All my Whittenton Ancesters who ended up in Hamilton TX spell their name as Whittenton. The Family cemetery there is also spelled Whittenton. I know that unsupported info is not good genealogy but, There is a story told by the family (passed on to me by my cousin James Whittenton and Charles M. Whittenton, Jr.) That the Whittington Family came from England and settled in Philadelphia. Two brothers who went to work together opened a merchantile store. They had a falling out, and one brother changed his spelling to "enton" and moved to North Carolina. Eventually my family (Marion "Bud" Andrew Whittenton) migrated to Pike Co. AL in 1865. And then to Van Zandt, TX. in 1870 where Marion worked the salt mines. His first dau. Mattie was born in 1871. Then in 1873 He came to Hamilton Co. TX. Blue Ridge Community, coming by covered wagon with one daughter. Camped on land by a spring in the Blue Ridge Community. Marion prepared a "dug out" near the present Whittenton Cemetery till they could build a house. The Carter family was there first then M/M Marion Whittenton & sister Miralda & Tom Wesley. First son Alonzo was born in 1875 in Hamilton TX. In 1876 M.A. gave land for the Whittenton Cemetary. 9 other children were born to M.A. and Mary Elizabeth Whittenton from 1878 to 1899. -M.A. made splints & set bones for the neighbors(cared for the sick along with his Daughter, Mattie.) He also built caskets and farmed--raising sheep & some cattle. He had a big garden-storing his vegtables in a root cellar. -M.A. also helped to organize the first school and was one of the first trustees. He was active in their church & boarded some of the school teachers. Also helped found the Sardis Primitive Bapt. Church which still stands in Hamilton TX. 1908-M.A. and wife Elizabeth returned to Brundige, AL for a visit. Returning by train to Gatesville & met by a family in an uncovered wagon during a cold rain. M.A., gave his coat to Elizabeth and he took pnuemonia and died that same year. He is buried in the Family Whittenton Cemetery in Hamilton TX. 1921-His wife Mary Elizabeth lived on the old Homestead until her death. Sincerely , Buffy Nodal ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Hello members of the Whitttington family line, I am writing from your northern friendly country of Canada. I too am of Whittington descent that is directly from England. For months now I have heard a lot of your chatting and exchanging of information about Whittington descendants who came to the United States and settled in various parts of your great country. I would love to get involved with your exchange of names,places etc . but your information doesn't go beyond the borders of the U.S.A.If any of you have information re: dates, places of birth or even marriage places that relate to English locations I would love to hear about them . You see, I have a cousin who was born, raised and lives presently in Hove E.Sussex England. She has been researching the Whittington family for nearly seven yeras. She and I were lucky to hook up together on the Internet and realized that we were actually related. We have a data base of about 850 names of Whittingtons who are connected to earlier Whittingtons who were born and settled in the areas of the Counties of West Sussex, Surrey and Kent in England. Unfortunately we have found no records of those Whittingtons of our branch who emigrated to the united States during the years 1600-1900. Now if there are any of you who specifically know when , where your early ancestors came from (England) the parents, .. also the mother's maiden name..we could possibly help you "move back into history " (England homeland ) with your search. It is well possible that many of your Whitingtons in the U.S.A. ( way back) had connections toour Whitttingtons who didn't emigrate to the U.S.A. My English grandparents came directly from County of Kent England and settled in southern Ontario, Canada (1900). From there my cousin and I were able to trace her grandmother and my grandfather (they were brother and sister) directly back to 1649. I would honestly believe that a good percentage of names we found were people that emigrated to your country over those three hundred years. Look....find those people that you have data regarding English references and send them to me . I'll check my data base and who knows....you may receive a big step back " across the pond" and into an English Garden. You have the next move. Good luck. R.Keith Whittington Ingersoll, Ontario Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: buffy m nodal <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 12:43 AM Subject: Re: SPELLING > All my Whittenton Ancesters who ended up in Hamilton TX spell their name > as Whittenton. The Family cemetery there is also spelled Whittenton. > I know that unsupported info is not good genealogy but, > There is a story told by the family (passed on to me by my cousin James > Whittenton and Charles M. Whittenton, Jr.) That the Whittington Family > came from England and settled in Philadelphia. Two brothers who went to > work together opened a merchantile store. They had a falling out, and > one brother changed his spelling to "enton" and moved to North Carolina. > > Eventually my family (Marion "Bud" Andrew Whittenton) migrated to Pike > Co. AL in 1865. > And then to Van Zandt, TX. in 1870 where Marion worked the salt mines. > His first dau. Mattie was born in 1871. > Then in 1873 He came to Hamilton Co. TX. Blue Ridge Community, coming by > covered wagon with one daughter. Camped on land by a spring in the Blue > Ridge Community. Marion prepared a "dug out" near the present Whittenton > Cemetery till they could build a house. > The Carter family was there first then M/M Marion Whittenton & sister > Miralda & Tom Wesley. > First son Alonzo was born in 1875 in Hamilton TX. > In 1876 M.A. gave land for the Whittenton Cemetary. > 9 other children were born to M.A. and Mary Elizabeth Whittenton from > 1878 to 1899. > > -M.A. made splints & set bones for the neighbors(cared for the sick along > with his Daughter, Mattie.) He also built caskets and farmed--raising > sheep & some cattle. > He had a big garden-storing his vegtables in a root cellar. > -M.A. also helped to organize the first school and was one of the first > trustees. > He was active in their church & boarded some of the school teachers. > Also helped found the Sardis Primitive Bapt. Church which still stands in > Hamilton TX. > > 1908-M.A. and wife Elizabeth returned to Brundige, AL for a visit. > Returning by train to Gatesville & met by a family in an uncovered wagon > during a cold rain. M.A., gave his coat to Elizabeth and he took > pnuemonia and died that same year. He is buried in the Family Whittenton > Cemetery in Hamilton TX. > 1921-His wife Mary Elizabeth lived on the old Homestead until her death. > > Sincerely , Buffy Nodal > > ________________________________________________________________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! 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