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Leroy "Moose" Whittaker 1920–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1920

Birth Location: Girard, Trumbull Co., OH

Death Date: 18 Jun 1996

Death Location: Dayton National Cem., Dayton, OH

Father: James Whittaker

Mother: Bertha Raper

Spouse(s): Betty Carter

Children(s):

Leroy "Moose" Whittaker was born in 1920 in Girard, Trumbull Co., OH, the child of James Albert Mule Whittaker And Bertha Mae Raper. Leroy "Moose" Whittaker married Betty, Betty Jane Carter, and had children including Amy Whittaker, Cindi Whittaker, James Whittaker, Kathy Whittaker, Leroy Whittaker, Scott Whittaker, William Whittaker. Leroy "Moose" Whittaker passed away in 1996 in Dayton National Cem., Dayton, OH.

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Biography

  • Leroy "Moose" Whittaker was born in 1920 in Girard, Trumbull Co., OH, the child of James Albert Mule Whittaker And Bertha Mae Raper.
  • Leroy "Moose" Whittaker married Betty, Betty Jane Carter, and had children including Amy Whittaker, Cindi Whittaker, James Whittaker, Kathy Whittaker, Leroy Whittaker, Scott Whittaker, William Whittaker.
  • Leroy "Moose" Whittaker passed away in 1996 in Dayton National Cem., Dayton, OH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leroy Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
Leroy Whittaker
1920–1996
Birth Place: Girard, Trumbull Co., OH
Parents
James Albert "Mule" Whittaker
1885–1961
Jefferson Co., TN
Bertha (Mae) Raper
1890–1977
Sweetwater, Monroe Co., TN
Grandparents
George (Washington) Whitaker
1847–1929
Greene Co, TN
Mary (Elizabeth) Bishop
1855–1892
Virginia, USA
Riley (Jayne) Raper
1865–1924
Monroe Co., TN
Nancy (Alvira Adeline "Addie") Belcher
1868–1902
Monroe Co., TN
Great-Grandparents
Winton Whitaker
1817–1875
Jane Fraker
1824–1875
Robert Bishop
1820–1875
Mary McClain
1825–1883
Thomas Raper
1838–1906
Magdaline Johnson
1835–1905
Alexander Belcher
1845–1930
Rutha Raper
1847–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Whitaker
1788–1869
Jemima Edgemon
1796–1882
John Fraker
1770–1864
Elizabeth Purtlebaugh
1777–1854
John Bishop
1793–1848
Mary Innes
1791–1878
John McClain
1776–1860
Mary Wheeler
1788–1872
Thomas Raper
1788–1850
Elizabeth
1801–1850
John Johnson
1795–1850
Polly Timmons
–1850
Willis Belcher
1811–1888
John Raper
1821–1898
Mary Robinson
1824–1897

Leroy Whittaker's Timeline

2 Records

1920
20 Dec 1920
Birth of Leroy "Moose" Whittaker in Girard, Trumbull Co., OH
Girard, Trumbull Co., OH
1996
18 Jun 1996
Age 76
Death of Leroy "Moose" Whittaker in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH
Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1920
    Event Place: Girard, Trumbull Co., OH

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1941
    Event Place: Listed as 6' 180 lbs - enlistment date

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 305th Bomb Group, 366th Squadron

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Achieved the rank of Major

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Air Force Pilot, WW2- Lieutenant

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Flew the "Windy City Avenger"

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Education

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1996
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dayton National Cem., Dayton, OH

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