Husband: John WHITAKER
Birthdate: ca 1798
Birthplace: Possibly Pitt Co., NC
Death date: before 1870
Place of death: Possibly Tish. Co., MS
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Marriage date: 1826
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Wife: Catherine "Kate" BISHOP
Birthdate: ca 1807
Birthplace: TN
Death date: before 1880
Place of death: Possibly McNairy Co., TN
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CHILDREN

Child No. 1: William "Willis" WHITAKER
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1827
Birthplace: AL
Death date: 1854
Place of death: Tish. Co., MS
Burial: Unmarked grave in Sharp's Bottom
Marriage date: Sept. 8, 1844
Marriage place: Old Tish. Co., MS
Spouse's name: Mary Jane "Polly" FLATT

Child No. 2: Wilson WHITAKER
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1829
Birthplace: TN or AL
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Spouse's name: Manervia MURPHY

Child No. 3: Mary WHITAKER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1832
Birthplace: TN
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Spouse's name: James COOPER

Child No. 4: James Monroe "Crow" WHITAKER
Sex: M
Birthdate: Feb. 1834
Birthplace: MS
Death date: Feb. 1926
Place of death: McNairy Co., TN
Burial: Pebble Hill Cem., McNairy Co., TN
Marriage date: Sept. 19, 1853
Marriage place: Old Tish. Co., MS
Spouse's name: Mary FLATT

Child No. 5: Susan WHITAKER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1837
Birthplace:
Death date: ca 1883
Place of death: McNairy Co., TN
Marriage date: March 22, 1857
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Marriage place: Old Tish. Co., MS
Spouse's name: Samuel D. DANCER

Child No. 6: Martha WHITAKER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1839
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Death date: 1911
Place of death: MS
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Marriage date: 1855
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Spouse's name: Willis G. GRAY

Child No. 7: Joseph WHITAKER
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1842
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Child No. 8: Catherine Caroline WHITAKER
Sex: F
Birthdate: 1845
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Spouse's name: unknown LAMBERT

Child No. 9: Wesley WHITAKER
Sex: M
Birthdate: 1848
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Marriage date: 1865
Marriage place: McNairy Co., TN
Spouse's name: Sarah CHAMBERS
 
 
Documentation:
* 1837 state territorial census Old Tish. Co., MS John Whitaker
1 male between 21 and 45
4 males under 18
1 female over 16
1 female under 16
total white inhabitants=7 number of acres cultivated=17
* 1850 Old Tishomingo Co., MS census no. 92
WHITAKER John 51 SC
Catherine 43 TN
Mary 18 TN
James 16 TN
Susan 13 TN
Martha 11 TN
Joseph 8 TN
Catharine 5 TN
Wesley 3 TN
* next household no. 93
WHITAKER Willie 23 farmer AL
Mary 23 TN
James 4 MS
Sarah 3 MS
William 1 MS
* next household no. 94
FLATT David 74 MD
Mary 68 NC
Elizabeth 12 TN
* next household no. 95
FLATT William 30 farmer TN
Jane 30 TN
John 10 TN
Mary 7 MS
Henry 5 MS
Elizabeth 3 MS
Nancy 2 MS
ARNEL, William D. 21 farmer TN.