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John Wesley Whitaker 1855–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1855

Birth Location: Stanly County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 20 November 1936

Death Location: Ex-Way, Richmond County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Samuel WHITAKER

Mother: Sophia Murray

Spouse(s): Sarah Whitaker

Children(s): Carrie Whitaker, Berta Whitiker, Ada Whitiker, John Whitiker, Lou Whitiker, Thompson Whitaker, William Whitaker, Ardist Whitaker, John Whitaker

John Wesley Whitaker was born in 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Samuel D Nelson Whitaker And Sophia Nellie Murray. In 1900, John Wesley Whitaker resided in Kings Creek, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA. John Wesley Whitaker married Sarah Whitaker, and had children including Ada A Whitiker, Ardist Lee Whitaker, Berta M Whitiker, Carrie Whitaker, Clev Whitaker, Ed Whitaker, John B Whitaker, John S Whitiker, Lou D Whitiker, Sam Whitaker, Thompson A Whitaker, William Dorsey Whitaker. John Wesley Whitaker passed away in 1936 in Ex-Way, Richmond County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Wesley Whitaker was born in 1855 in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States of America, the child of Samuel D Nelson Whitaker And Sophia Nellie Murray.
  • In 1900, John Wesley Whitaker resided in Kings Creek, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA.
  • John Wesley Whitaker married Sarah Whitaker, and had children including Ada A Whitiker, Ardist Lee Whitaker, Berta M Whitiker, Carrie Whitaker, Clev Whitaker, Ed Whitaker, John B Whitaker, John S Whitiker, Lou D Whitiker, Sam Whitaker, Thompson A Whitaker, William Dorsey Whitaker.
  • John Wesley Whitaker passed away in 1936 in Ex-Way, Richmond County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
John Whitaker
1855–1936
Birth Place: Stanly County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Samuel D. "Nelson" WHITAKER
1814–1870
Georgia, USA
Sophia (Nellie) Murray
1817–1885
Stanly, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whitaker's Descendants

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John (Wesley) Whitaker (1 March 1855–20 November 1936) m. Sarah Whitaker (27 Nov 1860–25 January 1957)
  1. 1. Carrie Whitaker 1897–1919 m. Lacy (M.) Ingram 1888–1919
    1. 1. Ina (May) Hudson 1914–2003 m. Lewis (Joshua) Hudson 1908–1988
      1. 1. Sherley (Jean) Hudson 1937–2021 m. Herbert (Blake) Jr. 1932–1977
      2. 2. David (W) Hudson 1935–2007
      3. 3. Melvin Hudson 1933–
      4. 4. Henry (Sebastian) Hudson 1936–1937
      5. 5. Hudson –1939
      6. 6. Henry (Sebastain) Hudson 1936–1937
    2. 2. Infant Ingram 1919–1919
  2. 2. Berta (M) Whitiker 1894–1988
  3. 3. Ada (A) Whitiker 1883–1963
  4. 4. John (S) Whitiker 1888–1970
  5. 5. Lou (D) Whitiker 1885–1987
  6. 6. Thompson (A.) Whitaker 1880–1921
  7. 7. William (Dorsey) Whitaker 1878–
  8. 8. Ardist (Lee) Whitaker 1902–1989
  9. 9. John (B) Whitaker 1905–1916

John Whitaker's Timeline

3 Records

1855
1 March 1855
Birth of John Wesley Whitaker in Stanly County, North Carolina, United States of America
Stanly County, North Carolina, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 45
John Wesley Whitaker resided here in Kings Creek, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
Kings Creek, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
1936
20 November 1936
Age 81
Death of John Wesley Whitaker in Mount Gilead, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mount Gilead, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1855
    Event Place: Stanly County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Kings Creek, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 November 1936
    Event Place: Mount Gilead, Montgomery County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ex-Way, Richmond County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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