1845 - 1919 (73 years)
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Name |
James Knox Polk Whalen |
Nickname |
Jim |
Born |
9 Jun 1845 |
Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
11 May 1919 |
Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee [2] |
Cause: pellagra |
Buried |
12 May 1919 |
Hensley Cemetery, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee [3] |
Person ID |
I50 |
Our_Family |
Last Modified |
10 May 2019 |
Father |
Gardner Jacks Whalen, b. 17 Dec 1803, North Carolina , d. 5 Nov 1883, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Mary Elizabeth Day, b. 14 Feb 1804, North Carolina , d. 31 Dec 1879, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee (Age 75 years) |
Married |
7 Jun 1822 |
Jefferson County, Tennessee [4] |
Family ID |
F60 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Malinda C. Wilcox, b. 1851, Calhoun, McMinn County, Tennessee , d. 31 Dec 1895, Blount County, Tennessee (Age 44 years) |
Married |
18 Oct 1879 |
McMinn County, Tennessee [5] |
Children |
| 1. William Harrison Whalen, b. 21 May 1882, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee , d. 20 Oct 1928, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee (Age 46 years) |
| 2. Stella Whalen, b. 0Sep 1883, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee , d. Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia |
| 3. James Campbell Caywood Whalen, b. 27 Jan 1886, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee , d. 21 Sep 1947, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 61 years) |
| 4. John Roy Whalen, b. 8 Apr 1887, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee , d. 27 Jun 1974, Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina (Age 87 years) |
| 5. Carl Danney Whalen, b. 2 Feb 1889, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee , d. 12 Nov 1947, Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee (Age 58 years) |
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Last Modified |
8 May 2018 |
Family ID |
F58 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Mary Blankenship, b. Mar 1865, Tennessee , d. 20 Sep 1933, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee (Age 68 years) |
Married |
17 Sep 1896 |
Blount County, Tennessee [6] |
Last Modified |
8 May 2018 |
Family ID |
F59 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- BIRTH:
The year of birth given on his death certificate is 1841. According to the 1850 and the 1860 US census, James Knox Polk Whalen was born in 1846. The 1900 US census gives his birthdate as May 1840. In the Family Bible of Gardner Whalen Sr. and his wife Elizabeth, James Knox Polk Whalen is listed as James Piney and his birth date is given as 09 June 1845.
DEATH:
James Knox Polk Whalen was living with his son, William Harrison, in Daisy, Tennessee when he died.
MILITARY:
Served in the Confederate Army as a private in Company H of the First Regiment Tennessee Calvary Co. "H" Formerly Co. "G", Thomas North Carolina Legion. Organized September 24, 1862 from Jefferson County. Captains David Neff, T. Coursey.
MILITARY:
WHALEN, James K. P. Co. H, 1 E.T. Cav. (Carter's)Born June, 1845 in Jefferson Co. and raised there. Enl. at Dandridge, TN about Aug. 1, 1863. Capt. at or near Mossy Creek, Mch. 27, 1864 and imprisoned at Camp Morton until June 12, 1865. About one year aftr war he left TN and went to KY and stayed 2 years before moving to IL and eventually back to TN. Res. Sherman Heights. Occup. carpenter and peddling papers in 1903, "broken down in health." 1910 res. 5th Ave. with wife Mary.[NBFM2; TP5388; 1910HC] Hamilton County Confederates: U-Zposted August 16, 2005,The following data on Confederate soldiers from Hamilton County is taken from a book by Nat Hughes and John Wilson.
MILITARY:
Name: J. K. P. Whalen Unit Served: 1st Calvary State Served: Tennessee Application Type: Soldier Application Numbers: S5388 Application Location: Hamilton, TN Note: The name Whalen, J. K. P. appears on a Tennesse Confederate Application.
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Sources |
- [S24] Family Bible of Gardner and Elizabeth Day Whalen.
- [S21] Tennessee Death Index 1914 - 1928, Tennessee State Library and Archives, (http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/vital/tndeath.htm#index1923).
Whalen James K. P. Hamilton 5/11/1919 Vol 24 Page 335
- [S22] Hensley Cemetery Survey, Susan Kendall & Jim Holcomb, (www.hctgs.org).
- [S197] Tennessee Marriages to 1825, (Ancestry.Com).
Day, Betsy
Whalen, Gardner
07 Jun 1822
TennesseeJefferson County
- [S84] Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: James Whalen
Spouse: Miss M C Wilcox
Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1879
Marriage County: McMinn
Marriage State: Tennessee
- [S84] Tennessee State Marriages 1780 - 2002, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: James Whalen
Spouse: Mary Lam
Marriage Date: 17 Sep 1896
Marriage County: Blount
Marriage State: Tennessee
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