Hiram (Hi) WHITAKER b. 27 Aug 1852 Harman, Tazewell Co, VA d. 14 Aug 1928 Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA: Appalachian Aristocracy

1852 - 1928 (75 years)

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Name	Hiram (Hi) WHITAKER
Born	27 Aug 1852	Harman, Tazewell Co, VA
	Harman was the post office for Whitaker Ridge.
Gender	Male
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Died	14 Aug 1928	Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA [1]
	Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia Name: Hiram Whitaker Gender: Male Race: White Age at Death: 75 Birth Date: abt 1853 Death Date: 13 Aug 1928 Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA Registration Date: 14 May 1929 Father: James Whitaker Mother: Nancy Peter [Petts] Spouse: Lilly B Whitaker Certificate Number: 1928030170
Buried	Whitaker Cemetery, Cedar Bluff, VA
	Grave location and tombstone photo: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117037364 Tombstone has his DOB as 27 Aug, 1852 and DOD as 14 Aug 1928. His epitaph reads "There are no partings in heaven."
Notes	He kept bees. Sold honey. Buried his money in jars around the yard. Nancy Whitaker Tate would go with him when he would go get his jar of money. He would sit on front porch with a fan and visit with folks that came up the road. He kept a gallon jar of his "medicine" of rock candy and whiskey. He would take a sip when for medicinal purposes. He would bake potatoes in the fireplace ashes and pop popcorn in the fireplace. This was a real treat for the grandchildren. At Christmas, Nancy Whitaker Tate, his granddaughter, would wake up around 4 AM and go up to house. It was a game to see who was going to wake up first. He was always up when NWT got there. His nickname for her was "Shikepoke." She spent most of her time with them as a child that she had her own bedroom with a feather mattress. He would ride his horse and Nancy Whitaker Tate would ride double with him, hanging on the back. She was sent to get the horse, because it would run away if someone else rather than NWT came to get him. He was a brown sorrel horse named Doc. Scared of cars, and he would run away. Nancy Whitaker Tate would ride with no saddle or bridle. If a car came, he would stop and not run if she was on him. Nancy Whitaker Tate was a not yet in school. She would take him to a fence, and he would stand still until she would climb the fence and get on him, Then off the would go. He was used for riding to the mill and the store. He met his first wife on Whitaker Ridge CENSUS RECORDS 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Hiram Whitaker Age in 1860: 7 Birth Year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Western District, Tazewell, Virginia Gender: Male in household of James and Nancy Whitaker Post Office: Baptist Valley He had attended school within the census year. Household Members: 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 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Hiram Whitaker Age: 26 Birth Year: abt 1854 [1852] Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1880: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Jane Whitaker Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Hiram Whitaker 26 Jane Whitaker 25 Nora L. Whitaker 5 Doc Whitaker 3 William R. Whitaker 2 William J. Whitaker 37 [his brother] Doctor S. Whitaker 22 [his brother] 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Hiram Whitaker Age: 47 Birth Date: Aug 1852 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Lillie B Whitaker Marriage Year: 1890 Years Married: 10 Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's name: Nancy Whitaker Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Hiram Whitaker 47 Lillie B Whitaker 32 Nora L Whitaker 24 Wm R Whitaker 21 Mollie B Whitaker 19 Mattie Whitaker 17 Newton H Whitaker 10 Otis H Whitaker 6 Laura L Whitaker 2 Nancy D Whitaker 4 months Nancy Whitaker 75 [Nancy Petts Whitaker] his mother 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Hiram Whiteaker [Whitaker] Age in 1910: 57 Birth Year: 1853 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1910: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Bell Whiteaker [Whitaker] Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Hiram Whiteaker 57 Bell Whiteaker 42 Newton H Whiteaker 19 Otis H Whiteaker 16 Laura G Whiteaker 12 Nannie U F Whiteaker 10 Virginia A Whiteaker 5 Annie L Whiteaker 3 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Hiram Whitaker Age: 67 Birth Year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1920: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Lilly B Whitaker Father's Birthplace: Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Home Owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Household Members: Hiram Whitaker 67 Lilly B Whitaker 51 Virginia A Whitaker 14 Annie L Whitaker 12 NEWSPAPERS Clinch Valley News, 6 Apr 1888, Real Estate Transfers "Hiram Whittaker to Jno. H. Williams, trustee, 40 acres." Clinch Valley News July 4, 1902 BANDY Mr. High WHITTAKER had about 250 large apple trees blown down yesterday in the storm. APPOINTMENTS Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971 Name: Hiram Whitaker Post Office Location: Dock, Tazewell, Virginia Appointment Date: 7 Jul 1904 Volume #: 80 Volume Year Range: 1891-1930 [2,3]
Person ID	I10	Master File
Last Modified	30 May 2015

Father	James S. WHITAKER, Jr., b. Abt 1815, Smyth Co. VA , d. 1863, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 48 years)
Mother	Nancy PETTS, b. Jul 1824, Wythe County, VA , d. Bef 1910 (Age ~ 85 years)
Married	27 Feb 1843	Smyth Co. VA [4]
	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.
Family ID	F26	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Emily Jane NELSON, b. Abt 1853, Ashe Co NC , d. 05 Sep 1887, Belcher Ridge, Tazewell Co VA (Age ~ 34 years)

Married Abt 1873 Tazewell Co VA

Children

+	1. Nora Louise WHITAKER, b. 18 Mar 1874, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 13 Feb 1971, Trenton, Wayne Co. MI (Age 96 years)
	2. Dock Snead WHITAKER, b. 1875, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 12 Oct 1904, West Liberty, Morgan Co. KY (Age 29 years)
	3. William Riley WHITAKER, b. 17 Aug 1877, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 21 Aug 1960, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 83 years)
	4. Mollie B. WHITAKER, b. Sep 1880, Tazewell Co. VA , d. Bef 1910 (Age ~ 29 years)
	5. Mattie WHITAKER, b. 20 Aug 1885, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 15 Oct 1966, Champaign Co. IL (Age 81 years)
	6. Sarah C. WHITAKER, b. ca 1884, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 10 Sep 1887, Belcher Ridge, Tazewell Co. VA (Age ~ 3 years)

Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Lillie Belle CHRISTIAN, b. 21 Feb 1869, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA , d. 30 Sep 1943, Baptist Valley, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 74 years)

Married 29 Aug 1889 Tazewell Co VA

Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940
Groom's Name: Hiram Whitaker
Groom's Birth Date: 1852
Groom's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Groom's Age: 37
Bride's Name: Lelly B. Christian [Lilly]
Bride's Birth Date: 1868
Bride's Birthplace: Tazewell County, Va
Bride's Age: 21
Marriage Date: 29 May 1889
Marriage Place: Tazewell, Virginia
Groom's Father's Name: James
Groom's Mother's Name: Nancy
Bride's Father's Name: Thos. C
Bride's Mother's Name: Alafore [Allyfair]
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Widowed
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01695-4
System Origin: Virginia-EASy
Source Film Number: 34214
Reference Number: Page 87 Line128

Children

	1. Newburn WHITAKER, b. ca 1886, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 16 Oct 1893, Belcher Ridge, Tazewell, VA (Age ~ 7 years)
	2. Newton Hubbard WHITAKER, b. 28 May 1890, Harman, Tazewell Co, VA , d. 19 Mar 1950, Richlands, VA (Age 59 years)
	3. Otis H. WHITAKER, b. 13 Jun 1893, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 2 Apr 1917, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 23 years)
	4. Laura Gaynell WHITAKER, b. 6 Oct 1897, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 6 May 1997, Strasburg, Lancaster Co. PA (Age 99 years)
	5. Nancy Euphemia Alafair WHITAKER, b. 25 Jan 1900, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 13 Feb 2002, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 102 years)
	6. Virginia WHITAKER, b. 17 Apr 1905, Tazewell Co. VA , d. 08 May 1988, Volusia Co. FL (Age 83 years)
	7. Anna Lucille WHITAKER, b. 8 Mar 1907, Tazewell Co., VA , d. 1 Jun 1930, Tazewell Co. VA (Age 23 years)

Last Modified 6 Nov 2011

Family ID F8 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S2] Pack Family Bible, Possession of Ella Mae Pack Whitaker.
[S3] Nancy Whitaker Tate Interview, Cheryl Tate Duke, (11/26/00-current).
[S1] Interview with Rosa Mae Whitaker Shepherd, June 11, 1999, Cheryl Tate Duke.
[S10] Smyth County, Virginia Marriage Licenses 1832-1850.