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Franklin Logan Wightman

Male 1887 - 1959  (72 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Franklin Logan Wightman was born on 31 Mar 1887 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa (son of Monroe Alphonso Wightman and Sarah Chisman); died on 25 Dec 1959 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.

    Franklin married Iva Faye Covington on 24 Dec 1912 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa. Iva (daughter of Steven Hole Covington and Minerva Josephine "Minnie" Yates) was born on 12 Oct 1894 in Belvidere, Thayer, Nebraska; died on 19 Sep 1985 in Oregon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. John Stephen Wightman was born on 29 May 1918 in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa; died on 8 Apr 1990 in Fresno, Fresno, California.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Monroe Alphonso Wightman was born on 19 Apr 1848 in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont (son of William Wightman and Martha Woodard); died on 15 Mar 1910 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa.

    Monroe married Sarah Chisman on 16 Feb 1870 in Marion, Linn, Iowa. Sarah (daughter of John Buckner Chisman and Sarah Jane Whitley) was born on 27 Aug 1848 in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana; died on 5 Apr 1918 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Chisman was born on 27 Aug 1848 in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana (daughter of John Buckner Chisman and Sarah Jane Whitley); died on 5 Apr 1918 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa.
    Children:
    1. 1. Franklin Logan Wightman was born on 31 Mar 1887 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa; died on 25 Dec 1959 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon; was buried in Lincoln Memorial Park, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Wightman was born on 30 Oct 1796 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont (son of Edward Wightman and (Unknown wife of Edward Wightman)); died on 27 Mar 1877 in Marion, Linn, Iowa; was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa.

    William married Martha Woodard on 19 Jun 1822 in Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont. Martha (daughter of Abiram Woodard and Dinah Green) was born on 30 Mar 1806 in Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont; died on 27 May 1878 in Marion, Linn, Iowa; was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Martha Woodard was born on 30 Mar 1806 in Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont (daughter of Abiram Woodard and Dinah Green); died on 27 May 1878 in Marion, Linn, Iowa; was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa.
    Children:
    1. 2. Monroe Alphonso Wightman was born on 19 Apr 1848 in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont; died on 15 Mar 1910 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa.

  3. 6.  John Buckner Chisman was born on 29 Oct 1817 in Virginia (son of Edmund Chisman and Martha Brown); died on 9 Apr 1882 in Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa.

    John married Sarah Jane Whitley on 17 May 1845 in Indiana. Sarah (daughter of George Leaman Whitley and Sarah Jane Riggs) was born on 22 May 1824 in Indiana; died on 20 Dec 1896; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Jane Whitley was born on 22 May 1824 in Indiana (daughter of George Leaman Whitley and Sarah Jane Riggs); died on 20 Dec 1896; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa.
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Chisman was born on 27 Aug 1848 in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana; died on 5 Apr 1918 in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa, Jones, Iowa.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Edward Wightman was born about 1754 (son of Titus Whitman and Hannah Yeomans); died after 1800 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont.

    Edward married (Unknown wife of Edward Wightman). (Unknown died about 1800 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  (Unknown wife of Edward Wightman) died about 1800 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont.
    Children:
    1. 4. William Wightman was born on 30 Oct 1796 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont; died on 27 Mar 1877 in Marion, Linn, Iowa; was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa.

  3. 10.  Abiram Woodard was born in 1773 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut (son of Noah Woodward and Nancy Torrance); died on 28 Aug 1866 in Munson, Geauga, Ohio; was buried in Fowler Cemetery, Bainbridge, Geauga, Ohio.

    Abiram married Dinah Green on 10 Aug 1801 in Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont. Dinah was born in 1783 in Rhode Island; died on 26 Mar 1850 in Munson, Geauga, Ohio; was buried in Fowler Cemetery, Bainbridge, Geauga, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Dinah Green was born in 1783 in Rhode Island; died on 26 Mar 1850 in Munson, Geauga, Ohio; was buried in Fowler Cemetery, Bainbridge, Geauga, Ohio.
    Children:
    1. 5. Martha Woodard was born on 30 Mar 1806 in Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont; died on 27 May 1878 in Marion, Linn, Iowa; was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa.

  5. 12.  Edmund Chisman was born on 9 Nov 1790 in Berkeley County, Virginia, later West Virginia (son of John Buckner Chisman and Ann Palmer); died on 15 Feb 1842 in Solon, Johnson, Iowa; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa.

    Edmund married Martha Brown on 29 Aug 1816 in Berkeley, James, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Martha Brown
    Children:
    1. 6. John Buckner Chisman was born on 29 Oct 1817 in Virginia; died on 9 Apr 1882 in Johnson County, Iowa; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa.

  7. 14.  George Leaman Whitley was born on 4 Dec 1799 in Chittenden, Rutland, Vermont (son of John Whiteley and Elizabeth "Betsy" Cook); died on 10 Feb 1882; was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette, Iowa.

    George married Sarah Jane Riggs after 1820 in Dearborn County, Indiana. Sarah was born in 1804 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Aug 1868; was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette, Iowa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Sarah Jane Riggs was born in 1804 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died on 12 Aug 1868; was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette, Iowa.
    Children:
    1. 7. Sarah Jane Whitley was born on 22 May 1824 in Indiana; died on 20 Dec 1896; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa.


Generation: 5

  1. 16.  Titus Whitman was born in Jan 1733 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island (son of John Wightman and Anne Sweet); died between Jun 1766 and 10 May 1779 in Dutchess County, New York.

    Titus married Hannah Yeomans on 1 Jan 1752 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 17.  Hannah Yeomans (daughter of Edward Yeomans and Thankful Bidwell).
    Children:
    1. 8. Edward Wightman was born about 1754; died after 1800 in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont.

  3. 20.  Noah Woodward was born on 19 Apr 1744 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut (son of Noah Woodward and Anne Armstrong); died on 25 Jan 1834 in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont.

    Noah married Nancy Torrance on 7 Sep 1764 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. Nancy (daughter of Samuel Torrance and Jemima Parke) was born in 1746; died on 5 Jan 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 21.  Nancy Torrance was born in 1746 (daughter of Samuel Torrance and Jemima Parke); died on 5 Jan 1806.
    Children:
    1. 10. Abiram Woodard was born in 1773 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 28 Aug 1866 in Munson, Geauga, Ohio; was buried in Fowler Cemetery, Bainbridge, Geauga, Ohio.

  5. 24.  John Buckner Chisman was born on 2 Apr 1768 in York County, Virginia; was christened on 8 May 1768 in Charles Parish, York County, Virginia (son of John Chisman and Mary Buckner); died between 2 Dec 1834 and 14 Oct 1836; was buried in Wilmington Cemetery, Wilmington, Dearborn, Indiana.

    John married Ann Palmer in 1789. Ann was born on 5 Jan 1770 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia (now West Virginia); died on 7 Aug 1857 in Dearborn County, Indiana; was buried in Wilmington Cemetery, Wilmington, Dearborn, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 25.  Ann Palmer was born on 5 Jan 1770 in Martinsburg, Berkeley, Virginia (now West Virginia); died on 7 Aug 1857 in Dearborn County, Indiana; was buried in Wilmington Cemetery, Wilmington, Dearborn, Indiana.
    Children:
    1. 12. Edmund Chisman was born on 9 Nov 1790 in Berkeley County, Virginia, later West Virginia; died on 15 Feb 1842 in Solon, Johnson, Iowa; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Solon, Johnson, Iowa.

  7. 28.  John Whiteley was born about 1754 in Vermont; died in 1832 in Bridgewater, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.

    John married Elizabeth "Betsy" Cook in 1790. Elizabeth was born about 1768. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 29.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Cook was born about 1768.
    Children:
    1. 14. George Leaman Whitley was born on 4 Dec 1799 in Chittenden, Rutland, Vermont; died on 10 Feb 1882; was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette, Iowa.


Generation: 6

  1. 32.  John Wightman was born on 11 Mar 1707 in Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island (son of John Wightman and Jane Bentley); died on 8 Feb 1787 in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts.

    John married Anne Sweet on 12 Feb 1730 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island. Anne (daughter of Samuel Sweet and Bridget) died before 6 Oct 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 33.  Anne Sweet (daughter of Samuel Sweet and Bridget); died before 6 Oct 1796.
    Children:
    1. 16. Titus Whitman was born in Jan 1733 in Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island; died between Jun 1766 and 10 May 1779 in Dutchess County, New York.

  3. 34.  Edward Yeomans was born on 28 Mar 1690 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut (son of Samuel Yeomans and Mary Ellis); died on 16 Jun 1758 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

    Edward married Thankful Bidwell. Thankful (daughter of Samuel Bidwell and Sarah Harris) was born on 8 Dec 1695 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 35.  Thankful Bidwell was born on 8 Dec 1695 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut (daughter of Samuel Bidwell and Sarah Harris).
    Children:
    1. 17. Hannah Yeomans

  5. 40.  Noah Woodward was born on 30 Mar 1718 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut (son of Richard Woodward and Mary); died on 4 Jul 1792 in Sandgate, Bennington, Vermont.

    Noah married Anne Armstrong on 25 Nov 1741 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 41.  Anne Armstrong (daughter of John Armstrong and Ann Worth).
    Children:
    1. 20. Noah Woodward was born on 19 Apr 1744 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 25 Jan 1834 in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont.

  7. 42.  Samuel Torrance was born in 1719 in County Londonderry, Ireland; died on 14 Jan 1788 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; was buried in South Cemetery, Woodbury, Lichtfield, Connecticut.

    Samuel married Jemima Parke in Jul 1741 in Voluntown, New London, Connecticut. Jemima (daughter of Lt. Robert Parke and Tamsen Packer) was born on 5 Mar 1716 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut; died in 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 43.  Jemima Parke was born on 5 Mar 1716 in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut (daughter of Lt. Robert Parke and Tamsen Packer); died in 1793.
    Children:
    1. 21. Nancy Torrance was born in 1746; died on 5 Jan 1806.

  9. 48.  John Chisman (son of Edmund Chisman and Elizabeth Chapman); died between 25 Jul 1802 and 20 Jun 1803 in York County, Virginia.

    John married Mary Buckner in 1763. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  10. 49.  Mary Buckner (daughter of Thomas Buckner and Mary Timson).
    Children:
    1. 24. John Buckner Chisman was born on 2 Apr 1768 in York County, Virginia; was christened on 8 May 1768 in Charles Parish, York County, Virginia; died between 2 Dec 1834 and 14 Oct 1836; was buried in Wilmington Cemetery, Wilmington, Dearborn, Indiana.