Ray WHITAKER

Male 1909 - Bef 1930  (~ 21 years)


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  • Name Ray WHITAKER 
    Born ca 1909  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 2B028FB7CD364037940FFC2CB06B4A2744D1 
    Died Bef 1930  Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Whitaker Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Ambushed and shot standing in the yard. At the time Mertie and Hobart were "in a racket" and for some reason having to do with that, she refused to permit Ray's burial in the family cemetery. His grave is said to be somewhere beyond it. It has been suggested that Ray was killed by his brother over a girl (Sessie Mae Whitaker) while they were feeding the farm stock. Sessie was the daughter of Hobart and that may have been the reason for the argument.

      CENSUS RECORDS

      1910 United States Federal Census
      Name: Ray Whiteaker
      Age in 1910: 2
      Birth Year: abt 1908
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      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: Ray Whitaker
      Age: 11
      Birth Year: abt 1909
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1920: Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Male
      Relation to Head of House: Son
      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
      Household Members:
      Thomas Whitaker 38
      Myrtle Whitaker 33
      Alice Whitaker 18
      Nannie Whitaker 16
      Doak Whitaker 14
      Ray Whitaker 11 [1, 2]
    Person ID I329  Master File
    Last Modified 4 Jan 2014 

    Father Thomas W. WHITAKER,   b. Nov 1883, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1922, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Mother Myrtle Zarilda WHITAKER,   b. Jan 1886, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1965, Squire, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1904 
    • Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
      Groom's Name: Thos. Whitaker
      Groom's Birth Date: 1877
      Groom's Birthplace:
      Groom's Age: 27
      Bride's Name: Marty Whitaker [Mertie]
      Bride's Birth Date: 1887
      Bride's Birthplace:
      Bride's Age: 17
      Marriage Date: 29 Jun 1904
      Marriage Place: Tazewell Co., Virginia
      Groom's Father's Name: John
      Groom's Mother's Name: Nancy
      Bride's Father's Name: D. S.
      Bride's Mother's Name: L. C.
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-5
      System Origin: Virginia-EASy
      Source Film Number: 34214
      Reference Number: P 165 L 109
    Family ID F48  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] 1993 Letter, Agness Barnett.

    2. [S15] Nancy A. Nash Material, 1997.