Brief Life History of James Maxadent
When James Maxadent Whitaker was born on 23 August 1846, in Valleytown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, his father, Stephen Decatur Whitaker, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Taylor, was 25. He lived in Valley Town Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 11 November 1928, in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Valleytown Cemetery, Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- J Mack Whitaker in household of Margaret Cromwell, "United States Census, 1920"
- James Mack Whitaker, "United States, Native American Birth and Death Records, 1885-1940"
- J. Meek Whitaker, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
Parents and Siblings
1814–1900 Male
1820–1891 Female
Siblings (15)
1838–1912 Male
1839–1899 Female
1841–1923 Female
1842–1906 Female
1844–1929 Female
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World Events (8)
1853 · First State Fair
Age 7
1863
Age 17
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 22
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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