Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Whitaker was born on 22 October 1842, in Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, her father, Stephen Decatur Whitaker, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Taylor, was 22. She lived in North Carolina, United States in 1870 and Valley Town Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 13 June 1906, in Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Valleytown Cemetery, Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Martha A Whitaker in household of James Mc Whitaker, "United States Census, 1900"
- Martha Ann Whitaker, "Find A Grave Index"
- Martha Ann Whitaker, "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index"
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)
1846
Age 4
1853 · First State Fair
Age 11
1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
Age 20
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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