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Ruth Ownbey Whittaker 1831–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 July 1831

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 22 November 1917

Death Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Madison Ownbey

Mother: Nancy Ownbey

Spouse(s): William Whitaker

Children(s): Benjamin Whitaker, Marion Whitaker, Lamanda Brown, Jane Whittaker, Cicero Whitaker, Lloyd Whitaker, Julia Whitaker

In 1831, Ruth Ownbey Whittaker entered the world in North Carolina, born to Madison Ownbey And Nancy Morgan Ownbey. In 1880, Ruth Ownbey Whittaker resided in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA. Ruth Ownbey Whittaker married William Riley Whitaker, and had children including Benjamin Logan Whitaker, Cicero Lafayette Whitaker, Jane Whittaker, John Philetus Whitaker, Julia M Whitaker, Lamanda America Whittaker Brown, Lloyd Riley Whitaker, Marion C Whitaker. Ruth Ownbey Whittaker passed away in 1917 in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Ruth Ownbey Whittaker entered the world in North Carolina, born to Madison Ownbey And Nancy Morgan Ownbey.
  • In 1880, Ruth Ownbey Whittaker resided in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ruth Ownbey Whittaker married William Riley Whitaker, and had children including Benjamin Logan Whitaker, Cicero Lafayette Whitaker, Jane Whittaker, John Philetus Whitaker, Julia M Whitaker, Lamanda America Whittaker Brown, Lloyd Riley Whitaker, Marion C Whitaker.
  • Ruth Ownbey Whittaker passed away in 1917 in Henderson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Madison Ownbey
1801–1868
Birth Location: –
MO
Nancy Ownbey
1801–1843
Birth Location: Nash County, North Carolina, USA
NO

Spouses(s)

William Whitaker
1823–1900
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

Benjamin Whitaker
1860–1911
Birth Location: North Carolina
BW
Marion Whitaker
1852–1925
Birth Location: North Carolina
MW
Lamanda Brown
1866–1949
Birth Location: North Carolina
LB
Jane Whittaker
1869–
Birth Location: North Carolina
JW
Cicero Whitaker
1875–1958
Birth Location: North Carolina
CW
Lloyd Whitaker
1894–1943
Birth Location: –
LW
Julia Whitaker
1858–1874
Birth Location: –
JW

Ruth Whittaker's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Whittaker
1831–1917
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Madison Ownbey
1801–1868
Nancy (Morgan) Ownbey
1801–1843
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Morgan
1747–1837
Nash, North Carolina, United States
Rutha Stallings
1742–1853
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Whittaker's Descendants

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Ruth (Ownbey) Whittaker (2 July 1831–22 November 1917) m. William (Riley) Whitaker (22 November 1823–24 Mar 1900)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Logan) Whitaker 1860–1911 m. Rachel (Artilla Brittain) Whitaker 1865–1945
    1. 1. Roy (H.) Whitaker 1906–1907
    2. 2. Joseph (D. Whitaker Game) Warden 1903–1936
    3. 3. David (Brown) Whitaker 1898–1976 m. Mary Whitcker 1902–1964
      1. 1. Raymond (F) Whitaker 1932–1997
      2. 2. Benjamin (L. "Ben") Whitaker 1939–2020
    4. 4. Seaman (Sam) Whitaker 1901–1989 m. Irene (Bagwell) Whitaker 1907–1981
      1. 1. Dewey (Richard) Whitaker 1928–2012
  2. 2. Marion (C.) Whitaker 1852–1925
  3. 3. Lamanda (America Whittaker) Brown 1866–1949 m. Albert (Erskine Brown) dr 1863–1924
    1. 1. Bessie (Lee) Brown 1888–1889
  4. 4. Jane Whittaker 1869–
  5. 5. Cicero (LaFayette) Whitaker 1875–1958 m. Julia (Warren Anderson) Whitaker 1877–1946
    1. 1. Essie (Marie Whitaker) Allison 1900–1983
    2. 2. Grace (L. Whitaker) Carland 1896–1981
    3. 3. Wilma (Warren Whitaker) Baldwin 1898–1979
    4. 4. Sallie (Kate Whitaker) Briggs 1907–1993
  6. 6. Lloyd (Riley) Whitaker 1894–1943
  7. 7. Julia (M.) Whitaker 1858–1874

Ruth Whittaker's Timeline

3 Records

1831
2 July 1831
Birth of Ruth Ownbey Whittaker in North Carolina
North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 49
Ruth Ownbey Whittaker resided here in Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
1917
22 November 1917
Age 86
Death of Ruth Ownbey Whittaker in Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 July 1831
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: 967; Family History Film: 1254967; Page: 319B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 0627
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mills River, Henderson, North Carolina; Roll: 967; Family History Film: 1254967; Page: 319B; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 0627

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 November 1917
    Event Place: Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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