West Virginia Pioneers

Walter Lewis Whittington

Male 1877 - 1948  (71 years)


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  • Name Walter Lewis Whittington 
    Born 23 May 1877  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Dec 1948  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Cross Creek Cemetary, Buffalo, Putnam Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Death Record
      Name: Walter Lewis/Whittington
      Sex: Male
      Death Date: 11 Dec 1948
      Death Place: Putnam Co, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 71y 6m 8d
      Burial Place: Buffalo, W Va
      Burial Date: 14 Dec 1948
      Cemetery: Cross Creek Cem
      Birth Date: 5/23/1877
      Birth Place: W Va
      Marital Status: M
      Spouse: Nora/Whittington
      Mother: Alice/Huffman
      Mother's Birth Place: W Va
      Father: William/Whittington
      Father's Birth Place: W Va
      Informant: Roy Whittington, Baltimore OH
    Person ID I99855  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2013 

    Father William H Whittington,   b. May 1839, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Melissa E Hoffman,   b. Jul 1850, Mason County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Aug 1913, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1863  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 9/17/1863 at William Hoffman's
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      William H Whittington, 24, Mason Co, Putnam Co
      Melissa E Hoffman, 16, Mason Co, Putnam Co

      1870 Buffalo, Putnam, WV
      Whittington, Wm H 35 VA
      Malissa A 31 VA
      Sarah M 5 WV
      Henry F 4 WV
      Vienna V 5/12 WV
      Neely 19 m farm laborer VA

      1880 Buffalo, Putnam, WV all born WV WV WV
      Whittington, Wm 41
      Melissa E 33
      Sarah 14 da
      Henry 13 son
      Virginia 11 da
      Isaac 6 son
      Lewis 3 sn
      Jessie 19 bro

      1900 Buffalo, Putnam, WV
      Whitington, Wm H 5/1839 61 m 41y WV VA VA
      Allice 7/1850 49 m-41y 12-8 children WV VA VA
      Pearl da 2/1884 WV
      Charley son 5/1886 WV Charles M 31 May 1886 to Wm H & Alice
      Martan son 7/1892 WV 29 Jul 1892 male to Wm & MA
      Walter son 5/1877 m 3y WV
      Nova dil 12/1880 m 3y 2-2 children WVWV VA
      Howard gs 12/1897 WVWVWV
      Roy gs 5/1900 WVWVWVW
    Family ID F25551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nora Osa Reedy,   b. 15 Nov 1880, McDowell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1971, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 12 Jun 1897  Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 6/12/1897
      Place: Putnam, West Virginia, United States
      Walter Lewis Whittington, 20, Putnam, Putnam
      Nora O Reedy, 18, McDowell, Putnam
      Informant - Jos Reedy & WH Whittington

      1900 Buffalo, Putnam, WV
      Whitington, Wm H 5/1839 61 m 41y WV VA VA
      Allice 7/1850 49 m-41y 12-8 children WV VA VA
      Pearl da 2/1884 WV
      Charley son 5/1886 WV Charles M 31 May 1886 to Wm H & Alice
      Martan son 7/1892 WV 29 Jul 1892 male to Wm & MA
      Walter son 5/1877 m 3y WV
      Nova dil 12/1880 m 3y 2-2 children WVWV VA
      Howard gs 12/1897 WVWVWV
      Roy gs 5/1900 WVWVWV

      1910 Buffalo, Putnam, WV # 92
      Whittington, W L 32 m1- 13y WVWVWV
      Nora 29 m1- 13y 5-5 children WV NC VA
      H M son 12
      Roy son 10
      Rolly son 7
      Ruth da 4 11/22/1905
      Paul son 11/12

      1920 Buffalo, Putnam, WV
      Whittington, Walter 43 WVWVWV
      Norah 39 WV NY VA
      Howard son 22
      Roy son 19
      Raleigh son 17
      Ruth da 13
      Paul son 10
      Clara da 8
      Laura da 5
      Melvin sn 2 9/12

      1930 Buffalo, Putnam, WV
      Whittington, Walter L 52 md age 20 WV WV WV
      Nora O 49 md age18 WV NC VA
      Paul W son 20 WV WV WV
      Laura I da 15 WV WV WV
      Melvin F son 12 WV WV WV
      Dorothy V da 8 OH WV WV

      Birth Record
      Name: Raleigh Avril Whittington
      Birth Date: 22 Jan 1903
      Birth Place: Buffalo, Putnam, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Nora Osa Reedy
      Father: Walter Louis Whittington
      Delayed, affidavit of mother, Nora Osa Whittington, Age 86, 7/16/1865

      Birth Record
      Name: Paul Parker Whittington
      Birth Date: 14 Jun 1909
      Birth Place: Buffalo, Putnam, West Virginia
      Sex: Male
      Mother: Nora Ola Rudy
      Father: Walter Lewis Whittington
      Delayed record. One affidavit gives Nora's middle name as Ocie
    Children 
     1. Howard Milton Whittington,   b. 25 Dec 1897, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Nov 1983, Franklin County, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. Roy Whittington,   b. May 1900, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Raleigh Avril Whittington,   b. 22 Jan 1903, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ruth Whittington,   b. 22 Nov 1905, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Paul Parker Whittington,   b. 14 Jun 1909, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Clara Whittington
     7. Laura I Whittington
     8. Melvin F Whittington
     9. Dorothy V Whittington
    Family ID F25549  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Cross Creek Cemetary, Buffalo, Putnam Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Death records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.

    2. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.