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Rachel Ellen Whitaker 1878–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1878

Birth Location: Laurel, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 Nov 1940

Death Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Whiteaker

Mother: CHARITY TROSPER

Spouse(s): George Whitaker

Children(s): Ernest Whitaker, Jesse Whitaker, Cora Logsdon, Henry Whiteaker, Lars Whitaker, Wannie Whitaker, Willie Whitaker, Elza Whitaker, Reubon Whitaker, Nancy Whitaker, Eva Whitaker, Virgie Whittaker, Eva Whitaker, Lina Whitaker, Samuel Whitaker

Rachel Ellen Whitaker was born in 1878 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Whiteaker And Charity Jane Trosper. Rachel Ellen Whitaker married George Washington Whitaker, and had children including Cora M Logsdon, Elza Whitaker, Ernest A Ernst Whitaker, Eva L Whitaker, Eva Whitaker, Henry Whiteaker, Jesse Whitaker, Lars Whitaker, Lina Whitaker, Nancy J Whitaker, Reubon Whitaker, Samuel Whitaker, Virgie Whittaker, Wannie Whitaker, Willie Walter Whitaker. Rachel Ellen Whitaker passed away in 1940 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Ellen Whitaker was born in 1878 in Laurel, Kentucky, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Whiteaker And Charity Jane Trosper.
  • Rachel Ellen Whitaker married George Washington Whitaker, and had children including Cora M Logsdon, Elza Whitaker, Ernest A Ernst Whitaker, Eva L Whitaker, Eva Whitaker, Henry Whiteaker, Jesse Whitaker, Lars Whitaker, Lina Whitaker, Nancy J Whitaker, Reubon Whitaker, Samuel Whitaker, Virgie Whittaker, Wannie Whitaker, Willie Walter Whitaker.
  • Rachel Ellen Whitaker passed away in 1940 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Rachel Whitaker's Ancestors

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Rachel Whitaker
1878–1940
Birth Place: Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Whiteaker
1841–1927
Kentucky, United States
CHARITY (JANE) TROSPER
1843–1910
Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
James (Sidney Trosper) Jr.
1812–1853
Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Delia Storm
1819–1901
London, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Whitaker's Descendants

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Rachel (Ellen) Whitaker (2 Jul 1878–16 Nov 1940) m. George (Washington) Whitaker (1870–12 August 1915)
  1. 1. Ernest (A. "Ernst") Whitaker 1907–1982 m. Ruth (Ann) Whitaker 1909–1990 m. Alka Spencer 1911–2001
    1. 1. Erstel (Whitaker) Denny 1927– m. Mary (Agnes) Green 1926–2020
    2. 2. louella Whitaker 1935–2015
    3. 3. Eleanor (Irene) Whitaker 1939–
    4. 4. Burl (Douglas) Whitaker 1941–
    5. 5. billy (gene) Whitaker 1945–1994
  2. 2. Jesse Whitaker 1905–1991
  3. 3. Cora (M) Logsdon 1902–
  4. 4. Henry Whiteaker 1910–
  5. 5. Lars Whitaker 1910–
  6. 6. Wannie Whitaker 1898–
  7. 7. Willie (Walter) Whitaker 1895–1952
  8. 8. Elza Whitaker 1909–1978
  9. 9. Reubon Whitaker 1904–1979
  10. 10. Nancy (J.) Whitaker 1896–1973
  11. 11. Eva (L) Whitaker 1894–1967
  12. 12. Virgie Whittaker 1903–
  13. 13. Eva Whitaker 1912–
  14. 14. Lina Whitaker 1904–
  15. 15. Samuel Whitaker 1899–

Rachel Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1878
2 Jul 1878
Birth of Rachel Ellen Whitaker in Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Laurel, Kentucky, USA
1940
16 Nov 1940
Age 62
Death of Rachel Ellen Whitaker in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1878
    Event Place: Laurel, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1940
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

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