John Wakefield Withington, 1815–1853?> (aged 38 years)
- Name
- John Wakefield /Withington/
- Given names
- John Wakefield
- Surname
- Withington
Birth
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Citation details: Birth Entry Date: 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" Citation details: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofthatpar01elli#page/624/mode/2up pp. 625-626 Date: April 22, 2010 Note: Belleville was originally known as Greenwood. Shared note: Birth state from son Francis' 1880 Census entry. Birth state from son Francis' 1880 Census entry. |
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Birth of a sister
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Date: June 15, 2010 Note: Birthdate is calculated from tombstone information. |
Marriage
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Citation details: Marriage Entry Date: 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
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Citation details: Birth Entry Date: May 1, 2010 Note: Family Bible does not list any middle initial, although his military records and his personal letters do. 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" |
Census
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Source: 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: April 22, 2010 Note: Household consists of: Household consists of: |
Marriage of a sister
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Shared note: 6 Children |
Birth of a son
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Citation details: Birth Entry Date: 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" Shared note: 1 Child 1 Child |
Birth of a son
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Citation details: Birth Entry Date: 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
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Citation details: Birth Entry Date: 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
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Citation details: Birth Entry Date: 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
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Citation details: Birth Entry Date: 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
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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: April 4, 2010 Note: Value of Real Estate Owned: $800 Note: Age: 33. Occupation: Tailor. |
Occupation
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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 |
Death of a daughter
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Citation details: Death Entry Date: May 1, 2010 Text: "Julia Catherine Withington departed this life the sixteenth day of August 1850 in Shirleysburg Huntingdon County Pennsylvania |
Death of a father
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Birth of a son
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Citation details: Birth Entry Date: 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 of a mother
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Death
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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: March 9, 2019 Note: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2487&h=32358&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8057 Citation details: Death Entry Date: 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
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Date: March 18, 2010 Text: IN MEMORY OF |
father | |
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mother | |
Marriage | Marriage — before 1800 — |
16 years
himself |
1815–1853
Birth: July 9, 1815
35
— Greenwood, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA Death: December 19, 1853 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2 years
son |
1843–1922
Birth: October 8, 1843
28
24
— Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 19, 1922 — Petersburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
2 years
daughter |
1845–1910
Birth: November 13, 1845
30
26
— Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: March 12, 1910 |
20 months
daughter |
1847–1850
Birth: July 13, 1847
32
27
— Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: August 16, 1850 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
2 years
son |
1849–1886
Birth: September 6, 1849
34
30
— Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: December 1886 — Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA |
3 years
son |
1852–1855
Birth: June 12, 1852
36
32
— Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Death: January 27, 1855 — Shirleysburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA |
wife’s husband | |
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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 |
Citation details: Birth Entry Date: 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" Citation details: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofthatpar01elli#page/624/mode/2up pp. 625-626 Date: April 22, 2010 Note: Belleville was originally known as Greenwood. |
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Marriage |
Citation details: Marriage Entry Date: 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 |
Source: 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: April 22, 2010 Note: Household consists of: Household consists of: |
Census |
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: April 4, 2010 Note: Value of Real Estate Owned: $800 |
Occupation |
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. |
Death |
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: March 9, 2019 Note: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2487&h=32358&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8057 Citation details: Death Entry Date: 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 |
Date: March 18, 2010 Text: IN MEMORY OF |
Shared note |
Citation details: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofhunting00afri#page/349/mode/2up pp. 349-351. Date: April 22, 2010
Source: Files of Fort Shirley Heritage Association, Fort Shirley Heritage Museum, Shirleysburg, PA 17260
Date: March 18, 2010 |
Source citation
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Birth |
Belleville was originally known as Greenwood.
Shared note
Birth state from son Francis' 1880 Census entry. |
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Census |
Household consists of: |
Census |
Age: 33. Occupation: Tailor. Value of Real Estate Owned: $800 |
Occupation |
Tailor |
Death |
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=2487&h=32358&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8057 |
Shared note
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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. Citation details: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofhunting00afri#page/349/mode/2up pp. 349-351. Date: April 22, 2010
Source: Files of Fort Shirley Heritage Association, Fort Shirley Heritage Museum, Shirleysburg, PA 17260
Date: March 18, 2010 |
Shared note
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(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.). |
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Nace/John Withington Shirleysburg Home.JPG
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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Nace/Albert, Julia, John Withington Tombstones.JPG
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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Nace/John Withington Tombstone.JPG
Note: John W. Withington's tombstone. |
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Nace/John Withington Tombstone Detail.JPG
Note: Detail of John W. Withington's tombstone. |