Joseph Henry Whitnah, Jr. and Margaret Daugherty

Joseph Henry Whitnah, Jr. Margaret Daugherty
Birth: 9 Mar 1826 Groveland, Livingston, New York Birth: 13 Apr 1832
Marriage: 31 Aug 1865 Richland County, Ohio
Death: 8 Feb 1899 Ironton, Iron, Missouri Death: 18 Feb 1879/80 Ironton, Iron, Missouri
Father: Joseph Henry Whitnah, Sr. Father: John Daugherty
Mother: Ruth Southwood Burns Mother: Elizabeth Walthour

Joseph Henry Whitnah, Jr. was born on the 9th of March, 1826 and given the name of his father. In 1837 he moved to Ohio(1), and worked on his father's farm. On April 4, 1854 he married Mary E. Tuttle in Ironton County, Ohio(2).

After the death of his first wife, Joseph married Margaret Daugherty on 31 Aug 1865(3), daughter of John Daugherty and Elizabeth Walthour. Margaret Daugherty was born 13 Apr 1832 in Pennsylvania, and was a descendant of several prominent families who played a big part in the founding and settlement of Westmoreland County of that state.

Joseph and Margaret lived most of their lives together in Ironton, Iron County, Missouri. She died 18 Feb 1879 or 1880 of pneumonia. Joseph died 8 Feb 1899 and is buried in Cove Cemetary, Iron County, Missouri. See Last Will and Testament of Joseph Henry Whitnah, Jr. for addditional details about Joseph.

See Plucky Little Hunters for a newspaper article about two sons.

Joseph Henry Whitnah, Jr. and Margaret Daugherty are the parents of the following children:
  1. Rufus Henry Whitnah
  2. Marshall Herbert Whitnah
  3. Margaret Alice Whitnah.
  4. Louis Oscar Whitnah. Louis was born 22 Aug 1873 in Ironton, Iron County, Missouri. He married Ida McCaffray and had at least one son, Chester. Louis passed away on Apr 16, 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Notes:

  1. Sherman Whitnah Notes. 1850 Census, Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio.

  2. Sherman Whitnah Notes.

  3. Richland County, Ohio marriage records. License number 379. License application made 29 Aug 1865. Marriage performed by D. I. Fouck.