Brief Life History of Sarah Amanda
When Sarah Amanda Whitaker was born on 27 March 1848, in Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, her father, Stephen Decatur Whitaker, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Taylor, was 27. She lived in Valley Town Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and North Carolina, United States in 1926. She died on 22 May 1926, in Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Valleytown Cemetery, Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Sarah A Whitaker in household of James Mc Whitaker, "United States Census, 1900"
- Sarah Amanda Whitaker, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
- Sarah Amanda Whitaker, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
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 5
1863
Age 15
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
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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