Need help locating information on any of the descendants of the following family:
JOHN WHITAKER was born in 1799 at GA (Source: 1850 Tallapoosa County Cenus, pg 98, Township 20, family 1424, enumerated 30 Dec 1850:John shown as head of household, age 51, born in GA.)
He married Nancy ??? before 1829. (Source: Speculated based on dob of first child)
He and Nancy resided between 1840 and 1842 at Tallapoosa County, AL. (Source: Deduction from places of birth of children listed on 1850 census)
NANCY ??? was born in 1798 at GA. (Source: 1850 Tallapoosa County Cenus, pg 98, Township 20, family 1424, enumerated 30 Dec 1850: Nancy shown as age 52, born in GA.)
Children of John WHITAKER and Nancy ??? (as shown on the 1850 Tallapoosa AL census) were as follows:
2 i. JAMES was born in 1829 at GA. (James is shown on 1850 Census of Tallapoosa Co, AL, separately. It is speculation that he may also be a child of John & Nancy WHITAKER.)
3 ii. BETSY ANN was born in 1830 at GA.
4 iii. THISSY was born in 1831 at GA.
5 iv. NATHAN was born in 1834 at GA.
6 v. DRUCILLA, born 5 May 1836 at GA; married Thomas J DAVIS.
7 vi. JOHN was born in 1840 at GA.
8 vii. ALEXANDER was born in 1842 at AL.
9 viii. WILLIAM was born in 1843 at AL.
John Whitaker is included in the 1840 Tallapoosa AL census, (Source: Some Pioneers of Tallapoosa County, Alabama, compiled by Sandra Scott Wilson, The Anundson Publishing Company, Decorah IA, 1991, page 18-19.)
In Tallapoosa County 1855 Census, transcribed by Mrs. Carolyn Price, published by The Genealogical Society of East Alabama, Inc., 1994, page 50, the following Whitakers are shown:
Whitaker, Jasper (Beat 2) 1 M under 21, 1 M over 21, 1F under 21,1F over 21
Whitaker, John (Beat 2) 3 M under 21, 1 M over 21, no F under 21, 2F over 21
I have also found John & Nancy on the 1860 Tallapoosa AL census, pag 94, Western District (Beat 2), Chanahatchy (?) P.O., enumerated 3 Aug 1860. At this time the family looks like this:
638/638 John Whitaker 62 M Farmer - 300 GA
Nancy 64 F do (ditto)
Thersby 28 F do
William A. 17 M Alabama
Percy EARLY 28 M Day labor - 100 GA
Luvina Early 27 F do
Thomas Early 8 M Alabama
Nancy Early 6 F do
Alexander Early 3 M do
Elijah Early ?/12 M do
Apparently Luvinia is a daughter of John & Nancy. The Early family as well as Drucilla & Thomas J. Davis moved to Mississippi (Webster County).
Jasper Whitaker, listed on the 1855 Tallapoosa County census may also have been a son of John and Nancy.
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