The ancestry of James Simeon "Sim" Whitsett, Civil War Guerrilla and friend of Jessie and Frank James, and of Cole Younger and his brothers
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ANCESTRY OF JAMES SIMEON "SIM" WHITSETT

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SAMUEL WHITSITT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, KENTUCKY

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1. SAMUEL WHITSETT/WHITSITT (Ralph3, William2, Samuel1) was born About 1747 probably in Pennsylvania, and died 1815 in Montgomery Co., Kentucky. He married MARGARET TITTLE/TUTTLE. She died Bef. 1815 in Kentucky. This family used both versions Whitsett and Whitsitt of the name with Whitsitt the most common.
    • Came to Kentucky from Fayette Co., Pennsylvania about 1786.
    • May have served in Pennsylvania militia during the Revolution.
    • In 1803, was located on Lulbegrud Creek, Montgomery Co., Ky.
Children of SAMUEL WHITSITT and MARGARET TITTLE:

2. WILLIAM WHITSITT, b. May 6, 1767, Pennsylvania; d. May 9, 1854, Jefferson Co., Indiana; married four times, (1) MARGARET ANNE MCGEE, February 28, 1797, Clark County, Kentucky; m. (2) MARTHA WOODWARD, Abt. 1812; m. (3) NANCY GREENE, March 9, 1820, Jennings Co., Indiana; m. (4) REBECCA MALCOMB, October 23, 1832, Jennings Co, Indiana; b. March 10, 1776, Virginia; d. January 17, 1855, Jefferson Co., Indiana.

      • Removed from Montgomery Co., KY to Jefferson Co., Indiana
      • Resided in 1850, Graham twp., Jefferson Co., Ind.
      • Married 2nd Mrs. Nancy Green Hill March 9, 1820, by Elder Thomas Hill
      • Married 4th REBECCA MALCOMB (Mrs. Rebecca Forceu)
      • Some sources for WILLIAM WHITSITT: 1820-60 U.S. Census, Jefferson Co., Indiana; 1830, 1850 Census, Jennings Co., Indiana; 1820-60 U.S. Census, Gibson Co., Ind. THE HOOSIER GENEALOGIST, Vol. 9, No. 6; Vol. 10, no. 5; Vol. 11, no. 4; Vol. 13, no. 4; Vol. 18, no. 3
3. JAMES W. WHITSETT (See below)
4. JOHN H. WHITSETT b. Abt. 1775, Kentucky; d. February 1845, Lafayette Co., Missouri; m. LUCY DAVIDSON.
      • John H. Whitsett, in 1818, removes from Kentucky to the Howard Land District in Missouri.
      • September 14, 1819, John Whitesitt and James D. Whitesitt, inhabitants of the Howard Land District sign a petition.
      • January 22, 1822, John Whitesides, Sr. appointed Justice of Lillard County
      • Lafayette County, Missouri was formed from Lillard County which was formed from the Howard Land District, Louisiana Territory.
5. JOSEPH WHITSITT, b. Abt. 1775, Pennsylvania; d. 1824, Gibson Co., Indiana; m. (1) REBECCA STEWART, December 20, 1794, Clark County, Kentucky; b. Abt. 1775; d. 1825; m. (2) MARY LEMASTERS, Abt. 1825, Gibson Co., Indiana
      • In April, 1803 Joseph Whitesitt placed a notice in the Kentucky Gazette (published in Lexington) that his wife Rebecca had left him and he would not pay her bills.
      • Obtained a warrant for land on May 3, 1817, T2S R10W E-NE-S4 Gibson Co., Ind.
      • March 28, 1825, Relinquished the same land (above)
      • His son Samuel Whitsitt of Gibson County, Indiana wrote to his relatives in Lafayette County shortly after the death of his brother, James Stewart Whitsitt. He states in that letter that there were eight brothers and that he was the only one still living. He also mentions sister Polly Summers of Lafayette County.
      • The 1810 census of Montgomery County, Kentucky lists a Rebecca Whitesides and three children under the age of ten. In her will, probated in 1825, she names her three children: Stewart, Isaac and Polly Summers. This would indicate that the two boys were born after 1805. Descendants of Polly Summers provided Mrs. Pauline Maciejewski with the names of John through Polly; however, I do not know the sources for those names.
      • Marriage Notes for JOSEPH WHITSITT and REBECCA STEWART:
      • The Clark County, Ky. marriage bond names James Whiteside (the original form of the Whitsett name) and Rebecca Stewart. It seems clear, that Joseph was the husband of Rebecca Stewart. The name "James" was probably a clerical error.
      • Mary Lemasters' maiden name is unknown, She was married to a Mr. Lemasters before marrying Joseph Whitsitt.
6. RALPH WHITSITT, b. July 27, 1778, Pennsylvania; d. August 19, 1849, Putnam County, Indiana; m. (1) ALLIE PHILLIPS, b. 1784; d. July 14, 1813; m. (2) SARAH GILMORE.
      • Phillips and Whitsitt Bible, KENTUCKY BIBLE RECORDS, D. A. R., Vol. IV, 1966 - The DAR compiler stated that the items were copied from Photostats sent from Mrs. R. M. Hostine of Palmyra, Missouri; the Bible was apparently physically located in Deputy, Indiana. The Phillips and Whitsitt families were both from Montgomery Co., Ky. Allie Philips Whitsitt, the original owner of the Bible, apparently died at a young age.
      • 1850 U.S. Census Mortality Schedule: Ralph Whitsill [sic] age 72, widower, born in Pennsylvania, died August, 1850 from cancer.
      • Information on Sarah Gilmore is from the Whitsitt family of Joseph E. Whitsett Jr.
7. MARGARET WHITSITT, b. Bef. 1782; d. Abt. 1849; m. JOHN RAMSEY, September 29, 1798, Clark County, Kentucky; d. 1837. Children, if any, are unknown to me.
8. SAMUEL VARNER WHITSITT, b. abt. 1784; m. (1) ANISETH PHILLIPS, Abt. 1800, Probably Kentucky; d. Bet. 1811 - 1817, Montgomery County, Kentucky; m. (2) ELIZABETH KING, September 23, 1818, Clark County, Kentucky; d. Bet. 1825 - 1833, Probably Jefferson County, Indiana; m. (3) DOLLY PHILLIPS, July 4, 1833, Jefferson County, Indiana; b. Abt. 1810, Kentucky.
Some researchers have apparently confused Samuel V. Whitsitt with his father.
9. NANCY O. WHITSITT, b. 1786; m. JOSEPH BELL, 1815, Clark County, Kentucky.

10. SARAH WHITSITT, b. May 6, 1787; m. PATRICK WILSON.

Resided in Jefferson County, Indiana.
11. RACHEL WHITSITT, b. 1789; d. 1860, Clark County, Kentucky; m. WILLIAM RAMSEY, September 13, 1804, Clark County, Kentucky.
Lived in Clark Co., Ky; had several children.
12. MARY WHITSITT, b. Abt. 1793.
2. JAMES W. WHITSITT (Samuel4, Ralph3, William2, Samuel1) was born Abt. 1774 in Pennsylvania. He married ELIZABETH HUTTEN, July 15, 1801 in Warren County, Kentucky. She was born 1785 in Virginia, and died 1875 in Montgomery Co., Kentucky.
Children of JAMES WHITSITT and ELIZABETH HUTTEN:
i. ALLY ELIZABETH WHITSITT, m. WILLIAM MCCULLOUGH.

ii. ANN WHITSITT, m. NATHANIEL HAINLINE, April 22, 1821.

iii. JAMES WHITSITT Jr., d. Abt. October 1843.

Extract of will of James Whitsett Jr., dated 4 Oct. 1843, probated June, 1844, Montgomery County, Kentucky, names heirs John Anderson, Miller Black, Wm. McCutter, John Whitsett. Sisters: Anne Hainline, Elizabeth (Whitsett). Brothers William and Preston. Bro-in-law John Anderson. "Land to my mother." Witnessed by Jesse Hainline and Ed Combs.

iv. MARGARET WHITSITT, m. MILLER BLACK.

v. POLLY ANN R. WHITSITT, m. COLUMBUS DOUTHITT.

Resided in Lafayette Co., Missouri.

vi. PRESTON SIMPSON WHITSITT.

vii. WILLIAM D. F. WHITSITT.

20. viii. JOHN RANKIN WHITSETT.
ix. DORCUS WHITSITT, b. 1810; m. JOHN F. ANDERSON.

x. JILSON S. WHITSITT, b. 1818, d. 1883.

xi. ELIZA L. WHITSITT, b. 1827, d. 1899; m. ELIJAH MILLER

xii. PRESTON S. WHITSITT, b. 1830.
20. JOHN RANKIN WHITSETT (James W.5,Samuel4,Ralph3,William2,Samuel1) was born May 30, 1805 in Kentucky, and died June 1, 1892 in Jackson County, Missouri. He married ELIZA LESLIE OLDHAM. She was born October 8, 1808 in Probably Kentucky, and died April 25, 1883 in Jackson County, Missouri.
      • Removed about 1839, From Kentucky to Missouri.
      • September 29, 1840, member, Church of Christ in Independence, Missouri.
      • 1850 Census, in Jackson Co., Missouri.
      • Lived near Hickman Mills, Missouri.
      • July 9, 1847, new born male child dies
      • 1861-1865, unlike his son JAMES "SIM" WHITSETT, John was a staunch Unionist; however, some of his daughters married former guerrillas.
      • June 1892, buried in Whitsett family cemetery.
Children of JOHN RANKIN WHITSETT and ELIZA OLDHAM:
___i. ... ELIZA S. WHITSETT, b. Abt. 1832; m. P. P. HALL, November 16, 1857, Jackson County, Missouri.

___ii. .. AMELIA ANN WHITSETT, born in Ky; m. JOHN L. MUIR, Feb. 13, 1851, Jackson Co., Mo., child, LEONIDAS M. MUIR, b. 1854.

___iii. . MARY EVALINE WHITSETT, b. abt. 1838, Kentucky; m. JOHN R. MOORE.

___iv. . CATHERINE M. WHITSETT, b. abt. 1840, Missouri; m. Mr. PALMER

___v. .. JOHN N. WHITSETT, b. Nov. 10, 1842, Jackson County, Missouri; d. Sep. 8, 1857, Jackson Co., Missouri.

___vi. .. AMANDA B. WHITSETT.

___vii. .. ANNA D. WHITSETT.

___viii. . JOEL A. WHITSETT.

___ix. .. EVALINE C. WHITSETT, m. FLEMING B. OLDHAM, June 1, 1848, Jackson Co., Missouri

___x. ... SARAH E. WHITSETT.

36. xi. JAMES SIMEON WHITSETT (See below)
36. JAMES SIMEON WHITSETT (John R.6,James W.5,Samuel4,Ralph3,William2, Samuel1), was born March 19, 1845 in Missouri, and died May 22, 1928 in Missouri. He married (1) MARTHA M. HALL, Jan 6, 1870 in Jackson Co., Mo. She was born Aug. 21, 1844, and d. July 1, 1878 in Jackson County; married (2) MARGARET ANGELINA ARNOLD, Feb. 26, 1880, Cass Co., Mo. She was born April 29, 1848 in Kentucky and died August 26, 1926, Hereford, Deaf Smith Co., Texas.

      • Rode with Quantrill's Raiders. Friend of the Younger's and James brothers.
      • Biographical sketch in "Branded as Rebels" by Don Hale of Less's Summit, Missouri.
      • In the Marley Brant book, "The Outlaw Youngers: A Confederate Brotherhood" states that one of Bob Younger's pall bearers on September 20, 1889 in Lee's Summit, Missouri was James S. Whitsett. Also, at the funeral of Jim Younger in Lee's Summit, Mo. on October 22, 1902, J. S. Whitsett was again a pallbearer and mentioned as a childhood friend of the Younger's.
      • He was portrayed in a brief scene in the movie "The Last Days of Jesse James" starring Kris Kristoferson and Johnny Cash as a friend of their characters Jessie and Frank James.
Children of JAMES SIMEON WHITSETT and MARTHA HALL:

i. ... MARY LESLIE WHITSETT, b. Feb. 21, 1871; d. Sep. 22, 1872, Jackson Co., Mo.

ii. .. HELEN WHITSETT, b. April 7, 1873, d. ?; m. Mr. SWEENY.

iii. . ANNIE E. WHITSETT.

Children of JAMES SIMEON WHITSETT and MARGARET ANGELINA ARNOLD:

iv. .. MINNIE WHITSETT, b. Feb. 27, 1882, Jackson Co., d. Feb. 7, 1968, Pleasant Hill, Mo.; m. ERNEST BURNS PEARCE.

v. ... MARY LOUISE WHITSETT, b. Sep. 21, 1884, Jackson Co. d. Dec. 11, 1948, Tucumcari, Quay Co., New Mexico; m. HENRY LEE GOATS.

vi. .. JOHN LEE WHITSETT, b. Feb. 1886, Jackson Co., d. Jan. 23, 1980, Wichita Falls, Texas; m. LENA ___.

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Ronald N. Wall
Modified: 20 August 2025