Have been working trying everything to find out who my ggg grandfather Hiram John Whitmores parents were. His death record does not list a mother's name and all it says for his father born in ireland. It also states Hiram was born nov. 1824 in providence rhode island but i keep coming up with nothing. He served in the civil war from 1862-1865 in the Ill. infantry 117th division and find a little information of him when he's living in missouri in 1882 as he married sarah catherine hulsey {she was the widow of Thomas Jackson of ky.} It also states that they sometimes went by John and Sally not sure why. Also still looking for native american ancestors especially one who married a whitmore could be Osage or Cherokee. I have tried everything possible through the various sources to find my answers and still come up empty. If anyone knows what i should do next please let me know. These two questions have stalled my work. Thanks to you who answer me and to those just read this. not sure how my whitmore line fits into being related to sir john whitmore and the whytemores of England.