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1886 - 1965 (~ 79 years)
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Name |
Myrtle Zarilda WHITAKER |
Born |
Jan 1886 |
Tazewell Co. VA |
Gender |
Female |
_UID |
E5B07EF834E84D32B91900B43F74F5E2B667 |
Died |
16 Jul 1965 |
Squire, McDowell Co. WV |
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Buried |
Hartwell Cemetery, Canebrake, McDowell Co. WV |
Notes |
- She was named by Dr. James D. Whiteaker of KY who visited the week of her birth. Zeralda was the name of his wife. She and her husband were first cousins. By all accounts Mertie was colorful, petite and pretty.
After her husband's death, Mertie lived in house provided for her by her father, Dock. Was foster mother to two Altizer boys, Curtis and Ulysses, Tom's grandsons. (children of Nannie Whitaker and Grover Altizer.) Ulysses inherited everything after her death including the land where the cemetery was located.
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mertie S Whitaker
Age: 13
Birth Date: Aug 1886
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: D L Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Lou Whitaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Mirtie S Whiteaker
Age in 1910: 23
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas W Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Thomas W Whiteaker 28
Mirtie S Whiteaker 23
Henderson Whiteaker 11
Celia Whiteaker 9
Nannie Whiteaker 6
Doak Whiteaker 4
Ray Whiteaker 2
1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Myrtle Whitaker
Age: 33
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas Whitaker 38
Myrtle Whitaker 33
Alice Whitaker 18
Nannie Whitaker 16
Doak Whitaker 14
Ray Whitaker 11
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Myrtle S Whitaker
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1887
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Myrtle S Whitaker 43
Doak E Whitaker 24
Ulys Whitaker 5 [step-grandson]
Dock Whitaker 74 [father-in-law]
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Myrtle Whittaker
Respondent: Yes
Age: 53
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: County Road 627
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $800
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Myrtle Whittaker 53
Doak Whittaker 35
Erivas Whittaker 15 [Ulysses]
Curtis Whittaker 18 [1]
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Person ID |
I110 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
3 Jan 2014 |
Father |
Dock Snead WHITAKER, b. 3 Jan 1856, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 19 Feb 1936, Vallscreek, McDowell Co. WV (Age 80 years) |
Mother |
Louisa Catherine BURK, b. 18 Aug 1862, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 24 Feb 1902/3, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 40 years) |
Married |
9 Feb 1881 |
Tazewell Co. VA [2] |
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
Groom's Name: Docker Snead Whittaker
Groom's Birth Date: 1860
Groom's Birthplace: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Groom's Age: 21
Bride's Name: Louisa C. Burk
Bride's Birth Date: 1860
Bride's Birthplace: , Russell, Virginia
Bride's Age: 21
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1881
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: J. Whittaker
Groom's Mother's Name: N
Bride's Father's Name: J. Burke
Bride's Mother's Name: Catharine
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 34214
Reference Number: Page 57 Line 17
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Family ID |
F64 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Thomas W. WHITAKER, b. Nov 1883, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 6 Dec 1922, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 39 years) |
Married |
29 Jun 1904 |
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
Groom's Name: Thos. Whitaker
Groom's Birth Date: 1877
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 27
Bride's Name: Marty Whitaker [Mertie]
Bride's Birth Date: 1887
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 17
Marriage Date: 29 Jun 1904
Marriage Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: John
Groom's Mother's Name: Nancy
Bride's Father's Name: D. S.
Bride's Mother's Name: L. C.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-5
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 34214
Reference Number: P 165 L 109
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Children |
| 1. Doke Elmer WHITAKER, b. 22 Apr 1905, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 06 Aug 1972, Vallscreek, McDowell Co. WV (Age 67 years) |
| 2. Ray WHITAKER, b. ca 1909, Tazewell Co. VA , d. Bef 1930, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 21 years) |
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Last Modified |
28 Feb 2011 |
Family ID |
F48 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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