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Thomas Hester WHITAKER 1856 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Oct 1856

Birth Location: Stem, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 5 May 1920

Death Location: Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Father: William WHITAKER

Mother: Celestia Moore

Spouse(s): Henry Whitaker

Children(s): Mary Smith, Ageneth Whitaker, George Whitaker, Henry Whitaker, Sallie Gilkerson, William Whitaker, Luther Whitaker, Roy Whitaker, Nellie Young, Joseph Whitaker, Bess Roberts, Vernon Whitaker

In 1856, Thomas Hester WHITAKER entered the world in Stem, North Carolina, United States, born to William Moore WHITAKER and Celestia Ann Moore. Thomas Hester WHITAKER married Henry Etta Whitaker, and had children including Mary Smith, Ageneth A. Whitaker, George Thomas Whitaker, Henry Norman Whitaker, Sallie Whitfield Moize Gilkerson, William Carl Whitaker, Luther Lane Whitaker, Roy F. Whitaker, Nellie Etta Young, Joseph Hester Whitaker, Bess Roberts, Vernon Roosevelt Whitaker. Thomas Hester WHITAKER passed away in 1920 in Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Thomas Hester WHITAKER entered the world in Stem, North Carolina, United States, born to William Moore WHITAKER and Celestia Ann Moore.
  • Thomas Hester WHITAKER married Henry Etta Whitaker, and had children including Mary Smith, Ageneth A. Whitaker, George Thomas Whitaker, Henry Norman Whitaker, Sallie Whitfield Moize Gilkerson, William Carl Whitaker, Luther Lane Whitaker, Roy F. Whitaker, Nellie Etta Young, Joseph Hester Whitaker, Bess Roberts, Vernon Roosevelt Whitaker.
  • Thomas Hester WHITAKER passed away in 1920 in Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas WHITAKER's Ancestors

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Thomas WHITAKER
1856 – 1920
Birth Place: Stem, North Carolina, United States
Parents
William Moore WHITAKER
1829 – 1859
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Celestia (Ann) Moore
1835 – 1893
North Carolina
Grandparents
Hester (F) MOORE
1803 – 1855
Stem, Granville, North Carolina, USA
Ann (Elizabeth) Whitfield
1814 – 1907
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Moore
1784 – 1832
Luvisa HESTER
1780 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Moore
1736 – 1818
Mary phillips
1740 – 1821
James Hester
1742 – 1818

Thomas WHITAKER's Descendants

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Thomas (Hester) WHITAKER (2 Oct 1856 – 5 May 1920) m. Henry (Etta) Whitaker (15 February 1860 – 28 March 1927)
  1. 1. Mary Smith (1878 – 1957)
  2. 2. Ageneth (A.) Whitaker (17 February 1882 – 2 July 1883)
  3. 3. George (Thomas) Whitaker (18 April 1883 – 19 January 1977)
  4. 4. Henry (Norman) Whitaker (12 December 1884 – 27 February 1885)
  5. 5. Sallie (Whitfield Moize) Gilkerson (17 February 1886 – 24 June 1951)
  6. 6. William (Carl) Whitaker (27 November 1887 – 13 January 1973)
  7. 7. Luther (Lane) Whitaker (27 June 1889 – 5 March 1967)
  8. 8. Roy (F.) Whitaker (12 November 1890 – 3 June 1891)
  9. 9. Nellie (Etta) Young (24 December 1893 – 4 December 1978)
  10. 10. Joseph (Hester) Whitaker (13 July 1896 – 31 August 1980)
  11. 11. Bess Roberts (17 November 1898 – 31 December 1976)
  12. 12. Vernon (Roosevelt) Whitaker (18 March 1902 – 2 September 1934) m. Lena Vaughan (abt 1902 – )
    1. 1. Ruth Whitaker (abt 1920 – )
    2. 2. Edith (Moore) Whitaker (1 Jan 1921 – )
    3. 3. Rachel (Emily) Whitaker (30 Apr 1922 – Aug 1995)
    4. 4. Vernon (Thomas) Whitaker (1926 – 2006) m. Frances Hartley

Thomas WHITAKER's Timeline

2 Records

1856
2 Oct 1856
Birth of Thomas Hester WHITAKER in Stem, North Carolina, United States
Stem, North Carolina, United States
1920
5 May 1920
Age 64
Death of Thomas Hester WHITAKER in Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, USA
Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1856
    Event Place: Stem, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1920
    Event Place: Franklinton, Franklin, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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