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William Church Whitner

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William Church Whitner

Birth
Florida, USA
Death
27 May 1962 (aged 75)
Wilkins Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section: 27 Lot: 200 R 3 Grave: 31
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William Church Whitner (Auburn c1908) married in 1911, Lucy Lynch (c1891-). They lived in Swissvale, Pa. Their daughters were Lucy Randolph (1913-), and Margaret Whitner (1916-) who married in 1935, Lee Wilson Moriety. Their son was Lee Moriety (c1938-c55). Lucy Randolph Whitner (1913-) lived in Swissvale and married in 1933, Richard Francis McCarrick (c1910-). They had four children. Two were Richard Francis, Jr. (1935-1970) and William McCarrick (b.c1939).

William Church Whitner's mother was Elizabeth Eppes Randolph (1845-1933), first daughter of Dr. Arthur Moray (1815-67) and Laura Harrison DuVal Randolph (1820-1907), who was born September 5, 1845, in Tallahassee, Fl. She lived in Sanford, Fl. She married in 1866, Capt. Benjamin Franklin Whitner III (CSA)(1842-1913)(UNC 1866?), son of Capt. Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (CSA)(1819-81)(UGa. c1841) and Sarah Jane Church Whitner (1820-90), of Sanford. He was a member of the Florida state legislature, 1891-93, 1895-99, and superintendent of the state mental institution. He and his father were citrus orchardists, and he served in the 1st Florida Infantry (CSA). His father also served in the 2nd Seminole War, 1837-38. Their seven children were Eston Randolph (1867-1949), Capt. Benjamin Franklin, IV (1868-1952), Sarah Jane (1870-94), Laura Duval (1872-1940), Elizabeth Randolph (1875-1922)(dsp), Maj. Arthur Moray Randolph (1881-1958), and William Church Whitner (1886-1962). Benjamin F. Whitner, Jr. was a surveyor of the Whitner-Orr boundary line between Florida and Georgia.

Eston Randolph Whitner (1867-1949) was born in Madison, Fl. He lived in Jacksonville, Fl. and married in 1895, Ruth Converse Brown (1873-1961), daughter of Louis William (1831-73) and Alice Belinda Corner Brown (1839-1922), of Athens, Oh. Her father was county court clerk in Athens. Their daughters were twins Jane Randolph (1900-70), and Alice Duval Whitner (1900-79).

Laura Duval Whitner (1872-1940 was born perhaps in Sanford, Fl. where she lived. She married in 1895, Sydney Octavius Chase (1860-1941), son of Edwin Theodore (1823-86) and Lucia Tappan Coffin Chase (1820-78), of Germantown, Pa. He was an owner of Chase & Co. citrus company. Their sons were Lt. Com. Randall (1897-1971), Sydney Octavius, Jr. (1900-89), and Capt. Franklin Whitner Chase (1908-86)(Princeton 1931).

See 1880 Census, Orange County, Fl.; 1885 Census, Florida State Census (also Alonzo Church (1870-); 1920 Census, Sanford, Seminole County, Fl.; The Sanford Herald, April 1, 1941; 1920, 1940 Census, Swissvale, Allegheny County, Pa; Bessie Berry Grabowskii, The DuVal Family of Virginia, 1701, Descendants of Daniel DuVal, Huguenot and Allied Families (Richmond, Va., 1931), 238-239; Margaret Gwin Buchanan, The DuVals of Kentucky from Virginia 1794-1935 (Lynchburg, Va., 1938), 99-100 & Addenda; Joseph Stephen Hays, Descendants of Major William DuVal (Smith's Grove, Ky. 2012)(unpublished edition) 14-15 23-24, 32 (Lee Moriety not included)(has Randolph "Randall" Chase); James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 47-50.
William Church Whitner (Auburn c1908) married in 1911, Lucy Lynch (c1891-). They lived in Swissvale, Pa. Their daughters were Lucy Randolph (1913-), and Margaret Whitner (1916-) who married in 1935, Lee Wilson Moriety. Their son was Lee Moriety (c1938-c55). Lucy Randolph Whitner (1913-) lived in Swissvale and married in 1933, Richard Francis McCarrick (c1910-). They had four children. Two were Richard Francis, Jr. (1935-1970) and William McCarrick (b.c1939).

William Church Whitner's mother was Elizabeth Eppes Randolph (1845-1933), first daughter of Dr. Arthur Moray (1815-67) and Laura Harrison DuVal Randolph (1820-1907), who was born September 5, 1845, in Tallahassee, Fl. She lived in Sanford, Fl. She married in 1866, Capt. Benjamin Franklin Whitner III (CSA)(1842-1913)(UNC 1866?), son of Capt. Benjamin Franklin, Jr. (CSA)(1819-81)(UGa. c1841) and Sarah Jane Church Whitner (1820-90), of Sanford. He was a member of the Florida state legislature, 1891-93, 1895-99, and superintendent of the state mental institution. He and his father were citrus orchardists, and he served in the 1st Florida Infantry (CSA). His father also served in the 2nd Seminole War, 1837-38. Their seven children were Eston Randolph (1867-1949), Capt. Benjamin Franklin, IV (1868-1952), Sarah Jane (1870-94), Laura Duval (1872-1940), Elizabeth Randolph (1875-1922)(dsp), Maj. Arthur Moray Randolph (1881-1958), and William Church Whitner (1886-1962). Benjamin F. Whitner, Jr. was a surveyor of the Whitner-Orr boundary line between Florida and Georgia.

Eston Randolph Whitner (1867-1949) was born in Madison, Fl. He lived in Jacksonville, Fl. and married in 1895, Ruth Converse Brown (1873-1961), daughter of Louis William (1831-73) and Alice Belinda Corner Brown (1839-1922), of Athens, Oh. Her father was county court clerk in Athens. Their daughters were twins Jane Randolph (1900-70), and Alice Duval Whitner (1900-79).

Laura Duval Whitner (1872-1940 was born perhaps in Sanford, Fl. where she lived. She married in 1895, Sydney Octavius Chase (1860-1941), son of Edwin Theodore (1823-86) and Lucia Tappan Coffin Chase (1820-78), of Germantown, Pa. He was an owner of Chase & Co. citrus company. Their sons were Lt. Com. Randall (1897-1971), Sydney Octavius, Jr. (1900-89), and Capt. Franklin Whitner Chase (1908-86)(Princeton 1931).

See 1880 Census, Orange County, Fl.; 1885 Census, Florida State Census (also Alonzo Church (1870-); 1920 Census, Sanford, Seminole County, Fl.; The Sanford Herald, April 1, 1941; 1920, 1940 Census, Swissvale, Allegheny County, Pa; Bessie Berry Grabowskii, The DuVal Family of Virginia, 1701, Descendants of Daniel DuVal, Huguenot and Allied Families (Richmond, Va., 1931), 238-239; Margaret Gwin Buchanan, The DuVals of Kentucky from Virginia 1794-1935 (Lynchburg, Va., 1938), 99-100 & Addenda; Joseph Stephen Hays, Descendants of Major William DuVal (Smith's Grove, Ky. 2012)(unpublished edition) 14-15 23-24, 32 (Lee Moriety not included)(has Randolph "Randall" Chase); James Houston Barr III, Lt. Colonel Nathaniel Pope, c1610-1660, of Virginia, Ancestor of Washington, Governors and Legislators, History of His Descendants (Louisville, Ky. 2018), 47-50.

Gravesite Details

, Burial Date 1962, Ref: Cemetery Records



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