Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Whittaker was born on 10 June 1845, in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States, his father, Samuel Henry Whittaker, was 66 and his mother, Cynthia West, was 29. He married Malitia Tanton on 16 October 1865, in Silsbee, Hardin, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. He lived in Hardin, Texas, United States in 1880 and Kountze, Hardin, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 13 March 1909, in Silsbee, Hardin, Texas, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Tanton Cemetery, Silsbee, Hardin, Texas, United States.
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- Will H Whittaker, "United States Census, 1900"
- Wm H Whittaker, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1858
Historical Boundaries: 1858: Hardin, Texas, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Whitaker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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