Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Captain” Henry WHITESELL [1], [4], [48], [49], [25], [50], [51], [52]
BirthDec 18, 1781, Guilford County, North Carolina [1], [4]
DeathOct 3, 1842, Guilford County, North Carolina [53], [54]
BurialFriedens Lutheran Church, 6001 NC Highway 61 North, Gibsonville, North Carolina [49], [55]
Birth1765, Guilford County, North Carolina [55]
DeathMay 8, 1842, Jefferson, Clinton County, Indiana [55]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260847926/henry-weitzel
FlagsRevolutionary War, US Military
Father“Adam-Patriot” Johan Adam WHITESELL (Weitzel) Sr. (1734-1821)
MotherAnna Margaret BOON (1743-1818)
Spouses
1“Molly” Mary Magdalena ISLEY [1], [4], [48], [56], [50], [57], [58]
BirthJun 3, 1790, Guilford County, North Carolina [4], [56]
DeathMay 29, 1850, Orange County, North Carolina [56]
BurialJefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Clinton County, Indiana [58]
BirthSep 1765 [58]
Birth1785 [27]
Birthbet 1788-1791, North Carolina [48]
DeathDec 15, 1851, Jefferson, Clinton County, Indiana [58]
Deathaft 1860 [48]
Find A Gravehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126848421/mary-whitesel
FatherBalthasar ISLEY (~1753-1839)
MotherCatharine (~1755-~1845)
MarriageAug 2, 1806, Guilford County, North Carolina [59], [60], [49], [61], [56]
ChildrenDelilah (1807-)
 Joseph (1808-1837)
 Christina (1810-)
 Allon (1813-1866)
 Martin (1814-)
 Anna M. (1816-1891)
 Bernhard (1818-)
 William Eli (1820-1863)
 Emanuel (1823-1900)
 Simpson (1825-)
 Saloma (1827-1906)
 Nancy (1828-)
 Peggy Jane Ann (1829-)
 Nellie (1832-)
 Cornelia (1835-1910)
 Temperance (1838-1910)
Obituary Online notes for “Captain” Henry WHITESELL
Speculation on death dates 1842 or 1843. [36]
Obituary Online notes for Mary Magdalena (Spouse 1)
Speculation on birth dates of 1765 and 1790. [36]
Last Modified Oct 8, 2025Created Sep 8, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell, using Reunion for Macintosh
Created Sep 8, 2026 by Terry M. Whitesell
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