Walter Ray Whitaker

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CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Walter R Whitaker
Gender: Male
Age; 5
Birth Year: abt 1925
Birthplace: West Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Frankford, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Cari Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: West Virginia
Mother's Name: Frances R Whitaker
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina

1940 Census
Name: Ray Whitacuse [Ray Whitaker]
Age: 15
Estimated birth year: abt 1925
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Sewell Mountain, Fayette, West Virginia
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sewell Mountain, Fayette, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Charles Whitacuse [Whitaker] 36
Francis Whitacuse [Whitaker] 37
Ray Whitacuse [Whitaker] 15
Roy Lee Whitacuse [Whitaker] 10
Elodine Whitacuse [Whitaker] 4
Edward Whitacuse [Whitaker] 4

MILITARY RECORDS

The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947

Name: Walter Ray Whitaker
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 3 Dec 1924
Birth Place: Spring Creek, West Virginia
Residence Place: East Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Registration Date: 29 Dec 1942
Registration Place: East Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia,
Employer: Student In Rainelle High School
Weight: 222
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: Carl Whitaker

World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Walter R Whitaker
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State of Residence: West Virginia
County or City: Greenbrier

Enlistment Date: 15 May 1943
Enlistment State: West Virginia
Enlistment City: Huntington
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private

Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 72 in.
Weight: 120 lbs.

Birth:
West Virginia, Births Index, 1853-1969
Name: Walter R Whitaker
Birth Date: 1924
Birth Place: Greenbrier
Birth County: Greenbrier
Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 595035

Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
Name: Walter Ray Whitaker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 3 Dec 1924
Birth Place: Spring Creek-Beech Bluff, West Virginia
Death Date: 6 May 1973
Father: Carl E Whitaker
Mother: Frances R Barker
SSN: 236307497
Notes: Jun 1942: Name listed as WALTER RAY WHITAKER; 07 Feb 1997: Name listed as WALTER R WHITAKER

Buried:
Grave location and portrait:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159803769

Died:
West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
Name: Walter Ray Whitaker
Death Date: 6 May 1973
Death Place: Cabell, West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Father Name: Carl Whitaker
Mother Name: Francis R. Barker
Spouse Name: Patricia R. Russell
FHL Film Number: 2114639

Walter married Patricia Ruth Russell 14 Aug 1954, Alleghany, Bath Co.VA. Patricia was born 20 Apr 1932; died 11 Feb 2019; was buried , Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Crawley, Greenbrier Co. WV. [Group Sheet]