Stephen Whitmire (abt. 1814 - abt. 1868)

Born about 1814 in St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States

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Died about 7 Oct 1868 at about age 54 in Trinity, Trinity, Texas, United States

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• Resided in Mississippi 10/1837

• Received Texas land grant 1839 (360 acres in Trinity County, Texas)

The family of Stephen and Nancy Whitmire can be found living in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas at the time of the 1850 Census. The household included Stephen Whitmire (36 yrs), Nancy Whitmire (27 yrs), Charity Whitmire (9 yrs), Jesse Whitmire (7 yrs), "Polley" Whitmire (5 yrs) and John Whitmire (2 yrs). Stephen and Nancy were born in Louisiana and the children in Texas. ^[1]

At the time of the 1860 Census, the family of Stephen and Nancy Whitmire had relocated and can be found living in Trinity County, Texas in the household of Eri and Altha Lewis. The household included Eri Lewis (57 yrs), male born in South Carolina and Altha Lewis (60 yrs), female born in South Carolina, Steven Whitmire (46 yrs), male born in Louisiana who could not read or write, occupation, Laborer, Nancy Whitmire (36 yrs), female born in Louisiana, " Jessy" Whitmire (17 yrs), male born in Texas, Polly Whitmire (14 yrs), female born in Texas, John Whitmire (10 yrs), male born in Texas, Nancy Whitmire (8 yrs), female born in Texas and Sarah Whitmire (4 yrs), female born in Texas. Their daughter, Charity Lewis and her husband, James are enumerated on the same page with 1 household between them and her parents. ^[2]

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1. ↑ *1850 U.S. Federal Population Census, San Augustine District, San Augustine County, Texas, Dwelling #200, Lines 12-17 recorded 9/26/1850
2. ↑ *1860 U.S. Federal Population Census of Trinity County, Texas, Western District, Dwelling #162, Page 27, Lines 9-17 recorded 6/25/1860

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