In recent notes, I have looked at some errors in the " Garr Genealogy ". I will look at another one starting with this Note, which may take more than one Note. In the last Note we saw that Mary Blankenbaker was born about 1754 (as opposed to the Garr's estimate of 1747). She married Daniel Wilhoit, who was the son of John Wilhoit and Walburga Weaver. The second child in the family of Daniel and Mary was another Mary, who was born 25 Sept 1776, as recorded in the German Lutheran Church Register ("Hebron"). According to the Garr Genealogy , this Mary never married, and, by implication, was not the parent of a child.
But, information is available showing that Mary was the mother of a daughter, Lourena. No one claims to know who the father of Lourena was. The important point is that Lourena left descendants, who have been at a disadvantage in locating their proper place. Lourena married James Wesley Garr and another question is raised as to where he fits in the Garr family.
The principal record is the Bible Record of the family of Lourena Wilhoite and James Wesley Garr. A copy of this was made by Wilma Van Gordon and it reads:
James Wesley Garr born August 17, 1810 Lourena Wilhoit born December 8, 1817 Mary Wilhoit (mother of Lourena) born December 25, 1776 James Wesley Garr and Lourena Wilhoit married September 23, 1835
BIRTHS:
Malinda Jane June 12, 1836 James Leonard April 23, 1838 Jonas Franklin September 3, 1840 Mary Frances November 24, 1842 William Daniel June 14, 1845 Henry Winfield October 15, 1847 Margaret Ann November 5, 1849 Felix Jefferson February 28, 1852 Laura Virginia January 27, 1854 Alonzo Wesley February 18, 1857 Emily Catherine July 24, 1859 Lucetta Ellen July 23, 1863
[There is more to the Bible record which will be reported later. All of these facts were brought to my attention by Shirley Venrick, who wrote an article in Beyond Germanna on page 671.]
(29 Jun 05)
We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.