The Ancestors and Family Tree of Shari Lynn Ward Berens:Information about LEMUEL C. Whedbee
Dr. LEMUEL C. Whedbee (b. 1807, d. 1878)
Notes for LEMUEL C. Whedbee:Lemuel C. Whedbee (Whedby), M.D., was born in Perquimans County, North Carolina, where the Whedbees had resided for over a century.Perquimans County is located in the northeastern corner of North Carolina, near Albemarle Sound and Elizabeth City.
The family apparently moved from Perquimans County, North Carolina, to Gentry County, Missouri, sometime between 1834 and 1839.Gentry County is located in the northwestern corner of Missouri, northeast of St. Joseph.
See "FROM WHENCE WE CAME", by Mary Elda Sewell Ward Ferrel:
"While he was living in Missouri, Lemuel purchased land in Fannin County, Texas, in 1855, and later, more land in VanZandt County, Texas in 1862.(Fannin County is located on the northern border of Texas/Oklahoma, northeast of Dallas, and west of Paris, Texas;and Van Zandt County is located just southeast of Dallas.)Lemuel was still living in Missouri after the end of the Civil War when (his daughter) Louisa Annie, widowed, and with a four year old son, returned home after the death of her husband (A.D. Bourne) in 1868.
Family folklore has it that Lemuel served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army.However, there is some doubt as to whether or not this is true.At fifty-one years of age, he would have been too old for service, suggesting the possibility that Lemuel did not participate directly in the War.In addition, an inquiry to the War Department found no record concerning any service."
Lemuel apparently decided to move to Fannin County, Texas sometime after 1870.Later, when Louisa Annie and Alfred would make the move further west to Jack County, Lemuel made the trip with them, but he later returned to Sherman (Texas, north of Dallas) where he died in 1878 (or 1880?).He was buried at Savoy (Texas, east of Sherman).
See other stories in "FROM WHENCE WE CAME".....
More About LEMUEL C. Whedbee:
Occupation: Medical Doctor/Surgeon.
Children of LEMUEL C. Whedbee and Polly Ann Brown are:
- +Sarah E. Whedbee, b. 1833, Perquimans County, North Carolina, d. 1878.
- +John H. Whedbee, b. 1834, Perquimans County, North Carolina, d. date unknown.
- Rachel Adaline Whedbee, b. 1839, Gentry County, Missouri, d. date unknown.
- +Daniel Ben Whedbee, b. 1843, Gentry County, Missouri, d. date unknown.
- Mary J."Mollie" Whedbee, b. 1844, Gentry County, Missouri, d. date unknown.
- Martha Carrie Whedbee, b. 1845, Gentry County, Missouri, d. date unknown.
- +LOUISA ANNIE Whedbee, b. April 06, 1846, Cass County, Missouri, d. January 22, 1909, Jacksboro, Texas.
- William Monroe Whedbee, b. 1848, Gentry County, Missouri, d. date unknown.