Marion County Missouri, Edward WHALEY Capt.
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Edward WHALEY Capt.

Birth: 18 Feb 1773, Fairfax Co., VA
Death: 4 Aug 1849, Marion Co., MO
Burial: His own farm cemetery
Occ: Farmer, &nbsp;First County Surveyor
Father: James WHALEY Jr. 2nd Lt. (ca1750-1826)
Mother: Lettice CARTER (ca1750-1826)

Photocopy of marriage bond:
Know all men by these presents that We, Edward Whaley &amp;  Wm.  Haney
are held &amp; Firmly bound unto Isaac Shelby, Esq., Governor or  Chief
Magistrate of the State of Kentucky in the full sum of fifty pounds. To
which payment will truly be made to the said Governor or his Successor.
We bind ourselves and Heirs and jointly &amp; severally firmly by those
present. Sealed &amp; dated this 9th Day of April, 1794.

The condition of the above Obligation is such that whereas there  is  a
marriage shortly intended to be had &amp; solemnized between the  above
bound Edward Whaley &amp; Nancy Haney. If therefore there be no  lawful
cause to obstruct the same, then the above obligation to be  void  else
to remain in full force.

(Signed)
 D. Bullock
Edward Whaley (seal)
Wm. Haney (seal)

Kentucky in the War of 1812, Quisenberry, 1969, pg. 182
   Porter's Regiment, Kentucky Vol. Mili. Organized 10 Sept 1814 - - -
11th Comp. Capt. Edw. Whaley; Liet. John Darrell, Ensign John Talbott . . .

History of Marion Co, MO, E.P Perkins, 1884, pgs 616f:
In September, 1817, a party of five men, Edward Whaley, Aaron  Foreman,
Joseph Foreman, Aaron Foreman,  Jr.,  and  David  Adams,  left  Bourbon
county, Kentucky, on a prospecting tour through Missouri Territory. The
first three were men of middle age; the last two were  young  men.  The
party crossed the MIssissippi at St. Louis and after a day or two spent
in inquiry and obtaining information set out for the &quot;Boone's Lick
country,&quot;  up  the  Missouri,  where  are  now  Howard  and  Boone
counties. At that time St. Louis contained a population  of  less  than
2,500, chiefly Frenchmen. There  were  but  few  buildings  other  than
wooden ones, and none of the streets had pavements  or  sidewalks.  The
second steamboat, the &quot;Constitution,&quot; Capt. R.P. Buyard, that
ever landed at St. Louis, tied up at the wharf on the 2nd of October of
this year.

Arriving at Boone's Lick the party found the  settlements  considerably
crowded, and all of the desirable locations taken up. They resolved  to
go father westward, and accordingly pushed on to Grand river. Then they
went northward in a general direction up Grand river for about 70 miles
where they turned eastward, toward the Mississippi, intending to strike
the headwaters of the Auhaha or  Salt  river.  Through  the  woods  and
forests and over the  prairies,  they  made  their  way,  crossing  the
streams without much difficulty, as at that season the  water  in  them
was at a rather low stage.

At last they came upon a stream which they concluded was an arm of  the
Auhaha, and began following it down toward its mouth. This was what  we
all know as North river. The party followed down this stream along  the
north bank to a point some distance below where Palmyra now stands, and
here they crossed to the south side and went into camp to rest up for a
time and to explore the country. While  rambling  thought  the  country
Whaley and Aaron Foreman, Sr., discovered  a  stream  of  clear  water,
which they followed up to its source, a good  spring.  Whaley  selected
the land containing the spring for a home.

The next day the party traveled down North  river  to  the  Mississippi
bottom, and then followed the bluffs around until they came to the  Bay
de Charles, which they mistook for the main river Auhaha. They  stopped
at a small brook, the source of which is on section 10, tp 57, range 5,
on the farm now owned by Capt. Franklin Whaley, son of  Edward  Whaley,
the discoverer. After drinking from this spring, they explored the land
up and down Clear creek, on both sides, and then returned to their camp
on Bay de Charles.

Pursueing their route down the Bay they were amazed  to  come  directly
upon the Mississippi, stretching out broad and majestic, and rolling on
in its mighty resistless tide to the deep blue ocean.

Down the river they started, but at the present site of  Hannibal  they
were driven into the interior by the bluffs, and going  up  Bear  creek
some distance they struck southward across the  country  and  not  long
afterward came to Freemore's lick, on Salt river. Near here they  found
Giles Thompson, who assured them that his was the first and only  cabin
built north of Salt river. This would indicate that Palmer had not  yet
reached the country. Thompson was heartily glad to  see  the  explorers
and they were delighted to meet him. By his  advice  they  went  on  to
Bouvet's Lick (the site  of  his  salt  works)  and  here  Mr.  Foreman
selected his future home. The lick was afterwards owned by Wm. Muldrow,
who, it is said &quot;salted&quot; it  very  heavily  and  sold  it  to
Charles Trabue, and then it was known as Trabue's Lick.

Returning to Giles Thompson's the party set out for home, by way of St.
Louis. They reached their homes in safety, and for weeks afterward were
questioned about the new country by their neighbors and  acquaintances.
All along their route from Grand river to the  Mississippi  they  found
plenty of Indians, all of whem were now friendly, and an  abundance  of
all kinds of game,  which  was  easy  to  obtain.  They  had  therefore
numerous interesting incidents of adventure to relate, and  it  may  be
supposed that these were listened to almost as eagerly as the  accounts
and descriptions of the new country. The party  carried  some  supplies
with them all the way from Boone's Lick, but subsisted chiefly  on  the
game killed en route.

In the year 1818 the land now included in Marion county was surveyed by
townships and ranges - as was  the  greater  part  of  this  region  of
Northeast Missouri - and settlers began to push cautiously up after the
surveyors.

In 1819 there was a large influx of settlers. The land  was  opened  to
entry and the sales took place in March and  April  of  this  year.  In
February Edward Whaley came out from Kentucky, took the numbers of  the
land he had selected when here before, and bought several  tracts,  and
then returned home. He did not settle here  permanently  then.  In  the
fall of 1821 he  returned  and  built  a  cabin,  again  went  back  to
Kentucky, and in the Spring of  1822  came  out  with  his  family  and
household consisting of a wife, ten children, and three slaves -  quite
an addition to the population in those days.

This year, too, Palmyra and Hannibal were laid out. The  former  August
10, by Samuel R. Caldwell,  Joel  Shaw,  Obadiah  Dickerson,  and  John
McCune. The latter by Thompson Bird, who held a power of attorney  from
Abram Bird, and associated with him were Elias Rector, Thos. C. Rector,
and Laban Glascock. Early in the spring Moses D. Bates acquired a  half
interest in the town, half of which on the 17th of April he sold to Wm.
Brigham for $800.00. In Hannibal Bates had a cabin built this year.  In
Palmyra in the spring there were two cabins - Benj. Vanlandingham's and
one built by Obadiah Dickerson.&quot;

NOTE: by 1845 there were only 20,000 settlers west of the Mississippi.

Marion County, Missouri History, 1884, Miller Township, pgs 636-637:

Edward Whaley and his party explored Clear Creek  and  a  part  of  the
northern portion of this township in the fall  of  1817,  but  did  not
settle at that time.&quot;

Edward Whaley, the first county surveyor, etc., was one  of  the  early
settlers of Miller Township.&quot;

History of Northeast Missouri, Vol, I., pg 452:

The first grand jury was impaneled in Marion County at the  June  term,
1827 with Edward Whaley, foreman.&quot;

Court Records, County of Marion, State of Missouri, pg. ?:

Be it remembered this 11th day of August A.D.  1849  before  Thomas  E.
Hather, Clerk of the County Court within and for said county personally
came William Whaley  and  Franklin  Whaley  who  make  application  for
letters Testamentary on the estate of Edward  Whaley-deceased-and  make
oath that the following heirs to wit: Franklin  Whaley,  James  Whaley,
Albert Whaley, John Whaley,  the  children  of  Volney  Whaley,  dec'd-
America Stowers &amp;  Elizabeth  Carey,  Benj.  F.  Lander  in  Marion
County, Mo. and Benjamin Whaley in Bath County, KY. That they will make
a perfect inventory of and faithfully administer all the estate of  the
deceased and pay the debts as far as the assets will extend and the law
direct and account for and pay all debts  which  shall  come  to  their
attention or knowledge and in all things carry out  the  provisions  of
the will of the said deceased.
(Signed)  William Whaley
                Franklin Whaley
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Sale bill of the slaves  belonging  to  the  Estate  of  Edward  Whaley
deceased sold on the 25th day of November 1851.
Names of                               Names of slaves sold                               Amt sold
Purchasers                                                                               in dollars &amp; cents
Wm. Whaley              one negro man  Solomon                                     $70.00
Abraham Gran&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;   one        woman Charlotte  paid #32                       330.00p
Wm. W. Jamison      one        woman Hannah &amp; child (Zack)                332.00p
Franklin Whaley      one        man Jack -----------------                           1000.00
Albert Whaley          one        man  Clark  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .       855.00p
Franklin Whaley      one        Boy . . .Preston  .   .   .   .   .   .   .           800.00
Albert Whaley          one        Boy      Aaron   .   .   .   .   .   .               701.00
L.G. Caldwell             one        Boy    Gran  .   .   .   .    .                    580.00p
Alex Gillispie            one        Boy . . Wallace  . . . .   . . .                   580.00
Benj. Whaley            one         Girl . . Sarah  .   .   .   .   .                    416.00
U. Suter                    one         boy . . . .Kit  .    .    .   .   .........         355.00p
Albert Whaley          one         Girl      Julia    .        .       .  ...             271.00
                                                            Total amount of Sale             6,290.00

    Jacob Sosey (sp?) account for printing 
               hand bills .    .      .      .      .      .       .       .        $4.00
    Fee for crying sale  . . . . . ..                                          15.00
    Commisioners fee for selling &amp; c                                   15.00
    Attorney's fee  .     .     .......................                          25.00
                                                                                       $59.00           -59.00
                                                                                                       $6,231.00
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Tombstone of Edward Whaley:
In Memory of Edward Whaley, died August 4, 1849, aged 76 years,  5  mo,
17 days

Excerpt from Letter from Effie Ingram,  30  June  1986,  descendant  of
Capt. Edw.&gt;Albert&gt;Marion

True that Edward made  the  bricks  (for  the  one  story  house),  and
something I remember Mama telling us was that the  Spring  was  in  the
basement of the house. When I saw the house over 35 years ago, the view
from  the  second  story  front  porch  was  magnificent.  The  slaves'
substantially large slaves houses  were  being  torn  down;  they  were
brick. And the house contained three stair cases, we were told one  for
the ladies, one for the gentlemen and one for the use  of  the  slaves.
What a shame it is being destroyed.

Oh, Lyn, you are precious to me. I think you are wonderful and  to  you
we owe being able to finally get our DAR line thru James Whaley, Sr.

All best wishes, and much love and many thanks. Signed, Effie

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Email
5/27/04

Over the years, I have sent for  copies  of  pension  and  bounty  land
applications for many Whaley men involved in different  wars,----but,--
would you believe, that your Edward was not one of them!!! Sorry  'bout
that. However, I do have some brief information that  you  can  use  to
send for a copy. There was no pension awarded to him or his  widow  for
his service,--but, someone,  very  likely,  widow  Nancy,  was  awarded
bounty land in his name for his War of 1812 service. He entered service
on 9-10-1814 and served until 4-10-1815. The peace  treaty  was  signed
12-14-1814 and so his service continued a  bit  beyond  that  date.  He
served in the 16th Reg. of Porter's  KY  Militia  and  he  also  served
earlier, in an Indian War in 1791. Bounty Land  Warrant  #  43529-80-50
was awarded for his service. The '80' in  this  number  stands  for  80
acres and the '50' stands for the year of 1850. Another year of 1855 is
also stated as '55' in someBLW numbers. I believe that those two  years
represent the years that the U.S. government initiated award provisions
for service in any given war previous to those dates. Therefore,  since
Edward died in 1849, it would seem that his  widow,  Nancy,  must  have
been the one who applied for and received the bounty land. (NOTE: Nancy
died 1851, so maybe someone else applied for this  bounty  land!  CWV).
Those papers should tell you the location of the land that was awarded.
You need to  get  in  touch  with  the  National  Archives  and  Record
Administration (NARA) in Washington, D.C. to learn just how to go about
requesting a copy of this Bounty Land Warrant. In  recent  years,  they
have made changes as to where (and to what office) to  apply  and  they
have definitely raised their prices quite a bit from what I was  paying
several years ago. Good luck to you and do let me know  what  you  find
out.
Later,
Jackie Weeden
Whaley Search Party contributor/researcher
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Spouse: Nancy HAYNIE
Birth: 25 Jul 1777, Virginia
Death: 10 May 1851, Marion Co., MO
Father:  William HAYNIE Capt. (1739-1816)
Mother: Sarah HALLEY (1739-1809)
Marr: 15 Apr 1794, Clark Co., Kentucky

Children: Elizabeth (1796-1863)
 James (1798-1869)
 William (1800-1869)
 Sarah Sally (1801-1836)
 Albert (1804-1886)
 Benjamin (1805-1877)
  Franklin (1807-1894)
 John (1809-1888)
 Volney (1811-1849)
 Harrison (1813-1815)
 America Jane (1816-1847)

<B>1.1 Elizabeth WHALEY</B>

Birth: 13 Jul 1796, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 4 Jun 1863, Marion Co., MO

1850 Missouri Census, South River Township, Marion County, 14 Oct 1850,
Wm. Carson, Enumerator.

page 459
House #1055 Family #1076
Edward Cary  63 M Farmer  brn. VA
Elizabeth        56 F                        KY
William          25 M                       MO
Frances           18 F                        MO
Amanda Gentry 11 F                       MO

Letter from Mary W. Lane, Palmyra, MO,  Nov 1940:
Gravestone inscriptions on Edward Whaley farm:
Elizabeth, wife of Edward Cary, died June 4, 1863, aged 67 yrs
Design of palm tree at top of her stone.

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
I go back now to earlier days of the Whaley family,  referring  to  the
children of Edward Whaley, desceased. There were born to Edward  Whaley
and wife (Nancy Haynie), first Betsy Whaley, who was born the 13th  day
of July 1796. She was married to Edward Cary of whom  there  were  born
six children: James, Lucinda, Edward, Harrison,  William  and  Francis.
These have gone to their reward.

1860 Marion County, MO Census: Liberty Twp.

Spouse: Edward M. CARY
Birth: 14 Feb 1788, Rappahannock Co, Virginia
Death: 1 Sep 1854, Liberty Township, Marion Co, MO
Marr: 18 May 1814, Bourbon Co, KY

Children: Louisa T. (1814-1843)
 James W. (1818-)
 Harrison (1822-1909)
 William (ca1825-ca1853)
 Francis Marion (1829-)
 Frances (1832-)

1.2 James WHALEY

Birth: 10 Apr 1798, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 10 Oct 1869, Marion Co, MO Age 72 Yrs 6 Mo
Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Palmyra, MO
Occ: Farmer

Marion County, Missouri Recorder's Office, Marriage Licenses

Book 2, pg 49  Zeralda Whaley to James M. Slifer 25th October 1849
pg 159 Sallie L. Whaley to Joseph Long 30th November1854
Book 4, pg 248 Maggie Whaley to Daniel Kemp 23rd February 1873
pg 259 James W. Whaley to Anna C. Smarr 29th June 1872

Ellsberry, Elizabeth, Editor; Cemetery Records of Marion County, Missouri

Page 57 Providence Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Palmyra
Whaley, Fannie infant daughter of John d. 11 Oct 1877 6 yr 2 mo 6 da
Whaley, James W. 15 Aug 1848 - 13 Aug 1907
Whaley, Annie Smarr 15 Nov 1846 - 4 Apr 1930

Page 58
Whaley, James d. 10 Oct 1893 (error-1869!) aged 71 yr 6 mo
Whaley, Margaret d. 15 Sept 1844 aged 78 yr 8 mo 14 da

1850 Census Records, Marion County, MO

Miller Township, 20 Sept, 1850, William Carson, Enumerator, pg 591

Family # 536-664
James Whaley    51 Male     Farmer    Property Value $6000  Born KY
Margaret            44 Female                                                                  Ohio
Sarah                  26 F                                                                           MO
Stephen D.          19 M                                                                          MO
Oliver P.            15 M                                                                          MO
Page 592
Jeremiah           11 M                                                                          MO
Anne E.                 7 F                                                                           MO
James W.             4 M                                                                           MO

Ralls County, Missouri, Marriage Records, Book 4, pg. 259

11Nov 1862 S. D. Whaley of Marion Co. to Mary D.  Lanius
2 Feb 1850  E. J. Whaley of Marion Co. to Maggie C. Neel
20 Jan 1859 Oliver Whaley of Marion Co. to Sue Maddox

Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
James Whaley was born April 10, 1798. To him and  his  wife  were  born
nine children--Sally, Zerilda,  Nannie,  Stephen  D.,  Oliver,  Edward,
Eliza, J.W. (Pete), Margauerite, one surviving, Edward (in 1913).

Spouse: Margaret (Peggy) STRODE
Birth: 1806, Ohio
Death: 15 Sep 1884, Marion Co., MO
Father: Jeremiah STRODE II
Mother: Elizabeth
Marr: 18 Sep 1823, Marion Co, MO

Children: Sarah L. Sally (1824-)
 Nancy Nannie (1828-)
 Zerelda (1826-1900)
 Stephen D. (1831-)
 Oliver P. (1833-1898)
  Edward Jeremiah (1838-)
 Anna Eliza (1843-)
 James William Pete (1848-1907)
 Marguerite Maggie (ca1850-)

1.3a William WHALEY*

Birth: 10 Feb 1800, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 12 Feb 1869, Marion Co, MO
Reli: Disciples of Christ (Christian)

Marion Co, Missouri, Recorder's Office, Marraige License Book A, pg. 1
   William Whaley to Katherine Foreman - 22nd February, 1827
Marion County, Missouri, Probate Court Records, File No. 2892:
   Will dated 9 Feb 1869, filed for record 3 Mar 1869.
   Wife: Rebecca
   Children: Mary Gillispie, Henry C. Whaley, Lula N. Jackson
   Grandchildren: Jasper F. Whaley, Vivian W. Rufner

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
William Whaley was born February 18, 1800. To him and  wife  were  born
five children, Mary, Henry, Joseph, Amanda and Luley.  (William  Whaley
had his second wife marrying the widow Mrs. Rebeca Wymer.) One of these
children survive up to this date, 1913,  Mrs.  Louley  Jackson  of  St.
Louis.

Spouse: Katherine (Kitty) FOREMAN
Birth: 8 Dec 1803
Death: 30 Dec 1839, Marion Co, MO
Father: Joseph Alex FOREMAN Jr.
Mother: Mary Polly LANDER
Marr: 22 Feb 1827, Marion Co, MO

Children: Mary (1828-1912)
 Henry Clay (1830-1906)
 Joseph Foreman (1833-1862)
 Amanda E. (1835-)
 Nancy L. (Lulie) (1838-)

Other spouses: Rebecca WYMORE

1.3b William WHALEY* (See above)


Spouse: Rebecca WYMORE
Birth: 1804
Marr: 14 Mar 1843, Marion Co, MO

Other spouses: Katherine (Kitty) FOREMAN

1.4 Sarah Sally WHALEY

Birth: 20 Nov 1801, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 10 Sep 1836, MO
Burial: Edward Whaley Farm Cemetery, Marion Co., MO

Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records, Bourbon County Marriages, pg. 163
William Lander to Sally (Sarah) Whaley 19 Nov 1818
Bourbon County Marriage, Book 2:
William Lander to Salley Whaley, Nov. 9, 1818

Letter from Mary W. Lane, Palmyra, MO, Nov 1940 re: gravestone inscriptions:
 Sallie - wife of William Lander - died Sept 19, 1835
aged 34 yrs 8 mos 29 days

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
Sally was born on the 20th  day  of  November,  1801,  married  William
Lander. To this union were born three children, Benjamin,  Charles  and
Enfield.

Spouse: William Martin LANDER
Father: Charles LANDER Sgt. (1754-1833)
Mother: Catherine (Kate) FOREMAN (1758-1825)
Marr: 19 Nov 1818, Bourbon Co, KY

Children: Benjamin F.
 Charles
 Enfield

1.5 Albert WHALEY

Birth: 13 Mar 1804, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 3 Jan 1886, Osceola, St. Clair Co, MO
Burial: Landaker Cemetery, St. Clair Co, MO

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
Albert Whaley was born March 13, 1804. To him and  wife  (Mary  Foreman
Bird) were born thirteen children. Edward Whaley, now living (about  85
years old) went to California in 1850,  contracted  a  disease  of  the
bones and muscles working in the mines and was compelled to return back
home and has been an invalid for more than fifty years. He was  elected
to the office of County Treasurer in the year 1884 and held it for  two
terms. He has been a wide-awake, energetic gentleman  all  these  years
until old age has arrested these energies until now he is  living  with
his daughter awaiting his summons. George died when a child. (The other
children were) Katherine, Marion, Abraham, John  Calvin,  who  practice
medicine for thirty or forty years and was elected to the State  Senate
and served two successive  terms,  William,  Matilda,  Nannie,  Albert,
Mollie and Russie.


Copy of Newspaper clipping of the Sun Osceola, MO, 1886:

                                                    GONE TO REST

Died - at his residence six miles northeast of Osceola, Mo. on Jan.  3,
1886, after a lingering illness of three years, Albert Whaley,  age  81
years, 9 months and 10 days.

Deceased was born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 23, 1804, and imigrated
to Marion Co., Mo., with his  parents  in  1821,  while  the  state  of
Missouri was yet a wilderness. On December 16,  1826,  he  led  to  the
hymenial altar Miss Mary F. Bird with whom he lived  for  nearly  sixty
years and who still survives him. To them were born thirteen  children,
seven sons and daughters, ten of whom are now living, five of whom  are
now citizens of St. Clair County.

Until age laid its burden upon him, as it must us all, he was an active
energetic business man, and by frugality, industry and strict integrity
he won ample fortune and a host of friends. During the war he  lost  by
torch and the hands of marauders, the fruits of long years  of  patient
toil and was himself thrown  into  prison  for  refusing  to  obey  the
dictates of foreigners and strangers, and swear allegiance to the  land
of his birth and inheritance won by the  blood  of  his  Sires  on  the
plains of Valley Forge and Yorktown, and subsequently defended  by  the
sword of his father, Capt. Edward Whaley, in  the  bloody  struggle  of
1812.

At the close of the war he went West,  returned  to  Texas,  thence  to
Arkansas and finally settled down in St. Clair  county,  Mo.  where  he
secured a quiet home for the few remaining years of his life.

During  his  long  and  eventful  life  he  maintained  throughout  the
strictest integrity, and the most unfaltering devotion  to  his  family
and friends. A safe councilor, a true friend, a kind  and  affectionate
parent, a devoted husband, and a patient sufferer he met the  messenger
of death as he had met every turn in fortune's pate, with firmness  and
decision and without a murmur.

He leaves no gold nor estate as an inheritance, but that which  is  far
better; he leaves a character which, having been tested in the crucible
of war and adverse fortunes had  proved  absolutely  incorruptible;  an
inheritance that will live when all the gold of earth shall have turned
to dross.

Being dead, yet shall he live
All is not loss when we bear out our Dead.
Under the sod in their coffins to lie
Then sadly return to deulute homes
To weep and to mourn as the days go by
and miss the sound of their coming feet
And listen no more for their voices sweet.

                          ###

Spouse: Mary (Polly) Frances Foreman BIRD
Birth: 5 Apr 1812, Fayette Co, KY Or Harrison Co?
Death: 21 Jul 1888, Osceola, MO
Father: Abraham BIRD Capt. (1780-1820)
Mother: Catherine FRY (1787-1857)
Marr: 26 Dec 1826, Shelby Co, MO

Children: Edward E. (1828-1913)
 George W. (1830-)
 Catherine Kate (1831-)
 Marion (1832-1866)
 Abraham Abe Bird (1835-1898)
 Emily Emma Ann (1836-1900)
 John CalvinCal (1838-1903)
 William Harrison (1840-)
 Nancy Haney Nannie (1842-)
 Sarah Matilda Tillie (1844-)
 Albert B.
 Mary Molly F. (1848-1947)
 RussillaRussie (1850-)

1.6 Benjamin WHALEY

Birth: 28 Nov 1805, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 15 Apr 1877, Bath Co., KY
Burial: Sharpsburg Cemetery. Bath Co.

Talley's Kentucky Papers, pg. 82

Both Benjamin and Jane E. Whaley are buried in Sharpsburg Cemetery, Bath Co, KY.



The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
Benjamin Whaley was born Nov. 28, 1805. There  were  born  to  him  and
(first) wife four children--Nannie, Susan, Emmy and William. He resided
in Kentucky and married his  second  wife  and  reared  a  considerable
family, not known to the writer.

Spouse: Jane E. BUSH
Birth: 1812, Clark Co, KY?
Death: 1896, Bath Co., KY
Father: Vivian BUSH
Marr: ca 1825, Clark Co?, KY

Children: Nancy F. (1835-)
 Susan E. (1837-)
 Ellen E. (1840-)
 William (1842-)
 Emily Emmy A. (1845-)
 Frances C. (1850-)
 Mary Vivia (1852-)
 Benjamin Franklin (1855-)
 Braxton B. (1857-)
 Emrada (1860-)
 Jennie

1.7a  Franklin WHALEY Capt.*

Birth: 27 Sep 1807, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 31 Jan 1894, Palmyra, Marion Co., MO
Burial: Whaley Family Farm Cemetery
Occ: 2nd County surveyor, agriculturist
Educ: College in Lexington, KY

1850 Census Records, Marion County,  Missouri,  16  Sept  1850,  Miller
Township, Wm. Carson, Enumerator:
pg. 581 #458-485
Franklin Whaley   42  M    Farmer   $7000    KY
Sarah Ann              36  F                                    
William                 14  M            MO
Charles                  12  M                                   
Frances C.                6  F                                    

1860 Census Marion Co, Missouri, 26 July 1860, Wm. Brisco, Enumerator, pg 80:
#522-548  
Franklin Whaley   52  M  Farmer  $32,840 Real Est. $10,640 Pers.  KY
Sarah                     46  F                                                                            KY
William H.             24 M        married within year              MO
Willie A.                19  F                                                                
Charles E.              22 M                                                                
Madora                   18 F                                                                 
Frances C.              16 F                                                                            
Franklin L.               7 M                                                                           
Wm. Van Huff         23 M   Farm Laborer                                               Maine

History of Marion County, Missouri; E.F. Perkins, St. Louis, 1884, pg 616:
CAPT. FRANKLIN WHALEY. Franklin Whaley is the son of Edward  and  Nancy
(Hanie) Whaley. Both  parents  were  born  and  raised  near  Leesburg,
Loudoun county, Virginia. Franklin Whaley was born in  Bourbon  County,
Kentucky, September 27, 1807. When fifteen  years  of  age  Mr.  Whaley
removed with his parents to Marion county, Missouri;  he  received  his
education at Lexington, Kentucky, and when thirty-one years of  age  he
was elected county surveyor of Marion county, which  office  he  filled
creditably for about twenty years. On February 12, 1835, he was married
to Miss Sally Ann Lander, a native of Kentucky. They shared life's  joy
and cares for forty-one years, when the wife died on the 22nd of March,
1876. Five children were born to them, three of whom  are  now  living.
Mr. Whaley was married again  October  20,  1880,  to  Miss  Louisa  M.
McCleod, a native of Virginia. Mr.  Whaley  still  owns  the  land  his
father settled upon; he has a fine brick mansion* and lives well. He is
engaged in the breeding of short horn cattle and  Southdown  sheep;  he
has fine varieties of these grades and a wide reputation as  dealer  in
the same.

The house built by Edward was one  story;  Franklin  added  the  second
level  when  he  inherited  the  house,  according   to   my   father's
information.  It  is  possible  there  were  two  houses  at  different
locations rather than this version of the events. (CWV).

Letter from Mary W. Lane, Palmyra, MO, dated Nov  1940  re:  gravestone
inscriptions from Edward Whaley Farm Cemetery:

Franklin Whaley, Born Sept 27,1807, died Jan 31, 1891

Portrait and Biographical Record of Marion, Ralls  and  Pike  Counties,
1895; pg. 510: Franklin Whaley fought and won the title of  Captain  in
the Black Hawk War.

Historical Notes: Black Hawk War
The Black Hawk War (1832) was the last major Indian-white conflict east
of the Mississippi River. In 1804 representatives of the SAUK  and  FOX
tribes signed a treaty abandoning  all  claims  to  land  in  Illinois.
Although expected to remove to Iowa, they were permitted to remain east
of the Mississippi until their former lands were sold. The Sauk leader,
Black Hawk (1767-1838), opposed the treaty and rose to prominence  when
he fought for the British during the WAR OF 1812.

When the Indians were finally ordered into Iowa  in  1828,  Black  Hawk
sought in vain to create an anti-American alliance with the  Winnebago,
Potawatomi, and Kickapoo. In 1829, 1830, and 1831,  Black  Hawk's  band
returned across the Mississippi for spring  planting,  frightening  the
whites. When the  Indians  returned  in  1832,  a  military  force  was
organized to repulse them. For 15 weeks Black  Hawk  was  pursued  into
Wisconsin and then westward toward  the  Mississippi.  He  received  no
substantial support from other tribes, some of which even aided in  his
pursuit. On Aug. 3, 1832, the remnants of his  band  were  attacked  as
they attempted to flee across the river and were virtually annihilated.
Black Hawk escaped but soon surrendered. Imprisoned for a  short  time,
he later settled in a Sauk village on the Des Moines River.

Lawrence C. Kelly

Bibliography: Black Hawk, Black Hawk: An Autobiography, ed.  by  Donald
Jackson (1833; repr. 1964); Eckert, A. W., Twilight of  Empire  (1988);
Gurko, Miriam, Indian  America:  The  Black  Hawk  War  (1970);  Hagan,
William T., The Sac and Fox Indians (1958).

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
Franklin Whaley was married to Sally Ann Lander in about 1835  or  1836
and to this union were born five children--William, Charles,  John  T.,
Francis Caroline and Frank L., one survives up to date  (1913)  Charles
E., who is about 75 years old. The children of his youngest son, Annie,
Frank, Luna and Etha, had willed  to  them  the  old  Whaley  homestead
consisting of 240 acres land, only giving an entailed right, which only
give these children a life right.

Spouse: Sarah (Sally) Ann LANDER
Birth: 30 Jan 1814, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 22 Mar 1876, Marion Co., MO
Father: Henry LANDER (1786-1841)
Mother: Margaret ALLEN (1788-1853)
Marr: 12 Feb 1835, Bourbon Co., KY

Children: William Henry (1836-1905)
 Charles Edward (1838-)
 John Tyler (1841-1847)
 Frances Caroline (Callie) (1844-1877)
 Franklin Lander (1853-1888)

Other spouses: Louisa M. McCLEOD

1.7b  Franklin WHALEY Capt.* (See above)


Spouse: Louisa M. McCLEOD
Birth: VA
Marr: 20 Oct 1880, Marion Co, MO

Other spouses: Sarah (Sally) Ann LANDER

1.8 John WHALEY

Birth: 13 Jul 1809, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 8 Jan 1888, Santa Barbara, California
Occ: Farmer

1850 Census Records, Marion County, Missouri, Miller Township, 16  Sept
1850, William Carson, Enumerator, pg. 581
#461-488
John Whaley  40  M  farmer  KY
Nancy H.         38  F                KY
Frances          18  F                MO
John               16  M               MO
Harrison M.   14  M               MO
Elizabeth        12  F                MO
Albert G.        10  M                MO
Robert M.         8 M                 MO
Volney A.          5 M                 MO
Clemency A.     3 F                   MO
Sarah L.           1 F                   MO

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
John Whaley was born July 13, 1809. To him  and  wife  were  born  nine
children, Francis, John, Harrison, Elizabeth, Albert G., Milton, Sarah,
Clemency Ann and Volney A. John Whaley, Sr. moved  to  California  with
his family in the year 1852 and all trace of them has been lost  up  to
date, 1913.

1860 Santa Rosa, CA Census:
John Whaley
Nancy 
Frances C.
John Q.
Harrison M.
Albert G.
Robert Milton
Volney A.
Clemency A.
Sarah L.

Where is Elizabeth?

Spouse: Nancy Henry FORGUSON
Birth: 1815, KY
Death: CA?
Marr: 23 Dec 1830, Ralls Co, MO

Children: Frances (1832-1905)
 John Quincy (1833-1920)
 Harrison Monroe (1836-1915)
 Elizabeth (1838-)
 Albert G. (1840-)
 Robert Milton (1842-)
 Volney A. (1845-1913)
 Clemency Ann
 Sarah L. (1849-)

1.9 Volney WHALEY

Birth: 2 Mar 1811, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 4 Jan 1849, Marion Co., MO

Bourbon County Marriages, Book 2:
Volney Whaley to Mary Ann Taylor, March 1834; Bondsman, Simon Taylor

Bourbon County Kentucky Marriage Bonds,  1786-1835;  Michael  L.  Cook,
McDowell Publications, Utica, KY 1980:

pg. 27 Lander, Joseph A. to Spencer, Kitty 10 Mar 1834; Bondsman: Jas. W. Spencer; 
Lander, Charles F. to Harriott, Rosanna,  4 Sep 1832; Bondsman: Ephraim H. Harriott

pg. 50 Whaley, James to Garnett, Elizabeth 6 Jan 1850
Whaley, Volney, to Taylor, Mary Ann 17 Mar 1834; Bondsman: Simon Taylor
Whaley, Lee to Talbott, Polly 14 Oct 1805; Bondsman: Henry Talbott
Whaley, Presley C. to Corbin, Sarah Ann 23 Jun 1833; Bondsman: Mary Corbin
Whaley, Leeland to Talbott, Eiluah 22 Jun 1819; Bondsman: Rezin Talbott
Whaley, Benjamin to Talbott, Jennett 23 Jan 1816

David Scott's gravestone records, Edward Whaley Cemetery, Summer, 1983:
   Volney WHALEY
  January 4, 1849
Aged: 37 yrs 10 mos 2 days
Died in the Christian Faith

Letter from Dena Iverson, 9 Mar 1987:
In History of Northeast Missouri, by Williams, the  chapter  on  Marion
County, pg 453 . . . Asiatic cholera broke out in 1833, again in  1835,
and again in 1849. The most deaths occurred in  Hannibal  and  Palmyra.
The ravages of the desease were terrible, and the  people  were  almost
overwhelmed with dread. So I would think that America Jane  and  Volney
died as the results of cholera.

NOTE by CWV: Another grave of another Volney Whaley is  next  to  this,
but whose? a nephew of Edward's, possibly by his brother James or John?
He may have come along on the trip Edward made from Kentucky in 1819 to
build the cabins.
  In Memory of Volney WHALEY
He departed this life on Jan. 1, 1819
Aged: 27 yrs. 10 mos. (therefore, he was born March 1791)

D. Scott's NOTE: Lot #10 has three graves  located  on  it.  All  three
graves are marked by one tall metal monument. Although Volney Whaley is
on the metal monument, he  (another  Volney!)  has  a  small  tombstone
located to the side.

The Whaley History, by Harrison Clay Whaley, 1913:
Volney Whaley was born March 2, 1811,  whose  marraige  and  death  was
mentioned (below).

Volney Whaley, the seventh  son  of  these  old  people,  contracted  a
disease called Winter Fever or Head  disease  and  departed  this  life
January 4, 1849. This man of Hurculian (sic) strength  was  married  to
Mary Ann Taylor about 1834, she being the only daughter  of  Simon  and
Rebeca Taylor of Bourbon County, Kentucky. They moved to Missouri about
that time and commenced the battle of life together. There were born to
this union seven  children--Martha,  John  Wesley,  Benjamin  Franklin,
Harrison C., Charles Harvey, Nancy C.R. and an infant unnamed. As death
was drawing its coils around this heroic character (Volney Whaley),  he
called his family around him and gave his last  and  parting  words  to
them. The survivors of this family were Martha, Harrison C.  and  Nancy
C.R. and the dear Mother. The writer of these lines being the only  son
(Harrison C.) was addressed by saying, Son, take care of  your  Mother.
Thus, he left a widow and three children to battle  their  way  through
life. The son and two daughters left with a widowed mother to meet  the
toils and conflicts of life until sometime in the fifties.  The  mother
was then married to Thomas Paschal who lived and toiled together  until
the beginning of the war between the States, when  the  stepfather  was
taken prisoner, lanquished and died in a military prison. The year 1856
Martha was married to John C. Bush, son of one of the pioneers  of  the
County. Two children were born to this union, two daughters, Alice  and
Emmy, the latter dying early in life. Rebecca was married  to  Benjamin
Balthrope in the year 1865. To this  union  were  born  two  daughters,
Annie and Corah. Annie dying in about the year  1885  and  the  husband
(Mr. Balthrope) died about the year 1876,  leaving  a  widow  with  two
children to trudge her way through life until she was married to Thomas
B. Miner, who has been a true helpmate to her.

Spouse: Mary Ann TAYLOR
Birth: Oct 1815/1817, Kentucky
Death: 9 May 1905, Marion Co., MO
Father: Simon TAYLOR
Mother: Rebeca
Marr: 17 Mar 1834, Bourbon Co, KY

Children: Martha Ann (1835-1862)
 H. (Harrison) Clay (1840-1917)
 Nancy Cordelia Rebecca (1846-)
 John Wesley
 Benjamin Franklin
 Charles Harvey

1.10 Harrison WHALEY

Birth: 28 Nov 1813, Bourbon Co., KY
Death: 11 Aug 1815, Bourbon Co., KY

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
   Harrison Whaley was born on the 23rd day of November 1813, died August 11, 1815.

1.11 America Jane WHALEY

Birth: 25 Apr 1816, Bourbon Co, Kentucky
Death: 7 Jul 1847, Marion Co, MO
Burial: Edward Whaley Farm Cemetery

Gravestone inscriptions from Mary W. Lane, Palmyra, MO, Nov 1940:
In Memory of our Mother
 - America Jane, wife of Samuel Stowers -
died July 7, 1847
aged 31 yrs 2 mos 12 days

Letter from Dena Iverson, 9 Mar 1987:
In History of Northeast Missouri, by Williams, the  chapter  on  Marion
County, pg 453 . . . Asiatic cholera broke out in 1833, again in  1835,
and again in 1849. The most deaths occurred in  Hannibal  and  Palmyra.
The ravages of the desease were terrible, and the  people  were  almost
overwhelmed with dread. So I would think that America Jane  and  Volney
died as the result of cholera.

The Whaley History, Harrison C. Whaley, 1913:
America Whaley was born on the 25th day of April 1816--was  married  to
Samuel Stowers and to this union were  born  seven  children.  Coleman,
when a boy about 15 years old, went to California with  his  father  in
1849, when many hardships and narrow escapes were endured  during  that
trip across the plains, some of which were related to him when  he  was
back here in  about  the  year  1903.  Elizabeth,  Angeline,  Harrison,
Preston, Washington, and Nannie, all of which have passed away.

Spouse: Samuel STOWERS
Birth: 11 Jul 1805, Virginia
Death: 13 Oct 1870, California
Father: Coleman STOWERS
Mother: Nancy Anna CONWAY
Marr: 17 Nov 1831, Marion Co., MO

Children: Thomas Coleman (1834-1907)
 Annie Elizabeth Bettie (1835-1906)
 Angelina (1837-1865)
 Wm. Harrison (1840-1877)
 Preston W. (1841-1848)
 Washington Lafayette (1843-1898)
 Nancy Nannie (1845-1860)






 
 Elizabeth parent of spouse of 1.2
 Rebeca parent of spouse of 1.9
ALLEN 
 Margaret parent of spouse of 1.7a
BIRD 
 Abraham Capt. parent of spouse of 1.5
 Mary (Polly) Frances Foreman spouse of 1.5
BUSH 
 Jane E. spouse of 1.6
 Vivian parent of spouse of 1.6
CARTER 
 Lettice parent of 1
CARY 
 Edward M. spouse of 1.1
 Frances child of 1.1
 Francis Marion child of 1.1
 Harrison child of 1.1
 James W. child of 1.1
 Louisa T. child of 1.1
 William child of 1.1
CONWAY 
 Nancy Anna parent of spouse of 1.11
FOREMAN 
 Catherine (Kate) parent of spouse of 1.4
 Joseph Alex Jr. parent of spouse of 1.3a
 Katherine (Kitty) spouse of 1.3a
FORGUSON 
 Nancy Henry spouse of 1.8
FRY 
 Catherine parent of spouse of 1.5
HALLEY 
 Sarah parent of spouse of 1
HAYNIE 
 Nancy spouse of 1
  William Capt. parent of spouse of 1
LANDER 
 Benjamin F. child of 1.4
 Charles Sgt. parent of spouse of 1.4
 Charles child of 1.4
 Enfield child of 1.4
 Henry parent of spouse of 1.7a
 Mary Polly parent of spouse of 1.3a
 Sarah (Sally) Ann spouse of 1.7a
 William Martin spouse of 1.4
McCLEOD 
 Louisa M. spouse of 1.7b
STOWERS 
 Angelina child of 1.11
 Annie Elizabeth Bettie child of 1.11
 Coleman parent of spouse of 1.11
 Nancy Nannie child of 1.11
 Preston W. child of 1.11
 Samuel spouse of 1.11
 Thomas Coleman child of 1.11
 Washington Lafayette child of 1.11
 Wm. Harrison child of 1.11
STRODE 
 Jeremiah II parent of spouse of 1.2
 Margaret (Peggy) spouse of 1.2
TAYLOR 
 Mary Ann spouse of 1.9
 Simon parent of spouse of 1.9
WHALEY 
 Abraham Abe Bird child of 1.5
 Albert 1.5
 Albert B. child of 1.5
 Albert G. child of 1.8
 Amanda E. child of 1.3a
 America Jane 1.11
 Anna Eliza child of 1.2
 Benjamin 1.6
 Benjamin Franklin child of 1.6
 Benjamin Franklin child of 1.9
 Braxton B. child of 1.6
 Catherine Kate child of 1.5
 Charles Edward child of 1.7a
 Charles Harvey child of 1.9
 Clemency Ann child of 1.8
  Edward Capt. 1
 Edward E. child of 1.5
  Edward Jeremiah child of 1.2
 Elizabeth child of 1.8
 Elizabeth 1.1
 Ellen E. child of 1.6
 Emily Emma Ann child of 1.5
 Emily Emmy A. child of 1.6
 Emrada child of 1.6
 Frances child of 1.8
 Frances C. child of 1.6
 Frances Caroline (Callie) child of 1.7a
  Franklin Capt. 1.7a
 Franklin Lander child of 1.7a
 George W. child of 1.5
 H. (Harrison) Clay child of 1.9
 Harrison 1.10
 Harrison Monroe child of 1.8
 Henry Clay Dr. child of 1.3a
 James Jr. 2nd Lt. parent of 1
 James 1.2
 James William Pete child of 1.2
 Jennie child of 1.6
 John 1.8
 John CalvinCal Dr./Capt. child of 1.5
 John Quincy child of 1.8
 John Tyler child of 1.7a
 John Wesley child of 1.9
 Joseph Foreman child of 1.3a
 Marguerite Maggie child of 1.2
 Marion Capt. child of 1.5
 Martha Ann child of 1.9
 Mary child of 1.3a
 Mary Molly F. child of 1.5
 Mary Vivia child of 1.6
 Nancy Cordelia Rebecca child of 1.9
 Nancy F. child of 1.6
 Nancy Haney Nannie child of 1.5
 Nancy L. (Lulie) child of 1.3a
 Nancy Nannie child of 1.2
 Oliver P. child of 1.2
 Robert Milton child of 1.8
 RussillaRussie child of 1.5
 Sarah L. child of 1.8
 Sarah L. Sally child of 1.2
 Sarah Matilda Tillie child of 1.5
 Sarah Sally 1.4
 Stephen D. child of 1.2
 Susan E. child of 1.6
 Volney 1.9
 Volney A. child of 1.8
 William 1.3a
 William child of 1.6
 William Harrison child of 1.5
 William Henry child of 1.7a
 Zerelda child of 1.2
WYMORE 
 Rebecca spouse of 1.3b


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