Elizabeth Jane WHITAKER b. 28 Apr 1855 Tazewell Co. VA d. Dec 1948 Tazewell Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1855 - 1948 (93 years)

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Name	Elizabeth Jane WHITAKER [1, 2]
Born	28 Apr 1855	Tazewell Co. VA
Gender	Female
_UID	10FBE30EE25C46CFA36FD9DFB3651362A679
Died	Dec 1948	Tazewell Co. VA [3]
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Jane Whitaker Age in 1860: 5 Birth Year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia Gender: Female [in household of James and Nancy Petts Whitaker] Post Office: Baptist Valley 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Elizabeth Elswick Age: 24 Birth Year: abt 1856 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James B. Elswick Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Elizabeth Elswick Age: 46 Birth Date: Apr 1854 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Jas B Elswick Marriage Year: 1880 Years Married: 20 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Mother: number of living children: 2 Mother: How many children: 2 In the Tazewell Co. VAMaiden Springs 1910 Census, James (54) is living with Elizabeth J (58), 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Elizabeth J Elswick Age: 64 Birth Year: abt 1856 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: James B Elswick Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes [living with them is a grandson, Samuel age 7] Tazewell Co. VA Maiden Springs 1930 Census, Elizabeth J (70) is living with Charles R (45), O Fred (20), Robert (13), Ralph Junior (10) and Charles C (4/12). Agness Barnett has her dod as 12-16-1948. Death announcement undated. But movie advertisement on back was for Give My Regards to Broadway with Dan Dailey, which was shown in 1948. [2]
Person ID	I201	Master File
Last Modified	3 Sep 2012

Father	James S. WHITAKER, Jr., b. Abt 1815, Smyth Co. VA , d. 1863, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 48 years)
Mother	Nancy PETTS, b. Jul 1824, Wythe County, VA , d. Bef 1910 (Age ~ 85 years)
Married	27 Feb 1843	Smyth Co. VA [4]
	One record puts marriage in 1838, and another the month of Dec. 1843. Source: Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Groom Name: James S. Whitaker Bride Name: Nancy Petts Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1843 County: Smyth State: Virginia Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
Family ID	F26	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Buchanan ELSWICK, b. 7 Jan 1859, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 19 Jul 1923, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 64 years)

Married 28 Mar 1878 Tazewell Co. VA

Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: James B. Elswick
Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace: Buchanan County, Va
Age: 19
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Jane Whitaker
Spouse's Birth Date: 1855
Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Spouse's Age: 23
Event Date: 28 Mar 1878
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: C. S. Elswick
Mother's Name: Emeline [Chambers]
Spouse's Father's Name: James Whitaker
Spouse's Mother's Name: Nancy
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 49 Line 26

Children

	1. Chapman ELSWICK, b. 20 May 1880, Tazewell Co. VA
	2. Charles R. ELSWICK, b. 1885, Tazewell Co. VA

Last Modified 19 Feb 2014

Family ID F81 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S4] A Whitaker Remembers, Pannell, Laura Gaynell Whitaker, (Self published, undated).
[S17] 1993 Letter, Agness Barnett.
[S37] Tazewell Co. Heritage Book, info from Stephen McClintock, Kingsport, TN.
[S10] Smyth County, Virginia Marriage Licenses 1832-1850.