Alexander WHITEAKER b. 1823 Smyth Co. VA d. 1878 Smyth Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1823 - 1878 (55 years)

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Name	Alexander WHITEAKER
Born	1823	Smyth Co. VA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
_UID	DEB0D9EA10084B5088431735584584B0EC55
Died	1878	Smyth Co. VA [1]
Buried	Elizabeth Cemetery, Saltville, Smyth Co. VA
	Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Whiteaker&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=48&GScnty=2885&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=110635022&df=all&
Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Alexander Whitaker Age: 25 Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1850: District 60, Smyth, Virginia Gender: Male Family Number: 347 Household Members: James Whitaker 60 Elizabeth Whitaker 56 Alexander Whitaker 25 Jane Whitaker 22 Jeremiah Whitaker 20 Joseph Whitaker 17 Susannah Whitaker 15 Elizabeth Whitaker 14 Thomas Whitaker 11 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Alexander Whitaker Age in 1860: 33 Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Smyth, Virginia Gender: Male Post Office: Seven Mile Ford Value of real estate: $3000 Household Members: Alexander Whitaker 33 Nancy Whitaker 35 Susan F Whitaker 6 Mary E Whitaker 5 Hannah R Whitaker 3 Nancy C Whitaker 1 Darcus J Miller 19 Ida Mary Miller 4 Alexander lived with his family on the homeplace at Elkhorn Branch. 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Alexander Whitaker Age in 1870: 46 Birth Year: abt 1824 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Broadford Household Members: Alexander Whitaker 46 Nancy Whitaker 45 Susan L Whitaker 16 Mary E Whitaker 15 Hannah R V Whitaker 13 Alexander B Whitaker 9 Ada Bell Whitaker 11 Lilly Blanche Whitaker 4 James B Whitaker 2 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Alex Whiteaker Age: 57 Birth Year: abt 1823 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Rich Valley, Smyth, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital status: Married Spouse's Name: Nancy Whiteaker Father's Birthplace: North Carolina [Virginia] Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Alex Whiteaker 57 Nancy Whiteaker 58 Mary E. Whiteaker 24 Jennie V. Whiteaker 21 A. B. Whiteaker 17 Ada Blanch Whiteaker 14 Lillie B. Whiteaker 14 James B. Whiteaker 12 Laura Gaynell Whitaker Pannell said that during the early part of the 1800's, the three brothers came to Southwestern VA. Alexander settled in Saltville. She was one generation off on this information. Information also came from Nancy Nash. [1, 3, 4]
Person ID	I203	Master File
Last Modified	5 Feb 2014

Father	James S. WHITAKER, Sr., b. 1790, Lincoln Co. NC , d. Feb 1856, Smyth Co. VA (Age 66 years)
Mother	Elizabeth PARSLEY, b. Abt 1790, Saltville, Washington Co., VA , d. 27 Jul 1832, Washington, Co. VA (Age ~ 42 years)
Married	6 Feb 1810	Washington, Co. VA [1, 3]
	Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Groom Name: James Whiteacre Bride Name: Betsy Parcely Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1810 County: Washington State: Virginia Source: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
Family ID	F53	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Nancy ST. JOHN, b. Abt 1822, Washington Co. VA , d. 1907, Smyth Co. VA (Age ~ 85 years)

Married 28 Oct 1852 Smyth Co. VA [1]

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: Alexander Whittaker
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Nancy St John
Spouse Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1824
Marriage Year: 1846
Number Pages: 1

Children

+	1. Susanna Frances WHITEAKER, b. 23 Sep 1854, Smyth Co. VA , d. 29 Jan 1918, Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN (Age 63 years)
	2. Mary E. WHITEAKER, b. Abt 1855, Smyth Co. VA
	3. Hannah Rebecca WHITEAKER, b. 8 Nov 1856, Smyth Co. VA , d. Aft 1870, Smyth Co. VA (Age 14 years)
	4. Nancy Catherine WHITEAKER, b. 8 Mar 1858, d. 1904 (Age 45 years)
	5. Virginia WHITEAKER, b. ca 1859, Smyth Co. VA
	6. Blanche WHITEAKER, b. ca 1859, Smyth Co. VA
+	7. Alexander Beauregard WHITEAKER, b. Apr 1862, Smyth Co. VA , d. 1937, Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN (Age ~ 74 years)
+	8. James Berry WHITEAKER, b. 05 Sep 1867, Smyth Co. VA , d. 1941, Bristol, Sullivan Co. TN (Age 73 years)
	9. Addie WHITEAKER, b. 6 Jul 1865, d. 6 Jul 1865 (Age 0 years)
	10. Silah WHITEAKER, b. 6 Jul 1865, d. 6 Jul 1865 (Age 0 years)
	11. Lilile Belle WHITEAKER, b. May 1872, Smyth Co. VA

Last Modified 7 Feb 2014

Family ID F110 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S15] Nancy A. Nash Material, 1997.
[S21] Emory & Henry University, Joseph E. Williams.
[S25] Descendants of Richard Whitaker, Jr. and Rachel Bentley, Joye Boardman.
[S4] A Whitaker Remembers, Pannell, Laura Gaynell Whitaker, (Self published, undated).