John Wakefield Withington, 1815–1853 (aged 38 years)
- Name
- John Wakefield /Withington/
- Given names
- John Wakefield
- Surname
- Withington
| Birth | July 9, 1815
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Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Text: "John Wakefield Withington was born in Green Wood Mifflin County State of Pennsylvania the ninth day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifteen"
Source: History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys Embraced in the Counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder Citation details: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofthatpar01elli#page/624/mode/2up pp. 625-626 Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Note: Belleville was originally known as Greenwood.
Birth state from son Francis' 1880 Census entry. |
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| Birth of a sister | Julia Withington May 5, 1818 (aged 2 years)
Source: Julia Withington Bowersox tombstone. Douglas Burying-Ground, Shirleysburg, PA, Latitude: ___, Longitude: ___; inspected by Cynthia N. Barnes 3/17/2010. Date of entry in original source: June 15, 2010 Note: Birthdate is calculated from tombstone information.
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| Marriage | Cynthia Jane Haslet — View this family March 3, 1839 (aged 23 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Marriage Entry Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Text: "John W Withington and Cynthia Jane Haslet was married in Mill Hall Clinton County State of Pennsylvania the third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine" |
| Birth of a son | William W. Withington December 6, 1839 (aged 24 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: May 1, 2010 Text: "William Withington was born in Mill Hall Clinton County State of Pennsylvania the sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine" Note: Family Bible does not list any middle initial, although his military records and his personal letters do.
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| Census | 1840 (aged 24 years)
Source: 1840 United States Census |
| Marriage of a sibling | Charles Bowersox — Julia Withington — View this family November 13, 1840 (aged 25 years) 6 Children |
| Birth of a son | George Withington September 23, 1841 (aged 26 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: April 26, 2010 Text: "George Withington was born in Mill Hall Clinton County State of Pennsylvania the twenty third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one" 1 Child Unknown wife |
| Birth of a son | Francis Edward Withington October 8, 1843 (aged 28 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Text: "Francis Edward Withington was born in Shirleysburg Huntingdon County State of Pennsylvania the eighth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three" |
| Birth of a daughter | Sarah Ellen Withington November 13, 1845 (aged 30 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: May 1, 2010 Text: "Sarah Ellen Withington was born in Shirleysburg Huntingdon County State of Pennsylvania the thirteenth day of November one thousand eight hundred forty five" |
| Birth of a daughter | Julia Catherine Withington July 13, 1847 (aged 32 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: May 1, 2010 Text: "Julia Catherine Withington was born in Shirleysburg Huntingdon County State of Pennsylvania the thirteeth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty seven" |
| Birth of a son | Thomas Haslet Withington September 6, 1849 (aged 34 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: May 1, 2010 Text: "Thomas Haslet Withington was born in Shirleysburg Huntingdon County State of Pennsylvania the sixth day of Sept in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine" |
| Census | 1850 (aged 34 years)
Source: 1850 United States Census Citation details: Year: 1850; Census Place: Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll M432_784; Page: 172B; Image: 346; Dwelling: 21; Family: 24. Date of entry in original source: April 4, 2010 Note: Age: 33. Occupation: Tailor.
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| Occupation | 1850 (aged 34 years)
Source: 1850 United States Census Citation details: Year: 1850; Census Place: Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll M432_784; Page: 172B; Image: 346; Dwelling: 21; Family: 24. Note: Tailor
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| Death of a daughter | Julia Catherine Withington August 16, 1850 (aged 35 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Death Entry Date of entry in original source: May 1, 2010 Text: "Julia Catherine Withington departed this life the sixteenth day of August 1850 in Shirleysburg Huntingdon County Pennsylvania 'Early, bright, transient, chaste as morning dew She sparkled, was exhaled, and went to heaven' " |
| Death of a father | Peter Withington after 1850 (aged 34 years) |
| Birth of a son | Albert Owen Withington June 12, 1852 (aged 36 years)
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Text: "Albert Owen Withington was born in Shirleysburg Huntingdon County State of Pennsylvania the twelfth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty two" |
| Death | December 19, 1853 (aged 38 years)
Source: Pennsylvania Deaths, 1852-1854 Citation details: Huntingdon County, Reel 670, Image 34 of 35. John W. Withington, white male, aged 38 years, died in December 1853 of Typhoid Fever in Shirleysburg Borough. Buried in Shirleysburg Burial Ground. Son of Peter and Mary Withington. Occupation: Tailor. Date of entry in original source: March 9, 2019
Source: Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Death Entry Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Text: "John W Withington departed this life in Shirleysburg Pennsylvania the nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three" |
| Burial | Old Baptist Cemetery, Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Source: John, Julia, and Albert Withington tombstones. Old Baptist Cemetery, Shirleysburg, PA, Latitude: 40.30340, Longitude: -77.87543; inspected by Cynthia N. Barnes 3/18/2010. Date of entry in original source: March 18, 2010 Text: IN MEMORY OF JOHN W. WITHINGTON DIED DEC. 19, 1853 AGED 38 YEARS, 5 MOS & 10 DAYS |
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| mother | |
| Marriage |
Marriage: before 1800 — |
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16 years
himself |
1815–1853
Birth: July 9, 1815
35 — Greenwood, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA Death: December 19, 1853 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
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3 years
younger sister |
1818–1875
Birth: May 5, 1818
38 Death: August 16, 1875 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
| himself |
1815–1853
Birth: July 9, 1815
35 — Greenwood, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA Death: December 19, 1853 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| wife |
1819–1857
Birth: July 14, 1819 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Death: July 20, 1857 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Marriage |
Marriage: March 3, 1839 — Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA |
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9 months
son |
1839–1907
Birth: December 6, 1839
24
20 — Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA Death: November 13, 1907 — Mount Union, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
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22 months
son |
1841–1924
Birth: September 23, 1841
26
22 — Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA Death: August 6, 1924 — Newton Hamilton, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA |
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2 years
son |
1843–1922
Birth: October 8, 1843
28
24 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 19, 1922 — Petersburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
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2 years
daughter |
1845–1910
Birth: November 13, 1845
30
26 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: March 12, 1910 |
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20 months
daughter |
1847–1850
Birth: July 13, 1847
32
27 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: August 16, 1850 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
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2 years
son |
1849–1886
Birth: September 6, 1849
34
30 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: December 1886 — Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA |
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3 years
son |
1852–1855
Birth: June 12, 1852
36
32 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: January 27, 1855 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| wife |
1819–1857
Birth: July 14, 1819 — Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Death: July 20, 1857 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Marriage |
Marriage: about 1856 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Birth | Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Birth Entry Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Text: "John Wakefield Withington was born in Green Wood Mifflin County State of Pennsylvania the ninth day of July one thousand eight hundred and fifteen" |
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| Birth | History of that part of the Susquehanna and Juniata Valleys Embraced in the Counties of Mifflin, Juniata, Perry, Union and Snyder Citation details: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofthatpar01elli#page/624/mode/2up pp. 625-626 Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Note: Belleville was originally known as Greenwood.
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| Marriage | Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Marriage Entry Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Text: "John W Withington and Cynthia Jane Haslet was married in Mill Hall Clinton County State of Pennsylvania the third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine" |
| Census | 1840 United States Census Citation details: Year: 1840; Census Place: Bald Eagle, Clinton, Pennsylvania; Roll 450; Page: 342; Image: 695; Family History Library Film: 0020540. Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 |
| Census | 1850 United States Census Citation details: Year: 1850; Census Place: Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll M432_784; Page: 172B; Image: 346; Dwelling: 21; Family: 24. Date of entry in original source: April 4, 2010 |
| Occupation | 1850 United States Census Citation details: Year: 1850; Census Place: Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll M432_784; Page: 172B; Image: 346; Dwelling: 21; Family: 24. |
| Death | Pennsylvania Deaths, 1852-1854 Citation details: Huntingdon County, Reel 670, Image 34 of 35. John W. Withington, white male, aged 38 years, died in December 1853 of Typhoid Fever in Shirleysburg Borough. Buried in Shirleysburg Burial Ground. Son of Peter and Mary Withington. Occupation: Tailor. Date of entry in original source: March 9, 2019 |
| Death | Letter from Shelby Torres to William D. Nace containing copies of pages from the John and Cynthia Withington Family Bible, 12/31/2009 Citation details: Death Entry Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 Text: "John W Withington departed this life in Shirleysburg Pennsylvania the nineteenth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three" |
| Burial | John, Julia, and Albert Withington tombstones. Old Baptist Cemetery, Shirleysburg, PA, Latitude: 40.30340, Longitude: -77.87543; inspected by Cynthia N. Barnes 3/18/2010. Date of entry in original source: March 18, 2010 Text: IN MEMORY OF JOHN W. WITHINGTON DIED DEC. 19, 1853 AGED 38 YEARS, 5 MOS & 10 DAYS |
| Note | History of Huntingdon and Blair Counties, Pennsylvania Citation details: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofhunting00afri#page/349/mode/2up pp. 349-351. Date of entry in original source: April 22, 2010 |
| Note | Files of Fort Shirley Heritage Association, Fort Shirley Heritage Museum, Shirleysburg, PA 17260 Date of entry in original source: March 18, 2010 |
| Source | Charts prepared by Cynthia Withington Nace Barnes in late 1960's. |
| BirthView | Birth state from son Francis' 1880 Census entry. |
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| Birth | Belleville was originally known as Greenwood. |
| Census | Household consists of: Males: 1(<5), 1(20-30) Females: 1(20-30) |
| Census | Age: 33. Occupation: Tailor. |
| Census | Value of Real Estate Owned: $800 |
| Occupation | Tailor |
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| Shared note | John was Burgess of Shirleysburg in 1853, on Town Council in 1844, 1846, and 1849, and Constable in 1853. He was a pioneer member of the Shirleysburg Methodist Episcopal Church. On the original layout of Shirleysburg, John and Cynthia's home was the first lot to the north east. |
| Shared note | (Research):https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90022138/john-w-withington "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHB7-J6Z : 16 August 2017), John Withington, Bald Eagle Township, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 342, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 450; FHL microfilm 20,540. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HJ-398 : 12 April 2016), John N Withington, Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 24, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). |
| Media object | Note: John and Cynthia Withington's Shirleysburg home was the gray house in the foreground; later, their son George lived in the white house across the street. John's sister Julia and her husband Charles Bowersox lived in the red house across the street and up one lot.
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| Media object | Note: In the Old Baptist Cemetery just north of Shirleysburg are, left to right, the tombstones of Albert O., Julia C., and John W. Withington.
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| Media object | Note: John W. Withington's tombstone.
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| Media object | Note: Detail of John W. Withington's tombstone.
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