Alexander WHITEAKER

Male 1850 - 1926  (75 years)


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  • Name Alexander WHITEAKER 
    Born 27 Dec 1850  Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID C878754531C542989AE1D517055E1F893C7B 
    Died 07 Jun 1926  Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Kentucky Death Records
      Vol.031 certificate 15098
      http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/death/search.cgi

      Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953
      Name: Alexander Whiteaker
      Death Date: 7 Jun 1925
      Death Location: Morgan, Kentucky
      Age: 74
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 27 Dec 1850
      Birth Location: Virginia
      Father's name: James Whiteaker
      Father's Birth Location: Virginia
      Mother's name: Nancy Petts
      Mother's Birth Location: Virginia
    Buried Stacy Fork, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 1866 moved to Morgan County KY. He spelled his name Whiteaker according to an undated article from Morgan Co. KY, the Licking County Courier, Historical Sketches by Joe Nickell about his son Dr. James D. Whiteaker.

      CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 United States Federal Census about Alex Whitaker
      Name: Alex Whitaker
      Age: 0 [less then one year old]
      Birth Year: abt 1850
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
      Gender: Male [in household of James and Nancy Petts Whitaker]

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Alexander Whitaker
      Age in 1860: 9
      Birth Year: abt 1851
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
      Gender: Male [in household of James and Nancy Petts Whitaker]
      Post Office: Baptist Valley
      Had attended school within the census year.

      1870 United States Federal Census about
      Name: Alexd Whitaker
      Age in 1870: 21
      Birth Year: abt 1849
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1870: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
      Race: Whit
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: West Liberty
      Household Members:
      Alexd Whitaker 21
      Cerilda Whitaker 22
      Mary B Whitaker 7 months

      1880 United States Federal Census about
      Name: Alick Whitaker [Alexander Whitaker]
      Age: 30
      Birth Year: abt 1850
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1880: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Jerilda Whitaker
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Occupation: Farmer
      Household Members:
      Alick Whitaker 30
      Jerilda Whitaker 32
      Mary B. Whitaker 11
      James D. Whitaker 9
      Margrete Whitaker 3

      1900 United States Federal Census
      Name: Allex Whitaker
      Age: 47
      Birth Date: Dec 1850
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1900: River, Morgan, Kentucky
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Sarilda Whitaker
      Marriage Year: 1871
      Years Married: 29
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      Allex Whitaker 47
      Sanlea Whitaker 61
      Mary B Whitaker 29
      Grover Whitaker 16
      Myrtle Whitaker 14
      Jessie Vance 17 [servant]
      Clint Harry 20 [servant]

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Alexander Whiteaker
      Age in 1910: 39 [59]
      Birth Year: abt 1851
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1910: Walnut Grove, Morgan, Kentucky
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Zerilda Whiteaker
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Household Members:
      Alexander Whiteaker 39 [59]
      Zerilda Whiteaker 61
      Mary B Whiteaker 41

      1920 United States Federal Census about Alex Whiteaker
      Name: Alex Whiteaker
      Age: 69
      Birth Year: abt 1851
      Birthplace: Kentucky
      Home in 1920: Caney, Morgan, Kentucky
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Marital Status: Widow
      Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
      Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
      Home Owned: Own
      Able to Read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Household Members:
      Alex Whiteaker 69
      Mary B Whiteaker 51
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    Person ID I79  Master File
    Last Modified 30 May 2015 

    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  [2
    • 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 Zerilda BROWN,   b. 8 Jan 1846, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1919, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 7 Jan 1869  Morgan Co., KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Mary Bell WHITEAKER,   b. 30 Oct 1869, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1941, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. James Daniel WHITEAKER, M.D.,   b. 1 Oct 1871, Stacy Fork, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1946, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +3. Margaret E. (Pet) WHITEAKER,   b. 07 Aug 1877, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1929, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     4. Grover Cleveland WHITEAKER,   b. Sep 1883, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1950  (Age ~ 66 years)
     5. Myrtle WHITEAKER,   b. 8 Jan 1886, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1950, Fayette Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2012 
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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

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

    3. [S13] Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900, www.Ancestry.com.