Oliver Whiten

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

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).

On December 26, 1848, Oliver Whiten (age 21) married Rachel Holcomb (Aug. 16, 1826 - 1910) in Habersham County, Georgia.1)

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.

[1850 U.S. Census. Oliver Whiten's family begins on line 13.]

1850 United States Federal Census

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.

Source: “United States Census” Year: 1850; Census Place: District 14, Habersham, Georgia; Roll: M432_72; Page: 301B; Image: 133

[1860 U.S. Census. Oliver Whiten's family begins on line 5.]

1860 United States Federal Census

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.

Source: “United States Census” Year: 1860; Census Place: Habersham, Georgia; Roll: M653_125; Page: 915; Image: 465; Family History Library Film: 803125

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
1)
Source: Dodd, Jordan. Georgia Marriages to 1850 [database on-line].