John Whittemore came from England when he was a young man with a family name Roberts. He married a lady with the last name of Pinner. They settled in Ball Holler, NC, the first holler after you turn off Mars Hill Hwy heading toward Barnardsville NC.
Thier son "Johnny" Robert Whittemore was born 10-17-1799. John Robert Whittemore married Sarah Hurst on 8-18-1822. They settled in Big Ivy, and was the first family on Whittemore Branch, near Barnardsville, NC. Thier children were Martin, George W, Margaret (Peggy), James Braxton (Big Jim), Kate, Jane, and John Alex.
John Whitemore only used one T in his Whittemore name. His son Martin was a Magistrate. He was the one who put the other T in Whittemore. Martin served on the Confederate side of the Civil War. The song Dixie always made him cry. He was in Richmond when the war ended. He wore a yarn shawl and and a sissor tail coat, and was heavy set.
George W. Whittemore was slender and long legged. They said that he could cross his legs and wrap them around each other twice. He also served on the Confederate side of the Civil War. He drove a bull to to haul his wood. He plowed with oxen.
Margaret (Peggy) married Jack Banks.
John Alex married a Crow Indian named Matilda. He served in the Civil War and died in Richmond Virginia of Typhoid Fever. When Matilda and the family went to retrieve his body, it could not be found.
James Braxton Whittemore was my great grandfather. He married a little woman from Indiana name Fanny. She wore size 3 shoes. He fought in the Civil War. He later died in a gun fight between his Son Bud and Doc Roberts. He had run up where they were arguing and he was killed in the shooting. Bud shot Doc Roberts, but was later cleared.
Jane had a child out of wedlock name C. Columbus Whittemore. He was called Lum. His father was thought to be Reuben Lisenbee from Marshall, NC. She never married him. Lum fought in the Civl war, but somehow ended up on the Union side.
Kate married Erwin Ingle.
This information was passed down from the family. I have found information on John Robert Whittemore's children, but I don't know much about him or his father who came from England. Can anyone help?

Debbie