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Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker 1907–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1907

Birth Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1982

Death Location: Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Father: George Whitaker

Mother: Rachel Whitaker

Spouse(s): Ruth Whitaker, Alka Spencer

Children(s): Erstel Denny, louella Whitaker, Eleanor Whitaker, Burl Whitaker, billy Whitaker

Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker was born in 1907 in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Washington Whitaker And Rachel Ellen Whitaker. Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker married Alka Spencer, Ruth Ann Whitaker, and had children including Billy Gene Whitaker, Burl Douglas Whitaker, Eleanor Irene Whitaker, Erstel Whitaker Denny, Linda Whitaker, Louella Whitaker, Richard Franklin Whitaker. Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker passed away in 1982 in Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker was born in 1907 in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Washington Whitaker And Rachel Ellen Whitaker.
  • Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker married Alka Spencer, Ruth Ann Whitaker, and had children including Billy Gene Whitaker, Burl Douglas Whitaker, Eleanor Irene Whitaker, Erstel Whitaker Denny, Linda Whitaker, Louella Whitaker, Richard Franklin Whitaker.
  • Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker passed away in 1982 in Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Whitaker
1870–1915
Birth Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
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Rachel Whitaker
1878–1940
Birth Location: Laurel, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Whitaker
1909–1990
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Alka Spencer
1911–2001
Birth Location: Johnson, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Erstel Denny
1927–
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
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louella Whitaker
1935–2015
Birth Location: Floyd, Kentucky, USA
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Eleanor Whitaker
1939–
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Burl Whitaker
1941–
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
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billy Whitaker
1945–1994
Birth Location: McDermott, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
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Ernest Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Whitaker
1907–1982
Birth Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Parents
George Washington Whitaker
1870–1915
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Rachel (Ellen) Whitaker
1878–1940
Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Elisha Whitaker
1830–1898
Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States
Mary (Elizabeth) Stogsdill
1841–1876
Pulaski County, Kentucky, United States of America
Thomas (Jefferson) Whiteaker
1841–1927
Kentucky, United States
CHARITY (JANE) TROSPER
1843–1910
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Shadrach Stogsdill
1799–1887
Mary Ping
1811–1859
James Jr.
1812–1853
Delia Storm
1819–1901
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ernest Whitaker's Descendants

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Ernest (A. "Ernst") Whitaker (15 May 1907–15 Sep 1982) m. Ruth (Ann) Whitaker (4 Oct 1909–14 Jan 1990) m. Alka Spencer (11 Jun 1911–31 Jan 2001)
  1. 1. Erstel (Whitaker) Denny 1927– m. Mary (Agnes) Green 1926–2020
  2. 2. louella Whitaker 1935–2015
  3. 3. Eleanor (Irene) Whitaker 1939–
  4. 4. Burl (Douglas) Whitaker 1941–
  5. 5. billy (gene) Whitaker 1945–1994

Ernest Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1907
15 May 1907
Birth of Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker in Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1982
15 Sep 1982
Age 75
Death of Ernest A. "Ernst" Whitaker in Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1907
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1982
    Event Place: Danville, Hendricks, Indiana, USA
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