James Maxadent Whitaker

23 August 1846–11 November 1928 (Age 82)
Valleytown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States

The Life Summary 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 Whitaker, 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.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Decatur Whitaker
1814–1900
Elizabeth Whitaker
1820–1891
David Lafayette Whitaker
1838–1912
Mary Catherine Whitaker
1839–1899
Lydia Emaline Whitaker
1841–1923
Martha Ann Whitaker
1842–1906
Margaret P. Whitaker
1844–1929
James Maxadent Whitaker
1846–1928
Sarah Amanda Whitaker
1848–1926
Joshua Walker Whitaker
1850–1903
Caroline Louisa Whitaker
1852–1880
Adaline Elizabeth Whitaker
1852–1929
William Thomas Whitaker
1854–1922
Stephen D Whitaker
1855–1929
Elizabeth Jane Whitaker
1857–1891
Harriett Whitaker
1860–1860
Jefferson Davis Whitaker
1862–1862

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World Events (8)

1853 · First State Fair
Age 7
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
1863
Age 17
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 22
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

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.

Possible Related Names

Whittaker
Whiteaker
Whitacre

Sources (11)

  • James Mack Whitaker, "United States, Native American Birth and Death Records, 1885-1940"
  • J Mack Whitaker in household of Margaret Cromwell, "United States Census, 1920"
  • J. Meek Whitaker, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"

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