William L. Graham WHITAKER

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Notes:

Lucille Steele d/o Hobart said that William Graham died from a blow to the head by an unknown assailant who hit him with a club. The attack took place in the area near Whitaker Ridge. He had the same fate as his brother James Whitten Whitaker. A coincindence or part of the feud?

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: W L G Whitaker
Age: 2
Birth Date: Oct 1897
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: D L Whitaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Lou Whitaker
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: William G Whiteaker
Age in 1910: 12
Birth Year: abt 1898
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: Dock S Whiteaker
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Article in the 3 Nov 1922 Clinch Valley News, news from Harman, VA. Headline is "Shot And Killed In Poker Game"
"Mr Graham Whitaker was shot and killed early yesterday morning by Wilburn Smyth. The men were in a poker game."

William married Cora Bessie Dunford 08 Feb 1920, Cedar Bluff, Tazewell Co. VA. Cora (daughter of Samuel Dunford and Sarah Alafair CHRISTIAN) was born 1902, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]