This is an early photograph taken around 1995 in the churchyard at Pleasant Grove, Iowa. The headstones are for John Whitmore (Whittemore, etc.) and his wife Mary Elizabeth DeSpain. The churchyard is at the Shinar Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Des Moines County, Iowa. I’m participating in the Graveyard Rabbits Carnival hosted by The Graveyard Rabbit. [...]
Whitmore – Miller in Macon County, IL History
June 7, 2011 by
Macon County, Illinois History – First Marriage Formed in 1829, the county of Macon in Illinois was where our ancestor John Parlen Whittmore wed Delilah Miller, their’s being the first marriage in Macon on 20 January 1829. John who was born in either Connecticut or Massachusetts was the son of Sarah Parlin and Josiah Whittmore [...]
With Thanks To All Veterans
November 11, 2010 by
As I noted right before, and on election day, I am eternally grateful to the veterans and *civilians who made it possible to vote in my country. I am grateful to all of them, past, present and future. The Wilkerson Family Veterans Top right is John Whittmore, Medal of Honor Recipient Civil War [...]
