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Roy David Whitaker 1939–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 16, 1939

Birth Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: March 3, 2020

Death Location: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Whitaker

Mother: Ophia Long

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The story of Roy David Whitaker began in 1939 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA. Roy David Whitaker married Joyce Laverne Law, and had children including Michael David Whitaker, Ronnie Whitaker, Roy David Whitaker Jr, Thomas Dwayne Whitaker. Roy David Whitaker passed away in 2020 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Roy David Whitaker began in 1939 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.
  • Roy David Whitaker married Joyce Laverne Law, and had children including Michael David Whitaker, Ronnie Whitaker, Roy David Whitaker Jr, Thomas Dwayne Whitaker.
  • Roy David Whitaker passed away in 2020 in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.

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Roy Whitaker's Ancestors

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Roy Whitaker
1939–2020
Birth Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Clyde Whitaker
1907–1984
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Ophia (Lee) Long
1909–2006
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Whitaker
1874–1954
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Eliza) Baker
1869–1952
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
William (Clyde) Long
1881–1967
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Maggie (Lou) Bussell
1884–1984
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Whitaker
1849–1924
Elizabeth Rockwell
1854–1894
William Baker
1839–1927
Margarett Bennett
1841–1905
William Long
1841–1883
Margarett Phy
1848–1932
James Bussell
1867–1942
Lona Davis
1867–1924
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Whitaker
1820–1890
Nancy Rodgers
1821–1855
Jonathan Baker
1818–1896
Minerva Cole
1816–1886
Jeremiah Bennett
1810–1860
Phoebe Thomas
1816–1880
Daniel Phy
1827–1893
Elizabeth Brown
1828–1893
William Bussell
1819–1908
Charlotte Nash
1843–1921
Willis Davis
1830–1903
Mary Phy
1835–1900

Roy Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1939
April 16, 1939
Birth of Roy David Whitaker in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
2020
March 3, 2020
Age 81
Death of Roy David Whitaker in Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 16, 1939
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 3, 2020
    Event Place: Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, USA

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