Nauvoo Temple – Nauvoo, Illinois Thomas Whittle The family recently discovered information about one of our ancestors, Thomas Levi Whittle that we previously did not know. Once again, the Internet proves a great resource for family history work. While searching online, we came across information about Thomas Whittle and his family. We already were aware [...]
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From the Ancestral File Record, we find that William Harris was born to McGee Harris and Mary (Polly) Givens on June 8, 1836 in Big Springs, Wilson, Tennessee. It is apparent that William Harris came with his parents to the Rocky Mountains in the Heber C. Kimball Company of 1848. William would have been 12 [...]
From the Ancestral File Record we know that Thomas Levi Whittle was born May 21, 1812 in Mersea Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada. Thomas had 16 siblings. It is unknown, however, how many lived to adulthood. The record shows death dates for only three of Thomas' siblings. The rest are unknown. Thomas married Mary Amelia [...]
From Mary's Ancestral File Record, she was born February 1802 in Sanford, Lincoln, Kentucky. At the age of 24, she married Mcgee Harris. They were married the day after Christmas in 1826 in Tennessee. They had six children born while in Tennessee and three children were born in Illinois. It is apparent that Mary Givens [...]
From Ancestral File Records, we know that McGee Harris was born November 8, 1800 to William Harris and Margaret Sloan near Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee. He married Mary (Polly) Givens at age 26 in Tennessee. McGee later married Mary Ann Simmons July 18, 1860 at age 59. It is apparent that McGee Harris came with his [...]
