Nancy PETTS

Female 1824 - Bef 1910  (~ 85 years)


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  • Name Nancy PETTS 
    Born Jul 1824  Wythe County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1900 Census Tazewell Co. VA, District 100. Listed in the household of Hiram Whitaker as mother age 75, birthdate listed as July, 1824.
    Gender Female 
    _UID ED2CD93C2F07480CBA89EC9E907E8F6A8C7A 
    Died Bef 1910 
    Notes 
    • from Bristol, VA area Moved family to KY after husband was killed in 1863. Went in a wagon with all her children and belongings. She returned after the war. Some of her children remained. Alex remained, living in Morgan Co., KY. He spelled his name Whiteaker and so did his children.

      CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nancy Whitaker
      Age: 33
      Birth Year: abt 1817
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1850: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
      Gender: Female
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Jame Whitaker 30
      Nancy Whitaker 33
      Helen Whitaker 11
      Jame Whitaker 6
      Jno Whitaker 4
      Gerry Whitaker 3
      Alex Whitaker 0

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nancy Whitaker
      Age in 1860: 47
      Birth Year: abt 1813
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia
      Gender: Female [in household of James Whitaker]
      Post Office: Baptist Valley
      Unable to read or write.
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Jas Whitaker 45
      Nancy Whitaker 47
      Helon Whitaker 21
      James Whitaker 16
      John Whitaker 14
      Jeremiah Whitaker 12
      Alexander Whitaker 9
      Hiram Whitaker 7
      Jane Whitaker 5
      Snead Whitaker 4
      Nancy Whitaker 1

      1900 United States Federal Census
      Name: Nancy Whitaker
      Age: 75
      Birth Date: Jul 1824
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Mother [in household of her son, Hiram Whitaker]
      Marital Status: Single
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

    Person ID I53  Master File
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2016 

    Father Adam PETTS,   b. ca 1800,   d. Bef 1850  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Mother Delilah Fanning,   b. ca 1800, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Mar 1883, Tazewell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Family ID F674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James S. WHITAKER, Jr.,   b. Abt 1815, Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1863, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Married 27 Feb 1843  Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • One record puts marriage in 1838, and another the month of Dec. 1843.

      Source:
      Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850

      Groom Name: James S. Whitaker
      Bride Name: Nancy Petts
      Marriage Date: 27 Feb 1843
      County: Smyth
      State: Virginia

      Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
    Children 
     1. Helen WHITAKER,   b. 1839, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William James WHITAKER,   b. 16 Apr 1843, probably Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1920, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. John Henry WHITAKER,   b. 07 Aug 1846, probably Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1928, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +4. Jeremiah WHITAKER,   b. Mar 1848, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1910, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
     5. Alexander WHITEAKER,   b. 27 Dec 1850, Tazewell Co VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jun 1926, Morgan Co. KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Hiram (Hi) WHITAKER,   b. 27 Aug 1852, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1928, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     7. Elizabeth Jane WHITAKER,   b. 28 Apr 1855, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1948, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     8. Dock Snead WHITAKER,   b. 3 Jan 1856, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1936, Vallscreek, McDowell Co. WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     9. Crockett WHITAKER,   b. ca Mar 1858, Dividing Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1858, Dividing Ridge, Tazewell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     10. Nancy WHITAKER,   b. 10 May 1859, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Aug 1947, Tazewell Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2011 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Smyth County, Virginia Marriage Licenses 1832-1850.