I asked several older family members about our modified name. The story I was told is it was because we tried to “fit in”
Whitener: North Carolina
By Craig Wood I’ve been reading some of the Whitener information and I figured now would be a good time to post some information that
German Night done right!
Our Family Tree
1st generation in American Capt. Henry (Heinreich) Whitener (Weidner) 1717-1792 Heinreich Weidnet arrived in the port of Philadelphia on the ship “Molly” on October