Ophelia Whittington^{[1, 2, 3]}

1861 - 1930  (69 years)

• Name	Ophelia Whittington
  Born	May 19, 1861	Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Census	Jun 10, 1880	Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA   [4]
  Census	Apr 15, 1910	Lafayette, Lafayette parish, Louisiana, USA   [5]
  Census	Jan 15, 1920	Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA   [6]
  Census	Apr 15, 1930	Polk county, Texas, USA   [7]
  Died	Jul 30, 1930	Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA   [8]
  	Death certificate: Mrs. O. Whittington; parents: Jack Whittington, LA; mother unknown.
  Buried	Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Groves, Jefferson county, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I5732	mykindred
  Last Modified	Aug 14, 2014

  
  

  Father	John Whittington,   b. Mar 24, 1799, Marion county, South Carolina, USA ,   d. Sep 24, 1877, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Angelina Franquery,   b. Oct 11, 1844,   d. Aug 13, 1867  (Age 22 years)
  Married	Jan 06, 1859
  Notes	John Whittington was bornd March the 24th day 1799. Sarah Nelson, wife of John Whittington, was bornd June the 3rd 1800 and departed this life May the 4th 1857.  ___________were married September the ____________. wife of John Whittington Engelina Franquery was bornd October the 11th 1844 and departed this life August the 13th 1867 and we were married January the 6th 1859.  Emily Whittington was bornd December the 31st 1859  las___________  John and Engelina Whittington.    Ophelia Whittington was bornd May the _____________      William Washington Whittington was bornd February 25th 1863.    Matilda Whittington was bornd May the 2nd 1864.  Elisha Whittington was bornd February the 3rd 1866. Written by Thomas R. Carroll    October the 10th 1871 (Note added at bottom:) *(This was taken from a sheet of paper in my husband's father's family Bible.  My husband was Boyd Fitzhugh W.      Do you have the children of William Washington W. - Boyd's father.) - 1870 St. Landry census p. 220, 4th Ward, 30 Jun 1870, Bayou Chicot John Whittington. 71, farmer, SC Emily, 10, LA Ophelia, 9, LA William W., 7, LA Matilda, 6, LA Elisha, 4, LA
  Family ID	F2059	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Tobias Whittington,   b. Feb 26, 1854, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Bef 1910  (Age < 55 years)
  Married	Mar 29, 1877	Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA
  Notes	- 1910 census, LA,Lafayette, Lafayette, ed 70, 27-A, April 15 600 Garfield St, HH 463/476, (all b. LA) WHITTINGTON, Opelia, head, F, W, 48, widowed, dressmaker WHITTINGTON, Wooderd, son, 30, single, none WHITTINGTON, Lectorious, son, 26, single, laborer WHITTINGTON, Carey, son, 22, single, signal dept, railroad WHITTINGTON, Laurence, son, 20, single, none WHITTINGTON, Clyde, son, 18, single, none WHITTINGTON, Florence, dau, 12 WHITTINGTON, Clarence, son, 12 - 1920 census, TX, Jefferson, Port Arthur, ed 106, 23-B, Jan 15 202 Fourteenth St, HH 394/484 WHITTINGTON, Cary B, haed, M, W, 31, married, TX, LA, LA, tailor WHITTINGTON, Laura, wife, F, W, 19, MS, MS, MS WHITTINGTON, Ofelia, mother, F, W, 59, widowed, LA, SC, LA WHITTINGTON, Ludge, bro, 36, single, LA, LA, LA WHITTINGTON, Clyde C, bro, 25, TX, LA, LA, tailor - ========================== - There is confusion about this family because of another family in the 1900 census. * There are many discrepancies between these familys: - Tobias' mother's name is Lucinda, not Elizabeth (and his father Elisha had no wife named Elizabeth) - Tobias' mother -- Lucinda -- is living in St. Landry parish in 1900 - Elizabeth, the mother, can't be Ophelia's mother as her name is Angelina - birth dates are all different - children's names - Tobias is widowed in 1910 - Ophelia is widowed in 1910 - The failure to find two Tobias Whittingtons in 1880 or 1900 censuses seems to imply these are the same person and the 1900 census is simply very incorrect. - ========================== - 1900 census, LA, Rapides, Cotilo, ed 133, 21-B, June 21, HH 352 (all b. LA except where noted) WHITTINGTON, Tobias, head, W, M, Jan 1870, 30, m 10 yrs, farmer WHITTINGTON, Ophelia, wife, W, F, June 1871, 29, m 10 yrs WHITTINGTON, Woodard, son, May 1891, 9 WHITTINGTON, George, son, Jan 1892, 8 WHITTINGTON, Birtha, dau, April 1893, 7 WHITTINGTON, Cheny, dau, May 1894, 6 WHITTINGTON, Carry C, dau, June 1896, 3 WHITTINGTON, Lorena, dau, Feb 1897, 3 WHITTINGTON, John T., son, Oct 1898, 1 WHITTINGTON, James, Oct 1898, 1 WHITTINGTON, Elizabeth, mother, W, F, Sept 1832, 67, widowed, LA, AL, MS - 1910 census, LA, Rapides, Spring Hill, ed 88, 11-A, April 8, HH 185 WHITTINGTON, Tobe, head, M, W, 52, widowed, LA, VA, LA, fisherman WHITTINGTON, George, son, 18, LA, LA, LA, fisherman WHITTINGTON, Luther, son, 11, LA, LA, LA -
  Children	1. Oscar Whittington,   b. Jan 16, 1878, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Apr 01, 1897  (Age 19 years)   2. Woodard Whittington,   b. Jun 21, 1881, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Apr 22, 1917, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 35 years)   3. Lectorious Whittington,   b. Feb 11, 1884, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Nov 27, 1951, Orange, Orange county, Texas, USA  (Age 67 years)   4. Birdie Agnes Whittington,   b. Mar 02, 1886,   d. Dec 20, 1973, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 87 years)   5. Carey Bruner "C.B." Whittington,   b. May 18, 1888, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches county, Texas, USA ,   d. Mar 02, 1945, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 56 years)   6. Lawrence Solomon Whittington,   b. Jul 01, 1890, Nacogdoches county, Texas, USA ,   d. Apr 30, 1969, Orange, Orange county, Texas, USA  (Age 78 years)   7. Clyde Clayton Whittington,   b. Nov 08, 1891, Nacogdoches county, Texas, USA ,   d. Mar 23, 1954, Houston, Harris county, Texas, USA  (Age 62 years)   8. Georgia Whittington,   b. Jan 1892, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Y   9. Florence Whittington,   b. Mar 09, 1898, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Oct 12, 1989, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 91 years)   10. Clarence Henry Whittington,   b. Mar 09, 1898, Boyce, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Sep 30, 1989, Port Arthur, Jefferson county, Texas, USA  (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F2082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Whittington, William Washington Family Bible

  
  

• Sources

  [S284] Bible of William Washington Whittington. [S153] Looking Back; A Narrative History of Bayou Chicot, p. 18. [S685] Gedcom - Johnson, Glen. [S135] 1880 US federal census. [S967] 1910 US federal census, 1910 census, LA,Lafayette, Lafayette, ed 70, 27-A, April 15. [S3967] 1920 US federal census, 1920 census, TX, Jefferson, Port Arthur, ed 106, 23-B, Jan 15. [S2555] 1930 US federal census. [S561] Death Certificate.