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Benjamin J Whitaker 1793–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: Woodford, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 12 Sep 1869

Death Location: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Father: John Elder

Mother: Martha Wilson

Spouse(s): Mahuldah Wanslow

Children(s): Nathaniel Whitaker, James Whitaker, Mary Whitaker, Thomas Whitaker, Susan Whitaker, Joseph Sr., Francis Whitaker, Benjamin Jr., Mahulda Witaker, Elizabeth Whitaker

In 1793, Benjamin J Whitaker entered the world in Woodford, Kentucky, United States, born to John Peg Leg Whitaker Elder And Martha Willcockson Wilson. Benjamin J Whitaker married Mahuldah Wanslow, and had children including Benjamin J Whitaker Jr, Elizabeth L Whitaker, Francis Marion Frank Whitaker, James C Whitaker, Joseph Cephus Joe Whitaker Sr, Mahulda Ann Witaker, Mary Ann Whitaker, Nathaniel H Whitaker, Susan E Whitaker, Thomas Jefferson Whitaker. Benjamin J Whitaker passed away in 1869 in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Benjamin J Whitaker entered the world in Woodford, Kentucky, United States, born to John Peg Leg Whitaker Elder And Martha Willcockson Wilson.
  • Benjamin J Whitaker married Mahuldah Wanslow, and had children including Benjamin J Whitaker Jr, Elizabeth L Whitaker, Francis Marion Frank Whitaker, James C Whitaker, Joseph Cephus Joe Whitaker Sr, Mahulda Ann Witaker, Mary Ann Whitaker, Nathaniel H Whitaker, Susan E Whitaker, Thomas Jefferson Whitaker.
  • Benjamin J Whitaker passed away in 1869 in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Elder
1760–1837
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Martha Wilson
1757–1798
Birth Location: Mocksville, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mahuldah Wanslow
1800–1840
Birth Location: Elbert County, Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Nathaniel Whitaker
1834–1903
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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James Whitaker
1831–1868
Birth Location: Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Whitaker
1837–1878
Birth Location: Lincoln, Tennessee
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Thomas Whitaker
1823–1897
Birth Location: Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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Susan Whitaker
1835–1868
Birth Location: Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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Joseph Sr.
1824–1901
Birth Location: Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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Francis Whitaker
1821–1892
Birth Location: Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Jr.
1826–1926
Birth Location: Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
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Mahulda Witaker
1837–1875
Birth Location: Mulberry, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Whitaker
1829–1909
Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
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Benjamin Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Whitaker
1793–1869
Birth Place: Woodford, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John "Peg Leg" Whitaker Elder
1760–1837
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Willcockson) Wilson
1757–1798
Mocksville, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Wilcockson
1724–1765
PA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Martha Boone
1727–1757
Philadelphia, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
George Wilcockson
1695–1739
Elizabeth Powell
1695–1740
Squire Sr.
1696–1765
Sarah Morgan
1700–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wilcockon
1667–1699
Dorothy Hall
1666–1716
Rowland Powell
1670–1726
Maud Richards
1670–1708
George Boone
1666–1744
Mary Maugridge
1669–1741
James Jr
1660–1736
"Margaret" JARMAN
1670–1731

Benjamin Whitaker's Descendants

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Benjamin (J) Whitaker (1793–12 Sep 1869) m. Mahuldah Wanslow (1800–1840)
  1. 1. Nathaniel (H.) Whitaker 1834–1903 m. Elmira (Hoyle) Perkins 1844–1910
    1. 1. Nicholas (T) Whitaker 1872–1930 m. Cora Stone 1885–1972
      1. 1. Edith (Irene) Whitaker 1914–1997 m. Jacob (Omer) Hoffman 1907–1956
        1. 1. George (Nicholas) Hoffman 1941–2017
        2. 2. Philip (George) Hoffman 1938–1938
    2. 2. Sarah ("Sallie " H.) Whitaker 1869–
    3. 3. Andrew (J.) Whitaker 1876–1903
  2. 2. James (C.) Whitaker 1831–1868
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Whitaker 1837–1878
  4. 4. Thomas (Jefferson) Whitaker 1823–1897
  5. 5. Susan (E.) Whitaker 1835–1868
  6. 6. Joseph (Cephus "Joe" Whitaker) Sr. 1824–1901
  7. 7. Francis (Marion "Frank") Whitaker 1821–1892
  8. 8. Benjamin (J. Whitaker) Jr. 1826–1926
  9. 9. Mahulda (Ann) Witaker 1837–1875
  10. 10. Elizabeth (L.) Whitaker 1829–1909

Benjamin Whitaker's Timeline

4 Records

1793
1793
Birth of Benjamin J Whitaker in Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
Woodford County, Kentucky, USA
1793
1793
Birth of Benjamin J Whitaker in Woodford, Kentucky, United States
Woodford, Kentucky, United States
1869
12 Sep 1869
Age 76
Death of Benjamin J Whitaker in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1869
12 Sep 1869
Age 76
Death of Benjamin J Whitaker in Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Woodford County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Woodford, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1869
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1869
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
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