====== Oliver Whiten ======

Son of unknown parents, Oliver Whiten was born during 1827.

<note>Oliver Whiten is often associated with being the son of William Whiten and Sarah Margaret Waters, who lived in Dist. 14 of Habersham County, Georgia. However, the 1840 & 1850 U.S. Census records do not support this theory. However, it is likely that Oliver had a brother named Benjamin C. Whiten (born during 1824; who married Miss. Dicey Brewer on Feb. 12, 1845 in Habersham County, Georgia).</note>

On December 26, 1848, Oliver Whiten (age 21) married Rachel Holcomb (Aug. 16, 1826 - 1910) in Habersham County, Georgia.((Source: Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850 [database on-line].))

<note>There was also a Rachel Elizabeth Holcombe, daughter of Alfred Holcombe & Rachel Crawford, in the area who some amateur genealogists have mistaken as the wife of Oliver Whiten. However, Rachel Elizabeth Holcombe was born in 1843 (meaning that she would have been 5 years old at the time of her marriage), and the census records indicate that she was still living with her parents in 1850.</note>

[{{ :oliver_whiten:oliver_whiten-us_census-1850.jpg?direct&800 |1850 U.S. Census. Oliver Whiten's family begins on line 13.}}]

<WRAP center round box 70%> **1850 United States Federal Census**

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State: Georgia   \\ 
County: Habersham \\
Free Inhabitants in: District 14 \\
Date: Dec. 8, 1850 \\

^Name           ^  Age   ^  Gender  ^  Occupation  ^  Birthplace  ^
|Oliver Whitin  |   23   |    M     |  Farmer      |  Georgia     |
|Rachel Whitin  |   23   |    F     |              |              |
|Z.E. Whitin    |    1   |    F     |              |              |

Note: "Z.E. Whiten" was likely "Elizabeth Whiten", who appears in the 1860 U.S. Census.

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Source: "United States Census" Year: 1850; Census Place: District 14, Habersham, Georgia; Roll: M432_72; Page: 301B; Image: 133</WRAP>


[{{ :oliver_whiten:oliver_whiten-us_census-1860.jpg?direct&800 |1860 U.S. Census. Oliver Whiten's family begins on line 5.}}]

<WRAP center round box 70%> **1860 United States Federal Census**

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State: Georgia   \\ 
County: Habersham \\
Post Office: Clarkesville \\
Date: July 13, 1860 \\

^Name               ^  Age   ^  Gender  ^  Occupation  ^  Birthplace  ^
|Oliver Whitin      |   33   |    M     |  Farmer      |  Georgia     |
|Rachel Whitin      |   30   |    F     |  House Keeper  |  Georgia     |
|Elizabeth Whitin   |    9   |    F     |              |  Georgia     |
|Lucy Ann Whitin    |    5   |    F     |              |  Georgia     |
|Hester Ann Whitin  |    5   |    F     |              |  Georgia     |
|Thomas Whitin      |    4   |    M     |              |  Georgia     |
|James Whitin       |    1   |    M     |              |  Georgia     |
|Elva Whitin        |  6/12  |    F     |              |  Georgia     |

Note: The Census record indicates that Lucy Ann Whitin & Hester Ann Whitin were twins.

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Source: "United States Census" Year: 1860; Census Place: Habersham, Georgia; Roll: M653_125; Page: 915; Image: 465; Family History Library Film: 803125</WRAP>

There is a record of a Oliver Whiten enlisting with "Lumpkins' Company, Georgia Artillery" (Company H), who entered and left the regiment as a Private. ((Source: National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line. Film Number: M226 roll 64].


death:
	7 June 1910, Georgia, United States
burial:
	8 June 1910, Carns Creek Cemetery, Tocca, Stephens, Georgia