Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam S. Whitt
Birthabt 1846, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Deathabt 1890
FatherRichard Whitt (~1822-)
MotherMargaret “Peggy” Adkins (~1825-)
Marriage11 Aug 1867, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseSarah Adkins
Birthabt 1852, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Deathaft 1930
FatherGilbert Adkins (1829-)
MotherElizabeth Adkins
Other spousesJohn E. Perry
Children
BirthMar 1886, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseBessie Lewis , 2C2R
SpouseArlie C. Adkins
Notes for Sarah Adkins
I cannot find a death record for her.
Notes for William S. & Sarah (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 11 Aug 1867 of William Whitt and Sarah Adkins, by M. S. Carter at his home, witnesses Elisha Adkins and W. M. Whitt.
Census
1870 census of Elliott Co., Ky, precinct 1, enumerated 27 June, lists on p. 37 as family #226:
Whitt, William, 24, farmer; Sarah, 18; John, 1. All born in Kentucky.
(This page contains 2 Whitt families, 4 Adkins families, and 1 Lewis family. The preceding page contains 5 Adkins families and 1 Whitt family.)
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 10 as family #78/80:
Whitt, William S., 34, farmer; Sallie, 27, wife; John, 12, son; Laura B., 10, dau; Green, 8, son; Henry, 6, son; Mattie, 4, dau; Thurman, 2/12, b. Apr, son. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by William’s brother Cornelius Whitt, age 32, and the preceding household by Sarah’s brother Greenville Adkins, age 26.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 9B as family #163:
Whitt, Sallie, 40, b. Mar 1860, widowed, mother of 13 children, 8 living, farming; Green, son, 25, b. July 1874, single; Henry, 21, b. July 1878, single; Robert, son, 17, b. Aug 1882; James, son, 14, b. Mar 1886; Allen, son, 11, b. Mar 1889; Susie, dau, 10, b. July 1889. Perry, John, boarder, 37, b. Jan 1863, widowed, farming. All the sons are listed as farm laboers. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The age for Sallie is off by quite a lot. It would mean she was married at age 7! She later married John Perry.
1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 24 Jan, lists on p. 6B as family #109:
Perry, John, 57, farmer; Sallie, wife, 67; Whitt, Green, stepson, 49, single; Lonnie (male), grandchild, 9; Allie (male), grandchild, 14; Jemmy, stepson, 40, farm laborer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Lonnie and Allie are children of Jimmy. His marital status is overwritten and hard to read.
By 1930 Sallie has returned to her first married name, suggesting that the marriage to John Perry was brief:
1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, North Fork precinct, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 11B as family #76, on Redwine Road:
Whitt, Jimmie, 46, age at first marriage 22; Bessie, wife, 28, age at first marriage 15; Darris, son, 22; Milford, son, 21; Lonnie, son, 19; Berlin, son, 4; Christian, dau, 3 4/12; Floyd, son, 9/12; Sallie, mother, 83, widowed, age at first marriage 20; Green, brother, 55, single, farm laborer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Whitt, William, 24, farmer; Sarah, 18; John, 1. All born in Kentucky.
(This page contains 2 Whitt families, 4 Adkins families, and 1 Lewis family. The preceding page contains 5 Adkins families and 1 Whitt family.)
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 10 as family #78/80:
Whitt, William S., 34, farmer; Sallie, 27, wife; John, 12, son; Laura B., 10, dau; Green, 8, son; Henry, 6, son; Mattie, 4, dau; Thurman, 2/12, b. Apr, son. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by William’s brother Cornelius Whitt, age 32, and the preceding household by Sarah’s brother Greenville Adkins, age 26.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 9B as family #163:
Whitt, Sallie, 40, b. Mar 1860, widowed, mother of 13 children, 8 living, farming; Green, son, 25, b. July 1874, single; Henry, 21, b. July 1878, single; Robert, son, 17, b. Aug 1882; James, son, 14, b. Mar 1886; Allen, son, 11, b. Mar 1889; Susie, dau, 10, b. July 1889. Perry, John, boarder, 37, b. Jan 1863, widowed, farming. All the sons are listed as farm laboers. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The age for Sallie is off by quite a lot. It would mean she was married at age 7! She later married John Perry.
1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Devils Fork precinct, enumerated 24 Jan, lists on p. 6B as family #109:
Perry, John, 57, farmer; Sallie, wife, 67; Whitt, Green, stepson, 49, single; Lonnie (male), grandchild, 9; Allie (male), grandchild, 14; Jemmy, stepson, 40, farm laborer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
Lonnie and Allie are children of Jimmy. His marital status is overwritten and hard to read.
By 1930 Sallie has returned to her first married name, suggesting that the marriage to John Perry was brief:
1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, North Fork precinct, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 11B as family #76, on Redwine Road:
Whitt, Jimmie, 46, age at first marriage 22; Bessie, wife, 28, age at first marriage 15; Darris, son, 22; Milford, son, 21; Lonnie, son, 19; Berlin, son, 4; Christian, dau, 3 4/12; Floyd, son, 9/12; Sallie, mother, 83, widowed, age at first marriage 20; Green, brother, 55, single, farm laborer. All born Ky Ky Ky.
