BIO: Thomas Wilhite, Oldham Co., KY -------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: "Diana Flynn" Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1998 19:56:00 -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, WILLIAMS, WILSON, KIRNS"COUNTIES OF MORGAN, MONROE & BROWN, INDIANA. HISTORICAL ANDBIOGRAPHICAL."CHARLES BLANCHARD, EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO.PUBLISHERS. 1884.F. A. BATTEY. F. W. TEPPLEMORGAN COUNTY, INDIANAGREGG TOWNSHIPPAGE 349THOMAS WILHITE, the seventh son of the fifteen children born to Noah and Polly(Williams) Wilhite, came into the world at Oldham County, Ky., October 9,1831. His parents moved to this State from Kentucky in 1835, and here resideduntil death. Thomas was reared to farming in this county, receiving by timessome education from the common schools. After his majority, in March, 1852,he married Miss Candace Wilson, which union was united by the birth of fourchildren--Perry, Mary, John A. and Grant (deceased). The mother of thesechildren died March, 1871, and five years thereafter Mr. Wilhite marriedEleanor Kirns, and to this alliance was vouchsafed one child--Ernest. Forsome years, Mr. Wilhite has been engaged in the saw and flouring millenterprise, which he has managed very encouragingly; previous to thisdeparture, his business was farming and stock-raising. He is a Republican inpolitics, and an earnest temperance advocate. He is prominent in good andbenevolent works, an honored citizen, and he and wife are members of theChristian Church.