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Melvina Cricket Whitaker 1897–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1897

Birth Location: Hot, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 23 Dec 1984

Death Location: Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States

Father: Allen Whitaker

Mother: Nancy Caudill

Spouse(s): James Bryant, Hiram Blair

Children(s): Earl Bryant, Ala Bryant, Michell Bryant, Eula Bryant, Raymond Bryant, James Bryant, Gracie Bryant, James Bryant, Merrill Bryant, Mabel Bryant, William Bryant, Christina Bryant, Beatrice Bryant, Joseph Bryant, Loretta Bryant, Phillip Bryant, Pelma Blair, Ethel Blair

In 1897, Melvina Cricket Whitaker entered the world in Hot, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, born to Allen Hayden Whitaker And Nancy Jane Caudill. In 1900, Melvina Cricket Whitaker resided in River, Letcher, Kentucky, USA. Melvina Cricket Whitaker married Hiram P Blair, James Arthur Bryant, and had children including Ala M Bryant, Beatrice Carman Bryant, Christina Rosetta Bryant, Earl Bryant, Ethel Agnes Blair, Eula Madge Bryant, Gracie Edna Bryant, James Arthur Bryant, James Elbert Bryant, Joseph Hayden Bryant, Loretta Joyce Bryant, Mabel Eunice Bryant, Merrill Edward Bryant, Michell Bryant, Pelma Blair, Phillip Bryant, Raymond Bryant, William Clyde Bryant. Melvina Cricket Whitaker passed away in 1984 in Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Melvina Cricket Whitaker entered the world in Hot, Letcher, Kentucky, United States, born to Allen Hayden Whitaker And Nancy Jane Caudill.
  • In 1900, Melvina Cricket Whitaker resided in River, Letcher, Kentucky, USA.
  • Melvina Cricket Whitaker married Hiram P Blair, James Arthur Bryant, and had children including Ala M Bryant, Beatrice Carman Bryant, Christina Rosetta Bryant, Earl Bryant, Ethel Agnes Blair, Eula Madge Bryant, Gracie Edna Bryant, James Arthur Bryant, James Elbert Bryant, Joseph Hayden Bryant, Loretta Joyce Bryant, Mabel Eunice Bryant, Merrill Edward Bryant, Michell Bryant, Pelma Blair, Phillip Bryant, Raymond Bryant, William Clyde Bryant.
  • Melvina Cricket Whitaker passed away in 1984 in Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvina Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
Melvina Whitaker
1897–1984
Birth Place: Hot, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Allen Hayden Whitaker
1856–1904
Premium, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Nancy (Jane) Caudill
1854–1936
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Wilburn Caudill
1811–1880
North Carolina, United States
Nancy B
1818–1894
Letcher, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melvina Whitaker's Descendants

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Melvina (Cricket) Whitaker (17 Oct 1897–23 Dec 1984) m. James (Arthur) Bryant (2 Feb 1885–16 Sep 1969) m. Hiram (P) Blair (12 Mar 1897–12 Nov 1919)
  1. 1. Earl Bryant 1907–1992
  2. 2. Ala (M) Bryant 1910–
  3. 3. Michell Bryant 1912–1971
  4. 4. Eula (Madge) Bryant 1913–
  5. 5. Raymond Bryant 1915–1993
  6. 6. James (Arthur) Bryant 1919–1922
  7. 7. Gracie (Edna) Bryant 1922–1922
  8. 8. James (Elbert) Bryant 1922–1922
  9. 9. Merrill (Edward) Bryant 1923–1985
  10. 10. Mabel (Eunice) Bryant 1923–1929
  11. 11. William (Clyde) Bryant 1925–1988
  12. 12. Christina (Rosetta) Bryant 1926–1972
  13. 13. Beatrice (Carman) Bryant 1928–1980
  14. 14. Joseph (Hayden) Bryant 1933–1933
  15. 15. Loretta (Joyce) Bryant 1934–2009
  16. 16. Phillip Bryant 1934–2013
  17. 17. Pelma Blair 1917–2013
  18. 18. Ethel (Agnes) Blair 1919–2007

Melvina Whitaker's Timeline

3 Records

1897
17 Oct 1897
Birth of Melvina Cricket Whitaker in Hot, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
Hot, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
1900
1900
Age 3
Melvina Cricket Whitaker resided here in River, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
River, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
1984
23 Dec 1984
Age 87
Death of Melvina Cricket Whitaker in Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States
Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1897
    Event Place: Hot, Letcher, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: River, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T623_31077_4118931; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1240538.
    [2] Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: River, Letcher, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: River, Letcher, Kentucky; Roll: T623_31077_4118931; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1240538.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1984
    Event Place: Williamson, Mingo, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Kentucky, Find a Grave Index

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