Mary Rachel WHITAKER

Female 1818 - 1881  (62 years)


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  • Name Mary Rachel WHITAKER 
    Born 11 Nov 1818  Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID 18D784E1524D403EB55D3DB82FE947330A04 
    Died 21 Mar 1881  Willis, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Ayers Cemetery, Lindell, Washington Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • born Oct 11, 1818, [Ref: 1850 Washington Co. VA Census or 1820, 40 years in 1860 Census]  Mary died [Headstone] 12 March 1881, 62 years, 5 months and 1 day in Willis, Texas

      Her remains were returned to the Ayres Cemetery near Blackwell's Chapel in Washington, Co. VA.

      MARRIAGE Mary Whitteaker 30 June 1836 mc-3 Jan 1837 min Richard Roberts Va. Historic Marriage Register, Smyth County Marriage 1832-1850

      CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 United States Federal Census
      Name: Mary Ayres
      Age: 29
      Birth Year: abt 1821
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1850: District 60, Smyth, Virginia
      Gender: Female
      Family Number: 310
      Household Members:
      John P Ayres 35
      Mary Ayres 29
      Elizabeth Ayres 13
      Darcus Ayres 10
      Mary Ayres 6
      James Ayres 4
      Thomas Ayres 3
      Susan Ayres 0

      1860 United States Federal Census
      Name: John Ayers
      Age in 1860: 46
      Birth Year: abt 1814
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Western District, Washington, Virginia
      Gender: Male
      Post Office: Abingdon
      Household Members:
      John Ayers 46
      Mary Ayers 40
      Mary Ayers 15
      James Ayers 14
      Thomas Ayers 12
      Susan Ayers 10
      Priscilla Ayers 8
      Sallie Ayers 6
      Rachel Ayers 3
      Joseph Ayers 1

      1880 United States Federal Census
      Name: Mary Ayers
      Age: 64
      Birth Year: abt 1816
      Birthplace: Virginia
      Home in 1880: Saltville, Washington, Virginia
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital status: Married
      Spouse's Name: John L. Ayers
      Father's Birthplace: Virginia
      Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
      Occupation: Keeping House
      Household Members:
      John L. Ayers 65
      Mary Ayers 64
      Joseph Ayers 27

      Wm Golliher, 21, boarder, who was disabled with Typhoid Fever at time of enumeration.  [2]
    Person ID I686  Master File
    Last Modified 7 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 Elizabeth PARSLEY,   b. Abt 1790, Saltville, Washington Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1832, Washington, Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married 6 Feb 1810  Washington, Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850
      Groom Name: James Whiteacre
      Bride Name: Betsy Parcely
      Marriage Date: 6 Feb 1810
      County: Washington
      State: Virginia
      Source: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers.
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Preston AYRES,   b. 13 Jan 1817, Saltville, Smith Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1888, Lindell, Washington Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Married 30 Jun 1836  Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth AYRES,   b. Abt 1837, Saltville, Smyth Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1884, Williamson Co., TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years)
     2. Dorcas AYRES,   b. 29 Jul 1839, Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1907  (Age 68 years)
     3. Mary Jane AYRES,   b. Abt 1845
     4. Mary Branch AYRES,   b. Abt 1845
     5. James AYRES,   b. Abt 1846
     6. Thomas Preston (Hiram) AYRES,   b. 1848, Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Susan (Susie) AYRES,   b. 26 Aug 1849, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug. 1927, Knox Co. TN Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     8. Priscilla AYRES,   b. Abt 1852
     9. Salley AYRES,   b. 1854,   d. Dec 1854, Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     10. Rachel AYRES,   b. 1857
     11. Joseph J. AYRES,   b. 1859, Smyth Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Nancy A. Nash Material, 1997.

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

    3. [S20] Whitaker Research, Mary Wilson , (hjkwilson@comcast.net.).