BIOGRAPHIES - WHALEY, James R., Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Date: 07 Feb 2000 The biographies are taken primarily from William Perrin's "The History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky" and E. Polk Johnson's "The History of Kentucky and Kentuckians," Vol. III. Many Bourbon County, Kentucky, researchers have pointed out mistakes and they are notated. Name: James R. WHALEY _________________________________________ Birth: July 31, 1811, Bourbon County, Kentucky Death: 1899, Millersburg, Kentucky Age: 87 Father: Leland WHALEY Mother: Mary "Polly" TALBOTT (1787-1818) Spouses _________________________________________ 1: Tabitha JAMESON Birth: June 17, 1817 Death: September 21, 1840 Age: 23 Burial: Millersburg, Kentucky Marriage: October 19, 1837 Bourbon County, Kentucky _________________________________________ 2: Mary Ann HEDGES Birth: March 23, 1816 Death: June 17, 1849 Age: 33 Burial: Millersburg, Kentucky Father: John HEDGES (1771-1857) Mother: Catherine "Kate" TROUTMAN (1773-1833) Marriage: 1842, Bourbon County, Kentucky Children: Martha (ca1844-); Mary Frances "Fannie" (1846-); Tabitha J. (1848-) _________________________________________ 3: Elizabeth BOWLES Birth: June 20, 1816 Death: June 1, 1875 Age: 58 Burial: Millersburg, Kentucky Marriage: 1850 _________________________________________ 4: Elizabeth JAMES WHALEY,1 farmer, P. O. Millersburg; son of Leland and Polly (Talbott) Whaley; she a daughter of Henry and Barbara (Whaley) Talbott who came from Loudoun County, Va., to Fayette County, Ky., in 1792, where they resided two years, then came to Ruddel's Mills Precinct, settling on Hinkston, where they died at advanced ages. Leland was a son of John Whaley, of Loudoun County, Va., where he died about 1787; his wife was Barbara Reamy, who came to Ruddel's Mills in 1795. The father of our subject being the youngest of a large family, was born in 1782, and died in 1873. He remained with his mother until arriving at the age of maturity, when he took charge of the farm, she remaining with him until her death, which occurred in 1827, having passed her ninetieth year. He was twice married; first to Polly Talbott in 1805, having by her five children; Harriett, born in 1806, married to Benedict Whaley, and died in Missouri in 1862; Wm. B., a resident of Paris Precinct. The mother died in 1818. His second marriage was to Catharine, sister of his first wife; by her he had six children: Charles H., born in 1820, residing in Ruddel's Mills Precinct; Mary, born in 1823, and Sarah, in 1825, both of whom died maidens; B. F., born in 1828, residing in Cynthiana; L. W., in 1830, also in Cynthiana; Elizabeth, born in 1833, married to Winfield Hayden, now residing in Marion County, Mo. James, the subject of this sketch, received a limited common school education, and has devoted his life to agriculture and stock raising, with the exception of about five years, dating from 1835, when he was one of the prominent merchants of Millersburg. He was four times married: first to Tabitha Jameson, in 1837, she dying in 1840; second in 1842 to Mary Ann Hedges, daughter of John Hedges; by her he had three children: Tabitha, deceased, wife of John Jameson; Martha (deceased); Fannie, wife of John H. Shropshire, farmer, near Georgetown, Scott County, Ky.; his second wife died in 1849; third marriage to Betsey Bowles, in 1850; died in 1875; fourth marriage to Mrs. Elizabeth Redmon, in 1878. He is a member of the Christian church and a respected citizen. Sources 1. Perrin, pp. 521-522 ------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.