Ginger's Grandfather, Thomas Whitehead III Family History

Thomas Whitehead III was born on May 22, 1892 in Amherst County, VA. This date comes from numerous sources. However, in the 1900 census, where each person’s birth month and year was listed, his was June 1893.

He lived in Madison, Amherst County, Virginia on June 1, 1900. The household included:

·       Thomas Whitehead (Head, born Feb 1825 in VA, 75 years old, married 46 years, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer, lived on rented farm)

·       Martha H. Whitehead (Wife, born Oct 1832 in VA, 67 years old, married 46 years, 12 children born, 10 children living, parents born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead, Jr. (Son, born Sept 1861 in VA, 38 years old, widowed, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer)

·       Irving P. Whitehead (Son, born July 1868 in VA, 31 years old, single, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer)

·       Robert Whitehead (Grandson, born May 1891 in VA, 9 years old, single, parents born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead III (Grandson, born June 1893 in VA, 6 years old, single, parents born in VA)

·       Bessie M. Whitehead (Granddaughter, born April 1894 in VA, 5 years old, single, parents born in VA)

·       Mary L. Whitehead (Granddaughter, born May 1897 in VA, 3 years old, single, parents born in VA)

·       Tobe Byas (Servant, Black, born 1819 in VA, 81 years old, widowed, parents born in VA, occupation Farm Laborer, cannot read or write)

·       Ella Wright (Servant, Black, born 1874 in VA, 25 years old, single, parents born in VA, occupation Cook, cannot read or write)

He lived at Baptist Church Road in Amherst Courthouse District, Amherst County, Virginia on April 15, 1910. Their household consisted of:

·       Thomas Whitehead (Head, 48 years old, married 7 years, self and parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer - General Practice, lived on mortgaged farm)

·       Sallie Whitehead (Wife, 28 years old, married 7 years, 2 children born, 2 children living, self and parents born in VA, no occupation)

·       Robert Whitehead (Son, 20 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, no occupation, attended school)

·       Thomas Whitehead (Son, 18 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, no occupation, attended school)

·       Bessie M. Whitehead (Daughter, 15 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, no occupation, attended school)

·       Mary L. Whitehead (Daughter, 12 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, no occupation, attended school)

·       Asa C. Whitehead (Son, 6 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, no occupation, attended school)

·       Katherine C. Whitehead (Daughter, 3 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, no occupation, attended school)

Thomas registered for the World War I draft on June 5, 1917 in Prince George County, VA. His name on the Registration Card was Thomas Whitehead, Jr. and he signed the card by the same name. He was 25 years old, born on May 22, 1892 in Amherst County, Virginia. His home address was also Amherst County, VA. He worked as a guncotton plant operator for E. I. Du Pont - De Nemours & Co. at the Hopewell Works in Hopewell, VA. Thomas was single and had no dependents. He claimed 4 years of military experience as a private in the infantry at Virginia Polytechnical and claimed exemption from the draft because he was a munition worker. He was described on the Registrar's Report as medium height, stout build, blue, brown hair, not bald and not disabled.

He served in the U. S. Army during World War I from May 26, 1918 to November 23, 1918. He was a Sergeant assigned at Camp Lee, Virginia to the 40th Company, 10th Training Battalion, 155th Depot Brigade. His serial number was 2969702.

Have not found Thomas yet in the 1920 census. He would have been 27 years old.

Thomas Whitehead III and Gertrude Elvira "Giddy" Kinsley were married on January 23, 1925 in Washington, D.C.

They lived at Kenmore Road in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia on April 7, 1930 on a farm they owned. They also had a radio.

·       Thomas J. [?] Whitehead (head, 37 years old, married, married first time when he was 32, born in VA, employed, worked as a farmer on his own farm, and was a World War I veteran)

·       Gertrude Whitehead (wife, 26 years old, married, married first time at age 21, born in New Jersey, father born in Rhode Island, mother born in New York, no occupation)

·       Elvira R. Whitehead (daughter, 4 years old, born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead #4 [?] (son, 2 years old, born in VA)

They lived at Route 663 in Amherst County, VA on April 1, 1935. They lived in the same house they were enumerated in for the 1940 census.

He was living in Amherst County, Virginia on March 7, 1939. This information came from his father's obituary.

Thomas and Giddy lived at Route 663 in Amherst County, VA 1940 on May 10, 1940. The family lived in a house on a farm they owned worth $5000.

·       Thomas Whitehead III (head, 47 years old, born in Virginia, married, 3 years of college, paid government worker and foreman for the Forestry Department of the CCC, worked 60 hours the week before the census, worked 51 weeks in 1939 and earned $1350, had income from other sources)

·       Gertrude E. Whitehead (wife, informant, 36 years old, born in New Jersey, 3 years of college, worked in the home, had income from other sources)

·       Vira Rose Whitehead (daughter, 14 years old, attended school, 1 year of high school, born in VA, student, no income from other sources)

·       Thomas Whitehead IV (son, 12 years old, attended school, 6th grade education, born in VA)

·       Reuben Patterson (servant, Negro, 17 years old, had attended school, 2 years of high school, lived in rural Amherst County on April 1, 1935, worked as school janitor, had worked 9 hours the week before the census, worked 52 weeks in 1939, for $72, had income from other sources)

He registered for the World War II “Old Man’s” draft on April 27, 1942 at Amherst County Courthouse in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. On the Registration Card, he was listed as "Thomas Whitehead III", and signed his name as "Thomas Whitehead 3rd". He was living in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia, and his mailing address was Box 97 in Amherst. His telephone number was Amherst 6002. He was 49 years old, born on May 22, 1892 in Amherst. His wife, Mrs. Thomas Whitehead III, of the same address was listed as the person who would always know his address. At this time, he worked for U. S. Government Department of Interior in Amherst. On the Registrar's Report, he was described as 5 ft. 10 inches tall, 175 pounds, blue eyes, gray hair, and a ruddy complexion. He had no obvious physical characteristics that would aid in identification.

Thomas died from lung cancer that spread to his lymph nodes and liver on August 17, 1948 at the age of 56 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia. His doctor, John P. Magner, M. D., attended him in the VA hospital for 21 days from July 27, 1948 to August 17, 1948 when he died at 5:30 A. M. An autopsy was performed. The informant on his certificate of death was U. S. Government Records at the VA hospital. His usual residence was Amherst County, VA. He was married at the time of his death, and his occupation was farmer. He was also a World War I veteran.

He was buried at Amherst Cemetery in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. According to his Certificate of Death, his remains were to be removed from the VA hospital. The L. V. Parr Funeral Home in Amherst County, VA handled arrangements, and paid the W. D. Diuguid, Inc. Funeral Directors of Lynchburg, Virginia $25 for embalming the remains.

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Gertrude Elvira "Giddy" Kinsley, daughter of William Joseph Kinsley and Elvira Gertrude Rose, was born on October 14, 1902 in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey. This date appears in many sources. However, a couple of censuses had an estimated birth year of 1904 for Gertrude

She lived in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey on June 26, 1905. The family was pretty well off since they had a servant and a gardener. Her father, William J. Kinsley, worked as a handwriting expert, verifying signatures on legal documents such as wills. The household consisted of:

·       William J. Kinsley (born Aug 1865, 39, Married, born in Mass, father born in Ireland, mother born in England, Handwriting Expert, can read, write)

·       Elvira G. Kinsley (born Mar 1866, 39, Married, self, father and mother born in NY; can read, write)

·       William J. Kinsley, Jr. (born Sept 1900, 4, born in NJ, father born in Mass, mother born in NY)

·       Gertrude E. Kinsley (born Oct 1902, 2, born in NJ, father born in Mass, mother born in NY)

·       Augusta Auy (born Feb 1889, 16, self, father and mother born in Germany, 5 years in U.S., Servant, can read, write, speak English)

·       James T. Wilson (born Jan 1878, 27, Single, born in NY, father born in Ireland, mother born in NY, Gardener, can read, write, speak English)

She lived at 244 Prospect Street in Nutley, Essex County, New Jersey on April 28, 1910. The household included the family and a servant:

·       William J. Kinsley (Head, 44, Married for 14 years, born in MA, father and mother born in Ireland, Handwriting Expert, working on own account, can read and write)

·       Elvira Kinsley (Wife, 43, Married for 14 years, 2 children with 2 living, self, father and mother born in NY, no occupation, can read and write)

·       William J. Kinsley, Jr. (Son, 9, born in NJ, father born in MA, mother born in NY, attended school)

·       Gertrude Kinsley (Daughter, 7, born in NJ, father born in MA, mother born in NY, attended school)

·       Johanna Aug (Servant, 19, Single, self, father and mother born in Germany, came to U.S. in 1900, speaks English, Cook for private family, wage worker, not out of work, can read and write, did not attend school).

Have not found Gertrude yet in the 1915 census in New Jersey. She would have been 12 or 13 at the time. Her family may have been living in either New Jersey or New York.

Have not found Gertrude yet in the 1920 census. She would have been 17 years old. Both of her parents were deceased by this time, so she may have been living with relatives.

She had a picture taken for a passport in January 1925. The story goes that she intended to travel to Europe. Her future husband, Thomas Whitehead III, did not want her to go and instead wanted to get married, so he tore the picture in half.

She applied for a military veteran headstone for her late husband, Thomas Whitehead III, on March 19, 1949. She applied for a bronze marker with a Christian emblem, and signed her name on the application as "G. K. Whitehead". The order was processed on March 24, 1949 and the marker was ordered on April 15, 1949 for placement in the Amherst Cemetery.

Giddy died from instant cardiac arrest due to hypertensive cardiovascular disease and general arteriosclerosis on June 11, 1986 at the age of 83 at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg (city), Virginia.

She was buried at Amherst Cemetery in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. Her marker is next to her husband's, Thomas Whitehead III, marker.

Thomas Whitehead III and Gertrude Elvira Kinsley had the following children:

                          i.   Elvira Rose Whitehead, born March 22, 1926, Lynchburg, VA; married Walter Herbert Morse, January 4, 1949, Amherst County, VA.

                         ii.   Thomas "Tom" Whitehead IV, born March 24, 1928, Lynchburg, VA; married Marion Lois McDonnell, February 3, 1952, Valley Forge, PA; married Nancy Ann McGinnis, March 29, 1976, Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia; died January 22, 1979, Keeling, Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Ginger's Great-Grandfather, Thomas Whitehead, Jr. (II) Family History

Thomas Whitehead, Jr. was born on September 8, 1861 in Amherst County, Virginia to Thomas Whitehead, Sr., and Martha Henry (Garland) Whitehead.

1870 Census for Thomas Whitehead, Jr.

He lived in Amherst, Amherst County, VA on June 1, 1870 with his parents and siblings. Members of the household included:

·       Thomas Whitehead, Sr. (44 years old, occupation: Lawyer, real estate worth $16,450; personal estate worth $4320; born in VA; male citizen over 21)

·       Martha H. Whitehead (37 years old, Keeping House, born in VA)

·       John W. Whitehead (13 years old, At School, born in VA, attended school)

·       Millie P. Whitehead (12 years old, At School, born in VA, attended school)

·       Thomas J. Whitehead [Jr.] (8 years old, born in VA)

·       David G. Whitehead (6 years old, born in VA)

·       Mary A. Whitehead (4 years old, born in VA)

·       Irving P. Whitehead (2 years old, born in VA)

 Living in the same location on that date were the Rose family:

·       William W. Rose (35, Mulatto, Farm Hand)

·       Kate Rose (35, Black, Domestic Servant)

·       Nannie Rose (10, Black, Domestic Servant)

·       Susan Rose (6, Black)

·       Mollie C Rose (2, Black)

·       Anna Parkins (16, Black, Domestic Servant)

All except Mollie had probably been born as slaves.

1880 Census for Thomas Whitehead, Jr.

Thomas, Jr. lived on Fifth Street in Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia on June 1, 1880. The family consisted of:

·       Thomas Whitehead, Sr. (52 years old, married, worked as Editor of Newspaper, born in VA)

·       Martha H. Whitehead (46 years old, Wife, married, Keeping house, born in VA)

·       John Whitehead (23 years old, Son, single, worked as Editor of Newspaper, born in VA)

·       Mary Jane Whitehead (21 years old, Daughter, single, at home, born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead [Jr.] (18 years old, Son, single, worked as Clerk in Store, born in VA)

·       David Whitehead (15 years old, Son, single, at school, attended school, born in VA)

·       Irving Whitehead (11 years old, Son, single, at school, attended school, born in VA)

·       M. Irving Whitehead (13 years old, Daughter, single, at school, attended school, born in VA)

·       Maria G. Whitehead (10 years old, Daughter, single, at school, attended school, born in VA)

·       Sallie A. B. Whitehead (8 years old, Daughter, single, born in VA)

·       Nellie G. Whitehead (6 years old, Daughter, born in VA)

·       Robert C. Whitehead (4 years old, Son, born in VA)

Thomas Whitehead, Jr.’s First Wife, Sarah Evans

Sarah was born on December 24, 1868 in Amherst, Virginia.

1870 Census for Sarah Evans

Sarah lived in Elon, Amherst County, Virginia on June 22, 1870. The household included:

·       Morris Evans, (41, Carpenter, born in VA, male citizen over 21)

·       America Evans (33, Keeping House, born in VA)

·       Walter Evans (16, Laborer, born in VA)

·       James Evans (14, Laborer, born in VA)

·       Robert Lee Evans (4, born in VA)

·       Sarah Evans (1, born in VA)

1880 Census for Sarah Evans

Sarah lived in Elon, Amherst County, Virginia on June 18, 1880. By this time, her father, Morris, had passed away. The household included:

·       America Evans (41, Widowed, keeps house, born in VA, parents born in VA)

·       James F. Evans (23, son, single, brakeman on cars, born in VA, parents born in VA)

·       Robert Evans (14, son, at home, born in VA, parents born in VA)

·       Sarah Evans (11, daughter, at home, born in VA, parents born in VA)

Marriage to Sarah Evans

Thomas Whitehead Jr. and Sarah Evans were married on September 6, 1888 in Amherst County, Virginia. He was 27 years old and Sarah was 19 years old.

1890 Census for Thomas Whitehead, Jr., and Sarah (Evans) Whitehead

Since most of the 1890 federal census was destroyed, there is no record of where Thomas, Jr. and Sarah lived at that time. They may have lived in Lynchburg, VA or in Amherst County, Virginia.

Children of Thomas Whitehead, Jr., and Sarah (Evans) Whitehead

Thomas Whitehead, Jr., and Sarah Evans had the following children:

1.     Dr. Robert Whitehead, born July 7, 1890, Amherst County, Virginia; married Elizabeth Ford Eubank, November 21, 1925, Keysville, Virginia; died August 14, 1936, Richmond, Virginia.

2.     Thomas Whitehead III, born May 22, 1892, Amherst County, VA; married Gertrude Elvira Kinsley, January 23, 1925, Washington, D.C; died August 17, 1948, Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

3.     Bessie Massie Whitehead, born July 3, 1894; married James Craig Hunter, September 13, 1918, Spartanburg, South Carolina; died March 8, 1993.

4.     Mary Louise Whitehead, born April 23, 1896, Madison, Amherst County, Virginia; married Conrad Klein Van Hyning, January 29, 1938; died January 2, 1986, Greenville, Piscataquis County, Maine.

Sarah (Evans) Whitehead Death and Burial, 1898

Sarah died on February 5, 1898 at the age of 29 in Amherst, Virginia and was buried on February 7, 1898 in Mead Memorial Burial Ground, Madison M and E Church.

1900 Census for Thomas Whitehead, Jr.

Thomas, Jr., lived in Madison, Amherst County, Virginia on June 1, 1900. The household included:

·       Thomas Whitehead, Sr. (Head, born Feb 1825 in VA, 75 years old, married 46 years, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer, lived on rented farm)

·       Martha H. Whitehead (Wife, born Oct 1832 in VA, 67 years old, married 46 years, 12 children born, 10 children living, parents born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead, Jr. (Son, born Sept 1861 in VA, 38 years old, widowed, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer)

·       Irving P. Whitehead (Son, born July 1868 in VA, 31 years old, single, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer)

·       Robert Whitehead (Grandson, born May 1891 in VA, 9 years old, parents born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead III (Grandson, born June 1893 in VA, 6 years old, parents born in VA)

·       Bessie M. Whitehead (Granddaughter, born April 1894 in VA, 5 years old, parents born in VA)

·       Mary L. Whitehead (Granddaughter, born May 1897 in VA, 3 years old, parents born in VA)

·       Tobe Byas (Servant, Black, born 1819 in VA, 81 years old, widowed, parents born in VA, occupation Farm Laborer, cannot read or write)

·       Ella Wright (Servant, Black, born 1874 in VA, 25 years old, single, parents born in VA, occupation Cook, cannot read or write)

Death of Thomas Whitehead, Sr., 1901

When his father, Thomas Whitehead, Sr., died in early July 1901, Thomas, Jr., was named in his father’s obituary, published on July 5, 1901 in the Richmond Dispatch newspaper.

Thomas Whitehead, Jr.’s Second Wife, Sallie Oliver Carter

Sallie Oliver Carter was born on December 11, 1881 in Nottoway County, Virginia.

Marriage to Sallie Oliver Carter, 1903

Thomas Whitehead Jr. and Sallie Oliver Carter were married on July 1, 1903 in Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia. Thomas, Jr., was 41 years old and Sallie was 21 years old.

Children of Thomas Whitehead, Jr., and Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead

Thomas Whitehead, Jr., and Sallie Oliver Carter had the following children:

1.     Asa Carter Whitehead, born April 15, 1904, Lynchburg, Virginia; married Charlotte Augusta Klocke, February 23, 1935, Nottoway County, Virginia; died February 20, 1976, Alexandria (city), Virginia.

2.     Katherine Carter "Kate" Whitehead, born August 25, 1906, Amherst, Virginia; married John Wiltshire Cobb, October 1, 1929, Henderson, Vance, North Carolina; married Francis Edward Hamilton, August 23, 1961, Richmond (city), Virginia; died August 15, 1978, Lynchburg, Virginia.

1910 Census for Thomas Whitehead, Jr., and Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead

They lived on Baptist Church Road in Amherst Courthouse, Amherst County, Virginia on April 15, 1910. Their household consisted of:

·       Thomas Whitehead, Jr. (Head, 48 years old, married 7 years, self and parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer - General Practice, lived on mortgaged farm)

·       Sallie Whitehead (Wife, 28 years old, married 7 years, 2 children born, 2 children living, self and parents born in VA, no occupation)

·       Robert Whitehead (Son, 20 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, no occupation, attended school)

·       Thomas Whitehead [III](Son, 18 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, no occupation, attended school)

·       Bessie M. Whitehead (Daughter, 15 years old, self and parents born in VA, attended school)

·       Mary L. Whitehead (Daughter, 12 years old, self and parents born in VA, attended school)

·       Asa C. Whitehead (Son, 6 years old, self and parents born in VA, attended school)

·       Katherine C. Whitehead (Daughter, 3 years old, self and parents born in VA)

1920 Census for Thomas Whitehead, Jr., and Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead

They lived on Depot Road in Amherst Courthouse, Amherst County, Virginia on January 1, 1920, on a mortgaged farm. The household included:

·       Thomas Whitehead, Jr. (Head, 58 years old, married, self and parents born in VA, occupation Farmer on a General Farm, employer)

·       Sallie Whitehead (Wife, 38 years old, married, self and parents born in VA, no occupation)

·       Mary Whitehead (Daughter, 23 years old, single, self and parents born in VA, occupation Teacher at Female Institute)

·       Carter Whitehead (Son, 15 years old, attended school, self and parents born in VA, no occupation)

·       Kate Whitehead (Daughter, 13 years old, attended school, self and parents born in VA)

·       Sue Carter (Mother in Law, 79 years old, widowed, self and parents born in VA, no occupation)

Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead Accident, 1922

The Richmond Times Dispatch newspaper reported on an accident suffered by Thomas, Jr.’s, wife, Sallie, published on June 29, 1922:

“AMHERST, VA, June 28-Monday night, during a severe electrical storm, Mrs. Thomas Whitehead [Jr.], while attempting to go from a sleeping porch into her room at "Mountain View," broke through a glass door and cut herself about the face severely.”

Thomas Whitehead, Jr., Appointment, 1922

Although listing his occupation as a farmer in the 1920 census, Thomas, Jr., was still working as a lawyer. The following article from the Richmond Times Dispatch published on September 2, 1922, describes his appointment as a prohibition lawyer:

“Harry B. Smith, of Culpeper, was named State Director of Prohibition; Thomas Whitehead [Jr.], of Amherst, placed in charge of the legal work in the Western District, and Major Edwin H. Gibson, of Culpeper, in charge of the legal work for the Eastern District, by Colonel John R. Saunders, Attorney-General, who is in charge of prohibition enforcement under the provisions of a new law which went into effect at 12:01 o'clock yesterday morning.”

Whitehead Family Reunion, 1924

Over the Christmas holidays in 1924, a family reunion was held at Thomas, Jr.’s, and Sallie’s home (presumably “Mountain View”) in Amherst. It was reported in the Richmond Times Dispatch newspaper on December 28, 1924:

“At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whitehead [Jr.] a family reunion is being held. The members of the family visiting there are: Mr. and Mrs. James Craig Hunter and daughter, of Washington; Miss Mary Whitehead, of Chicago; Carter Whitehead of the University of Virginia; Dr. Robert Whitehead of Meherrin; Miss Kate Whitehead and Thomas Whitehead, Jr [III], of Amherst, and Mrs. A. 0. Carter, of Burkeville.”

1930 Census for Thomas Whitehead, Jr., and Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead

Thomas, Jr., and Sallie lived on Court Street on a farm they owned (presumably “Mountain View”) in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia on April 1, 1930. They owned a radio. The household included:

·       Thomas Whitehead, Jr. (Head, 68 years old, married, first married at 29, born in VA, worked as a Lawyer for Prohibition, wage or salary worker, employed, not a veteran)

·       Sallie C. Whitehead (Wife-H, 48 years old, married, first married at 21, born in VA, no occupation)

·       Carter Whitehead (Son, 25 years old, single, attended school, born in VA, no occupation)

·       Maria S. Carter (Mother-in-law, 90 years old, widowed, born in VA, no occupation)

Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead and Roadside Beauty Committee, 1932

Sallie was involved in many local events. A newspaper article published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on January 15, 1932 described one:

“A committee to co-operate with the Virginia Council for the Protection of Roadside Beauty has been formed in Amherst County and is composed of the following women: Mrs. Thomas Whitehead [Jr.], chairman, Mountain View; Mrs. Aubrey Strode of Kenmore, Mrs. Hal Meyers of Forks of Buffalo, Mrs. George Harris of Madison Heights, Mrs. Tucker Eubank of Monroe.; Mrs. John Dillard of Monroe, Va., R. F. D.; Mrs. Mary Whitehead Schneider of Amherst, Mrs. Charles Ellis of Sandridges. Va.: Mrs. Carrington Jordan of Monroe, Va., R. F. D.”

Thomas Whitehead, Jr.’s, and Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead’s Residence, 1935

Thomas, Jr., and Sallie lived on Court Street in Amherst, Amherst County, VA in 1935. This information came from the 1940 census, when one of the census questions was where the family was living in 1935. This would have been before Thomas, Jr. died.

Thomas Whitehead, Jr. Death and Burial, 1939

Thomas, Jr. died from pulmonary tuberculosis that flared up due to an attack of influenza on March 6, 1939 at the age of 77 in Amherst County, VA. His doctor attended him from February 4, 1939 to March 6, 1939 and last saw him alive at March 5, 1939. Death occurred at 2:00 A.M. The informant on his certificate of death is unknown. He was buried on March 7, 1939 at Amherst Cemetery in Amherst, Amherst County, VA. L. V. Parr of Amherst, VA was the undertaker.

Thomas Whitehead, Jr. Death Notice and Obituary

Thomas, Jr.'s death notice was published on March 7, 1939 in the Daily Press newspaper in Newport News, VA.

"Thomas Whitehead [Jr.] Dies AMHERST, March 6. Thomas Whitehead [Jr.], a former member of the house of delegates and former assistant attorney general in charge of prohibition law enforcement, died at his home here today. He was 78."

His obituary appeared on March 7, 1939 in the Times Dispatch newspaper in Richmond, VA. The obituary stated:

"Whitehead Rites This Afternoon. AMHERST. (AP) - Thomas Whitehead [Jr.], a former member of the House of Delegates and former assistant attorney-general in charge of prohibition law enforcement, died at his home here Monday. He was 78.

 

Funeral services will be held at 2 P. M. Tuesday in Emmanuel Methodist Church.

 

At the time of his death, Mr. Whitehead was county commissioner in chancery and examiner of records for the Twenty-ninth Judicial Circuit.

 

He was a son of the late Thomas Whitehead [Sr.], founder of the Lynchburg Daily Advance, and Mrs. Mildred [Martha] Garland Whitehead.

 

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sallie Carter Whitehead; two sons, Thomas Whitehead 3d of Amherst and A. Carter Whitehead of Kenbridge; three daughters, Mrs. John Cob[b] of Amherst, Mrs. James Craig Hunter of Vienna and Mrs. Conrad Van Hyning of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and four sisters, Mrs. May W. Schneider of Amherst, Mrs. John D. Murrell of Richmond. Mrs. Florence Parkins of Norfolk and Mrs. Nellie Hough of Paris, France."

Thomas Whitehead, Jr. Article About Career Accomplishments, 1939

Thomas, Jr. again appeared in an article in the Portsmouth Star newspaper in Portsmouth, VA published on March 9, 1939 that paid tribute to his career accomplishments:

“YESTERDAY marked the passing of two Virginians for many years prominent in the political life of the Commonwealth and both with honored service in the General Assembly of Virginia-Thomas Whitehead [Jr.], 78, of Amherst and Morgan R. Mills, 71, of Richmond.

 

Both Messrs. Whitehead and Mills were men of strong conviction and both left their impress at Richmond in faithful service for the State they loved so much.

 

Thomas Whitehead [Jr.], from one of Virginia's most distinguished families, a brother of the late John Whitehead of Norfolk and of Mrs. Henry D. Perkins of Norfolk, served not only as a member of the House from his native county of Amherst but later served as an assistant attorney-general of Virginia in charge of enforcement during the early days of Virginia prohibition.

 

Morgan Mills was a legislative contemporary at Richmond with our own former Senator Samuel T. Montague and the late John A. Lesner of Norfolk. Elected first to the State Senate nearly 40 years ago, Senator Mills was defeated by the Byrd political forces but came back as a "stalwart of old" in 1935 and was an honored member of the upper house of the General Assembly until his death.

 

Both Messrs. Whitehead and Mills were stalwarts of the Martin-Daniels school of Virginia politics and both were long in the political confidence of those who led in Virginia in days gone by.”

1940 Census for Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead

Thomas, Jr.’s widow, Sallie, lived on a farm she owned worth $5000 on Court Street in Amherst, Amherst County, VA on April 1, 1940. Household members included:

·       Sallie C. Whitehead (Head, Informant, 59 years old, widowed, 7th grade education, born in VA, 1935 - lived in same house, engaged in public emergency work, House Wife at Home, Government worker, worked 36 weeks, income of $900, income from outside source)

·       John Cobb (Son-in-law, 32 years old, married, 2 years of college, born in VA, 1935 - lived in same house, worked as superintendent of a private company building roads of asphalt, private worker, worked 50 weeks, income of $2500, no income from outside source)

·       Kate Cobb (Daughter, 32 years old, married, 4 years of college, born in VA, 1935 - lived in same house, worked in home, no income from outside source, had social security number, usual occupation during the previous 10 years was as manager of government employment services)

·       Ann Cobb (Granddaughter, 2 years old, born in VA)

·       Thelma Rose (Servant, Negro, 21 years old, single, 7th grade education, born in VA, 1935 - lived in rural Amherst County, VA on a farm, worked as servant at a private home, private worker, worked 51 weeks, income of $208, income from outside source)

Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead and Son’s Delayed Certificate of Birth, 1941

Sallie was living in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia on December 31, 1941. She produced evidence for her son’s, Asa Carter Whitehead’s, Delayed Certificate of Birth, and stated she lived there. The Delayed Certificate of Birth was often used to prove a person’s age if they were born before 1912, when Virginia started requiring births to be reported by each county.

Sallie Oliver (Carter) Whitehead Death and Burial, 1965

She died on March 17, 1965 at the age of 83 in Amherst County, Virginia and was buried at Amherst Cemetery in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia.

Ginger's Great-Great-Grandfather, Thomas Whitehead, Sr. Family History

Thomas was born on December 27, 1825 in Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia to John Whitehead and Anna Mahoney. Most information I have found about Thomas has or supports this birth date. I have found a couple of census entries, though, where his birth date is different. In one of his 1900 census entries, his birth month and year is entered as February 1825, instead of December 1825. In the 1880 census, his age given, 52, which calculates to a birth year of 1828.

He was 7 years old when his future wife, Martha Henry Garland, was born on January 11, 1833.

He was admitted to the bar as a lawyer in Amherst County, Virginia in March 1849.

Thomas lived in Amherst County, Virginia with his sister’s, Sarah’s, family on June 1, 1850. Sarah had married Robert M. Brown, who was a lawyer. Thomas and Sarah’s brother, Edgar, was also living with the family. Enumeration day was December 5, 1850. Members of the household included:

·       Robert M. Brown (36 years old, Lawyer, real estate $2000, born in VA)

·       Sarah A. [Whitehead] Brown (27 years old, born in VA)

·       Thos [Thomas] Whitehead (24 years old, Lawyer, born in VA)

·       Edgar Whitehead (22 years old, Deputy Sheriff, born in VA)

·       John W. Brown (6 years old, born in VA, attended school)

·       Robert Brown (4 years old, born in VA)

·       Thos A. Brown (1 year old, born in VA)

Thomas Whitehead Sr. and his first wife, Mary Kincaid Irving, were married sometime before 1853. This first marriage lasted less than a year and there were no children. I have estimated this marriage occurred sometime before 1853 based on Thomas being single in 1850 and widowed when he married Martha Henry Garland in 1854, and one of his obituaries stating he and Mary were only married a year before she died.

Thomas Whitehead Sr. and Martha Henry Garland were married on June 15, 1854 in Amherst County, Virginia. As mentioned previously, Thomas was widowed at the time of this marriage to Martha. He was 28 years old.

Thomas was 30 years old when his mother, Anna Mahoney, passed away on December 17, 1856.

He was 31 years old when his father, John Whitehead, passed away on April 25, 1857.

Thomas and Martha lived in Amherst County, Virginia with their family and some of the Brown children (Thomas’ nephews) that he was guardian for on June 1, 1860. Thomas’ father, John, had died in 1857, and Thomas probably inherited some real and personal estate. The household included:

·       Thomas Whitehead (34 years old, Lawyer, real estate $9000, personal estate $9315, born in VA)

·       Martha H. Whitehead (27 years old, born in VA)

·       John J. Whitehead (3 years old, born in VA)

·       Millie P. Whitehead (2 years old, born in VA)

·       Edgar Whitehead (2 months old, born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead guardian for John W. Brown, Henry S. Brown, and Truster for C. W. Brown. [Note: John W. was listed in the 1850 census, but Henry S. and C. W. Brown were not. Could they have been Brown children born after 1850? I need to find out what happened to Sarah Brown and her remaining children between 1850 and 1860, assuming Robert Brown died.]

He appeared in the 1860 slave schedule as a slave owner on June 15, 1860 in Amherst County, Virginia. He owned 8 slaves, who were listed by age, color and sex: a 90-year old black female, a 58-year old black female, a 54-year old black male, a 33-year old black female, a 22-year old mulatto male, a 6-year old mulatto male, a 6-year old black female, and a 1-month old black female. None of the slaves were named in this census. These slaves lived in 4 slave houses.

He served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War from May 23, 1861 to April 15, 1865. He enlisted in Amherst County, VA on May 23, 1861 as a 1st Lieutenant in Company E, Virginia 2nd Cavalry Regiment. He was promoted to full Captain on April 24, 1862 and then promoted to full Major on April 15, 1865. This final promotion happened after Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

Thomas and Martha lived in Amherst, Amherst County, VA on June 1, 1870. Members of the household included Thomas, Martha and 6 children:

·       Thomas Whitehead (44 years old, occupation: Lawyer, real estate worth $16,450; personal estate worth $4320; born in VA; male citizen over 21)

·       Martha A. (37 years old, Keeping House, born in VA)

·       John W. (13 years old, At School, born in VA, attended school)

·       Millie P. (12 years old, At School, born in VA, attended school)

·       Thomas J. (8 years old, born in VA)

·       David G. (6 years old, born in VA)

·       Mary A. (4 years old, born in VA)

·       Irving P. (2 years old, born in VA) [Note: was he named after Mary Irving, Thomas’ first wife?]

Living in the same location were the Rose family, who may have been former slaves: William W. (35, Mulatto, Farm Hand), Kate (35, Black, Domestic Servant), Nannie (10, Black, Domestic Servant), Susan (6, Black), and Mollie C (2, Black); and Anna Parkins (16, Black, Domestic Servant).

He appeared in the 1870 agriculture census on June 1, 1870 in Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia. He had 100 acres, of which 60 acres were used for farming and 40 acres were woodland. His farm was valued at $10,000; farm implements at $200, and $300 in wages were paid to farm laborers. His livestock included 2 horses, 2 milch [i.e., dairy] cows, 10 other cattle, 3 sheep, 11 hogs, all worth $300. In the year ending June 1, 1870, his farm produced 75 bushels of Indian corn and 100 bushels of oats.

He appeared again in the 1870 agriculture census on June 1, 1870 in Temperance, Amherst County, Virginia. This may have been another farm that Thomas Whitehead owned in Amherst County. This farm had 200 acres used for farming and 100 acres of woodland. The farm was valued at $9000 and the farm implements were worth $75. This farm's livestock included 4 horses, 6 milch cows, and 3 other cattle. The total value of the livestock is unreadable on the census form. The farm produced 100 bushels of winter wheat, 250 bushels of Indian corn, 100 bushels of oats, and 2000 pounds of tobacco in the year before June 1, 1870.

He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1872 in Virginia and served as a United States Congressman from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875. He only served the one term.

He was a newspaper editor for the Lynchburg News in Lynchburg (city), Virginia in 1875.

Thomas and Martha lived at Fifth Street in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia on June 1, 1880. The family consisted of Thomas, Martha and 10 children:

·       Thomas Whitehead (52 years old, married, worked as Editor of Newspaper, born in VA)

·       Martha H. (46 years old, Wife, married, Keeping house, born in VA)

·       John (23 years old, Son, single, worked as Editor of Newspaper, born in VA)

·       Mary Jane (21 years old, Daughter, single, at home, born in VA)

·       Thomas (18 years old, Son, single, worked as Clerk in Store, born in VA)

·       David (15 years old, Son, single, at school, attended school, born in VA)

·       Irving (11 years old, Son, single, at school, attended school, born in VA)

·       M. [Mary] Irving (13 years old, Daughter, single, at school, attended school, born in VA) [Note: was she named after Thomas’ first wife, Mary Kincaid Irving?]

·       Maria G. (10 years old, Daughter, single, at school, attended school, born in VA)

·       Sallie A. B. (8 years old, Daughter, single, born in VA)

·       Nellie G. (6 years old, Daughter, born in VA)

·       Robert C. (4 years old, Son, born in VA)

Thomas was Commissioner of Agriculture for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1886 to 1898.

They lived in Madison, Amherst County, Virginia on June 1, 1900. The household located in Amherst included Thomas, Martha, a couple of their sons, their grandchildren through one of those sons, and a couple of servants, one of whom was old enough to have been a slave:

·       Thomas Whitehead (Head, born Feb 1825 in VA, 75 years old, married 46 years, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer, lived on rented farm)

·       Martha H. Whitehead (Wife, born Oct 1832 in VA, 67 years old, married 46 years, 12 children born, 10 children living, parents born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead, Jr. (Son, born Sept 1861 in VA, 38 years old, widowed, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer)

·       Irving P. Whitehead (Son, born July 1868 in VA, 31 years old, single, parents born in VA, occupation Lawyer)

·       Robert Whitehead (Grandson, born May 1891 in VA, 9 years old, single, parents born in VA)

·       Thomas Whitehead III (Grandson, born June 1893 in VA, 6 years old, single, parents born in VA)

·       Bessie M. Whitehead (Granddaughter, born April 1894 in VA, 5 years old, single, parents born in VA)

·       Mary L. Whitehead (Granddaughter, born May 1897 in VA, 3 years old, single, parents born in VA)

·       Tobe Byas (Servant, Black, born 1819 in VA, 81 years old, widowed, parents born in VA, occupation Farm Laborer, cannot read or write)

·       Ella Wright (Servant, Black, born 1874 in VA, 25 years old, single, parents born in VA, occupation Cook, cannot read or write)

They were also listed as living at 121 South 5th Street in Richmond City, Henrico County, VA on June 1, 1900. Thomas Whitehead is listed twice in the 1900 census - in Amherst County, VA and here in Richmond, VA. The enumeration dates for each census entry are a few days apart. He may have maintained two residences - one for business in Richmond and one for family in Amherst. His household in Richmond included Thomas, Martha, 3 of their unmarried adult children and 2 of their grandchildren:

·       Thomas Whitehead (Head, born Dec 1825 in VA, 74 years old, married 46 years, occupation was Lawyer, lived in a rented house)

·       Martha H. Whitehead (Wife, born Jan 1833 in VA, 67 years old, married 46 years, 12 children born, 10 children living, occupation Professional Nurse)

·       Mary I. Whitehead (Daughter, born Aug 1866 in VA, 33 years old, single, no occupation)

·       Nellie G. Whitehead (Daughter, born May 1874 in VA, 26 years old, single, occupation Clerk for Life Insurance company)

·       Robert C. Whitehead (Son, born Aug 1876 in VA, 23 years old, single, occupation Reporter for Newspaper)

·       Bessie M. Whitehead (Granddaughter, born Aug 1894 in VA, 5 years old, single)

·       Mary L. Whitehead (Granddaughter, born July 1896 in VA, 3 years old, single)

He died on July 4, 1901 at the age of 75 in Lynchburg (city), Virginia. One of his obituaries noted he had been in failing health for some time and had just left the hospital and gone to his son's house, where he passed away.

Thomas's obituary appeared on July 5, 1901 in both The Richmond Times and The Richmond Dispatch newspapers.

He was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg (city), Virginia.

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Martha Henry Garland, daughter of Samuel Meredith Garland and Mildred Irving Powell, was born on January 11, 1833 in Amherst County, Virginia.

She was 68 years old when her husband, Thomas Whitehead Sr., passed away on July 4, 1901.

She died just a couple of years after her husband passed away, on September 8, 1903, at the age of 70 at 121 5th Street, 4th Precinct, City of Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia. Martha was buried at Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg (city), Virginia.

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Thomas Whitehead and Martha Henry Garland had the following children:

                      i.  John W. Whitehead, born 1856, Amherst County, Virginia; married Eulah Lee Browne, June 8, 1880, Lynchburg, Virginia; died January 31, 1932, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

                     ii.  Mildred Powell "Millie" Whitehead, born March 24, 1858, Amherst County, Virginia; married John Dobbins Murrell Jr., February 18, 1880, Lynchburg, Virginia; died November 6, 1945, Richmond (city), Virginia.

                    iii.  Edgar Whitehead was born about April 1860 in Amherst County, Virginia. He died sometime before June 1, 1870 in Virginia because he wasn’t listed in the 1870 census.

                    iv.  Thomas Whitehead Jr., born September 8, 1861, Amherst County, Virginia; married Sarah Evans, September 6, 1888, Amherst County, Virginia; married Sallie Oliver Carter, July 1, 1903, Burkeville, Nottoway County, Virginia; died March 6, 1939, Amherst County, VA.

                     v.  David Garland Whitehead, born March 1, 1864, Virginia; married Annie Belle Brown, October 8, 1895, Hanover County, Virginia; died July 7, 1917, Richmond (city), Virginia.

                    vi.  Mary Irving Whitehead, born August 11, 1866, Amherst County, Virginia; married Edward Schneider, June 9, 1906, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom; died August 14, 1958, Lynchburg (city), Virginia.

                   vii.  Irving Powell Whitehead, born July 6, 1868, Virginia; married Martha Winston Walker, July 3, 1901, Christian County, KY; married Lollie Fleetwood Murphey Cordle, June 16, 1916, Washington, District of Columbia; died January 20, 1938, Baltimore, Maryland.

                  viii.  Martha Garland "Maddie" Whitehead, born June 6, 1870, Amherst, Virginia; married Dr. Stuart Neville Michaux, December 8, 1906, City of Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia; died January 10, 1939, Westhampton, Henrico County, Virginia.

                    ix.  Sarah Anna Brown "Essie" Whitehead, born March 1, 1872, Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia; married Henry Drewry Perkins, October 25, 1894, Hanover County, VA; died September 9, 1958, Norfolk, Virginia.

                     x.  Nellie Guy "Ella" Whitehead, born May 3, 1874, Virginia; married Dr. Theodore Hough, June 12, 1909, Richmond City, Henrico County, VA; died May 20, 1967, Charlottesville, Charlottesville (city), Virginia.

                    xi.  Robert Camden Whitehead, born August 11, 1876, Amherst County, Virginia; married Helen Harmon Cowles, February 10, 1909, Kings County, New York; died January 27, 1935, Norfolk, Virginia.

Picture from Wikipedia article on “Thomas Whitehead, Politician”