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Rodney Brandon Whitaker 1921–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1921

Birth Location: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 17 June 2007

Death Location: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Little Whitaker

Mother: Cora Whiteker

Spouse(s): Wilma Dohn

Children(s):

In 1921, Rodney Brandon Whitaker entered the world in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Little Whitaker And Cora Whiteker. In 1935, Rodney Brandon Whitaker resided in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky. In 1940, Rodney Brandon Whitaker resided in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA. Rodney Brandon Whitaker married Wilma June Dohn, and had children including Mark Whitaker, Rodney Brandon Whitaker. Rodney Brandon Whitaker passed away in 2007 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1921, Rodney Brandon Whitaker entered the world in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America, born to Little Whitaker And Cora Whiteker.
  • In 1935, Rodney Brandon Whitaker resided in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky.
  • In 1940, Rodney Brandon Whitaker resided in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA.
  • Rodney Brandon Whitaker married Wilma June Dohn, and had children including Mark Whitaker, Rodney Brandon Whitaker.
  • Rodney Brandon Whitaker passed away in 2007 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rodney Whitaker's Ancestors

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Rodney Whitaker
1921–2007
Birth Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Little Whitaker
1883–1956
Cora Whiteker
1886–1974
Knott County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaac (D.) Whitaker
1852–1888
Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Matilda Whittaker
1848–1918
Kings Creek, Letcher County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Whitaker
1831–1909
Levina Frazier
1831–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rodney Whitaker's Timeline

5 Records

1921
27 November 1921
Birth of Rodney Brandon Whitaker in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 14
Rodney Brandon Whitaker resided here in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky
Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 19
Rodney Brandon Whitaker resided here in Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Rodney Brandon Whitaker resided here in North Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
North Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
2007
17 June 2007
Age 86
Death of Rodney Brandon Whitaker in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States of America
Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1921
    Event Place: Fayette County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 48-23
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: North Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: 4283; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 106-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 48-23

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cumberland, Harlan, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01314; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 48-23

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: North Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: North Shelbyville, Shelby, Kentucky; Roll: 4283; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 106-11

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 2007
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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