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David Calvin Whitaker 1849–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 16 1849

Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: December 20, 1924

Death Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Father: David Whitaker

Mother: Nancy Rodgers

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rockwell, Lector Weaver

Children(s): Mell Whiteaker, George Whitaker, Robert Whitaker

David Calvin Whitaker was born in 1849 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA, the child of David Whitaker And Nancy Rodgers. David Calvin Whitaker married Elizabeth Ann Rockwell, Lector Weaver, and had children including George Washington Whitaker, Mell David Whiteaker, Robert Lee Whitaker. David Calvin Whitaker passed away in 1924 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • David Calvin Whitaker was born in 1849 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA, the child of David Whitaker And Nancy Rodgers.
  • David Calvin Whitaker married Elizabeth Ann Rockwell, Lector Weaver, and had children including George Washington Whitaker, Mell David Whiteaker, Robert Lee Whitaker.
  • David Calvin Whitaker passed away in 1924 in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Whitaker
1820–1890
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Nancy Rodgers
1821–1855
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Rockwell
1854–1894
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Lector Weaver
1875–1961
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Mell Whiteaker
1888–1970
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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George Whitaker
1874–1954
Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
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Robert Whitaker
1914–2007
Birth Location: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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David Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
David Whitaker
1849–1924
Birth Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Parents
David Whitaker
1820–1890
Tennessee, USA
Nancy Rodgers
1821–1855
Grandparents
David (Eugene) Whitaker
1793–1854
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Lott
1790–1847
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William III
1760–1818
Christiana Eaton
1772–1840
Nathan Lott
1750–1812
Sarah Lightfoot
1748–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1732–1799
Abigail Donahue
1740–1772
Margaret LeFevre
1744–
John Lott
1720–1810
Elizabeth Joyner
1724–1795
William Lightfoot
1720–1805
Elizabeth Barrow
1724–1795

David Whitaker's Descendants

1.
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David (Calvin) Whitaker (Nov 16 1849–December 20, 1924) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Rockwell (1854–1894) m. Lector Weaver (November 15, 1875–June 4, 1961)
  1. 1. Mell (David) Whiteaker 1888–1970 m. Rhoda (Ann) Weaver 1892–1981
    1. 1. J. (P.) Whiteaker 1926–2011 m. Ernestine Richardson 1925–2009
    2. 2. Christine (L.) Whiteaker 1931–2015 m. Jessie (B.) Clouse 1929–2000
    3. 3. Cleo Whiteaker 1919–2012 m. Willie (Mae) Pullum 1928–2015
  2. 2. George (Washington) Whitaker 1874–1954 m. Mary (Eliza) Baker 1869–1952
    1. 1. William (Clyde) Whitaker 1907–1984 m. Ophia (Lee) Long 1909–2006
      1. 1. Norma (Jane) Whitaker 1930–1930
      2. 2. Roy (David) Whitaker 1939–2020
    2. 2. Eddie (McDaniel) Whitaker 1898–1962 m. Mary (Margaret) Eller 1900–1983
      1. 1. Edna (Lucille) Whitaker 1926–2013 m. Andrew (Landon) Jackson 1929–2003
        1. 1. Andrew (Landon Jackson) Jr. 1946–2010
  3. 3. Robert (Lee) Whitaker 1914–2007 m. Frances (Pearl) Copeland 1924–2010
    1. 1. Robert Whitaker 1949–1949

David Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1849
Nov 16 1849
Birth of David Calvin Whitaker in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
1924
December 20, 1924
Age 75
Death of David Calvin Whitaker in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 16 1849
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 20, 1924
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
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