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1843 - 1920 (77 years)
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Name |
William James WHITAKER |
Born |
16 Apr 1843 |
probably Smyth Co. VA [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
286AD7C753764B05A5EBD93EB4CCABEE09FD |
Died |
4 May 1920 |
Morgan Co. KY [1] |
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Buried |
Deborde Cemetery, Malone, Morgan Co. KY |
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Notes |
- Was a Civil War veteran. Tape of Gaynell Whitaker Pannel relates he took part in Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, suffered a head wound, played dead, and crawled off the battlefield.
James enlisted, along with his father James and younger brother John to fight for the Confederacy. in Co. C of the 34th Virginia Cavalry under Col. W. A. Witcher. He is listed as Whitaker, Jr. J. with the rank of private.
DOB may have been 1844. DOD may have been 20 Sep 1928.
Listed on the 1860 Tazewell Co. Census, Baptist Valley, Western District, p. 194, as James, age 16, had attended school with the census year.
CENSUS RECORDS
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jame Whitaker [James Whitaker]
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male [in household of James and Nancy Whitaker]
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: James Whitaker
Age in 1860: 16
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male [in household of James and Nancy Whitaker]
Post Office: Baptist Valley
1880 United States Federal Census about William J. Whitaker
Name: William J. Whitaker
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1843
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm Whiteaker
Age: 55
Birth Date: Apr 1845
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charlotte Whiteaker
Marriage Year: 1884
Years Married: 16
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Wm Whiteaker 55
Charlotte Whiteaker 54
Ocie E Whitaker 19
Elbert W Whitaker 11
Robert J Whitaker 11
Mary E Whitaker 7
Jettie B Whitaker 5
Wm C Whitaker 4
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: William J Whitaker
Age in 1910: 66
Birth Year: 1844
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: West Liberty, Morgan, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Charlotte Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
William J Whitaker 66
Charlotte Whitaker 56
Elbert W Whitaker 21
Robert J Whitaker 19
Jettie B Whitaker 15
William C Whitaker 14
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: James Whitaker
Age: 73
Birth Year: abt 1847
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1920: West Liberty, Morgan, Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lottie Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky [Virginia]
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky [Virginia]
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James Whitaker 73
Lottie Whitaker 63
Jettie Whitaker 25
Carl Whitaker 23
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Person ID |
I56 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
6 Jan 2014 |
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 [3] |
- 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.
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Family ID |
F26 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Charlotte (Lottie) MITCHELL, b. 04 Jun 1855, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 15 Mar 1947, Morgan Co. KY (Age 91 years) |
Married |
Oct 1883 |
Tazewell Co. VA |
Children |
| 1. Doctor James WHITAKER, b. Aug 1884, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 18 Dec 1889 (Age ~ 5 years) |
| 2. Osa Ellen WHITAKER, b. 26 May 1886, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 11 Sep 1967, Middletown, Butler Co. OH (Age 81 years) |
| 3. Elbert Wade WHITAKER, b. 1 Jul 1888, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 29 Jun 1948, Morgan Co. KY (Age 59 years) |
| 4. Robert Johnson WHITAKER, b. 7 Jan 1891, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 18 Oct 1961 (Age 70 years) |
| 5. Mary Etta WHITAKER, b. 27 Jul 1892, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 4 Oct 1968 (Age 76 years) |
+ | 6. Jettie WHITAKER, b. 28 Jun 1894, Morgan Co. KY , d. 2 Apr 1968, Morgan Co. KY (Age 73 years) |
| 7. William Carl WHITAKER, b. 17 Apr 1896, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 12 Apr 1977, Morgan Co. KY (Age 80 years) |
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Last Modified |
7 Nov 2013 |
Family ID |
F27 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S5] Papers of Lillian Beavers Collins, Unknown.
- [S15] Nancy A. Nash Material, 1997.
- [S10] Smyth County, Virginia Marriage Licenses 1832-1850.
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