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Nora Kerr Whitaker 1872–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1872

Birth Location: McNairy, Tennessee

Death Date: 03 Aug 1953

Death Location: Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Brooks

Mother: Mary Brooks

Spouse(s): John Whitaker

Children(s): James Whittaker, Jack Whittaker, Ramon Whittaker, Mamie Whittaker, Archie Whittaker, John Whitaker, Lacy Whitaker

In 1872, Nora Kerr Whitaker entered the world in McNairy, Tennessee, born to Joseph Cephas Brooks And Mary Jane Brooks. Nora Kerr Whitaker married John William Whitaker, and had children including Archie Whittaker, Jack Whittaker, James A Whittaker, John H Whitaker, Lacy Joe Whitaker, Mamie Virginia Whittaker, Ramon Whittaker. Nora Kerr Whitaker passed away in 1953 in Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1872, Nora Kerr Whitaker entered the world in McNairy, Tennessee, born to Joseph Cephas Brooks And Mary Jane Brooks.
  • Nora Kerr Whitaker married John William Whitaker, and had children including Archie Whittaker, Jack Whittaker, James A Whittaker, John H Whitaker, Lacy Joe Whitaker, Mamie Virginia Whittaker, Ramon Whittaker.
  • Nora Kerr Whitaker passed away in 1953 in Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Nora Whitaker's Ancestors

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Nora Whitaker
1872–1953
Birth Place: McNairy, Tennessee
Parents
Joseph Cephas Brooks
1840–1924
McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane) Brooks
1843–1926
McNairy, Tennessee
Grandparents
Aaron (H) Brooks
1811–1846
Maury, Tennessee, United States
Narcissa (Ann) Harris
1820–1855
Orange, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Williams Harris
1769–1845
Marcia Briggs
1804–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Arthur Harris
1747–1821
Eliza Edwards
1748–1810
James Briggs
1765–1831
Rowena Arendell
1785–1870

Nora Whitaker's Descendants

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Nora (Kerr) Whitaker (14 Nov 1872–03 Aug 1953) m. John (William) Whitaker (29 Nov 1870–03 Apr 1909)
  1. 1. James (A) Whittaker 1894–1935
  2. 2. Jack Whittaker 1903–1967
  3. 3. Ramon Whittaker 1909–1966
  4. 4. Mamie (Virginia) Whittaker 1900–1984
  5. 5. Archie Whittaker 1905–1978 m. Evelyn (Roxie) Hamlin 1918–1994
  6. 6. John (H) Whitaker 1897–1934 m. Luller (H.) Evans 1905–
    1. 1. Joyce Whitaker 1931–1932
  7. 7. Lacy (Joe) Whitaker 1891–1929 m. Alma (E Wright Eastwood) Whitaker 1893–1980

Nora Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1872
14 Nov 1872
Birth of Nora Kerr Whitaker in McNairy, Tennessee
McNairy, Tennessee
1953
03 Aug 1953
Age 81
Death of Nora Kerr Whitaker in Selmer, Mcnairy, Tennessee
Selmer, Mcnairy, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1872
    Event Place: McNairy, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1953
    Event Place: Selmer, Mcnairy, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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