Willis (Elijah S.) Whatley, CSA^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1824 - 1880  (55 years)

• Name	Willis (Elijah S.) Whatley
  Suffix	CSA
  Born	Oct 12, 1824	South Carolina, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military	Pvt. Co. G. 8th Cav. Confederate Army
  Died	Jan 28, 1880	Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	Chenney Old Field Cemetery, Bayou Chicot, Louisiana, USA
  Notes	He served as a private, Co. G. 8th Cavalry, CSA.  Beverly Brunelle wrote, 2-27-1999, on GenForum "old family story says that Tempe's father was shot with an Indian arrow when crossing the Tombigbee River".     We believe Elijah and Willis are the same person - could have been twins because Willis Whatley, Sr. & Sarah Jane Whittington had a set of twins, Homer and Virgil.  The ancestors listed above Elijah and Willis are their grandfather, great grandfather, great great grandfather, great great great grandfather, great-great-great-great grandfather) "Willis Whatley was my grandfather.  I have been told that Elijah Whatley had a duel with his brother-in-law.  Elijah thought that he had killed him, so he fled and finally settled at Chicot.  We think he changed his name to Willis but Ann Walton Lane and (Teeny) Edna Carbo Rabalais have each struck a knot in tracing the genealogy of Willis Whatley.  Teeny told me that she thought that Elijah and Willis are the same person, but they have not, as far as I know, been able to get it verified.  Anyway, Grandpa's brother-in-law did not die, but I am sure he was a long time finding it out. Teeny told me that Grandpa was shot in the chest during the dual, but although the wound healed, the bullet was still lodged in his chest.  He hemorrhaged from his mouth and died.  I had been told that he hemorrhaged from T. B., until I was told about the dual, and the outcome.  Mama and Papa never told me anything except that Grandpa was the black sheep of the family." I AM ASSUMING THE ABOVE WAS WRITTED BY LAURA WHATLEY COWART. INFORMATION SOURCE:  SARAH JENKINS WHATLEY, WIFE OF JACK WHATLEY. Willis is buried in a Cemetery called Chenny Old Field on the "red hill road" not far from the tower, on the way to the old Whatley place.  He has a marker there and there are several unmarked graves also.  This information was supplied by Leslie Whatley son of Benjamin and Mary Whatley at the funeral visitation of Eva Zembley Whatley Miller Degroat in 2001. Gordon Roy and Carolyn Whatley went to the site and found it as described. The following is a letter from Edna C. Rabalais dated Feb. 4,1988 Dear Cousins: I hesitate to give out the information on the Whatley line because I have not as yet been able to prove that the Willis Whatley (born 12 Oct 1824) who married Sarah Jane Whittington is the son of Willis Whatley, Jr. and Elizabeth Fletcher Simmons. I believe it to be right but that is not proof.  The reason I believe it to be right is that I have in my possession old tin type pictures of a family, Edmund D. Whatley, his wife, Sarah F. and three children, Martha Agiell, Perelia Adline and Edmund Duglas Whatley.  I have found this family on the 1880 Monroe Co. Alabama census and have also found that this Edmund Whatley (wife Sarah F.) is the son of Willis Whatley, Jr. and Elizabeth Fletcher Simmons.  I    have also found out that Willis Whatley, Jr. and Elizabeth Fletcher Simmons had a son born 12 Oct. 1824 but his name was Elijah.  This Elijah Whatley was on the 1850 Monroe Co. Alabama Census still with his mother (he was 26 years old).  He is not on the Monroe Co. census in 1860.  There is no Willis Whatley on any 1850 census that would be the right age to have been the Willis that married Sarah Jane Whittington. I believe that this Edmund Whatley had to be a relative or we wouldn't have the pictures. I'm still working on this line and hope to find something soon.  The Whittington side of the family has been proved by Ann Lane, 807 Adcock, Monroe, La 71201. 1870 St. Landry Parish, LA p. 194 #68 (P. O. Bayou Chicot) June 15, 1870 Willis Whatley 35 SC, Sarah Jane 30 LA, Willis 9, Elizabeth 8, Toby 6, Sarah 4, Walton 2, Truly Whittington 46 1880 St. Landry Parish LA Census ED45 Sheet 13 Ward 6 June 11, 1880 Sarah Whatley 39, Willie 18, Elizabeth 17, William 14, Sarah 12, Tempey 7, Benjamin 4, Lewis 3, Homer 9/12 Shirley Whatley, born in Cork County, Ireland   Willie or Willis Whatley       Shirley Whatley, born in South Carolina, a minister           Willis Whatley, Sr., born in South Carolina, a minister, wife was Rebecca                 Willis Whatley, Jr., wife was Elizabeth Fletcher Simmons                     Elijah Whatley, born 10/12/1824                     Willis Whatley, born 10/12/1824
  Person ID	I12465	mykindred
  Last Modified	Feb 14, 2006

  
  

  Father	Willis Richard Whatley, Jr.,   b. May 08, 1802, Edgefield county, South Carolina, USA ,   d. 1875  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Fletcher Simmons,   b. Feb 19, 1799, Georgia, USA ,   d. Dec 18, 1877, Monroe county, Alabama, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	Jun 28, 1820
  Family ID	F7990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane Whittington,   b. Jan 08, 1842, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 1895, Avoyelles parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 52 years)
  Married	Oct 11, 1859	Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA
  Notes	They lived in the Bayou Chicot, Louisiana area. 1870 St. Landry census, family #49 Thuly Whittington, 46, LA, (female) living with Willis Whatley and family Willis, 45, SC Sarah Jane, 30, LA Willis, 9, LA Elizabeth, 8, LA Toby, 6, LA Sarah, 4, LA Walton, 2, LA [5]
  Children	1. Willis "Willie" Whatley, Jr.,   b. Aug 25, 1860, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 1944, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years)   2. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Whatley,   b. Jan 21, 1862, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Y   3. William Jordan "Toby" Whatley,   b. Feb 05, 1864, Alabama, USA ,   d. Apr 28, 1938  (Age 74 years)   4. Sarah Jane Whatley,   b. Mar 25, 1866, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Feb 24, 1931, Alexandria, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 64 years)   5. Walton Whatley,   b. Mar 21, 1868, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Oct 23, 1871, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 3 years)   6. Edmond Whatley,   b. Sep 13, 1870, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Jun 30, 1875, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 4 years)   7. Tempey Whatley,   b. Dec 11, 1872, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Aug 09, 1962, Karnack, Texas, USA  (Age 89 years)   8. Benjamin W. "Bennie" Whatley,   b. Jan 13, 1875, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Apr 26, 1958, Saint Landry parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 83 years)   9. Lewis "Buddy" Whatley,   b. May 30, 1877, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Jan 08, 1957, LeCompte, Rapides parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 79 years)   10. Homer Whatley,   b. Nov 03, 1879, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Jul 24, 1947, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 67 years)   11. Virgil Whatley,   b. Nov 03, 1879, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. Dec 01, 1879, Bayou Chicot, Evangeline (formerly Saint Landry) parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F4469	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S250] Whatley, Gordon & Carolyn, email of 10-30-2000. [S196] Beverly Nightphyre - at - aol.com, email of 11-9-2000. [S685] Gedcom - Johnson, Glen. [S1083] Gedcom - Whatley, Gordon & Carolyn. [S196] Beverly Nightphyre - at - aol.com.