Individual Details

Moved from Kentucky to Missouri in 1839.

29 Sep 1840, he was a member of the Church of Christ, Independence, MO.

1850. Census in Jackson Co. He lived near Hickman Mills. The couple had at least 12 children including a new born son that died 9 Jul 1847.

He was a staunch Union sympathizer during the Civil War, even though his youngest son Sim was a guerrilla fighter with Quantrill's Raiders.

He is buried in the Whitsett family cemetery.

Birth	30 May 1805	Kentucky
Marriage	Ca 1830	Eliza Oldham
Death	1 Jun 1892	Jackson County, Missouri

Spouse	Eliza Oldham (1808 - 1883)
Child	James Simeon "Sim" Whitsitt (1845 - 1928)

Father	James W. Whitsitt (1774 - 1844)
Mother	Elizabeth Hutten (1785 - 1875)