John Alexander Whitworth


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John Alexander Whitworth


Born January 14, 1875 Roodhouse, Illinois
Married January 16, 1892 Illinois
Died 1906 Illinois

 

Etta Jane Pollard

Born November 20, 1874 Roodhouse, Illinois
Died April 18, 1947 Roodhouse, Illinois

Daughter of Isaac Pollard and Edithia McAdams

 

 

Eileen Nash, Judith Nash, Etta Pollard  

 

 


Children

i. William Robert   B. April 13, 1892 Roodhouse, Illinois
      M. June 10, 1915 Florence Hoard
      M. 1958? Mollie M. Mann
      D. May 16, 1986 Maryville, Illinois
           
ii. Harry Lee   B. April 3, 1894 Roodhouse, Illinois
      M. 1917 Ona Marie Tilly
      D. September 24, 1978 Prescott, Arizona
           
iii. Lloyd   B. 1895 Roodhouse, Illinois
      D. May 2, 1915 White Hall, Illinois
           
iv. Roy Earl B. December 16, 1897 Roodhouse, Illinois
      M. June 22, 1918 Ethel Wallace
      D. January 8, 1978 White Hall, Illinois



John Jr. was born January 14th, 1874 in Illinois. There isn't too much history to be found on his life as he died at the young age of 32. We do know that he lived in Illinois and that he married Etta Jane Pollard the daughter of Isaac Pollard and Editha McAdams, in 1891 . Isaac had fought in the Civil War and Editha was the daughter of an Irish Immigrant, John Kelly.
John and Etta were blessed with 4 boys. After John's death in 1906, Etta went on to marry John B McGuinnis. She passed away April 18th, 1947.

 

Sources:

1880 Federal Census

1900 Federal Census

Marriage to Etta Pollard

Roy Whitworth Papers

Lloyd Whitworth's Death

Harry Lee Whitworth Obituary

William Robert Whitworth Obituary