BIO: Aaron Wilhite, Oldham Co., KY -------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: "Diana Flynn" Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 19:53:55 -0500 -------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** 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. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** WILHITE, KOEBLER, WILTZ"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL ANDBIOGRAPHICAL."CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO.PUBLISHERS. 1884.F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLEMORGAN COUNTYGREGG TOWNSHIPPAGE 350AARON L. WILHITE is a native of Oldham County, Ky., was born June 16, 1824,and is a son of Lamech and Mary (Koebler) Wilhite, natives of Virginia, whomoved first to Kentucky, and later, in 1836, to Indiana, where they settled ona tract of Gov- ernment land in this township; thence they moved to Monrovia,where they closed their lives--he at about seventy-four, and she at aboutseventy-nine years of age-- and they had a family of seven sons and sevendaughters. Aaron worked for his father and attended school until he reachedthe age of twenty-two. November 19, 1846, in Hendricks County, he marriedRebecca Wiltz, which union was cemented by five children--Alexander, Sarah(deceased), Mattie, Elnora and Lafayette. Mr. Wilhite is agreeably located ona fine farm, comprising ninety-nine acres, culti- vated and improved. He is aliberal, charitable man, a strong temperance advocate, a practical farmer andan honored citizen. One of his sons and one of his daughters hold positionsas teachers. He and wife are communicants of the Methodist Episcopal Church,of which Mr. Wilhite is a Steward.