George William Robinson Whitaker

27 August 1847–1 October 1933 (Age 86)
Quealy, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States

The Life Summary of George William Robinson

When George William Robinson Whitaker was born on 27 August 1847, in Quealy, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, his father, George Whitaker, was 27 and his mother, Eveline Parsons Robinson, was 19. He married Elizabeth Bodiford on 8 January 1902, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. In 1933, at the age of 86, his occupation is listed as retired farmer in Hatton, Millard, Utah, United States. He died on 1 October 1933, in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George William Robinson Whitaker
1847–1933
Elizabeth Bodiford
1865–1932
Marriage: 8 January 1902
William Thomas Wittaker
1892–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 January 1902Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (5)

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 16
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1867
    Age 20
    Historical Boundaries - 1867: Carter, Dakota Territory, United States; 1869: Sweetwater, Wyoming Territory, United States; 1890: Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States
    1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
    Age 23
    Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

    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

    Story Highlight

    Biography of George William WHITAKER

    GEORGE WILLIAM WHITAKER (Wife, Elizabeth Bodiford) George William Whitaker was the son of George Whitaker and Eveline Parsons Robinson Whitaker. He was born August 27, 1847 in Independence …

    Sources (15)

    • Geo W Whittaker in household of Geo Whittaker, "United States Census, 1860"
    • George W Whitaker, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
    • George Whitaker in entry for Elizabeth Whitaker, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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