Brief Life History of Martha
When Martha Whitaker was born in May 1799, in Woodford, Kentucky, United States, her father, John J Whitaker, was 38 and her mother, Martha Wilcockson, was 43. She married John Turner King in 1814, in Mulberry, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lincoln, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Nacogdoches, Texas, United States in 1860. She died on 4 January 1862, in Nacogdoches, Province of Texas, Mexico, at the age of 62, and was buried in Sacul, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Martha King in household of John T King, "United States Census, 1860"
- Martha Whitaker in entry for D Houston King, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
- Martha King in household of John T King, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1793–1876 Male
1799–1862 Female
Children (13)
1816–1870 Male
1818–1879 Female
1820–1863 Male
1822–1867 Male
1824–1864 Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1760–1837 Male
1757–1799 Female
Siblings (10)
1783–1836 Male
1785–1853 Male
1788–1873 Female
1788–1874 Male
1790–1839 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
Age 2
1818 · Jackson Purchase
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Whitacre in Warwickshire or High Whitaker in Lancashire, both of whose names derive from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + æcer ‘field’. The name may also be derived from Wheatacre in Norfolk or Whiteacre in Waltham (Kent), both of which derive from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + æcer ‘field’. Compare Whittaker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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