>From Jackie Weeden: We corresponded with Linda Boehme in the past and exchanged materials. We sent her my FGS for John Whaley and wives Samantha Chester and Matilda Collins. In Digest #260 Linda entered a copy of a newspaper article about this family from a web and she notes it has some different data here and there than what I have on my FGS. I have a copy of the original article. It is from the *Morenci Observer* of Morenci, MI and dated Sept. 8, 1906. The original states that John was b in Essex VT in 1789, not 1798. The three children of John C. and Samantha are correct, but it says that their son John C. Whaley's second wife was Abiah, whereas it should be Abigail Welch. The elder John C. married second to Matilda Collins and 13 of their 14 children are listed. There is an error with their child Warner--his oldest child was Odell, not Odeil. The youngest child is listed as Lucien in his pension papers, whereas the article calls him Lucene. Sometimes he is referred to Luciene. The original article differs in regards to the death date for the father John C. Whaley. His headstone in Old Morenci Cemetery says he d 11-10-1852 @ 66 years, whereas the death age is given as 63 in the article. Wyamarus is also incorrectly spelled in both the original article and the web article entered by Linda. This article was written by S. M. Whaley (Squire M.), s/o Cyrenus and Sally (Gorham) Whaley. Cyrenus was the oldest child of John C. and Matilda Collins. There is also a biographical sketch in the book *History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, MI*, 1879 which states John C. Whaley was b in Washington Co *VT* in 1786. The 1850 census shows his birth place as NY. One earlier Whaley descendant and researcher felt that the different places stated as his place of birth is further confused in that a bordering county to the state of VT is Washington Co NY. Plus, there was much Whaley activity in Washington Co NY from the late 1700s and on. In 1790 the east portion of Washington Co NY was ceded to VT. This might be a factor in determining the birth place of John C. This FGS for John C. and his two wives is available by attachment, as are his children John C., Cyrenus, Otis, Philetus, James and Lucien.