Clay County, Kentucky and owned real estate worth $500. Lucinda McWhorter was 28 years old, born in Kentucky, and was not able to read or write. All of the children were born in Kentucky: Nancy, age 13; Mary, age 11; Elijah, age 8; John, age 6; Henry, age 4; and William, age 1.[1]
Fact: Residence (1850) Clay, Webster, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1870) Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1880) Pigeon Roost, Clay, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1900) Magisterial District 2, Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1910) Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1920) Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Residence (1930) Sturgeon, Jackson, Kentucky, United States
Fact: Elijah passed away on 12 January 1933 in Jackson, Kentucky followed with burial at the Holcomb-Union Cemetery in Maulden, Jackson County, Kentucky.
Sources
↑ Genealogical Society Number: 4192487, Film Number: 442965, Line Number: 27, Collection: 1850 U.S. Federal Population Census, Source: National Archives, Courtesy of FamilySearch.org.
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