George L. WHITLEY (b. 1799)

WHITLEY, RIGGS, CHESSMAN, BRACE, BELL, WEBB, RICHARDSON, LUMSDEN

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Date: 6/10/2005 at 01:04:52

WHITLEY, George L., far., Sec. 26; P. O. Fayette; born in Chittenden, Vt., Dec. 4, 1799; moved to Dearborn Co., Ind., in 1821; was among the early settlers of that county. Was married there to Sarah Riggs; she was born in Philadelphia in 1804; they came to Linn County in 1844, and to this county in 1850; owns 320 acres of land. Mrs. W. died Aug. 12, 1869; she was the mother of ten children - Sarah (now Mrs. Chessman), Caroline, (Brace), Elizabeth (Bell), Lydia (Webb), Electa (Richardson), John H., Frederic M. and George are living; William and Mary are buried in Indiana; George, who lives on the home farm, was married Aug. 24, 1869, to Lucy T. Lumsden; she was born in Ireland Dec. 14, 1846; have three children - Ada, Jennie and Carrie.

1878 History of Fayette Co. Iowa - Westfield Township
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