Pansy Marie SHORT

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Obituary
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
June 10, 2010


WYTHEVILLE, Va. Pansy Marie Martin, age 89, of Wytheville, Va., passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Lee and Cecilia Whitaker Short. She was preceded in death by her husband, James B. Martin; and her first husband, Howard Owens; grandson, Brian Keene.

She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Darlene and Homer Bandy, of Tazewell, Rachel and Robert Harris, of Frazeyburg, Ohio, Linda Meadows, of Sugar Grove, Judy Taylor, of Sarasota, Fla., Cathy Martin, of Roanoke; sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Wanda Martin, of Seymour, Tenn., Jeff and Loretta Martin, of Ashland, Ohio, Charles and Jane Martin, of Abingdon; twelve grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren also survive.

Funeral service will be Thursday at 7:00 p.m. in the Grubb Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Pastor Magers. Family will receive friends at Grubb Funeral Home, Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until service time. Graveside service will be Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Greenhills Memory Gardens, Cedar Bluff, Va. Grubb Funeral Home of Wytheville, Va., is in charge of arrangements.

Pansy married Howard OWENS. [Group Sheet]

1. Darlene OWENS

Pansy married James MARTIN. [Group Sheet]

1. Rachel MARTIN
2. Linda MARTIN
3. Judy MARTIN
4. James MARTIN
5. Kathy MARTIN
6. Jeff MARTIN
7. Charles MARTIN

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Died from a bullet wound inflicted by Bliss Altizer during a card game. Joan Banner, a daughter of Celia, said that Tom drew on Bliss, but the bullet hit the holster so Bliss then fired at Tom, mortally wounding him. Tom as taken by the other participants into a field of cut corn, propped him up against cornshucks, unconscious and bleeding. The nex morning he was found dead. He is buried in the Whitaker Cemetery on Whitaker Ridge.

16 Dec 1921 Clinch Valley News
Tom SHORT, a well known citizen of the Whitaker Ridge Community, was shot and killed Saturday afternoon last about 2 o'clock, on "Grassy Spur" by Bliss ALTIZER, who is also well known in that community. The shooting, according to information reaching this office, was the result of a poker game, in which the men had been engaged prior to the shooting. At the conclusion of the game the men separated, going in opposite directions, when without warning, SHORT shot ALTIZER with a pistol, the bullet penetrating his body. ALTIZER immediately turned and emptied a load load of bird shot into SHORT'S body, inflicting a wound from which he died a short time afterwards. ALTIZER was given a preliminary hearing, Magistrate HEAVERS, presiding, and released on a $1,000 bond for appearance here in court. From the information we have received it appears the shooting of SHORT was justifiable. SHORT is survived by a wife and one child, and was about 25 years old. He served five years in the US Army.

23 Dec 1921 Clinch Valley News
Bandy, Va. December 17. Editor the News: Please correct the mistake of the poker game and killing of Tom SHORT, as it was done on the Altizer Ridge, a distance of three or four miles from Whitaker Ridge. Give the Whitaker Ridge justice. M.S. WHITAKER.


CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Thos Short
Age: 5
Birth Date: Sep 1894
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Great Grand Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Zachariah Ward 67
Nancy Ward 70
Sallie Ward 47
Victoria Ward 27
Thos Short 5

1910 Census
Name: Thomas Short
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Grandson
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Sallie Chambers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Zach Ward 77
Nancy Ward 83
Sallie Chambers 52
Thomas Short 15

Thomas married Cecilia (Celia) Day WHITAKER 16 Jul 1920, Richlands, Tazewell Co. VA. Cecilia (daughter of Thomas W. WHITAKER and Mary L. ALTIZER) was born 22 Sep 1901, Tazewell Co. VA; died 14 May 1929, Canebreak, McDowell Co. WV; was buried , Vallscreek, McDowell Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

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Children were taken in by various families in the Squire, WV area.

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Celia Whiteaker
Age in 1910: 9
Birth Year: abt 1901
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thomas W Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mirtie S Whiteaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Alice Whitaker [Celia]
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thomas Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Myrtle Whitaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Celia Whitaker
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Niece
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Samuel G Altizer 25
Josie Altizer 24
Alice N Altizer 5
Noah Altizer 4
Carl R Altizer 2 years 8 months
Phillis A Altizer 2 months
Celia Whitaker 18

Died:
West Virginia Death Certificate
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1920251&Type=Death

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Thos. N. Short
Birth Date: 1894
Birthplace:
Age: 26
Spouse's Name: Celia Whitaker
Spouse's Birth Date: 1901
Spouse's Birthplace:
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 16 Jul 1920
Event Place: Richlands, Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: Everett Short
Mother's Name: Allie [Alafair Chambers]
Spouse's Father's Name: T. W. Whitaker
Spouse's Mother's Name: Nancy [Mary Altizer]
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-5
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: P265 L126

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Everett married Alafair CHAMBERS. Alafair (daughter of Thomas Douglas (Red Tom) CHAMBERS and Sarah (Sallie) WARD) was born ca 1875, Virginia; died Aft Sep 1894, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1880 Census
Name: Alafim Chambers
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1875
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Thomas Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Sallie Chambers
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Chambers 23
Sallie Chambers 27
Alafim Chambers 5
Thomas C. Chambers 1

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CENSUS RECORDS

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas W Whiteaker
Age in 1910: 28
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mirtie S Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Thomas W Whiteaker 28
Mirtie S Whiteaker 23
Henderson Whiteaker 11
Celia Whiteaker 9
Nannie Whiteaker 6
Doak Whiteaker 4
Ray Whiteaker 2

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Thomas Whitaker
Age: 38
Birth Year: abt 1882
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Myrtle Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Thomas Whitaker 38
Myrtle Whitaker 33
Alice Whitaker 18
Nannie Whitaker 16
Doak Whitaker 14
Ray Whitaker 11

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Clinch Valley News, 15 Dec 1922, Page 1

MAN KILLED ON WHITAKER RIDGE

Another Tragedy in the Moonshine District
Reward Offered for Arrest of Bill Brewster.

Thomas Whitaker was shot und killed by Bill Brewster on Whitaker Ridge last Thursday. It is believed that Brewster thought Whitaker had given information that he was operating a still. Add Harman had been raiding on Whitaker Ridge on that morning and it is reported that some one followed him through the woods past Dan Dunford's place, where Brewster had been staying and making whiskey.

On returning, Harman met Whitaker near his (Whitaker's) home and stopped and ate dinner. Immediately he started home, Whitaker came with him to the gate, where Alex Barnett was shucking corn, in a few minutes Dan Dunford, Bill Brewster and a boy by the name of Smith, came up. Brewster carried a shotgun and passed on into a briar patch with the remark, ?I?ll kick _____ out of a rabbit.? Harman talked with the men for a few minutes and started home, soon he heard the report of a shot gun and one of Tom Whitaker's boys came running and called to him,"come back they've killed papa."

On arriving on the scene of the tragedy, we found that Brewster had escaped to the woods into which he followed him, but after spending some hours searching he gave up the hunt, went to Richlands and brought a blood hound to the scene. The dog followed the trail to Dan Dunford's house and lost it The officers, having previously searched the house, were forced to give up the chase.

Brewster is still at large. A reward of $100 was placed in a Tazewell bank for his arrest, by Whitaker's family.

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He died intestate and the heirs listed were Henderson Whitaker, Nannie Whitaker, Dock Whitaker, Ray Whitaker, and Celia Day, and Mertie his wife.

Thomas married Mary L. ALTIZER 30 Aug 1898, Tazewell Co. VA. Mary (daughter of James Bliss ALTIZER and Sarah Jane Christian) was born Apr 1881, Tazewell Co. VA; died Bef 1904, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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She was the d/o James Biss and Sarah Christian Altizer. Noah Altizer, her brother, married Tom Whitaker's neice, Mollie, d/o of Hiram. This marriage increased the boiling point for the feud.

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Thomas Whitaker
Birth Date: 1880
Birthplace: Tazewell, Va
Age: 18
Spouse's Name: Mary L. Altizer
Spouse's Birth Date: 1882
Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell, Va
Spouse's Age: 16
Event Date: 30 Aug 1898
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Nancy
Spouse's Father's Name: James
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah J.
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: P130 L135

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CENSUS RECORDS

1870 Census
Name: Thomas D Elswick
Age in 1870: 14
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Knob
Household Members:
Name Age
Chapman Elswick 38
Emeline Elswick 38
Elbert W Elswick 16
Thomas D Elswick 14
James B Elswick 11
Buanavesta Elswick 8
Dellie B Elswick 5
Nancy L Elswick 2

Note: He and his brother, Elbert Wade, are using his stepfather's last name, but Thomas and Elbert Wade return to their mother's maiden name for the rest of their lives.

1880 Census
Name: Thomas Chambers
Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Sallie Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Chambers 23
Sallie Chambers 27
Alafim Chambers 5 [Alafair]
Thomas C. Chambers 1

1900 Census
Name: Thomas D Chambers
Age: 47
Birth Date: Feb 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Marriage Year: 1880
Years Married: 20
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas D Chambers 47
Eady Chambers 56
John M Chambers 15
Mallee E Chambers 13
Jinie L Chambers 11
Robert G Chambers 9
Irena Chambers 7
Grayson Chambers 4

1910 Census
Name: Thomas W Chambers
Age in 1910: 54
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas W Chambers 54
Eady Chambers 44
Grace Chambers 17

1920 Census
Name: T D Chambers
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Ridge Between Levisa River And Grassy Creek
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eady Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Labor
Industry: Home Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
T D Chambers 64
Eady Chambers 54

1930 Census
Name: Thomas D Chamber [Chambers]
Birth Year: abt 1856
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Father-In-Law (Father)
Home in 1930: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Nathan W Wade 52
Mallie E Wade 45
Carl Wade 18
Vennie Wade 12
Gladis Wade 7
Rufus Wade 4 years 10 months
Clarie Orsborn 19
Thomas D Chambers 74

PARENTS

Thomas' death certificate is the only one of his three siblings born out of wedlock that give the name of Thomas Gillespie as the father. Alifair Chambers Christian's death certificate gave Chapman Elswick as her father, Elbert Wade Chambers had no names for his parents. For Alifair's descendants, her real father's name was not known, but evidently for the children of Emmeline and Chapman Elswick, the name was known but not talked about outside the family. John McClintock, Jr. told me what the family stories were, but there was no confirmation until Thomas D. Chamber's death certificate.

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10737998&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia

Name: Thomas Douglas Chambers
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 75 years 2 months and 16 days
Birth Date: 2 Feb 1876 [Note: It looks like the registrar wrote in his birth year as 1876, when in should be 1856 according to his age]
Death Date: 19 Apr 1931
Death Place: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 20 Apr 1931
Father: Gillespie Thomas [Thomas Gillespie]
Mother: Emmyline Chambers
Certificate Number: 1931009027
Informant: N. W. Wade, his son-in-law.
[Note: Thomas was living with Mollie and Nathan in the 1930 census]

Thomas married Sarah (Sallie) WARD 03 Dec 1874, Tazewell Co. VA. Sarah (daughter of Zachariah Ward and Nancy Billings) was born 04 Apr 1856, Grayson Co. VA; died 04 Mar 1920, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1860 Census
Name: Sarah Ward
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1853
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: Grayson, Virginia
Post Office: Bridle Creek
Family Number: 937
Household Members:
Name Age
Zackariah Ward 28
Nancy Ward 32
Mary A Ward 9
Richard P Darrall 1
Sarah Ward 7
Benjamin Ward 5
Alford Ward 3
Samantha Ward 2
Tabitha Ward 1

1870 Census
Name: Sarah Ward
Age in 1870: 17
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Mouth of Wilson
Household Members:
Name Age
Zachariah Ward 36
Nancy Ward 39
Mary Ward 18
Sarah Ward 17
Benjamin Ward 15
Alfred Ward 13
Samantha Ward 11
Tobitha Ward 9
Zachariah Ward 7
Thos J S Ward 3
John W Ward 11/12

1880 Census
Name: Sallie Chambers
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thomas Chambers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Keeps House
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Chambers 23
Sallie Chambers 27
Alafim Chambers 5 [Alafair]
Thomas C. Chambers 1

1900 Census
Name: Sallie Ward
Age: 47
Birth Date: Apr 1853
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Divorced
Father's name: Zachariah Ward
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nancy Ward
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother: number of living children: 1
Mother: How many children: 2
Household Members:
Zachariah Ward 67
Nancy Ward 70
Sallie Ward 47
Victoria Ward 27 [niece]
Thos Short 5 [grandson]

1910 Census
Name: Sallie Chambers
Age in 1910: 52
Birth Year: abt 1858
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's name: Zack Ward
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Nancy Ward
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Household Members:
Zach Ward 77
Nancy Ward 83
Sallie Chambers 52
Thomas Short 15 [grandson]

1920 Census
Name: Sallie Ward
Age: 63
Birth Year: abt 1857
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Street: Bearwallow Ridge Road
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Chapman Chambers 45
Ida Chambers 38
Lilly Chambers 20
Elizabeth Chambers 13
Minnie Chambers 8
Vista Chambers 5
Zachariah Ward 87 [88] [father]
Sallie Ward 63

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Sarah Ward
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: divorced
Age at Death: 64
Birth Date: 4 Apr 1856
Birthplace: Grayson County, Virginia
Death Date: 4 Mar 1920
Death Place: Jewell Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia
Cause of Death: cancer of the stomach
Registration Date: 12 Mar 1920
Father: Zachariah Ward
Mother: Nancy Billings

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Thos D Chambers
Birth Date: 1856
Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Age: 18
Spouse's Name: Sarah Ward
Spouse's Birth Date: 1855
Spouse's Birthplace: Grayson County, Va
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 03 Dec 1874
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Mother's Name: E. Chambers [Emeline]
Spouse's Father's Name: Z. Ward
Spouse's Mother's Name: N
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 41 Line 103

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Notes:

Civil War veteran. Lived with Bill and Susie Whitaker until he died.

CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Jno Whitaker [John]
Age: 4
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male [in household of James and Nancy Whitaker]

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: John Whitaker
Age in 1860: 14
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Male [in household of James and Nancy Whitaker]
Post Office: Baptist Valley
Had attended school with the census year.

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: John Whitaker
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nancy Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
John Whitaker 35
Nancy Whitaker 34
James Whitaker 11
Jeremiah Whitaker 10
Lilly Whitaker 5

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Jno Whitaker [John]
Age: 53
Birth Date: Aug 1846
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nancy Whitaker
Marriage Year: 1868
Years Married: 32
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Jno Whitaker 53
Nancy Whitaker 54
Robert L Whitaker 16
Edna M Whitaker 14
Walter Whitaker 8

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: John Whiteaker
Age in 1910: 54 [64]
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Nancy Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
John Whiteaker 54 [64]
Nancy Whiteaker 62
Lee Whiteaker 22
Walter Whiteaker 18

CIVIL WAR SERVICE

In the Fall of 1862 at Dry Fork, John enlisted, along with his father James and his older brother William James to fight for the Confederacy. John served in Co. E of the 34th Virginia Cavalry under Col. W. A. Witcher until the war ended at Appomattox in April, 1864. He was about 16 years old when he became a soldier.

34th Virginia Cavalry (CSA)was probably the most distinguished confederate unit in West Virginia history. The 34th Virginia Cavalry's core company, Company A, was formed in Wayne County.

Buchanan County Men in the Civil War: "The 34th Virginia Cavalry came into being in September, 1861. Early in the war, the 34th operated mostly in the region between Grundy and Piketon (Pikeville). Many times,the 34th won the distinction of being the advance guard on operations involving numerous units, including the Confederate armies advance into Pennsylvania.

The 34th fought an engagement within 2 miles of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in late June, 1863. The 34th then fell back and occupied the city of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, before being called to Gettysburg. The East Cavalry Battlefield is generally credited as a Union victory because the goal of the Union Cavalry to delay Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Cavalry on July 3rd was accomplished. On the morning of the 4th of July, 1863, it was Lt. Col. Vincent Addison Witcher of the 34th VA and General Stuart who walked the battlefield. The Western Virginia men of the 34th, along with only a portion of the rest of the Brigade, had fought the 1st New Jersey, 3rd Pennsylvania, 5th Michigan, and the 7th Michigan led by newly promoted Gen. George Armstrong Custer. The 5th Michigan was armed with the 7 shot Spencer repeating rifles.

Witcher later wrote: "the 34th Battalion, which had alone rallied with me, opened upon the 5th Michigan, sweeping down its ranks with a most deadly fire, killing its Major, capturing its colors, and covering the ground with the killed and wounded men and horses of the 5th Michigan. I was within 30 yards and saw the Major fall, a gallant and heroic man he was."

General Stuart said "the34th had made the worse massacre of Alger's command and had piled more dead and wounded men and horses on as little space as he had ever seen on any field." The 34th had dismounted that morning with 332 men. After the war, Witcher wrote: "I shall never, no never, forget that eventful night when accompanied by one courier, my Adjutant Edwards and Sergeant Major, both being wounded, I full of grief and bitterness, rode to the barns in our rear and saw with tears in my eyes, my brave fellows from away over the mountains in West Virginia, laid out in windrows, torn and bleeding. I shall never forget that night or the next mornings parade when I could muster but 96 enlisted men. Brave fellows, not a slave holder among them."

[John Whitaker in his 1923 Civil War pension application he said, "I was in the battle of Gettysburg three days and nights, and if I never performed any other military service for the state of Virginia, this baptism of fire and shell should certainly be sufficient credit for my eligibility rolls, at least it seems so to me after 57 years have passed by. I am old and worn out and tired. Have perhaps lived beyond the allotted time already, and if the pension does not come pretty soon. I will not need it."]

The 34th was also given the honor of leading Lee's Army back into Virginia. "The Virginians, and they were almost all that, whether from the counties of Southwest Virginia or the mountain counties of the new state of West Virginia, left knowing they had fought with honor."




Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20664369

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912?2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia

Name: John Whitaker
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 82
Birth Date: 7 Aug 1846
Death Date: 20 Sep 1928
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 9 Jan 1930
Father: James Whitaker
Mother: Nancy Petts
Certificate Number: 1928030285

John married Nancy NUCKLES 14 Sep 1867, Tazewell Co. VA. Nancy was born Nov 1846, Tazewell Co. VA; died Bef 1920, Tazewell Co. VA; was buried , Whitaker Family Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• _UID: 6340AA495E3A4922ADA25753EB6738FB17AE

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CENSUS RECORDS

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Nancy Nuckols
Age: 5
Birth Year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female [in household of Calvin and Ann Nuckles]

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Nancy Knuckles [Nuckles]
Age in 1860: 12
Birth Year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
Gender: Female [in household of Calvin and Ann Nuckles]
Post Office: Baptist Valley

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Nancy Whitaker
Age: 34
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
John Whitaker 35
Nancy Whitaker 34
James Whitaker 11
Jeremiah Whitaker 10
Lilly Whitaker 5

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Nancy Whitaker
Age: 54
Birth Date: Nov 1848
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jno Whitaker
Marriage Year: 1868
Years Married: 32
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother: number of living children: 10
Mother: How many children: 10
Household Members:
Jno Whitaker 53
Nancy Whitaker 54
Robert L Whitaker 16
Edna M Whitaker 14
Walter Whitaker 8

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Nancy Whiteaker
Age in 1910: 62
Birth Year: 1848
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
John Whiteaker 54 [64]
Nancy Whiteaker 62
Lee Whiteaker 22
Walter Whiteaker 18

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2225540&GRid=113087266&

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Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: John Whitaker
Birth Date: 1846
Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Age: 21
Spouse's Name: Nancy Nuckles
Spouse's Birth Date: 1847
Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Spouse's Age: 20
Event Date: 14 Sep 1867
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: Jas Whitaker
Mother's Name: Nancy
Spouse's Father's Name: Calvin ... Nuckles
Spouse's Mother's Name: A
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number:M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 25Line88

Other Events:

• _UID: 0A48E8B7588948A79627C3FD4CDC29DD6CBC

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1860 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Western District, Baptist Valley P.O., taken on 10 Aug 1860,
Page 876, Family #1309.
Listed as James Altizer, age 5, born in VA, in household of father, William Altizer.

1870 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Maiden Spring District, Knob PO, taken on 23 Aug 1870,
Page 292B, Family #457.
Listed as James Altizer, age 15, born in VA, in household of father, William A. Altizer.

1880 Census, Tazewell Co, VA, Maiden Spring District, page 277A.
Listed as James Altizer, age 25, born in VA, farmer, head of household.

1900 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 5 Jun 1900; Page 176B;
Family #67/67.
Listed as James B. Altizer; age 45; born in VA in Apr 1855; married 22 yrs; farmer; head of
household.

1910 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 11 May 1910; Page 236A;
Family #338/338.
Listed as James B. Altizer; age 55; born in VA; married once for 33 yrs; farmer; head of
household.

1920 Census, Tazewell Co, VA; Maiden Spring District; taken on 27 Jan 1920; Page 270B;
Family #284/289.
Listed as James B. Altizer; age 64; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.

16 Dec 1921 Clinch Valley News
Tom SHORT, a well known citizen of the Whitaker Ridge Community, was shot and killed Saturday afternoon last about 2 o'clock, on "Grassy Spur" by Bliss ALTIZER, who is also well known in that community. The shooting, according to information reaching this office, was the result of a poker game, in which the men had been engaged prior to the shooting. At the conclusion of the game the men separated, going in opposite directions, when without warning, SHORT shot ALTIZER with a pistol, the bullet penetrating his body. ALTIZER immediately turned and emptied a load load of bird shot into SHORT'S body, inflicting a wound from which he died a short time afterwards. ALTIZER was given a preliminary hearing, Magistrate HEAVERS, presiding, and released on a $1,000 bond for appearance here in court. From the information we have received it appears the shooting of SHORT was justifiable. SHORT is survived by a wife and one child, and was about 25 years old. He served five years in the US Army.

23 Dec 1921 Clinch Valley News
Bandy, Va. December 17. Editor the News: Please correct the mistake of the poker game and killing of Tom SHORT, as it was done on the Altizer Ridge, a distance of three or four miles from Whitaker Ridge. Give the Whitaker Ridge justice. M.S. WHITAKER.

James married Sarah Jane Christian 10 Jan 1878, Tazewell Co. VA. Sarah (daughter of George Dos CHRISTIAN and Sarah Jane (Sallie) Wingo) was born 09 Jul 1858, Tazewell Co. VA; died 09 Dec 1935, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Married:
Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: James B. Altizer
Birth Date: 1856
Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Sarah Christian
Spouse's Birth Date: 1860
Spouse's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Spouse's Age: 18
Event Date: 10 Jan 1878
Event Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Father's Name: W. Altizer
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name: G[eorge] Christian
Spouse's Mother's Name: A
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
GS Film number: 34214
Reference ID: Page 49 Line 7