1. Birth date taken from John's pension application as quoted in "The Whitehead and Related Families". MORE ABOUT THAT LATER

2. Birthplace is unknown. John listed NC as his birthplace in census records and that may actually mean somewhere in the current state of NC or it may mean that he was born in a part of TN that used to be part of NC. MORE ABOUT THAT LATER

3. The source for the death date seems to be affidavits that accompanied Hannah's widows application. The affidavits were from 2 men who said they helped bury John.

4. The death place is not known for certain. It is assumed to be on his home place in the Montvale Springs/Six Mile area, Blount County, TN but that is not known for certain. MORE ABOUT THE HOME PLACE LATER

5. Burial place is not known. Again, it is assumed that it would be near his home place, possibly in the cemetery of the Six Mile Baptist Church, which was almost adjacent to his land. But other Whiteheads are buried in a private burying ground on their land, not far from where John and Hannah lived and it's possible that he may be there. MORE ABOUT THAT LATER

---------------------------------------------CENSUS INFO

There are 2 John Whiteheads in the 1830 Carter County Census (pg. 9 and pg. 27). As can be seen, I suspect that our John is listed on pg. 9.

Carter County TN 1830 Census

Pg. 9

John Whitehead 111001 - 110201

1 male <5 = Adam

1 male 5-9 = Matthias

1 male 10-14 = James

1 male 30-39 = John

1 female <5 = Sarah

1 female 5-9 = Hiley

2 females 15-19 = Susannah, Lavinia

1 female 30-39 = Hannah

Pg. 27

John Whitehead 111001 - 110101

1 male <5

1male 5-10

1 male 10-15

1 male 30-40

1 female <5

1 female 5-10

1 female 15-20

1 female 30-40

If pg. 9 is our John, then:

Immediate neighbors listed before:

James Shuffield

Joel Dugger

Lawson Goodwin

Immediate neighbors listed after:

Daniel Robertson

Daniel Stout

John Potter

The 1840 Carter County Census also lists 2 John Whiteheads (Dist.5 pg 183 and Dist.2 pg 197)

I suspect that this is the right John:

pg 183 #18

1 male under 5 = Samuel (1836)

1 male 5-10 = Adam (abt. 1830)

2 males 10-15 = Mathias (abt 1824) and UNK

1 male 50-60 = John (by known birth date he would have been 47 in 1840)

1 female 5-10 = Hiley (date unknown, believed to be the youngest)

1 female 15-20 = Sarah Jane (1827)

1 female 40-50 = Hannah

with a total of 8 in the household

with 3 people employed in Agriculture

Don't know what the 2 on the end is for, probably a code for type of farm for the agricultural schedule portion of the census.

Children James, Susannah and Lavina are all married before the census.

Of the two John’s listed, this entry is the closest to being correct for John and Hannah’s household, based on what we currently know. The other entry, shows the oldest female in the household as being between 20-29, which is obviously not correct for Hannah.

Other reasons that I think it's him are as follows:

Reason 1. The number of nearby names that the children married or that we know played a role in John's life.

Pg. 184 household #1 and #22 are for Lusk (Sarah Jane married David Lusk).

Pg. 184 #27 and #28 and Pg. 185 #1 list all the McKeehans (or variations of name) shown in Carter county census (Mathias married Mary McKeehan).

Pg 180 #3 lists a Judas Duger (age 60-70) who I believe to be Julius Dugger, the J.P. who performed the marriage of James and Lucinda. (This is about Julius Dugger, the man who married John and Hannah.

From http://www.martygrant.com/gen/dugger/dugger-julius-carter-tn.htm

"Julius Dugger and Mary Hall of NC and TN by Marty and Karla Grant"

In "A History of Watauga County, North Carolina. with Sketches of Prominent Families" by John Preston Arthur, Richmond: Everett Waddey Co. 1915: pg 222 "Julius settled near Fish Springs on the Watauga River, Tennessee. It was from Julius' children that the Banner's Elk Duggers descended.")

Pg 179 #26 lists a William Garland brother to John Gutridge Garland who married John and Hannahs daughter Susannah. William and Johns father Ezekial died in 1817 so he wouldn't be listed, but their mother would still be alive. Williams household includes himself, a male under 5, a female 20-30 (wife) and a female 50-60 (mother). So although John Gutridge doesn’t live there, he would likely be in the neighborhood often to see his mother and brother.

Pg 185 #7 is a "Matlin, Turner". Believe this to be Turner Martin (correct name), who could be the father of Lucinda who James married in early 1840.

Reason 2. The proximity of households of Coles. Pg. 180 #25 lists a James F. Cole (age 30-40) and Pg. 181 #8 lists a Benjamin Cole (age 20-30). These are 2 known sons of Capt. Jesse Cole, who was the captain of the militia company that John served in during the War of 1812. Jesse Cole actually lived and died in what became Johnson County and the presence of 2 of his sons near this listing may indicate that this John Whitehead was probably living near the Johnson County line.

Reason 3. Although perhaps a coincidence, pg 185 #5 is a listing for an "Isaac Taylor" (age 80-90), shown as a Pensioners for Rev. or Military service Names|Age 84. There are at least 3 known Whitehead males, born in the 19th century that were named Isaac Taylor Whitehead. (2 in the Blount County Whiteheads, at least 1 in the Carter County Whiteheads). Prior to that time, there are no known uses of the name Isaac Taylor in the Whitehead families in VA or NC (that most researchers think our TN Whiteheads came from). That would seem to indicate that somewhere along the line, someone named Isaac Taylor had some sort of significant relationship or meaning to the Whitehead families in Carter County. This Isaac Taylor seems to have been an interesting and possibly influential man in the area and it’s very possible that the Whitehead family grew close to him.

By the 1850 Census, John and family are in Blount County.

WHITEHEAD, JOHN

State: TN Year: 1850

County: Blount County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule

Township: 8th Civil District Page: 059

Database: TN 1850 Federal Census Index

27 834 834 WHITEHEAD John 63 M F No Car

28 834 834 WHITEHEAD Hannah 52 F No Car

29 834 834 WHITEHEAD Saml. 14 M No Car

The next household listed is for John and Hannah’s son Mathias (listed as Bethias) and wife Mary. The household listed after that is for their son James and his wife Lucinda. The next 5 households after James and Lucinda (#837-841) are also Whiteheads. 837 is Eugene, who is actually Squire John, 838 is Sarah, widow of William, 839 is Alfred, son of William, 840 is David, son of William and 841 is William, son of William. The fact that they all lived next to each other not only tells us that there must have been some relationship between them, it’s also an aid in locating their home places on today’s maps.

The 1860 Blount County Census actually lists 2 John Whitehead’s.

WHITEHEAD, JOHN H.

State: TN Year: 1860

County: Blount County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule

Township: District 4 Page: 033

Database: TN 1860 Federal Census Index

WHITEHEAD, JOHN

State: TN Year: 1860

County: Blount County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule

Township: District 16 Page: 137

Database: TN 1860 Federal Census Index

Based on knowledge that John was living in the Montvale Springs/Six Mile are, that makes the listing for our John on page 137. (A note about the district numbers. Blount County used 2 different forms of District numbers. One was called a "Civil District" which is roughly equivalent to a township and was a division used in civil government. The other was called an "Enumeration District" and was apparently only used during a census. So although our John is listed as being in "District 16" that is an enumeration district and he actually lived in Civil District 8.)

From Blount County 1860 Census book:

Dist. 8

PO. Montvale

Orig. pg. 62

Household #445

Whitehead, John 68 Farmer 2500 (Real Estate value) 600 (Personal value) NC

Hannah 64 TN

Next listing is for their son Samuel and wife Margaret, and the next after that is for the family of James and Lucinda. Other nearby listings show that John and Hannah lived very near what was the regionally famous Montvale Springs Resort and Hotel. MORE ABOUT THAT LATER

The 1870 Blount County Census apparently does not have a listing for John and Hannah. We know that John and Hannah should still be alive and have no evidence that they moved. We do find Mathias, along with some other Whiteheads, listed in what seems to be the right area, but not all the Whiteheads that "should" be there are. The copy of the 1870 Census that I used in the library was not in very good condition and was difficult to work with. I will have to go back and try again and do a more thorough search of it. NEW NOTE: During our research work in October, we came across some new and unexpected evidence that may shed some light on this. A map of home places in Cades Cove (just over the mountain from the Six Mile area) done by local historians, shows a John Whitehead as having lived there. This is totally new information and will have to be followed up. MORE ABOUT THAT LATER.

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DEED AND LAND INFO

NOTE: The following info from Carter County is for John Whitehead. However, at this time, there's no way to know or be sure that it's "our" John.

Carter Co. TN Surveyor's books, Vols. A-(D) 1825-1901 on microfilm at the Carter County Library <NOTE: C.B. stands for "Chain Bearer">

Pg. 62

State of Tennessee

Carter County

By virtue of an entry made in the Entry Taker’s office for said County of No. 724 dated Feb 4th 1826 I have surveyed for John Whitehead Sr one hundred acres of land in said County on the waters of Cobbs Creek adjoining the land of Michael Smithpeters <?>.

Beginning on a line a corner of said Smithpeters running north 62 poles to a chestnut oak at a natural boundary Thence East 40 poles to a red oak Thence North 62 poles to a walnut Thence East 62 poles to a white oak Thence North 8 poles to a black oak Thence East 32 poles to a small sourwood Thence South 111 poles to a stake Thence west 20 poles to a White oak thence S 16 E 30 poles to a dogwood Thence west 120 poles to the beginning Containing 100 acres by a scale of 100 poles to the inch

C.B. Joseph Houston <?> Daniel Rasor

Mar 6th 1826

A. Taylor C. Surveyor

Recorded Nov 3 1827

Received the above plat Sep 12th 1828

John  X  Whitehead

    (his mark)

Note: Accompanied by a diagram showing an irregular shaped plot labeled as "100 a".

Pg. 78

State of Tennessee

Carter County

By virtue of an entry made in the Entry Taker’s office for said County of No. 438 dated Aug 25 1825 I have surveyed for John Whitehead 25 acres of land on the waters of Big Doe River adjoining an entry no 106 made by Thomas Whitehead Beginning on the north side Thence West 90 poles to a pine tree <?> and <unreadable> Thence North 45 poles to a chestnut and <unreadable> Thence East 90 poles to a stake Thence S45 poles to the beginning Containing 25 acres by a scale of 100 poles to the inch

C. B. Thomas Whitehead and J <unreadable> Whitehead

Aug 30th 1826

Recorded March 5th 1827

Taylor McNabb, Dept. Surveyor

Note: Accompanied by a drawing showing a rectangle running horizontally.

Pg. 60 <Note: included because this land was referenced in the above survey for John.>

State of Tennessee

Carter County

By virtue of an entry made in the Entry Taker’s office for said County of No. 106 dated July the 5th 1824 I have surveyed for Thos. Whitehead 50 acres of land in said County Beginning on a white oak on a branch running out of the Forked Mountain into Big Doe River Thence South 33 poles to a stake West120 poles to a stake Thence North 66 poles to a dogwood Thence East 122 poles to a white oak on a spur of Forked Mountain Thence South 33 poles to the beginning Containing 50 acres by a scale of 100 poles the inch

C. B. William Jones and Alexander Russell

July 12 1825

A Taylor C. Surveyor

Recorded Mar. 2 1827

Note: Accompanied by a diagram showing a rectangle, tilted slightly to the left.

Pg. 184

John Whitehead is noted as being a C. B. on a survey done on Aug. 30 1826

Pg. 298

By virtue of an entry made in the Entry Taker’s office for said County of No. 563 dated Jan 6 1826 I have surveyed for James Whitehead 25 acres of land on the waters of Doe River on the dividing ridge between Big and Little Doe Rivers Beginning on a locust tree with <unreadable> Thence S 35 E 90 poles to a chestnut and <unreadable> Thence N 55 E 40 poles to a red oak and <unreadable> Thence N 35 W 90 poles to a stake Thence S 55 W 45 poles the the beginning Containing 25 acres by a scale of 100 poles to the inch

C. B. William Garland and John Whitehead

Sept 2nd 1826

Taylor McNabb Dep. Surveyor

Pg. 299

By virtue of an entry made in the Entry Taker’s office for said County of No. 439 dated Aug. 25 1825 I have surveyed for James Whitehead 50 acres of land on the waters of Big Doe River adjoining a 50 acre entry of No 117 made by James Whitehead Beginning on a chestnut on the East side of said Entry Thence East 39 poles to a dogwood on a hill Thence South 155 poles to an oak and <unreadable> on James Whiteheads line Thence west 63 poles to a stake Thence North 77 poles to a stake on James Whiteheads line Thence with Whitehead line East 24 poles corner to Whitehead Thence North 78 poles to the beginning Containing 50 acres by a scale of 100 poles to the inch

C. B. David Holly and John Whitehead

Aug 29 1826

Taylor McNabb Dept Surveyor

Note: Accompanied by a roughly L shaped diagram, with the long side of the L laying across the top.

Whitehead John Carter 1827 25 a " bk 11 p 946 g#14386

" " Carter 1829 100 a E dist bk 15 p 534 g#16031

" " " 1835 100 a " bk 19 p 272 g#19250

" " " " 50 a " " p 312 g#19265

" " " 1857 250 " bk 30 p629 g#29899

" John & Thomas " 1841 150 a " bk 25 p 387 g#24200

" John Sr. " " 200 a " " p 212 g#24171

NOTE: The above land records cite a "John Sr.". This is new information and implies that there is a John Jr. in the area. There are 2 John Whiteheads in Carter County but based on census info, they would seem to of roughly similar ages. But birth dates based only on census listings aren’t always accurate. As far as is known, John and Hannah did not have a son named John, which would imply that our John is not the "Sr.". There is an older John Whitehead known to be in Greene County before 1800 through at least 1807. Could he have moved to the Carter County area? If so, and if he is John Sr., does that make him our John’s father? Definitely needs to be explored. MORE ABOUT THAT LATER

Blount County Deed Books, from transcriptions in the Blount County Library

V-283

12/15 1848

Foute, Daniel D. to Whitehead, John

$450.00 pd. 150 ac. In 8th dist.; jns myself, James Whitehead, Mrs. Herrins, Temple; reserving and excepting out the Baptist old meeting house and graveyard ground; wit. J.W. Whitehead, David D. Luck; ack. 12/16 1848; Robt. A. Tedford clk.; reg. 12/16 1848; Andy McClain regr.

NOTES:

- D.D. Foute, local entrepreneur and land speculator. Very interesting man. MORE ABOUT HIM LATER

- "Mrs. Herrins" believed to be Rachel Whitehead who married 1st. Jeremiah Hearon and 2nd John Bradburn.

- "Baptist old meeting house" is believed to be the original site of the Six Mile Baptist Church. The church moved due to persistent flooding at the original site. The Six Mile Cemetery ("graveyard ground") still exists on what is now Six Mile Cemetery Road and this is a key factor in helping us find John’s land on today’s maps.

- The witnesses are John’s son James, and son-in-law David Lusk, who married John’s daughter Sarah Jane.

V-563

1/8 1850

Foute, Daniel D. to Razor, John

NOTES:

$37.50 pd. 12 ½ ac. on Six Mile Creek; jns. Jno. Whitehead, myself, Jas. Wilson, himself; wit. Jas A. McKamy, Jas. R. Love; ack. 8/6 1849; Robt. A. Tedford clk. By Jas. R. Love D.C.; reg. 8/8 1849; Andy McClain regr.

Other Blount County Deeds and land records that help place John Whitehead’s land in Blount County:

V-65

1/1 1848

Foute, Daniel D. to Whitehead, James W.

$165.00 pd. 55 ac. in 8th dist. known as "Boyd Place", is where Jeremiah Herron lived, (calls, etc.); wit. W.D. McGinley, Ebenezer McGinley; prov. 1/1 1848; W. Lowery clk. By Dep. D.D. Foute; reg. 1/3 1848; Andrew McClain regr.

V-66

1/4 1848

Foute, Daniel D. to Lusk, David D.

$150.00 pd. 50 ac. in 8th dist. on waters of Six Mile Creek is grant #12,177 to John Boyd, (calls, etc.); with. W.D. McGinley, Thomas Broady; prov. 1/4 1848; W.Lowery clk. By Dep. D.D. Foute; reg. 1/4 1848; Andy McClain regr.

V-284

12/15 1848

Foute, Daniel D. to Herrin, Rachael

$100.00 pd. 50 ac. on waters of Six Mile Creek in 8th dist; jns. John Boyd orig. tract (calls, etc.); wit. David D. luck, J.W. Whitehead; ack. 12/16 1848; Robt.A. Tedford clk.; reg. 12/16 1848; Andy McClain regr.

W-84

2/9 1850

Foute, Daniel D. to Whitehead James W.

$9.50 pd. 9 ½ ac. on waters of Six Mile Creek in 8th dist.; jns. D.D. Luck, myself; wit. Thomas G. Foute, David D. Lusk; ack. 5/29 1850; Robt. A. Tedford clk reg. 8/24 1850; Andy McClain regr.

W-102

9/24 1850

Foute, Daniel D. to Whitehead, Wm. R.

$31.12 pd. 20 ac. in 8th dist.; jns. James Grinstaff, sur. By I.D. Wear sur. by him 2/24 1847; wit. Samuel Pride, Wily Smith; ack. 9/24 1850; Robt. A. Tedford clk., reg. 9/30 1850; Andy McClain regr.

From "Tennessee Land Grants" Vol. II by Sistler

<Note: The Districts and books referred to in this listing are the Land Grant records. They don’t refer to the local county Deed Books.>

" James W. Blount 1849 3 a E dist bk 27 p 853 g#26525

" William Blount 1825 50 a " bk 11 p 307 g#12111

" " " 1828 50 a " bk 15 p 379 g#15639

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MILITARY INFO

John’s pension application tells us about his military service: (taken from the abstract given in ""The Whitehead and Related Famililes" by Margaret Whitehead Rhyme).

"Survivor's original No. 4934 and his certificate 2432. Widow's original No. 12299, her certificate 14413.

"JOHN WHITEHEAD AGE 79 (b. 1792) made his application in Blount Co., Tenn. , 1871, March 28; states he is married, his wife is named Hannah Rainbolt to whom he was married in Cater co., Tenn., 1811, that he is the identical John Whitehead who volunteered in Capt. Jesse Cole’s company in Col. Snodgrass’ regiment, in General Cocke’s Brigade at Carter Co., Tenn., October 1812, and discharge at Fish Springs, Carter Co., Tenn., 1813. That he assisted in erecting Fort Armstrong in the then territory of Alabama, that his company garrisoned said fort for some time, that he participated in a skirmish and the capture of HILLOBY TOWNS."

For more information on the pension application, see notes for Hannah.

From <http://jctcuzins.com/military/soldiers.html>

Johnson County War of 1812 Veterans

COLE, Jesse - Capt of a Company in Col. Snodgrass' Regiment, TN Militia. Served 18 Oct 1813-17 Jan 1814. Married Celia Brown 15 Dec. 1803, Johnson Co., TN [sic]. Soldier died 28 Nov 1870.

From <http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/1812reg.htm>

REGIMENTAL HISTORIES OF TENNESSEE UNITS DURING THE WAR OF 1812

COLONEL SAMUEL WEAR

* DESIGNATION: 1st Regiment East Tennessee Volunteer Militia

* DATES: September 1813 - December 1813

* MEN MOSTLY FROM: Knox, Sevier, Blount, Washington, Anderson, Campbell, Carter, and Jefferson Counties

* CAPTAINS: John Bayless, Samuel Bowman, Joseph Calloway, John Chiles, Jesse Cole, Robert Doak, James Gillespie, William Mitchell, Rufus Morgan, Simeon Perry, Daniel Price, Jehu Stephens, James Tedford

BRIEF HISTORY:

Muster rolls show this regiment at Fort Strother in early November 1813 and at Fort Armstrong in late November of the same year. The regiment, in the brigade commanded by General James White, helped attack a tribe of Creek Indians known as the Hillabees on 18 November 1813 where sixty-eight Creeks were killed and about 250 taken prisoner. Unbeknownst to the Americans, the Hillabees had sued Jackson for peace the day before the attack. Actually, a detachment of Cherokees friendly to the United States did most of the fighting -- there were no American casualties.

COLONEL WILLIAM LILLARD

· DESIGNATION: 2nd Regiment East Tennessee Volunteer Militia

· DATES: October 1813 - February 1814

· MEN MOSTLY FROM: Greene, Jefferson, Sullivan, Cocke, Grainger, Hawkins, and Washington Counties

· CAPTAINS: George Argenbright, Zacheus Copeland, Jacob Dyke, William Gillenwater, (Ensign)Abraham Gregg, William Hamilton, Jacob Hartsell, George Keys, Benjamin H. Kings, James Lillard, Robert Maloney, Hugh Martin, Robert McAlpin (McCalpin), Thomas McCuiston, William McLinn, John Neatherton, John Roper, Thomas Sharp

BRIEF HISTORY:
This regiment of about 700 men was assigned to fill the ranks at Fort Strother for Andrew Jackson after the December 1813 "mutiny" of his army. While at Fort Strother, they comprised half of Jackson's forces until mid-January 1814 when their enlistments were up. This regiment was used to keep the lines of communication open and to guard supply lines.

Their route was from Kingston, Tennessee to Fort Armstrong (early December 1813) to Fort Strother. Cherokees friendly to the United States fought with various units of the Tennessee militia and Lieutenant Colonel William Snodgrass commanded a detachment of Cherokees at Fort Armstrong from mid-January to early February 1814.

NOTES:

- The first regimental history quoted above shows a different Regimental Commander and a different Brigade Commander than John mentions in his pension application. However, the history of the unit’s actions are very similar to what John described in his application.

- The second regimental history quoted above mentions a Col. Snodgrass and that unit seems to have also been involved in Ft. Armstrong. It’s very possible that there were changes in command between these 2 units, and that John may have served in some combination or variation of them.

- Fort Armstrong is believed to have been located near what is now Cedar Bluff, AL between Interstate 59 and the Georgia state line.

Although John had a certificate and presumably received a pension, he isn’t mentioned on any known list of 1812 pensioners found so far. We might know more about what he received and for how long after receiving his pension application packet from the NARA. The Whitehead book mentions that Hannah’s widow’s application included a note that she had appointed Will McTeer as her attorney in this matter. That may be because she was 82 years old and wasn’t able to handle the bureaucratic process of the application. Or, it might be an indication that Hannah felt it necessary to hire an attorney to fight for her widow’s claim.

We know that Hannah did eventually receive a widow's pension based on the following information.

WAR OF 1812 - TENNESSEE PENSIONERS ON LIST - January 1, 1883

Part I

Reprinted from Ansearchin' News, Volume VII, January - October 1960

(No. of Certificate, Date of Original Allowance, Monthly Rate for each Pensioner

is available in Volume VII.)

Name of Pensioner Post Office Address Widow/Survivor

BLOUNT COUNTY

Whitehead, Hannah Montvale Widow

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MISC. INFO ABOUT JOHN

The death certificate of John and Hannah's daughter Susannah shows a

birth place of Johnson County, TN. Susannah was born in 1812. It's possible that

Hannah was pregnant with her while John was away fighting. That may be why James P.

Whitehead stayed with Hannah while John was away (see notes on Hannah). Knowing

that Susannah was born in Johnson County in 1812 confirms the theory that John was

in what was then Carter County, even though so far no other records or documentation

shows that (no deeds, mention in court minutes, etc. ) until about 1825 when a John Whitehead

first shows up in a Carter County Deed Survey. Johnson County was formed from Carter County

in 1836 and we need to do more research there.

RESEARCH NOTES FOR HANNAH RAINBOLT WHITEHEAD

BASIC FACTS:

Specific source of birth and death dates is unknown.

Birth place is not known for sure. However, because her presumed father, Adam Rainbolt, is listed as a taxpayer as early as 1787 in Washington County, she was probably born there as well. It appears that the Rainbolt's lived in the part of Washington county that became Carter County, although it didn't become Carter County until a year after Hannah's birth.

CENSUS INFO

Not documented until she is listed by name in the 1850 Census.

Presumed to be shown with John in 1830 and 1840, and listed by name in 1860. As of yet not found in the 1870 census.

Next found in the 1880 Census for Blount County, living with her son.

From familysearch.org

1880 Census (complete)

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

Matthias WHITEHEAD Self M Male W 56 TN Farmer TN TN

Mary WHITEHEAD Wife M Female W 56 TN Housekeeping TN TN

Daniel K. WHITEHEAD Son S Male W 23 TN Farmer TN TN

Hannah A. WHITEHEAD Dau S Female W 15 TN At Home TN TN

Hannah WHITEHEAD Mother W Female W 85 TN NC NC

Source Information:

Census Place District 8, Blount, Tennessee

In the printed abstract of the 1880 Census found in the Blount County Library, they are listed as being in Dist. 8, household # 199. The next household is Matthias' son William. These 2 Whiteheads are listed somewhat apart from most of the other Whitehead's. This may indicate that they were living in the Happy Valley area, (on the east side of Chilhowee Mountain) on the land that Matthias had bought from D.D. Foute in 1862. However, in Hannah's widow's pension application in 1877, she gives her post office as being Montvale Springs, which is on the west side of Chilhowee Mountain, near the Six Mile area. From a listing of historical post offices, it appears that Montvale Springs could well have been the P.O. for the Happy Valley area, probably until one opened in Tallassee in 1928.

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Last known documentation for Hannah is:

WAR OF 1812 - TENNESSEE PENSIONERS ON LIST - January 1, 1883

Part I

Reprinted from Ansearchin' News, Volume VII, January - October 1960

(No. of Certificate, Date of Original Allowance, Monthly Rate for each Pensioner

is available in Volume VII.)

Name of Pensioner Post Office Address Widow/Survivor

BLOUNT COUNTY

Whitehead, Hannah Montvale Widow