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John Luther Whitaker 1880–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 August 1880

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1 March 1973

Death Location: Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Whitaker

Mother: Patrina Allen

Spouse(s): May Whitaker

Children(s): Eva Thurman, Theodore Whitaker, Adam Whitaker, Ruth Whiteley, Earl Whiteley, Bertha Whitaker, Max Whitaker, May Whitaker, Everett Whitaker

John Luther Whitaker was born in 1880 in Georgia, the child of Benjamin P Whitaker And Patrina E Allen. In 1900, John Luther Whitaker resided in Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA. John Luther Whitaker married May Belle Whitaker, and had children including Adam Whitaker, Bertha Whitaker, Earl Whiteley, Eva Thurman, Everett P Whitaker, Max Whitaker, May Whitaker, Ruth Whiteley, Theodore Whitaker. John Luther Whitaker passed away in 1973 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Luther Whitaker was born in 1880 in Georgia, the child of Benjamin P Whitaker And Patrina E Allen.
  • In 1900, John Luther Whitaker resided in Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA.
  • John Luther Whitaker married May Belle Whitaker, and had children including Adam Whitaker, Bertha Whitaker, Earl Whiteley, Eva Thurman, Everett P Whitaker, Max Whitaker, May Whitaker, Ruth Whiteley, Theodore Whitaker.
  • John Luther Whitaker passed away in 1973 in Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
John Whitaker
1880–1973
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Benjamin P Whitaker
1849–1933
Andrews, Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States of America
Patrina (E) Allen
1854–1948
Georgia
Grandparents
Silas Whitaker*
1820–1902
Swannanoa, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Rebecca Whitaker
1828–1916
North Carolina
William Allen
1813–1897
North Carolina, United States of America
Patience (Marie) Dickerson
1821–1862
Rabun, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Whittaker
1779–1871
Mary Whitaker
1779–1849
Burch Allison
1795–1850
Sarah Neil
1795–1858
William Allen
1784–1830
Nancy Keith
1786–1870
Father Dickerson
1790–1873
Mary Dickerson
1786–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Sr
1735–1798
Mary Whitaker
1748–1832
Howard Walker
–1808
Benjamin Allison
1783–1850
Robert Neill
1760–1816
Zachariah Allen
1760–1838
Sarah Smith
1750–1836
Reuben Keith
1764–1854
Elizabeth Keith
1774–1854
Obadiah Sr
1749–1828
Patience Terry
1749–1823
Ruth Vaughn
1755–1842

John Whitaker's Descendants

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John (Luther) Whitaker (21 August 1880–1 March 1973) m. May (Belle) Whitaker (abt 1889–10 May 1979)
  1. 1. Eva Thurman 1918–2010
  2. 2. Theodore Whitaker 1908–1992 m. Jessie Whitaker 1909–1986
    1. 1. Johany Whitaker 1935–2016 m. Glenda (Rosella) Whitaker 1939–2005
    2. 2. Betty (R) Whitaker 1944–2015 m. Jerry (Albert) Thurman 1942–2010
    3. 3. Florence Whitaker 1941–2012 m. Harold (Zane) Chapman 1941–2017
    4. 4. Franklin Whitaker 1933–2014
    5. 5. Dessie Whitaker 1938–2016 m. Grover (Issac) Worley 1924–2009
    6. 6. Jessie (Mae) Payne 1928–2001
    7. 7. John (Luke) Whitaker 1934–2016
  3. 3. Adam Whitaker 1916–2008 m. Hazel (M) Whitaker 1915–1976
  4. 4. Ruth Whiteley 1922–
  5. 5. Earl Whiteley 1924–
  6. 6. Bertha Whitaker 1910–1910
  7. 7. Max Whitaker 1912–1912
  8. 8. May Whitaker 1911–1911
  9. 9. Everett (P) Whitaker 1908–1909

John Whitaker's Timeline

14 Records

1880
21 August 1880
Birth of John Luther Whitaker in Georgia
Georgia
1880
21 August 1880
Birth of John Luther Whitaker in Georgia
Georgia
1900
1900
Age 20
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
1918
Abt 1918
Age 38
John Luther Whitaker resided here
None
1920
1920
Age 40
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia
Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 60
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1941
1941
Age 61
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
1961
1961
Age 81
John Luther Whitaker resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1973
1 March 1973
Age 93
Death of John Luther Whitaker in Gilmer, Georgia, USA
Gilmer, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1880
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boardtown, Gilmer, G
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: 200; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1240200
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340100
    [5] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Georgia, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147
    [6] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 006517
    [7] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Gilmer County
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: T624_182; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374195

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1880
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: T625_258; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 60
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00677; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 61-5

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: 200; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0039; FHL microfilm: 1240200

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cherry Log, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: T624_182; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1374195

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Gilmer County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Gilmer County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1918
    Record Source: U.S., Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Lists of Men Ordered to Report to Local Board for Military Duty in the District of Columbia; NAI Number: 1159403; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System (World

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: T625_258; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 60

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340100

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00677; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 61-5

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00677; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 61-5

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Ellijay, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Georgia, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Boardtown, Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boardtown, Gilmer, G

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 006517

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1973
    Event Place: Gilmer, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 006517
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ellijay, Gilmer County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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