Missing Links

The following Whitnah individuals or families are found in various records, but their lineage has not yet been identified.

• James M. Whitnah--James M. Whitnah was born in July 1839 in Maryland. Both his father and mother were born in Maryland. James lived in Illinois, enlisted in the infantry, and served in the Civil War. He married (most likely in Illinois) and had at least three children. James is listed in the 1900, 1910, and 1920 Kansas Censuses. James died in 1925 and is buried in Kansas. Children of James M. Whitnah:
  
  1. Hugh J. Whitnah, married to Josephine (1900 and 1920 Kansas Census)
  2. George E. Whitnah, married Lillie P. (1910 and 1920 Kansas Census)
  3. Nona, likely never married (listed with her father)
• Arthur E. Whitnah--Arthur was born 6 Jul 1883, possibly in Benton County, Arkansas. On 15 Mar 1905 he married Lillie Belle Saxton. They lived for several years in Arkansas, then moved to Wisconsin. They had several children. See www.familysearch.org for more information on this family.
• Josie Whitnah--Josie was born in 1866. She is listed in the 1910 Kansas Census. The census indicates she had been married twice, the last marriage being 24 years. However, no husband or children are listed in the census living with her.
• Laura J. Whitnah--Born 11 Mar 1920 in California, died 27 Apr 1974 in Orange County, California. Possibly married into the Whitnah family.
• Moses P. Whitnah a Union Army civil War veteran. Served in Company A, 54th Illinois Infantry. Buried in Grand Junction, Colorado.
• Sally Whitnah--Born 16 May 1917 in Canada, died 18 Dec 1979 in San Francisco, California.
• Dean Whitnah--Born 1953 died in an accident in Forrest City, MO in 1971. "Boy Crushed to Death Unloading Farm Truck. Forrest City, MO (AP)--Dean Whitnah, 18, of Forbes Mo, was killed Wednesday while working on a farm north of Forest City, in northwest Missouri. The highway patrol reported Whitnah was unloading beans from a truck with a hydraulic bed, which fell and pinned him beneath the bed and the frame of the truck." Constitution-Tribune Chillicothe, Mo. Friday Nov 5, 1971.

Please e-mail me if you have information regarding these individuals or families and how they fit into the Whitnah ancestry.