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William Griffith Whitaker 1842 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1842

Birth Location: Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], Ohio [now McLean], Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 14 December 1906

Death Location: Livermore, McLean Co., Kentucky

Father: Benjamin Whitaker

Mother: MARGARET HOWARD

Spouse(s): Victoria Tanner

Children(s): William Whitaker

In 1842, William Griffith Whitaker entered the world in Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], Ohio [now McLean], Kentucky, USA, born to Benjamin Benton Whitaker and MARGARET ANN HOWARD. William Griffith Whitaker married Victoria Ann Tanner, and had children including William Griffith Whitaker. William Griffith Whitaker passed away in 1906 in Livermore, McLean Co., Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1842, William Griffith Whitaker entered the world in Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], Ohio [now McLean], Kentucky, USA, born to Benjamin Benton Whitaker and MARGARET ANN HOWARD.
  • William Griffith Whitaker married Victoria Ann Tanner, and had children including William Griffith Whitaker.
  • William Griffith Whitaker passed away in 1906 in Livermore, McLean Co., Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Whitaker
1820 – 1871
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
BW
MARGARET HOWARD
1824 – 1902
Birth Location: Near Hartford in Ohio County KY
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Spouses(s)

Victoria Tanner
1841 – 1901
Birth Location: Daviess, Kentucky, USA
VT

Children(s)

William Whitaker
1875 – 1914
Birth Location: Livermore, McLean, Kentucky, USA
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William Whitaker's Ancestors

Self
William Whitaker
1842 – 1906
Birth Place: Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], Ohio [now McLean], Kentucky, USA
Parents
Benjamin Benton Whitaker
1820 – 1871
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
MARGARET (ANN) HOWARD
1824 – 1902
Near Hartford in Ohio County KY
Grandparents
Wilson (Lee) Whitaker
1798 – 1872
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Marinda Benton
1801 – 1872
-, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Whitaker
1741 – 1800
Benjamin Benton
1777 – 1862
Altha Chapman
1781 – 1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph BENTON
1757 – 1815
Joshua Chapman
1755 – 1811
Frances Dorsey
1756 – 1811

William Whitaker's Descendants

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William (Griffith) Whitaker (12 May 1842 – 14 December 1906) m. Victoria (Ann) Tanner (02 SEP 1841 – 13 DEC 1901)
  1. 1. William (Griffith) Whitaker (29 Jul 1875 – 09 May 1914) m. Annie (Rebecca) Brantley (27 July 1879 – 11 April 1918)
    1. 1. Annie (Rebecca) Whitaker (6 April 1906 – 12 March 1925) m. Jesse (Rhodes) Bradshaw (23 Jan 1893 – 11 Jan 1982)
      1. 1. William (Calvin 'WC') Bradshaw (20 Dec 1924 – 29 Nov 2015) m. Juanita Carpenter (abt 1929 – 3 June 2021)
        1. 1. David Bradshaw (7 Dec 1953 – )
        2. 2. Tonya (L) Bradshaw (12 Mar 1959 – 18 Jan 2017)
        3. 3. Jarrod Bradshaw (25 Feb 1972 – )

William Whitaker's Timeline

3 Records

1842
12 May 1842
Birth of William Griffith Whitaker in Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], Ohio [now McLean], Kentucky, USA
Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], Ohio [now McLean], Kentucky, USA
1863
12 March 1863
Age 21
William Griffith Whitaker was married in McLean County Kentucky
McLean County Kentucky
1906
14 December 1906
Age 64
Death of William Griffith Whitaker in Livermore, McLean Co., Kentucky
Livermore, McLean Co., Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1842
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill [near Livermore], Ohio [now McLean], Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 March 1863
    Event Place: McLean County Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1906
    Event Place: Livermore, McLean Co., Kentucky
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nuckols, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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