Jack Fryar who maintains the Fryar RootsWeb list posted this in reply to one of my messages: Source: Tippah County, Mississippi Heritage, Vol II, Page 289-90 GEORGE WILHITE The Wilhite Families started with a George Willhoit in 1585 at Schwaigern, Wurtemburg, German. Different spelling: Wilhide, Wilheit, Wilhoit, Whilhite. The Wilhite family first lived in Orange County, Virginia. They moved on down through North Carolina, through Tennessee, Alabama, then to Tippah County. Tobias Wilheit (b. ca 1713, Maize, Germany, was a German Protestant; he was naturalized in the Virginia Colony, February 24, 1743. In 1787 he was paying taxes in Culpepper County, Virginia. About 1734 Tobias married Catherine Walker. They had five children, one of which was Conrad Wilhoit. Conrad Wilhoit (b. ca 1737; d. ca 1809, Campbell Co. TT) married Elizabeth Broyles. They had eleven children, one of which was Julius Wilhoit. Julius Wilhot (1764-1842) married 1787 to Margaret Hise, Greene County, Tennessee. They had fifteen children, one of which was George Wilhite. George Wilhite (b. ca 1790, Greene Co., TN; d. bet 1850-1856, Tippah Co.) married second, 1822, Nancy Quinn). George Wilhite operated the stagecoach - stop at Jonesboro, Tippah Co. In 1838 he mortgaged land for twelve shares in Union Bank of Mississippi South. George and wife, nancy Wilhite (x) made mark. To George and nancy Wilhite were born twelve children: 1. Daniel Wilhite (b. ca 1824, AL; d. bet 1860-1870, Tippah Co.) first married Rosanna Fryar, all children born in Tippah County. A. Mary Wilhite (b. ca 1845; d. ca 1875, Hardeman Co., TN)_ married 1865 to William "Bill" Jones. B. William lee Wilhite (1846-1905; d. TX) married 1866, mary E. Robinson. Children: a. George Ellis (1867-1955, bur. Alcorn Co., MS. married first, Sarah Margaret Angela Lancaster. Children: (1) Willie Lee married Florence Crow. (2) Mary Etta married Thomas Rider. (3) Anna Ree married J. Russell Evans. (4) Carl married Myrtle Milsaps. George Ellis Wilhite married second, Lillian richardson, no children. Daniel Wilhite married second, Mary Ann Smallwood, all children born in Tippah County. A. Margaret E. Wilhite (b. ca 1851). B. Martha "Mat" M. Wilhite (1854-1934) married George W. Jones. (1) Minnie married "little" Will Drewery. (2) Kelsey married Frances Drewery. (3) Rosa married John B. Drewery. (4) Richard Arthur married Jennie Drewery. (5) Eliot married W. A. mathis. (6) Molly married Charlie Bell. C. King W. Wilhite (b. ca 1860) married 1877, Rebecca E. Little. D. Johnnie A. Wilhite (b. ca 1860) 2. Elizabeth Wilhite (b. ca 1824, AL) married David M. Goodner 3. Martha Wilhite (b. ca 1825, AL) married ? Phillips 4. William H. Wilhite (b. ca 1826, AL) married Mary ____. 5. King W. Wilhite (b. ca 1831, TN0 married Catherine, had seven children, all born in Tippah County. 6. Margaret Wilhite (b. ca 1835, TN) married Josus Siddal, Jr. 7. David L. Wilhite (b. ca 1840; d. bef 1873, tippah Co.) married 1860, Elizabeth Wilbanks, daughter Margery, first married William West; married second President "Bud" Bobo. 8. John C. Wilhite married Nancy Fryar. 9. Annie Wilhite died before 1860, married 1833, William holly, Hardeman County, Tennessee. 10. Julius Wilhite married Polly Fryar. 11. Miriam married Henry Goodner. 12. Jane Wilhite married John Barnett. Tippah County, Ripley, Mississippi-- Wilhite, George dec. (w) 1. Petition of J. J. Guyton, July 19, 1858 and wife, Nancy. interested parties are Ann Holly (wife of Wm. Holly). Jane Barnett (wife of John) Julius Wilhite (Ark.), John C. Wilhite (Ark.), Miriam Goodner (wife of Henry Goodner of Ark.), Elizabeth Goodner (wife of David Goodner, Ark), David L. Wilhite, Wm. Wilhite, M.L. D. Wilhite (Pontotoc Co., MS), K.W. Wilhite, and Margaret Siddal (wife of Joshua Siddall. The following was told by a Wilhite descendant in Arkansas: When the Wilhites, Fryars, and Goodners left Tippah Coiunty, they were headed for the gold fields of California. After staying lost for six months in the river bottoms of southern Arkansas they finally reached the Quachita Mountains in Montgomery County. They came to a fork in the road, that had signs telling where each road went, but one of them could read. No one could read in the next two wagon trains either. By the time a preacher came along to read the signs, they had all put in two crops, built cabins, and like the palce so well, that they all decided to stay. And so the town of Oden, Arkansas was born. by Fredra Brooks Wilbanks <<< Best Regards, Olwyn E. Whitehouse Sugar Land, Texas [email protected]