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William Whitaker 1822 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Yadkin, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Oct 1860

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Father: Riley Whitaker

Mother: Nancy Willard

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William Whitaker was born in 1822 in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States, the child of Riley Whitaker and Nancy Elizabeth Willard. William Whitaker passed away in 1860 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Whitaker was born in 1822 in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States, the child of Riley Whitaker and Nancy Elizabeth Willard.
  • William Whitaker passed away in 1860 in Granville, North Carolina, United States.

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William Whitaker's Ancestors

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William Whitaker
1822 – 1860
Birth Place: Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Riley Whitaker
1784 – 1870
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Willard
1792 – 1860
Virginia
Grandparents
Marcus ("Mark") Whitaker
1750 – 1840
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Catherine ("Katie") Boone
1760 – 1842
Hunting Creek, Rowan or Davie Co., NC
Allen (Augustian) Willard
1765 –
Great-Grandparents
Marcus Whitaker
1726 – 1780
Tabitha Russ
1730 – 1771
JOHN BOONE
1726 – 1803
Rebecca Bryan
1735 – 1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Whitaker
1701 – 1789
Elizabeth Carleton
1701 – 1760
Henry Russ
1697 – 1782
Ann Marrall
1701 – 1782
Benjamin Boone
1706 – 1762
Ann FARMER
1701 – 1727
Henry Bryan
1705 – 1765
Diana Phillips
1709 – 1785

William Whitaker's Timeline

2 Records

1822
1822
Birth of William Whitaker in Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
Yadkin, North Carolina, United States
1860
Oct 1860
Age 38
Death of William Whitaker in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Yadkin, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1860
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

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