My great great grandfather Francis Whiteman was born in Holland about 1833. Immigrated to the US? Have a vague family story that he entered this country in NY. Married ?. Had ? children whom he left the Grandparents to raise after his first wife died. One of these children supposedly fathered Paul Whiteman the Big Band Leader. Francis/Frank Whiteman shows up in California Washington County Pa on the 1859 Directory of Monongahela Valley California, Washington County Pa From the Thurstons Directory of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny Valleys - as a Coal Digger. Then on the 1860 Washington County Federal Population Schedule California Boro page 118. as a Coal Miner. And the 1870 Pennsylvania Census. He died sometime in the 1880? Our connection to him is that he married his second wife Rebecca Ann White of Coal Center Washington County Pa. don't know a date. Rebecca Ann White b 1835 m? d 1915 (buried Phillipsburg Cemetery Washington Pa) Francis Whiteman and Rebecca Ann had 12 boys 1 girl, these are all I know about. 1) Edward Lewis b 1860 m Leona L Allshouse 2/14/1883 ( b 4/12/1866 d 8/?/1933 issue 11? children and two sets of still born twins.) Edward Lewis Whiteman died in Apr or May of 1920 2) Le Moyne b? m? ? 3) Anson b 1861 m? d 1905 4) Jack b? m? d? 5) James b? m? d? 6) George b? m? d? 7) Frank b? m? d? There is a story about a Frank Whiteman who went out for a pack of cigarettes one day and never came home. 8) Charles b?1858 Looking for corrections, additions and possible connections. Laurie Beth Roman NAAHKITTY@aol.com