Brief Life History of David Henry
When David Henry Whitaker was born in 1837, in Townsend Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, his father, Henry William Whitaker, was 26 and his mother, Mahala Melvina Love, was 20. He married Mary Eudora Williams on 4 July 1862, in Gilead, Gilead Township, Branch, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Bronson, Branch, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He died before 1880, in Branch, Michigan, United States.
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- David H Whittaker in household of Horace B Williams, "United States Census, 1870"
- David R. Whitaker, "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995"
- David H. Whittaker in entry for Henry B. Whittaker and Minnie Quadnau, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
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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