Thomas C. WHITAKER

Male 1838 -


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  • Name Thomas C. WHITAKER 
    Born 16 Jan 1838  Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 2E02D90500AF4A348DEA390B53356B967F0C 
    Notes 
    • Lived on the North Fork of the Holston River at Scott's Hollow. C is probably for Calvin. He served in the Civil War. One family source says he went to Franklin Co., KY.

      Thomas C. Whitaker was 2 years old, so James Whitaker, Jr and Nancy Petts Whitaker raised him as James Sr. was 48 years by then and couldn't raise a toddler by himself.Thomas gave James and Nancy Petts Whitaker has his parents when He married Margaret Lyon.

      CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: Thomas Whitaker
      Age: 11
      Birth Year: abt 1839
      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 Census
      Name: Thomas Whitaker
      Gender: Male
      Age: 21
      Birth Year: abt 1839
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Smyth, Virginia, United States
      Race: White
      Household: 260
      Household Members:
      Andrew Talbot 26 [brother-in-law]
      Elizebeth Talbot 23 [sister]
      Robert L Talbot 6 months
      Thomas Whitaker 21
      Mary Lawrence 12 [unsure of relationship]
      [1, 2, 3]
    Person ID I762  Master File
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2014 

    Father James S. WHITAKER, Sr.,   b. 1790, Lincoln Co. NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1856, Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Nancy MCREYNOLDS,   b. 1804,   d. 22 Mar 1840  (Age 36 years) 
    Married 15 Dec 1832  Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Family ID F54  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret LYON 
    Married 27 Jan 1865  [1, 3
    Family ID F267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S21] Emory & Henry University, Joseph E. Williams.

    2. [S25] Descendants of Richard Whitaker, Jr. and Rachel Bentley, Joye Boardman.

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

    4. [S10] Smyth County, Virginia Marriage Licenses 1832-1850.