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Susannah heiratete Smith, John geschätzt 1803. John wurde geboren am 22 Mrz 1777; gestorben am 7 Okt 1856 in ,, Ontario, Canada; wurde beigesetzt in Wideman Mennonite Cemetery, Markham, Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Goshen Daily News April 11, 1890, pg. 2:
Died, at the residence of Jonas M. Whitehead, near New Paris, John Smith, an old resident of Union township, age about eighty-three years. The funeral will be held at the Whitehead church, about two miles west of New Paris, tomorrow at ten o'clock.

John heiratete Snyder, Catharine geschätzt 1836. Catharine wurde geboren geschätzt 1810 in ,,, Canada; gestorben in 1895 in ,, Indiana, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Whitehead Cemetery, New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana, Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., 1893:
My great-great grandmother Tena (Smith) Whitehead was born in Union Township, Elkhart County, IN, presumably on her father's quarter-section farm. Her parents, John and Catherine (Snyder) Smith emmigrated to Elkhart County from Canada in about 1840, along with Tena's oldest sibling, Susan, who was 3 years-old at the time. Tena was the third born of eight children of John and Catherine Smith, who were Susan, Sarah, Tena, Caroline, Simeon, Jacob, John, Jr. and Samuel.
On Sun., Apr. 7, 1861, a fateful week, Tena married Valentine F. Whitehead. On Friday, the 12th, at 4:30 a.m., Confederate batteries opened fire on Fort Sumter. The barrage continued for the next 34 hours, marking the beginning of the Civil War.
Valentine taught school in Syracuse, IN in 1861 and then committed himself to farming. The Whiteheads purchased 80 acres from the Ott family in Benton Township. Tena's youngest brother, Samuel, purchased an adjoining 80 acres. Samuel later sold his land to Valentine and Tena. These 160 acres now make up the Whitehead Centennial Farm, which has been worked by 6 generations of Whiteheads thus far.

Christina heiratete Whitehead, Valentine Frantz am 7 Apr 1861. Valentine (Sohn von Whitehead, Samuel und Frantz, Sarah) wurde geboren am 30 Jul 1833 in , Elkhart County, Indiana, USA; gestorben am 7 Dez 1898 in , Elkhart County, Indiana, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Whitehead Cemetery, New Paris, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

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Samuel was the eldest child of Valentine F. Whitehead (b1833) and Christina ("Tena") (Smith) Whitehead. His parents are buried in the Whitehead Cemetery across from Maple Grove Church of the Brethren.
Samuel was the second generation to farm the quarter-section referred to by the family as The Whitehead Farm, now owned by his grandson Dick. The farm, just a mile and a half down the road from Solomon Creek Cemetery, has been worked by six generations of Whiteheads and is designated as a centennial farm. The Solomon Creek schoolhouse, a brick, one room structure which Samuel's children (including my grandfather, Merl) attended, is just across the street from the cemetery. It was built in 1889 and is now a private residence.
Samuel lived to see only one of his grandchildren (my father) born, as he died before his 50th birthday of congestive heart failure, called dropsy in those days. On Nov. 23, 1890 he married Susan Docia Peters who is buried next to him. This union produced Merl (b1895), Cecil (b1897), Russell (b1901) and Harold (b1903).

Samuel heiratete Peters, Susan Docia um 1893. Susan (Tochter von Peters, Henry W. und Kesler, Tenor) wurde geboren am 9 Okt 1871 in , Elkhart County, Indiana, USA; gestorben am 1 Sep 1940 in , Elkhart County, Indiana, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Solomon Creek Cemetery, Benton, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]