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Edward Irving Trewhitt

Edward Irving Trewhitt

Male 1909 - 1965  (56 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Edward Irving Trewhitt was born on 15 Apr 1909 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (son of Luther Trewhitt and Annie E Gadd); died on 18 May 1965 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1910, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

    Edward married Nona Marie Sample on 20 Jul 1935 in Loudon County, Tennessee, USA. Nona was born on 16 Feb 1910 in Riceville, McMinn County, Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Feb 1996 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Luther Trewhitt was born on 19 Dec 1873 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA (son of Levi (Sweet) Trewhitt and Sarah A Wattenbarger); died on 12 Jun 1938 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1880, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA

    Luther married Annie E Gadd on 2 Jan 1898 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. Annie was born on 16 Jan 1880 in Tennessee, USA; died on 16 Jan 1955 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Annie E Gadd was born on 16 Jan 1880 in Tennessee, USA; died on 16 Jan 1955 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1900, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1920, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1930, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA

    Children:
    1. Lester Kenneth Trewhitt was born on 13 Apr 1899 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Jan 1973 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Ethel L Trewhitt was born on 16 Sep 1902 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died in Jan 1989 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. 1. Edward Irving Trewhitt was born on 15 Apr 1909 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 May 1965 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Anna Mae Trewhitt was born on 4 Dec 1913 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Nov 1997 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Levi (Sweet) Trewhitt was born on 22 Apr 1829 in Sunbright, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA (son of Judge Levi Trewhitt and Harriett Lavender); died on 19 Oct 1916 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Residence: 1850, Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1910, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    GRid=83211204; Unusual wedged top with bead gravestone. Mounted atop chambler base. Nondescript etched illustration above the inscription. Detailed obit.

    Levi married Sarah A Wattenbarger on 11 Jan 1859 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Adam Wattenbarger and Susannah Barger) was born on 30 Oct 1836 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Feb 1909 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah A Wattenbarger was born on 30 Oct 1836 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Jacob Adam Wattenbarger and Susannah Barger); died on 21 Feb 1909 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1880, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1900, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    GRid=34651585; Unusual wedged top with bead gravestone. Mounted atop chambler base. Nondescript etched illustration above the inscription: Sarah wife of Levi Trewhitt.

    Children:
    1. Susan Ann Trewhitt was born on 20 Oct 1859 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Oct 1928 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Moore's Chapel Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Harriett Trewhitt was born on 9 Dec 1863 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Apr 1950 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. James Madison Trewhitt was born on 7 Nov 1865 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Oct 1950 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Andrew Jackson Trewhitt was born on 16 Oct 1870 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Mar 1928 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA; was buried in Hope Cemetery, Texas Corners, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA.
    5. 2. Luther Trewhitt was born on 19 Dec 1873 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 12 Jun 1938 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Hellena (Lena) Trewhitt was born on 4 Oct 1876 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Apr 1954 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    7. William Trewhitt was born on 25 Feb 1881 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Apr 1952 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  
    Judge Levi TrewhittJudge Levi Trewhitt was born on 14 Jul 1797 in Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA (son of Levi Trewhitt, Jr and Susanna Morgan); died on 31 Jan 1862 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Lawyer, Judge, Farmer
    • Probate: Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; Just an index, but suggests his will was filed in Hamilton County, not Bradley County
    • Residence: 1830, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; Males<5:2 (Andrew, Levi), <15:1 (James), 20-29:1 (??), 30-39:1 (Levi, age 33), Females <5:Sarah, 20:29:1(wife Harriet, age 27t), 50-59:1 (mother or m.i.l?)
    • Residence: 1836, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Settled on his farm at about the same time that Bradley County was formed
    • Civil: 1837, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; TN General Assembly chartered Cleveland and appointed Levi Trewitt as a commissioner.
    • Residence: 1840, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Free White Males <5:1 (Wm), <10:1(Jesse), <15:2(Levi,Daniel), <20:1(James), <30:1(Levi;wrong), Female:<5:1(Mary A), <10:2(Lucinda,Harriett), <15:1(Sarah), <20:1(Susan). Wife Harriett(age 37) omitted.
    • Residence: 1850, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; 52, Lawyer. Real estate $5,000. Born in N.C. Wife Harriett(47); Children James(30), Andrew J(24), Sarah(22), Levi(21), Harriet(19), Lucinda(15), Mary Ann(14), Thomas(12;sic), Wm(9;sic), Rebecca(54), Caroline(2), Nancy(10).
    • Residence: 1860, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; 63, Lawyer. Real estate $15,000. Born in N.C
    • Possessions: 1862, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; IRS Tax assessment: J.M. Trewhitt, admin of Levi Trewhitt Dec. Acres:389 Valuation $2880, Taxes:$10.08 Penalty:$5.04

    Notes:

    Judge Trewhitt was a civic leader in Bradley County. In 1861, though he was in his 60's, he was arrested and imprisioned by the Confederacy without trial after Union sympathizers burned several bridges in East Tennessee. Despite numerous appeals for his release and testimony that he actively discouraged participation in the rebellion againts the Confederacy, he was not released, and he died in prison camp in Mobile, Alabama. The "History" media items attached to this record give more details of his case. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Tennessee_bridge_burnings


    Judge Trewhitt's parentage is not documented, and various unsourced online trees differ about who his parents were.

    The majority of Ancestry.com trees that include him say that his parents were James Madison Tewhitt and Elizabeth Mumford, and some list his grandparents as Levi Trewhitt (born 1725 in NC) and Mary West. There is a marriage record for Levi Trewhitt(1725) and Mary West, but I cannot find any contemporaneous documentation of James Madison Trewhitt or Elizabeth Mumford. A Jesse Mumford (age 80) was living with 63-year-old Levi Trewhitt and family in 1860.

    Other trees and GRid=39690158 say that Judge Trewhitt was the son of Levi Truitt and Susanna Morgan. There is some weak documentation of both Levi Truitt and Susanna Morgan, primarily through generic marriage record sources (e.g. "International Marriage Records"), but only ambiguous information about their birth places. (See their profiles, both linked from this one)

    FWIW, the online trees that report Judge Trewhitt's father to be James Madison Trewitt tend to list a brother named Jesse Trewhitt, a physician, who also lived in Morgan Co, TN, and migrated to Arkansas. (See his profile). On the other hand, the online trees that report Judge Trewitt's father to be Levi Truitt tend not to list Jesse Trewhitt as a brother, but do tend to list a brother named James Alford Truitt, who fought in the Texas War of Independence, and served as a justice of the peace and state legislator in Texas for many years.


    Residence:
    Wife Nancy (54) and children Madison(40;Farmer), Sally(33), Harriet(29), Wm(22), Thos(17), Rebecca(14), Caroline(12), Nancy(10). Also Jesse Mumford (80). Others who appear to be in the household: Levi's son A.J (34) and his wife Lousia(20) and Levi's dau Mary Ann (23) & her husb Benj F Bacon (25)

    Buried:
    GRid=39690158; headstone

    Died:
    Confederate Prison

    Levi married Harriett Lavender before 1820 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA. Harriett (daughter of Daniel Simeon Lavender and Elizabeth ?Koonce Adam Howard?) was born on 3 May 1803 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 9 Jan 1855 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Harriett Lavender was born on 3 May 1803 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Daniel Simeon Lavender and Elizabeth ?Koonce Adam Howard?); died on 9 Jan 1855 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    GRid=39690150; inscription: Consort of Levi Trewhitt; Small inscription at bottom not legible in photo

    Notes:

    Married:
    Based on birth of first child

    Children:
    1. James M Trewhitt was born on 19 Apr 1820 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Jun 1899 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. Daniel Coffee Trewhitt was born on 29 Jan 1823 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 4 Jan 1891 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Susan Elizabeth Trewhitt was born on 4 Aug 1824 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 10 Jul 1891 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Sugar Creek Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Andrew J Trewhitt was born in 1826 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA.
    5. 4. Levi (Sweet) Trewhitt was born on 22 Apr 1829 in Sunbright, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 19 Oct 1916 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Sarah Sallie Trewhitt was born in 1830 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 1 Jul 1907 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    7. Harriett Trewhitt was born on 27 Mar 1831 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 25 Oct 1891 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    8. Jesse Trewhitt was born on 11 Jan 1833 in Morgan County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Mar 1843 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    9. Lucinda Trewhitt was born in 1835 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died in 1865 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    10. Mary Ann Trewhitt was born on 2 Apr 1836 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 3 Feb 1886 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    11. William Trewhitt was born on 3 Apr 1838 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Mar 1913 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    12. Thomas Thompson Trewhitt was born on 27 Mar 1843 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 24 Jun 1896 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    13. Rebecca Trewhitt was born on 11 Feb 1845 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Feb 1927 in Bearden, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    14. Caroline Trewhitt was born on 17 Feb 1846 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Jul 1930 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Lynnhurst Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA.
    15. Nancy Jane Trewhitt was born in 1850 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    16. Mary Trewhitt was born in 1855 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died in UNKNOWN.

  3. 10.  Jacob Adam Wattenbarger was born on 24 Jul 1809 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA (son of John 'Adam' Wattenbarger and Mary Ann (Magdalean) Smith); died on 7 Dec 1882 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer
    • Residence: 1830, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1840, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Age 39; Wife Susanah (34); Children Adam(15), Sarah(15), Mary(12), Wiley(11), Cristean(10), Wilson(8), Samuel(7), Jacob(4)
    • Residence: 1860, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Age51, Farmer; Wife Susunnah(43); Children Jacob Wattenbarger (51); Children Wiley(20), Christiann(19), Wilson(18), Samuel(16), Jacob(13), George W(8), Malinda(8). Real Estate value:$3000, Personal Estate:$1000
    • Residence: 1862, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
    • Residence: 1870, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Jacob Wattenbarger (61) Farmer. Real Estate:$1200, Personal:$900. Susannah (52), sons Jacob (22) & George W(18), widowed dau Mary Richmond (32), (new pg) Mary's sons Jacob (12), John H (11). Jacob W Sr & Susannah cannot write. Jacob R cannot read or write
    • Residence: 1880, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Jacob Wattenbarger(69) Widower, Farmer. Son George(27) Farmer, his wife Josie(22), children Malinda(5), SA(1)

    Notes:

    Residence:
    1880 Federal Agricultural Schedule:
    Tilled:100a, meadows:10a, Woodlands:60a;
    Value:farm:$1200, Implements:$150, Livestock:$500; Production:$600,
    Grassland Mown:4a, Hay:4a;
    Horses:5, Mules:1;
    Milch cows:5, Other cattle:1, Calves:5, Cattle sold:5, Slaughtered:1, butter: 250lb, Sheep:22, Lambs:8, Sold:3, Saughtered:1, Killed by dogs:1, Shorn:16,30lbs, Swine:40, Poultry:Barnyard:25, Other:21, Eggs:200doz.
    Corn:27a,500bu; Oats:8a,10bu; Wheat:20a,40bu; Sorghum:1a; Molasses:90gal.
    Canadian Peas:4bu, Sweet potatoes:1/4?a,25bu;


    Buried:
    GRid=34225605;Thin headstone says "J Wattenbarger". No bio Headstone

    Jacob married Susannah Barger on 20 May 1834 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA. Susannah (daughter of Wiland Barger and Christiana Zetty) was born on 15 Jul 1816 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA; died on 11 Nov 1878 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Susannah Barger was born on 15 Jul 1816 in Washington County, Tennessee, USA (daughter of Wiland Barger and Christiana Zetty); died on 11 Nov 1878 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Subdivision 26, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Jacob Wattenbarger(39); Wife Susanah (34); Children Adam(15), Sarah(15), Mary(12), Wiley(11), Cristean(10), Wilson(8), Samuel(7), Jacob(4)
    • Residence: 1860, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; Age 43; Husb Jacob Wattenbarger (51); Children Wiley(20), Christiann(19), Wilson(18), Samuel(16), Jacob(13), George W(8), Malinda(8)
    • Residence: 1870, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA

    Notes:

    Buried:
    GRid=34225685; tall thin headstone says "Susannah, wife of J Wattenbarger". No bio.

    Children:
    1. Adam Wattenbarger was born on 17 Jun 1835 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 9 Jun 1906 in Rockwood, Roane County, Tennessee, USA.
    2. 5. Sarah A Wattenbarger was born on 30 Oct 1836 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Feb 1909 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. Mary Wattenbarger was born on 3 Mar 1838 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 2 Sep 1914 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Union Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    4. Wiland W (Wiley) Wattenbarger was born on 22 Nov 1839 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 18 Oct 1905 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Union Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    5. Christiann Wattenbarger was born on 31 Dec 1840 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 6 May 1922 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    6. Wilson Wattenbarger was born on 31 Aug 1842 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; died on 23 Oct 1903 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Candies Creek Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    7. Samuel Wattenbarger was born on 2 Mar 1844 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 31 Oct 1906 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Union Grove Church of Christ Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    8. Jacob A Wattenbarger was born on 23 Jun 1848 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 5 Dec 1870 in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Red Hill Cemetery, Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA.
    9. George Washington Wattenbarger was born on 11 Aug 1851 in Greene County, Tennessee, USA; died on 26 Feb 1916 in Dawnville, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Dawnville Cemetery, Dawnville, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA.


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