Irwin-Worth County GaArchives Biographies.....Whitley, James 1875 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
p. 1057-1058

   JAMES WHITLEY, ordinary of Irwin county, and a resident of Ocilla, is a
native born Georgian, born in this state in August, 1875. He is the son of John
H. and Martha V. S. (Henderson) Whitley. The father was a native of Irwin county
and the mother of Worth county.

   John H. Whitley was a farmer, and his son, James, of this review, passed his
early days upon the farm; in fact, he continued in his residence there until his
election to the office of ordinary of the county, which he now fills. He
received his education in the public schools of Irwin county, in common with
other members of his family. He was the eldest of a family of six children, all
of whom are living but one. They are Ella T., the wife of James Royal; Delia,
married to F. E. Ewing; Thomas T., Jr.; Lula, who makes her home with James, and
Lillian, who is a student at Forsythe. All are residents of Irwin county.

   On July 29, 1897, Mr. Whitley was married to Mattie Royal, a daughter of
William and Mary (Schinholsten) Royal, of Irwin county. Four children have been
born to them, named as follows: John William, born in 1899; LeRoy, born in 1903;
Russell, born in 1905, and Troy E., born in 1909. Mrs. Whitley passed away on
August 1, 1910, leaving her husband and little family of four to mourn her loss.

   Mr. Whitley is a Mason of the blue lodge degree, and the family are members
of the Primitive Baptist church.


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From:

A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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