Rev. Joel W. WHITTEN
November 16, 1878
Rev. Joel W. Whitten died of yellow fever, Decatur, Ala., Oct. 20, 1878, who would have had his 55th birthday in December; born Newberry Dist., So. Carolina; son of Mason and Nancy (Hair) Whitten. Licensed to preach, Methodist Church, Aug. 27, 1840 at the age of 16 years, 8 months; preached in Tenn. Conference, the various charges detailed in this obituary; married (1) Miss McDaniel; (2) Miss Mercer, both wives of Jackson Co., Tenn.; surviving him was second wife and one son. He died Sept. 28, 1878 . [Source: Death Notices from the Christian Advocate, Nashville, Tennessee 1877-1879 by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith;
