Linda Knott wrote: > > I've been spending the last couple of days cleaning up my database and > have come across several different entries that mean the same. Every > one seems to have a different way of listing those whom they don't have > the proper name. When I receive information in GEDCOM, I try to go > through and make it uniform. I would like to know what the proper way > to list "Unknowns" is. Maybe this will help others also. Examples > below: > > Girl West > Boy West > Unknown West > //West > ? West > Unknown > > Mary Unknown > Mary > Mary// > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. :-) > > Linda Whittaker Knott > [email protected] > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5868 > WHITTAKER,LOVE,WEST,CHAPIN,MALOTT > COMSTOCK,ELLIS,FERGUSON > KNOTT,GOODWIN,AVERY > CLARK,EVANS,MOCK,ROCHFORD,ALVEY Linda, Family Tree Maker suggests using \\ [nospace between the backslashes] for missing name information. For instance: you know that Humpty Dumpty married a girl name Jazz. However, you were newver told the last name. You would use Jazz \\. This is a standard database type of indicator. You could also the \\ to INCLUDE a double last name wihout the use of hyphens. Say Susie was married twice and had children by both husbands. You could list her as Susie \Smith Jones\ and it would be alphabatized as Smith Jones under 'S'. Personally, for missing name [whole name], I like to indicate relationship - Wife Of Robert Smith or Third Daughter Jones. That way, I can have a spot for them reserved for when I locate the information and I know which ones are still to be found. I may find info on Second Son Jones before I find info on First Son Jones. The relationship is maintained. The use of the ? for missing names does not do that. If I only know they had 5 children, then I do Child One Smith, Child Two Smith, etc. It keeps the information in perspective. Other people's thoughts? Ruth Ann Harris

I've been spending the last couple of days cleaning up my database and have come across several different entries that mean the same. Every one seems to have a different way of listing those whom they don't have the proper name. When I receive information in GEDCOM, I try to go through and make it uniform. I would like to know what the proper way to list "Unknowns" is. Maybe this will help others also. Examples below: Girl West Boy West Unknown West //West ? West Unknown Mary Unknown Mary Mary// Any suggestions would be appreciated. :-) Linda Whittaker Knott [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5868 WHITTAKER,LOVE,WEST,CHAPIN,MALOTT COMSTOCK,ELLIS,FERGUSON KNOTT,GOODWIN,AVERY CLARK,EVANS,MOCK,ROCHFORD,ALVEY

I am looking for information on James WHITAKER, no dates known. James was married to Rebecca PUCKETT. The only other information I have on these two is that they had a daughter named Mary WHITAKER, born 14 April 1875 probably in KY, and died on 11 January 1964. Mary was married to Caleb JOHNSON, mairage date unknown. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Raymond Tackett [email protected]

The online data covering the descendants fo John "Pegleg" Whitaker, (1760 - 1837) has moved to a new location at. . . http://www.jps.net/rsw/roots/roots.htm -Robert Scott Whitaker

Hello-- I am a new member and would like to post my research interests: My great-grandfather, Joseph GREAVES, was born in 1955 in Upper Wortley, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England (as best I understand it, somewhat nearer to Leeds than Bradford). His parents were Joseph Greaves (a woollen cloth manufacturer) and his wife, Maria WHITAKER. (A marriage certificate is on order.) The younger Joseph emigrated to Providence, Rhode Island, then New Bedford, Massachusetts in the early 1880s, where he, too, worked in the textile industry. I know that there is a history of Leeds written by someone named Whitaker -- don't know if he's somehow related?? Any information on the Whitakers of Leeds, England -- or on this specific branch -- would be much appreciated. Donna Dreher Lees Chico, California, USA [email protected]

I'm looking for information on Henry Whitaker, Jr., who fought in the Civil War and later served as a pastor in Lancaster, Pa., as well as anything about his father (presumably Henry Whitaker, Sr.) and other ancestors. He was my greatgreatgrandfather. Ginny Swarr Youmans [email protected] http://www.mindspring.com/~yeomanservice

This was sent to me on another mailing list and I thought it interesting enough to pass on. Linda Whittaker Knott ********************* Sept-Oct, 1997, Newsletter - Genealogical Society of Santa Cruz County "Source: Ancestors West, SSBCGS, Vol 20, No l, Fall 1993, South Bend (IN) Area Genealogical Society via Julie Burnett, Sue in Arizona and Judy Nordgren SMCAGS "In case you ever wondered why a large number of your ancestors disappeared during a certain period in history, this might help. Epidemics have always had a great influence on people - and thus influencing, as well, the genealogists trying to trace them. Many cases of people disappearing from records can be traced to dying during an epidemic or moving away from the affected area. Some of the major epidemics in the United States are listed below: 1657 Boston Measles 1687 Boston Measles 1690 New York Yellow Fever 1713 Boston Measles 1729 Boston Measles 1732-3 Worldwide Influenza 1738 South Carolina Smallpox 1739-40 Boston Measles 1747 CT,NY,PA,SC Measles 1759 N. Amer [areas inhabited by white people] Measles 1761 N. Amer and West Indies Influenza 1772 N. America Measles 1775 N. Amer [especially hard in NE] epidemic Unknown 1775-6 Worldwide [one of the worst epidemics] Influenza 1783 Dover, DE ["extremely fatal"] Bilious Disorder 1788 Philadelphia and New York Measles 1793 Vermont [a "putrid" fever] and Influenza 1793 VA [killed 500 in 5 counties in 4 weeks] Influenza 1793 Philadelphia [one of the worst epidemics] Yellow Fever 1793 Harrisburg, PA [many unexplained deaths] Unknown 1793 Middletown, PA [many mysterious deaths] Unknown 1794 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever 1796-7 Philadelphia, PA Yellow Fever 1798 Philadelphia, PA [one of the worst] Yellow Fever 1803 New York Yellow Fever 1820-3 Nationwide [starts-Schuylkill River and spreads] "Fever" 1831-2 Nationwide [brought by English emigrants] Asiatic Cholera 1832 NY City and other major cities Cholera 1837 Philadelphia Typhus 1841 Nationwide [especially severe in the south] Yellow Fever 1847 New Orleans Yellow Fever 1847-8 Worldwide Influenza 1848-9 North America Cholera 1850 Nationwide Yellow Fever 1850-1 North America Influenza 1852 Nationwide [New Orleans-8,000 die in summer] Yellow Fever 1855 Nationwide [many parts] Yellow Fever 1857-9 Worldwide [one of the greated epidemics] Influenza 1860-1 Pennsylvania Smallpox 1865-73 Philadelphia, NY, Boston, New Orleans} {Smallpox Baltimore, Memphis, Washington DC} {Cholera [A series of recurring epidemics of:} {Typhus {Typhoid {Scarlet Fever {Yellow Fever 1873-5 N. America and Europe Influenza 1878 New Orleans [last great epidemic] Yellow Fever 1885 Plymouth, PA Typhoid 1886 Jacksonville, FL Yellow Fever 1918 Worldwide[high point yr] more people were {Influenza hospitalized in WWI from this epidemic than wounds. US Army training camps became death camps, with 80% death rate in some camps Finally, these specific instances of cholera were mentioned: 1833 Columbus, OH 1834 New York City 1849 New York 1851 Coles Co., IL, The Great Plains, and Missouri This came from a Kansas List.

I have the following family in Salem and Cumberland Counties, New Jersey. They are descendants of one of the original Fenwick�s Colony families. Ambrose fought in the Rev War. I would appreciate any additional information on these people or their descendants, and will share what I have on any of them or this line. Hal Amick [email protected] Ambrose WHITAKER (1730-1796) m/1 Freelove STRATTON (1733-1765); children: 1. Freelove WHITAKER (1756), m Butler THOMPSON (1749-1791) 2. Mary WHITAKER (1757); m Jedediah OGDEN (1757) 3. Nathaniel WHITAKER (1759-1804); m Lydia WHITAKER (1767) 4. Abigail WHITAKER (1760-1794); m Jeffrey PARVIN (1760) 5. Catharine WHITAKER (1762-1796); Joshua REEVE (1762) m/2 Ruth HARRIS (1734-1772); children: 1. David WHITAKER (1767-1807); m Catharine DUBOIS (1767) 2. Hannah WHITAKER (1768-1818); m Ephraim FOSTER (1768) 3. Lewis WHITAKER (1770-1828); m Mary DUBOIS (1770) m/3 Rachel LEAKE (1742-1823); children: 1. Recompence WHITAKER (1774-1809); m Rachel MOORE (1781-1861) 2. Oliver WHITAKER Sr. (1775-1831); m/1 Mary SUMMERAL (1782-1806); m/2 Elizabeth KIBBEY (1784-1865) 3. Freelove WHITAKER (1778-1842); m David DUBOIS Sr. (1761-1837) 4. Isaac WHITAKER Sr. (1779-1857); m Ann FITHIAN (1792-1855) 5. Sarah WHITAKER (1780) 6. Sarah Leake WHITAKER (1782); m Dr. Robert Hunter VAN METER

owdy everyone... I have in my possession two "spare" death records on two different Robert Whitaker's. I'm going to list the information on them and if you recognize the names, etc. just let me know and I'd be glad to mail the record to you. :-) Here goes........... ******* CERTIFICATE OF DEATH/STATE OF OKLAHOMA Deceased: Robert J. Whitaker DOD: 11-25-1969 Sex: Male Race: White Age: 79 DOB: 9-14-1890 County of Death: Muskogee City of Death: Muskogee State of Birth: Oklahoma Indian Territory, USA Widowed Usual Occupation: Oil Field Worker Residence: Oklahoma, Muskogee, Muskogee 204 North S. Father Name: William R. Whitaker Mother Name: Bridgett Tallon Informant: Sister: Mrs Rebecca Cochran of Cushing, OK ************* DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA/CERTIFICATE OF DEATH Deceased: Robert Harry Whitaker DOD: 7-5-1966 Sex: Male Race: Negro Age: 76 DOB: 8-9-1890 County of Death: Washington D.C. City of Death: Wash DC State of Birth: Kansas Surviving Spouse: Araminta Usual Occupation: Tailor Residence: Washington DC 1212 Irving St. NW Father Name: Jack. Whitaker Mother Name: Emma Informant: Sister: A Decendent ********** There you go. One I ordered by mistake, the other one the Records Dept messed up royally. Anyway, if you can link either one to your family let me know. Linda Whittaker Knott [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5868 WHITTAKER,LOVE,WEST,CHAPIN,MALOTT COMSTOCK,ELLIS,FERGUSON KNOTT,GOODWIN,AVERY CLARK,EVANS,MOCK,ROCHFORD,ALVEY

PLEASANT CLARKE WHITAKER, grandson of Abraham Whitaker of VA and son of Issac Whitaker and 3rd wife Charity Hardin (1767-1851), widow of Edward G. Clarke and mother of Gen. Bradley Clarke, was born in SC about 1818. Major in the Army of the Republic of Texas 18 May 1843. Married Rebecca Jane Hinton (1818 SC - 1874 TX), widow of William Capps 9 November 1841 in Robertson Co., TX. Shot and killed by his brother-in-law Bill Hinton on 27 December 1859 while serving as sheriff of Falls Co., TX. Known siblings: Thomas J. Whitaker (b. ca. 1810); James M. Whitaker (1812 SC-1872 Smith Co., TX); Peace Hardin Whitaker (1815-1876 Savannah, GA); Elizabeth G. Whitaker (b. 1820). Want to contact other descendants of P. C. Whitaker and his siblings. Please e-mail [email protected] Thanks! Mike

For anyone else who may be researching the Texas Whitaker lines, I have the following information on a line other than my William Watters Whitaker line (Jonathan I>Eliphalet>Col. Benjamin>Eli Daniel>William) who came to Texas c. 1871: The children of William Whitaker b. N.J.(>PA>Ohio) and wife Sarah Skinner (Jonathan I>Jonathan II>Jonathan III>William) were: (William was a twin of Jonathan M. Whitaker) (1) Mary M. Whitaker who married Daniel Morris They went to TEXAS (2) Jonathan Milton Whitaker who maried Cynthia Robbins Went to TEXAS (3) Martha Ann Whitaker m (1) David Engart (2) ? Waite (4) Sarah Skinner Whitaker m Nelson Littleton (5) Phebe M. Whitaker married (1) Daniel Pauley (2) Ambrose Vorhees (6) Isabel S. Whitaker married Pulaski Whelan (7) Amanda Whitaker married Andrew May (8) Rebecca Whitaker (9) Richard Whitaker (10) William Pitt Skinner Whitaker Went to TEXAS (11) Caroline Whitaker The above information was taken from the Whitaker Family tree by Ephraim Seward Whitaker. From "Muster Rolls of the Texas Revolution" Muster Roll page 91 Captain Love's Co. 1st Regiment 1st Brigade, Texas Army 24 Oct 1836 Enlisted 16 May - Jno. M. Whitaker During War Muster Roll p. 109 Moster Roll of Capt Chenowith's Co. Zavala Volunteers, 1 Regiment, Infantry. General Green's Brigade, Texas Army - 30 Sept to 31 Oct 1836. Enrolled 16 May - J. Whitaker D. War (during war) Muster Roll p. 233 A return from the Muster Roll of the Columbia Co. attached to the 2nd Regiment of the Texas Army in 1836, said company being commanded by Capt. William H. Patton and comprising a list of the men in it who were engaged in the battle of Ssan Jacinto on the 21st of A pril #54 J.M. Whitaker I hope this information helps someone. Joan Whitaker Landrum

For those who are interested in the descendants of John "Pegleg" Whitaker, born 1760 in Rowan County, NC, I have just put my data online at. . . http://www.2xtreme.net/rsw/roots/roots.htm It's not real fancy yet as it is brand new but check back often because I intend to add more documents to aid in researching this line. As of now there are transcriptions of some old letters and the database containing the family data. Also I am creating a book on Pegleg's Descendants and am seeking family data submissions. Have a look at the site and if you can add any thing to the existing data please contace me. Thanks! -Robert Scott Whitaker

<fontfamily><param>Courier</param>Does anyone have connections to these Whitakers? William L. WHITAKER b. abt 1838, Tennessee d. Nov 1904, Arkansas & Angeline J. LYNN b. 25 Mar 1840, Tennessee d. Arkansas | Andrew Washington WHITAKER | b. abt 1858, Tennessee | Lucetta WHITAKER | b. abt 1860, Jackson, Tennessee | d. 11 Feb 1899, Greenbrier, Faulkner, Arkansas | & William Mathis (Matthew) MILLS | b. 11 Sep 1857, Jasper, Walker, Alabama | d. 6 Nov 1941, Greenbrier, Faulkner, Arkansas | m. 23 Dec 1877 | Martha E. WHITAKER | b. abt 1861, Arkansas | Mary Louisiana WHITAKER | b. abt 1865, Arkansas | Noah H. WHITAKER | b. abt 1868, Arkansas | Amanda WHITAKER | b. abt 1872, Arkansas | Susan Vance WHITAKER* | b. 29 Oct 1875, Higden, Cleburne, Arkansas | d. 29 Jan 1933, Faulkner, Arkansas | & Walter WOODRUFF | d. 1896 | Susan Vance WHITAKER* | b. 29 Oct 1875, Higden, Cleburne, Arkansas | d. 29 Jan 1933, Faulkner, Arkansas | & William Mathis (Matthew) MILLS | b. 11 Sep 1857, Jasper, Walker, Alabama | d. 6 Nov 1941, Greenbrier, Faulkner, Arkansas | m. 19 Jun 1899 | Florratine WHITAKER | b. abt 1879, Arkansas </fontfamily> Don E. Schaefer, 1297 Deane St., Fayetteville, AR 72703 (501) 521-1229 Internet: [email protected] America-On-Line: [email protected]

At 07:44 PM 2/8/98 -0800, Donaldson wrote: >hi i am new to the list. > >looking for information on thomas whitaker, he lived in maryland and >married a keziah. >he moved to north carolina and then to butler county kentucky. >had a several children, henry thomas and others. > >any help on parents or anything would be great > >thank you > >lajuan donaldson > > >Hello, I'm also new to the list. Sorry that I cannot help you with your Thomas Whitaker. I am a descendent of James Whitaker(born ca 1820 in Georgia) who married Anna Crim (born ca 1815 in South Carolina). They were my great-great grandparents. Their children were, John W. who married Marcella Jeffcoat, Hilliard G. who married Carrie Redmond, Henry E. (my great-grandfather), who married Louisa Crim, (daughter of Godfrey Crim), Polly who married Job Redmond, Jacob M. who married Harriett Wise and James. They lived in the Sandy Run section of Lexington County, SC. If you can connect any of these people to your line, I'll be glad to furnish dates and other information. Good luck with your search. W. Mitchum

hi i am new to the list. looking for information on thomas whitaker, he lived in maryland and married a keziah. he moved to north carolina and then to butler county kentucky. had a several children, henry thomas and others. any help on parents or anything would be great thank you lajuan donaldson

Hello to all of you WHITAKER researchers! Just wanted to let you know that we added about 20 more entries this week to THE WHITAKER EXCHANGE. A reminder -- we recently needed to change the URL. It is now: http://members.aol.com/WHITBEV/exchange.html Stop in for a quick view. We hope you'll find someone else researching your line! Beverly and Bob Whitaker [email protected] "Genealogy + History = Enriched Heritage"

Hello Jakki, Yes, I research this line. Stephen Whitaker born 28 January 1793 who married Huldah Skinner is the son of Jonathan Whitaker III b. 1758 and wife Mary Mitchell who were married 16 September 1779 in Morris Co. N.J. Jonathan Whitaker III was the son of Jonathan Whitaker, Jr. b 1725 who married Mary Miller in Somerset Co., New Jersey. Jonathan Whitaker, Jr. was the son of Jonathan Whitaker I. born 1690 probably in England who married Elizabeth Jervis in Huntington, Long Island, New York and later migrated to Somerset Co. N.J. Stephen Whitaker and Huldah had the following children: (1) Abigail Whitaker b. 28 June 1817 who married Dennis Foster (2) James Harvey Whitaker b. 27 July 1821 and died May 1879 m. Sarah Williams (3) Elizabeth Whitaker b. 25 August 1824 married Alexander Williams (4) Thomas Manton Whitaker b. 17 September 1826 d. Jan 1892 married Sarah Needham, Matilda Williams (5) Sarah Whitaker b. 27 October 1828 married A.D. Brannan (6) Jonathan Whitaker b. 13 november 1829 d. 12 Oct. 1864 m. Rebecca Phillips (7)Abraham Whitaker b. 13 November 1830 married LOuisa Williams, Sally South (8) Rebecca Whitaker b. June 1832 married John B. Needham (9) Huldah Whitaker b. 10 July 1834 married Charles Myers (10)Lucinda Whitaker b.1 Dec. 1837 married Livingston Cox (11) Martha Whitaker b. 1 Dec. 1837 died young. I have the desdendants of almost all of the children of Stephen and Huldah as well as the descendants of Jonathan I. Jonathan II, Jonathan III. I am descended from Eliphalet Whitaker son of Jonathan Whitaker I. born 1690. Eliphalet took his family to Georgia. What is your descendancy from Stephen Whitaker and Huldah Skinner. You mentioned daughter Huldah. Let me hear from you, Joan Whitaker Landrum

Have just subscribed and am researching this Whitaker family: STEPHEN WHITAKER, b. approx. 1793 in Pennsylvania (per 1850 Ohio census) or Indiana (per daughter Huldah's DC) m. 1816, Warren County, Ohio Spouse: HULDAH SKINNER, b. approx. 1795 in Pennsylvania Children: JAMES H., b. 1822 in Ohio, m. Sarah Williams in 1841 in Clermont County, Ohio REBECCA, b. 1825-30 in Ohio, m. John Needham in 1848 in Clermont County, Ohio THOMAS M., b. approx. 1827 in Ohio, m. Sarah Needham in 1846 in Clermont County, Ohio MALE? MALE? HULDAH (b. 1832 in Ohio, m. Charles Henry Myers in 1854 in Warren County, Ohio LUCINDA, b. 1837? in Ohio, m. Francis Robb in 1851, in Clermont County, Ohio Is anybody researching this line? Jakki Schultz

Hello- I am not yet a subscriber to your list, but wonder if I might pose a query?? My great-grandfather was Joseph GREAVES, b. November 8, 1855 in Upper Wortley, Hunslet, Yorshire, England (in the vicinity of Leeds). His parents were Joseph GREAVES (a "woollen cloth manufacturer") and wife Maria WHITAKER/WHITTAKER Greaves. The younger Joseph emigrated in the early 1880s to Providence, RI, then to New Bedford, MA, USA. I would love to hear from anyone researching this or related lines. Thank you very much for your help. Donna Dreher Lees Chico, CA, USA [email protected]

<fontfamily><param>Courier</param>Does anyone have connections to these Whitakers? William L. WHITAKER b. abt 1838, Tennessee d. Nov 1904, Arkansas & Angeline J. LYNN b. 25 Mar 1840, Tennessee d. Arkansas | Andrew Washington WHITAKER | b. abt 1858, Tennessee | Lucetta WHITAKER | b. abt 1860, Jackson, Tennessee | d. 11 Feb 1899, Greenbrier, Faulkner, Arkansas | & William Mathis (Matthew) MILLS | b. 11 Sep 1857, Jasper, Walker, Alabama | d. 6 Nov 1941, Greenbrier, Faulkner, Arkansas | m. 23 Dec 1877 | Martha E. WHITAKER | b. abt 1861, Arkansas | Mary Louisiana WHITAKER | b. abt 1865, Arkansas | Noah H. WHITAKER | b. abt 1868, Arkansas | Amanda WHITAKER | b. abt 1872, Arkansas | Susan Vance WHITAKER* | b. 29 Oct 1875, Higden, Cleburne, Arkansas | d. 29 Jan 1933, Faulkner, Arkansas | & Walter WOODRUFF | d. 1896 | Susan Vance WHITAKER* | b. 29 Oct 1875, Higden, Cleburne, Arkansas | d. 29 Jan 1933, Faulkner, Arkansas | & William Mathis (Matthew) MILLS | b. 11 Sep 1857, Jasper, Walker, Alabama | d. 6 Nov 1941, Greenbrier, Faulkner, Arkansas | m. 19 Jun 1899 | Florratine WHITAKER | b. abt 1879, Arkansas </fontfamily> Don E. Schaefer, 1297 Deane St., Fayetteville, AR 72703 (501) 521-1229 Internet: [email protected] America-On-Line: [email protected]