Joseph Benjamin WHITAKER

Male 1915 - 2002  (86 years)


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  • Name Joseph Benjamin WHITAKER 
    Born 26 May 1915  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current
      Name: Joseph B. Whitaker
      SSN: 223-42-4035
      Last Residence: 37620 Bristol, Sullivan, Tennessee
      Born: 26 May 1915
      Died: 10 Feb 2002
      State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (1951)
    Gender Male 
    _UID 787905C9B5D644D9806DAFF0FB040C222000 
    Died 15 Feb 2002  Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
      Name: Joseph B Whitaker
      Service Info.: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II
      Birth Date: 25 May 1915
      Death Date: 10 Feb 2002
      Cemetery: Hankins Cemetery
      Cemetery Address: Richlands, VA 24641
    Buried Hankins Cemetery, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • He was a 1933 graduate of Richlands High School and was a star football player. He was a WWII U. S. Army Veteran and was a member of the Casey-Shortt VFW Post No. 9640 of Richlands.

      Occupation: Wholesale grocer, operator of Whitaker's Market

      CENSUS RECORDS

      1920 United States Federal Census
      Name: Joseph B Whitaker
      Age: 4 years 9 months
      Birth Year: abt 1916 [abt 1915]
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Name: William Whitaker
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Susie M Whitaker
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

      1930 United States Federal Census
      Name: Joseph B Whittaker
      Gender: Male
      Birth Year: abt 1916
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Race: White
      Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Marital Status: Single
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      Father's Name: William Whittaker
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Susie M Whittaker
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

      1940 Census
      Name: J D Whittaker [ J B]
      Respondent: Yes
      Age: 25
      Estimated birth year: abt 1915
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birthplace: Ohio [Virginia]
      Marital Status: Married
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      House Number: 94
      Farm: No
      Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Residence in 1935: Same House
      Resident on farm in 1935: No
      Occupation: Peddler, produce
      House Owned or Rented: Rented
      Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $10
      Highest Grade Completed: H4
      Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
      Class of Worker: Working on own account
      Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
      Income: 0
      Income Other Sources: No
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      J D Whittaker 25
      Helen Whittaker 25
      Francis Whittaker 5
      Joe Whittaker 3

      OBITUARY

      CEDAR LUFF - Mr. Joseph B. Whitaker, 86, of Route 1, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002, at a Bristol Tennessee hospital following a long illness.

      He was born at Indian, Va. and was a son of the late William and Susie Mae Lee Whitaker, both of Tazewell County, Va.

      He was a life long resident of the Cedar Bluff area and former owner of Whitaker's Market at Cedar Bluff. He was a 1933 graduate of Richlands High School, where he was a star football player. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran and a member of te Casey-Shortt VFW Post No. 9640 of Richlands.

      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Helen McBrayer Whitaker; one son, James R. Whitaker; and two sisters, Fannie Dean and Alice Luttrell.
      Survivors are: one daughter and son-in-law, Mrs Branch (Frances) McGlothlin of Cedar Bluff; one son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Hilda Whitaker of Savannah, Georgia; Daughter-in-law, Mrs. Roselma Whitaker of Dublin, Va.; two brothers, Willam Otis Whitaker of Danville, Va., and Charlie Lee Whitaker of Windsor, Conn.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren also survive.

      Funeral services will be be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands. Interment will follow in the Hankins Cemetery in Richlands. Paulbearers will be James Whitaker, Mack Whitaker, Bill Luttrell, Joseph Whitaker, Gary Wallace, Brent Humphries, and Joseph Michael Whitaker, Members of the Casey-Short Post 9640 of Richlands and the Disabled American Veterans Tazewell County Chapter 31 will conduct military graveside rites.

      Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands is in charge of arrangements.
    Person ID I29  Master File
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2015 

    Father William Riley WHITAKER,   b. 17 Aug 1877, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Aug 1960, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Susie Mae LEE,   b. 10 Jun 1883, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1971, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Frances MCBRAYER,   b. 05 Jan 1915, Porsmouth, Scotio Co. OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 2000, Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Children 
     1. Frances WHITAKER,   b. ca 1935, Tazewell Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Joseph WHITAKER
    +3. James Richard WHITAKER, Sr.,   b. 20 Aug 1941, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1993, Radford, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 51 years)
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart