Date Original
1797-2008
Description
This collection includes both the Whiteside family Bible and a 27-page family genealogy study of the descendants of Thomas J. Whiteside. This includes information from the birth of Whiteside in Virginia on 24 March, 1797, and continues with information to 2008. The record contains marriage, birth and death information, lists of sources, and cemetery locations.
Biographical/Historical Note
Thomas J. Whiteside was born in Virginia in 1797, and later moved to Arkansas. He briefly served in the 4th Regiment of the Virginia Militia in 1814. His wife, Pennsylvania-native Virginia Nancy Harmon, died in Fulton County, Arkansas, in 1857, and Thomas Whiteside died in Independence County, Arkansas, in 1874. According to the family records, the Whitesides were among the earliest settlers of Fulton County.
Physical Description
Document; 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MSNE.0031
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Whiteside family papers, MSNE.0031
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives
Recommended Citation
Whiteside family papers, Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives, Powhatan, Arkansas.
Disciplines
United States History
