William James WHITAKER

Male 1843 - 1920  (77 years)


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  • Name William James WHITAKER 
    Born 16 Apr 1843  probably Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 286AD7C753764B05A5EBD93EB4CCABEE09FD 
    Died 4 May 1920  Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Deborde Cemetery, Malone, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Person ID I56  Master File
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2014 

    Father James S. WHITAKER, Jr.,   b. Abt 1815, Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1863, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Mother Nancy PETTS,   b. Jul 1824, Wythe County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1910  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Married 27 Feb 1843  Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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.
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte (Lottie) MITCHELL,   b. 04 Jun 1855, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1947, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married Oct 1883  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Doctor James WHITAKER,   b. Aug 1884, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1889  (Age ~ 5 years)
     2. Osa Ellen WHITAKER,   b. 26 May 1886, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1967, Middletown, Butler Co. OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. Elbert Wade WHITAKER,   b. 1 Jul 1888, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1948, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     4. Robert Johnson WHITAKER,   b. 7 Jan 1891, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1961  (Age 70 years)
     5. Mary Etta WHITAKER,   b. 27 Jul 1892, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1968  (Age 76 years)
    +6. Jettie WHITAKER,   b. 28 Jun 1894, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1968, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     7. William Carl WHITAKER,   b. 17 Apr 1896, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1977, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2013 
    Family ID F27  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Papers of Lillian Beavers Collins, Unknown.

    2. [S15] Nancy A. Nash Material, 1997.

    3. [S10] Smyth County, Virginia Marriage Licenses 1832-1850.