James Washington Willhoit b. 24 Aug 1850 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 May 1926 Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA: Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families

1850 - 1926 (75 years)

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Name James Washington Willhoit

Birth 24 Aug 1850 Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA

Gender Male

Death 17 May 1926 Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Burial Lutie Cemetery, Theodosia, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Siblings 2 brothers and 6 sisters

	1. Mary Willhoit, b. cir 1847 ▻ John Phillips, m. 19 Dec 1894
	2. Thomas J. Willhoit, b. cir 1849 d. Bef 1929 (Age ~ 79 years) ▻ Amanda Smallwood, m. 5 Mar 1870
	3. James Washington Willhoit, b. 24 Aug 1850, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA d. 17 May 1926, Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA (Age 75 years) ▻ Elizabeth Griffith, m. 8 Aug 1871
	4. Susanna Catherine Willhoit, b. cir 1853
	5. Malisa Jane Willhoit, b. 12 Jan 1854 ▻ Warren Blair
	6. Lydia Emeline Willhoit, b. cir 1855
	7. W. I. (Wiley) Willhoit, b. cir 1856
	8. Madaline Willhoit, b. cir 1858
	9. Martha Taylor Willhoit, b. 6 Feb 1858 d. 27 Apr 1920 (Age 62 years)

Half-siblings 1 half sister (family of Alfred Hunter Willhoit and Elizabeth Missemer)

1. Orpha Willhoit, b. cir 1842

Half-siblings 1 half brother (family of Alfred Hunter Willhoit and Mary J. Burke)

1. John Burke Willhoit, b. 16 Jun 1867, (probably) Bradley County, Tennessee, USA

d. 21 Oct 1947, Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

Notes

James W. Willhoit served as a private in Company H, 15th Missouri Cavalry during the Civil War. At the time of the 1860 census, he was living in Bradley County, Tennessee (District 12, page 270). He left Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Ozark County, Missouri around 1866. At the time of the 1870 census, he was living in the home of James H. Sallee in Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri , and was listed as a farm hand (Roll M593_796, page 219). In 1880, he was living in Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri (Roll T9_707, Film 1254707, page 515B, Enumeration Dstrict 108, family 140). In 1920, he was living at Big Creek, Ozark County, Missouri. He and his wife homesteaded 160 acres (20 June 1885, document #04710) located between Longrun and Lutie, now known as Theodosia. He also owned forty acres which he received by patent (No. 32565, Serial No. MO5780-081) on 14 April 1888, in Section 34, Township 23N, Range 16W, and forty additional acres which he received on 11 February 1891 (document #32799). Both these tracts were in Ozark County. In addition to farming, James was a lawyer and a Justice of the Peace.

Person ID I1870 Bryan-Martin

Last Modified 9 Jun 2010

Father	Alfred Hunter Willhoit, b. Mar 1823, Greene County, Tennessee, or North Carolina, USA d. 1900, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (Age ~ 76 years)
Mother	Lydia H. Lamb, b. cir 1828, North Carolina, USA d. 1870 (Age ~ 42 years)
Marriage	7 Jun 1845	Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Family ID	F751	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth Griffith, b. 6 Oct 1854, Arkansas, USA d. 17 Sep 1924, Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA (Age 69 years)

Marriage 8 Aug 1871

Children

	1. John Robertson Willhoit, b. 19 Mar 1874, Lutie (now Theodosia), Ozark County, Missouri, USA d. 18 Apr 1947, Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri, USA (Age 73 years)
	2. Alfred Raleigh Willhoit, b. 3 Mar 1876, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA d. 5 Aug 1947, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years)
	3. Thomas Benton Willhoit, b. 13 Sep 1878, Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA d. 17 Dec 1928, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA (Age 50 years)
	4. George Washington Willhoit, b. 13 Feb 1881, Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA d. 12 Dec 1942, Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA (Age 61 years)
	5. Hepsie Clementine Willhoit, b. 1 May 1886, Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA d. 24 Nov 1966, Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri, USA (Age 80 years)
	6. Joseph Sherman Willhoit, b. 21 Aug 1890, Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA d. 7 Jul 1973, Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 82 years)

Family ID F682 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Feb 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 24 Aug 1850 - Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 17 May 1926 - Longrun, Marion Township, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
	Burial - - Lutie Cemetery, Theodosia, Ozark County, Missouri, USA