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Abt 1815 - 1863 (~ 48 years)
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Name |
James S. WHITAKER |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Born |
Abt 1815 |
Smyth Co. VA |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
FA120F381C8E4B7A93B74E79FCD9E53DCA46 |
Died |
1863 |
Tazewell Co. VA |
Notes |
- From Smythe County, moved to Tazewell Co. VA in 1850. Bought 246 acres at Belshee Ridge between Indian Creek and Beech Fork from Thomas and Anna Christian.
CENSUS RECORDS
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jame Whitaker [James Whitaker]
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Proprery valued: $2000
Family Number: 1151
Household Members:
Jame Whitaker 30
Nancy Whitaker 33
Helen Whitaker 11
Jame Whitaker 6
Jno Whitaker 4
Gerry Whitaker 3
Alex Whitaker 0
1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Jas Whitaker
Age in 1860: 45
Birth Year: abt 1815
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male
Post Office: Baptist Valley
Value of real estate: real estate valued at $1,200, personal property at $1,500
Household Members:
Jas Whitaker 45
Nancy Whitaker 47
Helen Whitaker 21
James Whitaker 16
John Whitaker 14
Jeremiah Whitaker 12
Alexander Whitaker 9
Hiram Whitaker 7
Jane Whitaker 5
Snead Whitaker 4
Nancy Whitaker 1
James enlisted, along with his sons William James and John to fight for the Confederacy. in Co. C of the 34th Virginia Cavalry under Col. W. A. Witcher. He is listed as Whitaker, Sr. J. with the rank of private.
James was killed by Union marauders or bushwackers at his gate. He lived on Belcher Ridge, later known as Whitaker Ridge, which straddled Tazewell County VA and McDowell Co. WV. This area was a battleground between Confederate and Union sympathizers, pitting neighbor against neighbor and sometimes splitting families. All of his neighbors supported the Confederacy, but the area wasn't immune from raiding parties of Union soldiers or Union partisans.
One piece of family lore that has been handed down is that he taught singing by notes and using a pitch pipe to get the key.
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Person ID |
I54 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
27 Jul 2012 |
Father |
James S. WHITAKER, Sr., b. 1790, Lincoln Co. NC , d. Feb 1856, Smyth Co. VA (Age 66 years) |
Mother |
Elizabeth PARSLEY, b. Abt 1790, Saltville, Washington Co., VA , d. 27 Jul 1832, Washington, Co. VA (Age ~ 42 years) |
Married |
6 Feb 1810 |
Washington, Co. VA [1, 2] |
- Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850
Groom Name: James Whiteacre
Bride Name: Betsy Parcely
Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1810
County: Washington
State: Virginia
Source: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
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Family ID |
F53 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
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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Children |
| 1. Helen WHITAKER, b. 1839, Virginia |
| 2. William James WHITAKER, b. 16 Apr 1843, probably Smyth Co. VA , d. 4 May 1920, Morgan Co. KY (Age 77 years) |
| 3. John Henry WHITAKER, b. 07 Aug 1846, probably Smyth Co. VA , d. 20 Sep 1928, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 82 years) |
+ | 4. Jeremiah WHITAKER, b. Mar 1848, Tazewell Co. VA , d. Aft 1910, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 62 years) |
| 5. Alexander WHITEAKER, b. 27 Dec 1850, Tazewell Co VA , d. 07 Jun 1926, Morgan Co. KY (Age 75 years) |
| 6. Hiram (Hi) WHITAKER, b. 27 Aug 1852, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA , d. 14 Aug 1928, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 75 years) |
| 7. Elizabeth Jane WHITAKER, b. 28 Apr 1855, Tazewell Co. VA , d. Dec 1948, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 93 years) |
| 8. Dock Snead WHITAKER, b. 3 Jan 1856, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 19 Feb 1936, Vallscreek, McDowell Co. WV (Age 80 years) |
| 9. Crockett WHITAKER, b. ca Mar 1858, Dividing Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia , d. Aug 1858, Dividing Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia (Age ~ 0 years) |
| 10. Nancy WHITAKER, b. 10 May 1859, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 03 Aug 1947, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 88 years) |
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Last Modified |
6 Nov 2011 |
Family ID |
F26 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Sources |
- [S15] Nancy A. Nash Material, 1997.
- [S25] Descendants of Richard Whitaker, Jr. and Rachel Bentley, Joye Boardman.
- [S10] Smyth County, Virginia Marriage Licenses 1832-1850.
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