Hi WSPers Kermit Johnson appears to have a good deal of info on Disa / Disy Whaley and her daughter Nancy Ann Whaley. I am forwarding his message to the WSP List. George Kermit Johnson wrote: > > Hi, I am not very good at this e-mail ins and outs, but here goes. I don'tr > know who needs the info. Here is what I have. Joerl Whaley married Disy > Lane Chronister. Disy was b. 4-6-1813, Cape Girardeau, Mo., d.7-28-1899, > Asbury, Mo. (Jasper Co.). My line is then: a daughter, Nancy Ann Whaley, b. > 3-12-1842, Smithfield, Mo., d. 8-6-1922. Nancy married James Asbury Witten, > b. 7-23-1834, East Tenn., d. 4-18-1927. A daughter of this marriage was my > GGrandmotherMary Ettie Witten, b. 4-12-1872, and even though I am 56 now was > privledged to know her. I do have some more info but have been sidetracked > the last few months and have not pursued it and put it all together. > Someone on the Whaley net sent me info that Disy's father's Bible exists, > but I have not pursued that info. I have to now that winter is here and I > am not commited to too much out of doors. Sorry about the drop in size of > print. I do not know how to get it back to the original----Original > Message----- > From: George Whaley <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, December 12, 1999 3:07 PM > Subject: Re: Jasper Co MO > > >[email protected] wrote: > >> > >> Dear George-- > >> Jackie called and reported--there were Prices and Whaleys in Seneca > >> Co NY, but it was 1825 and too early for this bunch. And they > intermarried. > >> Then she checked Jasper Co MO in 1870 and in Center Creek, p. 8 > >> there are two entries: Disa L. and Samuel. > >> It would be nice to see if this Samuel is the S. Whaley in the violin. > >> She couldn't find James Elijah and bride in 1870 (m 1867) --wouldn't it > >> be great if they were in the household of Samuel???? Well, that is > >> expecting too much I am sure. > >> She doesn't know when she will be back at the Madison Library. > >> If-If-IFyou want to check on these, we'd be grateful. ;-] > >> Ruby > > > >Ruby, > >I found Disa L. and Samuel Whaley in the Jasper Co. MO 1870 census. > >Samuel is living with the Benton Baker family and Disa is living with > >the James A. Witten family. They are apparently on adjoining farms. > >The dwelling numbers are 114 and 115. Disa L. appears to own the farm > >that James A. Witten is farming. She is shown with a $1000 value of > >real estate owned. Following is the info from the census: > > > >Baker, Benton 31 Farmer MO > > Disa 23 keeping house MO > > Amanda 4 MO > > James 2 MO > >Whaley, Samuel 17 Farm hand MO > >Baker, Moses 7 MO > > > >Witten, James A. 35 Farmer Tenn > > Nancy 25 keeping house MO > > William 11 Ark > > Martha 8 Kansas > > Andrew J. 5 Kansas > > Flora 1 MO > > Florance 1 MO > >Whaley, Disa L. 50 MO > > > >My guess would be that Disa L. Whaley is the mother of Disa Baker and > >Nancy Witten. > > > >Hope this helps someone > >George > >