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Benjamin Benton Whitaker 1820–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1820

Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1871

Death Location: Nuckols, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Wilson Whitaker

Mother: Marinda Benton

Spouse(s): MARGARET HOWARD

Children(s): William Whitaker

The story of Benjamin Benton Whitaker began in 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA. Benjamin Benton Whitaker married Margaret Ann Howard, and had children including William Griffith Whitaker. Benjamin Benton Whitaker passed away in 1871 in Nuckols, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Benton Whitaker began in 1820 in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Benjamin Benton Whitaker married Margaret Ann Howard, and had children including William Griffith Whitaker.
  • Benjamin Benton Whitaker passed away in 1871 in Nuckols, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilson Whitaker
1798–1872
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
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Marinda Benton
1801–1872
Birth Location: -, Frederick, Maryland, United States
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Spouses(s)

MARGARET HOWARD
1824–1902
Birth Location: Near Hartford in Ohio County KY
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Children(s)

William Whitaker
1842–1906
Birth Location: Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], Ohio [now McLean], Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Whitaker
1820–1871
Birth Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Wilson Lee Whitaker
1798–1872
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Marinda Benton
1801–1872
-, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Jesse Whitaker
1741–1800
Baltimore, Hartford, Maryland, United States
Benjamin Benton
1777–1862
Montgomery, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Altha Chapman
1781–1847
-, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph BENTON
1757–1815
Joshua Chapman
1755–1811
Frances Dorsey
1756–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Whitaker's Descendants

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Benjamin (Benton) Whitaker (19 Mar 1820–4 Jan 1871) m. MARGARET (ANN) HOWARD (6 February 1824–21 January 1902)
  1. 1. William (Griffith) Whitaker 1842–1906 m. Victoria (Ann) Tanner 1841–1901
    1. 1. William (Griffith Whitaker) Jr 1875–1914 m. Annie (Rebecca) Brantley 1879–1918
      1. 1. Annie (Rebecca) Whitaker 1906–1925 m. Jesse (Rhodes) Bradshaw 1893–1982
        1. 1. William (Calvin 'WC') Bradshaw 1924–2015 m. Juanita Carpenter 1929–2021

Benjamin Whitaker's Timeline

3 Records

1820
19 Mar 1820
Birth of Benjamin Benton Whitaker in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
1839
16 Jul 1839
Age 19
Benjamin Benton Whitaker was married in Ohio, Kentucky, USA
Ohio, Kentucky, USA
1871
4 Jan 1871
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Benton Whitaker in Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], McLean, Kentucky, USA
Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], McLean, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1820
    Event Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1839
    Event Place: Ohio, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Daviess Co., KY

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1871
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], McLean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nuckols, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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