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Marriage: Children:
  1. Thomas H. Whittaker: Birth: 1815 in KY. Death: APR 1860 in Arkansas

  2. Telemachus Whittaker: Birth: 1822 in Kentucky or Tennessee(census says both). Death: 2 DEC 1882 in Lawrence county, Arkansas (Cache Township)

  3. Sarah J. Whittaker: Birth: 1838 in Missouri.


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a. Note:   UNDERWOOD, Sara Webb -- b. 30 June 1821; d. 11 February 1863 ----- wife of W.P.A. Hail, Dr.(source: Nancy Matthews at couchgenweb cemetery...Powhatan Cemetery.) 1850 United States Federal Census Record about Betsey C Whitaker Name: Betsey C Whitaker Age: 55 Estimated birth year: abt 1795 Birth place: South Carolina Gender: Female Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Black River, Lawrence, Arkansas There is a Talmaccus Underwood on the 1850 Census Lawrence County, AR township Black River: Talmaccus Underwood age 26, Barbara age 22, Joel age 4, John age 21, Andrew age 12 and Polly age 1. There is also a Telemacus Underwood on the Census 1830 in Scott County Missouri, Mississippi Township 1000100000000-000010000 Polly Underwood 002100000000-00000001 1840 Scott Co., MO, Mississippi Township T. Underwood 0000001-100001 Thomas Underwood 300011-000001 Betsey C. born in 1795 in South Carolina. Was living in Black River Township in 1850 with Telemachus Whittaker, and had a Sarah J. Whittaker 12 from Missouri living with her.(found a Sarah J. Whittaker that married a John H. Parker in Randolph County in 1858 BK-PG 1-0306....also found John and Sarah on the 1860 census in Randolph County. P.233...Barbara Whittaker Brown....St. Louis County Library, Aug. 14, 2001) On the 1880 Census Telemachus mother place of birth is listed as VA and his father has NC We finally heard from Mildred. The envelope was dated the 13th and we got it on the 15th. Wow - I didn't think our mail service could be that fast. Takes longer than that for a letter to get from my house to Sioux City and that is only 15 miles away. The mailman must have known I was waiting for that letter <smile>. She wrote a nice long letter, but I will pass on only parts of it - relating to our research. Mildred has a bachelor of science degree from the University of Southern California and majored in English. She is married to William Griffith and they have three children, three grand children and two great grandchildren. I do have some info on her children. They are William Thomas Griffith born 29-May-1952, Cheryl LeAnn Griffith born 8-Aug-1953, and Susan Lovitta Griffith born 29-Jul-1960 in the Phillipines. Susan is married to (I am not real positive on the spelling) Louwellen Jones. This is all the info I have on Mildred's family so far. Hope to get the rest soon. Mildred says "I know the Whittakers were English, I think originally from Yorkshire. They knew how to breed thorough-bred horses and wanted to get some of the blue grass land in Kentucky, but were too late. The English Royals had all of it. They made sure of that before they let the common people know it existed. The queen has a stable in Lexington now and comes for the races as a private citizen." "Talamachus was my dad's grandfather and the story I heard is that his father went on west to Paducha (Kentucky) and established a stable. Talamachus was engaged and his fiance was killed in a riding accident. He left (Paducha) and came to Arkansas. After some time it seems he recovered and married. I hear twice, but Eddie Conley (I think she must mean Eddie Conrey) told me he married three times and each of his wives died. Eddie was a 1/2 cousin. My dad was named Tal Andrew in his memory. My dad was born in 1890." (I need to confirm this as the records I have say he was born in 1889 - pretty close though) I have left out some parts here --- "My uncle Jeff was the oldest. His name was Thomas Jefferson. Uncle John was next. His name was John Henry. Next in order was aunt Martha Ann, (she said in the letter that Martha Ann told her about the family) and then Uncle Max , then my dad. Everyone called him Jack. Next was Charles who died as a child and then Aunt Effie. My grandfather (Thomas William Whittaker) said that Tal and Charles were wild just like his two mules -Jack and Pete- and so that is what he called them. Everyone in Arkansas called my dad Jack. The kids called him uncle Jack - so the name stuck." (For those who asked about Jack & Pete - there is your answer - Jack was Tal and Pete was Charles - nick-named after Thomas William's mules <smile>.) Mildred also said in the letter that her son was a computer programer. She has a new computer and is learning how to use it. Her son helps her, but he has a full time job and can "spare only so much time for his mom". She also said "I have been writing the family stories that my grandmother told my mother and my mother told me. I am beginning to feel a little rushed because I think I may be the last of the Whittakers who knows them." She said in another part of the letter "My uncle Max was said to have a club foot. When I saw him, I looked, but couldn't tell. So it wasn't very bad, but he was excused from a lot of work when they were growing up." That is about all she wrote in this letter. I, for one, am really looking forward to more. When we write back to her, I will ask if she knows anything about a brother to Talamachus. If Talamachus' father owned a stable in Paducha, there surely must be some kind of records someplace. Our first real clue!!!!!! I feel we are getting a whole lot closer to going back one more generation. Dave (Source: David Marotz) Found these Whittakers on the 1850 Butler County, Missouri Census Dist No. 10 Microfilm series M-432 Roll #393 Files 200/205: (Barbara Whittaker Brown October 2002) 265/271 William Davis 24male Farmer born TE crw Jane 23female born ILL crw Phebe 1female born AR Sarah Whittacker 10female born MO Missouri Whittaker 8female born MO There is a Thelma Whittaker age 18 married a Carl D. Elrod age 21 in Lawrence County, AR on January 30, 1911, BK/PG C-001....don't know how or if this Thelma Whittaker is connected to our Talmachus Whittaker's Title The Whitaker family of Buncombe County, North Carolina : and genealogies of the Reed, Harper and Wright families Stmnt.Resp. compiled by C. Bruce Whitaker Authors Whitaker, C. Bruce (Clyde Bruce) (Main Author) Notes Spine title: Whitaker, Reed, Harper, Wright. Contents: Ancestry and descendants of Joshua Whitaker (ca.1676- ca.1715/19) of England and the Isle of Man and his wife Jane (Parker) Whitaker (ca.1676) ... -- Descendants of John Reed (1715-ca.1753) of New Jersey and his wife Hannah (Davis) Reed (b.ca.1715) of New Jersey and Rowan County, North Carolina -- Ancestry and descendants of Lot Harpewr (1781-1866) and his wife Miriam (Whitaker) Harper -- Descendants of Isaac Wright (ca.1778- ca.1820's) of Rutherford County, North Carolina and his wife Chaney/China (...) Wright (ca.1780-ca.1855) of Rutherford and Buncombe Counties, North Carolina. Joshua Whitaker (ca.1676-ca.1715/19), a Quaker, married Jane Parker about 1696 and after his death, she and the family immigrated to Ireland. Two sons, William Whitaker (b.1701) and Peter Whitaker (1703-1758), immigrated by 1721 to Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the rest of the family followed about three years later. Descendants and relatives lived in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Texas and elsewhere. Some descendants became Mormons and lived in Utah and elsewhere. Includes some generations of probable ancestors in England, the Isle of Man and elsewhere. Includes indexes. Includes Garren, Jenkins, McCrary (McCreary), Merrill (Merrell), Trantham and related families. Subjects Garren Harper Jenkins Reed Trantham Whitaker Wright Copies Call Number - Location 929.273 W58wc - JSMB US/CAN Book Format Books/Monographs (With Fiche) Language English Publication Swannanoa, N.C. : C.B. Whitaker, c1989 (Asheville, N.C. : Ward Publishing) Physical xvi, Wh.340, R.60, H.64, Wr.58 p. : ill., facsims., geneal. table, map, ports. Subject Class 929.273 W58 Title Also Known As Whiaker, Reed, Harper, Wright Film Notes Note - Location [Film] Also on microfiche. Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1991. 7 microfiches ; 11 x 15 cm. - FHL US/CAN Fiche [ 6089084 ] Title Whitaker--Tanner--Underwood, ca. 1792-1916 Stmnt.Resp. Bess Roberts Authors Roberts, Bess (Main Author) Notes Microfilm of typescript on printed forms (photocopy, [2] leaves) at the Willard Library, Evansville, Indiana. With: Chapman--Whitaker, ca. 1692-1916 / Fonda Lawhead. Family group sheets. Wilson Lee Whitaker was born in 1798, the son of Jesse and Lydia Lindsay Whitaker. He married Marenda Benton, daughter of Benjamin and Altha Chapman Benton, at Hartford, Kentucky in 1817. The had thirteen children, 1818-1844, all born in Ohio County, Kentucky, He died in 1872 in Ohio County. His daughter, Julia Ann Whitaker was born in 1818. She married 1) Thomas Potts Tanner (1814-1841) in 1836. They had three children, 1837-1841. She married 2) Granville Underwood (1816-1894) in 1842. They had three children, 1845-1848. She died in 1851. Subjects Tanner Underwood Whitaker Format Manuscript (On Film) Language English Publication Salt Lake City : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987 Physical on 1 microfilm reel : geneal. table. ; 35 mm. Film Notes Note - Location [Film] Whitaker--Tanner--Underwood, ca. 1792-1916 - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1481387 Item 19 ] 14 Jonas Underwood, son of John; b. June 10, 1767, Sudbury, Mass.; mar. abt. 1792, Sally Pine, b. Apr. 2, 1774. Ch.: 1 Betsey Underwood, b. Aug. 3, 1793; m. (1) Eliab Austin, (2) Jedediah Alexander. Source: Click here: Family Tree Maker Online: GenealogyLibrary.com: Search 1 Eliab, d. 1817; m. Betsy Underwood, dau. of Jonas and Sarah (Pine) Underwood, b. Aug. 3, 1793; d. Oct. 24, 1856; bur. Deposit. She m. (2) Jedediah Alexander, who d. 1843. Ch.: 1 Philip Alexander, b. 1828. Eliab Austin's estate was inventoried in 1817. 2 Benjamin, b. 1794; d. June 13, 1871, ae. 77; Pine Grove Cem., Deposit; m. (1) Betsey (???), b. 1804, d. Dec. 24, 1844, ae. 40 y m (2) Minerva (???) Ray, b. 1805, Conn.; d. Apr. 1, 187 her 69th yr. at the home of her son, George W. Ray. Ch 1 John, b. 1825. 2 Mary, d. Aug. 26, 1833, ae. 2 y. 6 mo. 3 George Albert, b. 1834; had a dau., Mrs. C. M. Fortner, Deposit. 4 Charles, b. 1847. 1850 census of Sanford also gives George Ray, age 17 yrs. Eliza Ray, age 14 yrs. 3 Mary Ann. 4 Abigail, d. 1847; m. (???) Corwin. 5 Edward Lewis, b. Oct. 26, 1815, Deposit; d. May 11, 1879; m. Ja 14, 1838, Nancy Pinney; b. Mar. 18, 1818; d. May 13, 1891. Ch 1 Kate B., b. Dec. 14, 1841; m. Ira W. Woolworth. They ran t Windsor Hotel, Windsor, N. Y. 2 Henrietta C., b. Feb. 24, 1843; d. 1927; m. Charles Keele 1832 - 1903. 42- 3 Edward Allen, b. June 6, 1849; m. Samantha Ann Wheele Ref. Mrs. John C. Youmans, 25 Lincoln Ave., Binghamton, N. Y. Bible rec. of Lewis Allen Austin; Gravestones in Pine Grove Cem., Deposit, N. Y.; Mrs. Vincent, Deposit. Farnham data from Mr. Kendall P. Hayward, 271 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford, Conn. (1946) Mr. Winthr Hopkins, 101 Second St., Deposit. 1850 census Sanfor 1-2-1-3-4 14 Nathan Austin. Nathan Austin (S14,932; Cert. 31,754, May 25, 1840; $60.00 per an.; Conn. Private) applied March 12, 1839, from Sanford, Broome Co., N. Y., age 75, born April 5, 1764, Preston, New London Co., Conn., June 1, 1789, he went from Preston to Groton, Conn., and there enlisted under Recruiting Sergt. Amos Gallup for one year in a company of artillery, commanded by Capt. Latham and entered the service the same day in Ft. Griswold under Capt. Latham, Col. Ledyard. July, 1780, he was drafted and served 3 months under Capt. Elijah Palmer, Col. Richards. May, 1781, he volunteered and served 6 months in the company of Minute Men under Ensign John Tyler, Capt. David Green, Col. Samuel Tyler. Lawrence County, AR marriage Index: UNDERWOOD, John ----- 19 ----- RANEY, Lunetta ----- 19 ----- 17 Feb 1841 ----- A2-066 UNDERWOOD, Joseph H. ----- 50 ----- STARNS, Rhoda ----- 54 ----- 3 Aug 1845 ----- A2-141 UNDERWOOD, Talimacus ----- 21 ----- STARNS, Barbery ----- 18 ----- 7 May 1846 ----- A2-158 UNDERWOOD, Thomas ----- 19 ----- ALLEN, Sarry Ann ----- 19 ----- 20 Dec 1849 ----- A2-248 UNDERWOOD, Margaret ----- 18 ----- RANEY, Morgan ----- 24 ----- 10 Feb 1848 ----- A2-201 STARNES, Elizabeth ----- SWINK, John M. ----- 7 Feb 1839 ----- A2-018 STARNES, Evey Ann ----- 21 ----- SHARP, Solomon ----- 25 ----- 17 Feb 1848 ----- A2-204 STARNES, Sally ----- DARTER, Andrew ----- 22 May 1842 ----- A2-073 STARNES, Sally ----- LIVELY, Anderson ----- 15 Aug 1844 ----- A2-121 STARNS, Barbery ----- 18 ----- UNDERWOOD, Talimacus ----- 21 ----- 7 May 1846 ----- A2-158 STARNS, Enetta ----- RAGSDALE, William ----- 25 May 1851 ----- A2-285 STARNS, Nancy ----- 20 ----- BUTLER, Lafayett Washington ----- 19 ----- 14 Sep 1848 ----- A2-215 STARNS, Rhoda ----- 54 ----- UNDERWOOD, Joseph H. ----- 50 ----- 3 Aug 1845 ----- A2-141 STARNS, Rody ----- CLUBB, Peter W. ----- 20 Jan 1842 ----- A2-073


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