Greenwood Co, KS Grooms Marriage Index Groom Given Name Bride Given Name Book Page Date Whitaker Fred A. Vanderer Florence C 244 8-15-1886 Hope it helps someone. :-) 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

Looking for Hannah Whitaker, b. about 1760, prob. NH., married David Morrison (John, Samuel) of Londonderry. Sue

Looking for ancestors of second wife of John Whitaker. This is what I have; John Whitaker b. Feb 27, 1780, Halifax, NC; m. Nov 28, 1815, Oglethorpe, Ga 1st + Frances W. Formby b. Nov 30, 1796. Va Emily B. Whitaker William Whitaker Warren Whitaker Walton Whitaker John Whitaker Arnold Whitaker b. Jul 13, 1828; m. Martha Ann Thorn Fountain Whitaker 2nd+ Miss White Obediah James Harrison Joseph I have no idea about Miss White. Since my great-grandfather, Arnold Whitaker, was born in Walton County, Ga and lived in Rockdale County, Ga, I'm assuming she was from that area, also. Does anyone know her? Thanks, Brenda Whitaker Collins

Looking for information on Hudson WHITAKER, b, 23 Oct 1757 Enfield, NC who was married to Susannah THOMAS. They had at least two sons: Simon WHITAKER, b. 3 Oct 1780 NC - d. 7 Aug 1848 Fayette Co. GA m. (1) Mary Elizabeth IRWIN on 7 May 1812 GA (2) Nancy PEARCE on 9 Oct 1832 Fayette Co., GA There were children from each marriage. William WHITAKER, who married Isabelle IRWIN. If you have any information on these folks, please let me hear from you. ClaudineP

Hi Everyone, My Great-grandfather enlisted in the 53rd Regiment, Georgia in 1862 and served for three years. Do any of you have an idea of where I can get more information on this? I don't know of there was a pension filed for on his service and I would like to find out more about him. Thanks, Brenda Whitaker Collins Searching: Boone, Crews, Faulkner, Hart, Herring, Mitchell, Mix, Renfro, Reynolds, Taylor, Thorn, Tucker, Whiddon, Whitaker and other families on the "outlaw" side.

The following is from Dick Eastman's genealogy newsletter, and pretty much says everything there is to say about Halbert's of Bath, OH. I hope Dick doesn't mind the posting. I, too, bought one in my early days of genealogy. Hal Amick ================================================================ (The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright 1997 by Richard W. Eastman and Ancestry, Inc. It is re-published here with the permission of the author.) - Halbert's - Up To Old Tricks I have been writing about Halbert's for years. I first wrote an article about them in 1989, long before this newsletter came into existence. Since 1989 I have purchased two of their "books," seen several other Halbert's "books" and have followed their numerous legal problems in several countries. If you have been involved in genealogy for a while, you probably know about Halbert's. If so, you can skip the next 5 paragraphs. For anyone who is new to genealogy, however, I will offer a bit of background information. Halbert's of Bath, Ohio, is the most notorious of the mail order companies that send out ads offering to sell you "an astounding new book" with insinuations that the book tells all about your family name. These letters, as well as the "books," are all mass produced by computers with family surnames and your name inserted in appropriate places. For instance, a letter sent to me will say: I have exciting news for you and all Eastmans! Though we are probably not related, I want to tell you about extensive work done throughout the world on a project relating to the distinguished Eastman name. What might be the oldest facts about Eastmans in North America have been discovered. Now, an astounding new book, 'THE NEW WORLD BOOK OF EASTMANS,' is about to be published for you and it features Eastmans back to 1620." The advertisement then goes on in breathless prose with lots of exclamation marks scattered about. It claims to present facts about early Eastmans and also asserts that it includes an up-to- date international directory of Eastmans. If your name is Smith, then the letter sent to you will have the name Smith inserted in every place where my letter says Eastman. If you live in England or Germany or some other country, then the geographic references will be changed to match. (Halbert's is an international operation.) All of the advertisements will claim to be "a one-of a kind book." If you are gullible enough to order the book for $34.50 plus another $4.88 postage and handling, you eventually receive a booklet of general information about how to get started researching genealogy plus many pages of extracts from old telephone directories listing people with the same last name as yours. The Eastman "book" that I looked at last year had names and addresses listed for some of my relatives who had been deceased for years. The "one-of-a-kind book" lives up to the description; it actually has a cardboard cover and looks like it was glued together on someone's kitchen table. The pages in the 1996 Eastman "book" weren't even aligned properly. I don't know when Halbert's started this business, but I know they were already notorious in genealogy circles in the mid-1980s. They have frequently received legal injunctions from postal authorities, but that doesn't seem to slow Halbert's down very much; apparently they continue to send out thousands of these advertisements every week despite legal efforts to shut them down. The Halbert's ad I received in 1989 was signed by "Doris Eastman, i.a." Now, Doris never claimed to be a relative of mine in that advertisement, but the fact that the letter was signed by someone named Eastman lent credence to the "book" title of The New World Book of Eastman. I was intrigued by the letters "i.a." that appeared after Doris Eastman's name. After a fair amount of research, I discovered a Legal Dictionary that listed it as an abbreviation for the Latin words "in absentia" or, translated into English, "in absence." In other words, Doris Eastman wasn't present when the letter was written, and someone else signed her name to it in Doris' absence. In 1989 I called Halbert's and asked to speak to Doris Eastman. I was told that "Doris isn't here right now, can someone else help you?" I was suspicious that Doris was a fictitious name and later court documents proved that my assumption was accurate. I'll point out that calling Halbert's is difficult. Their telephone number isn't in the ad, and it isn't listed by the telephone company. I believe that is rather unusual for a company in the mailorder business, one would think that they would want to receive orders by telephone as well as my mail orders. I was later told that Halbert's mailing address in Bath, Ohio is simply a mail drop; there are no offices at that address for a company called Halbert's. In fact, Halbert's is one of the trade names owned by Numa Corporation in nearby Akron, Ohio. Apparently, mail delivered to the Bath, Ohio, address is simply forwarded to Numa in Akron. I eventually found a number for Numa and called their offices looking for Doris Eastman. Not surprisingly, she wasn't there, either. Halbert's and Numa were in court in 1988 as defendants in an action claiming false advertising. I don't have the details of the 1988 action, but the 1995 complaint referenced an order in 1988 requiring Numa/Halbert's to stop claiming that the advertising letters were signed by relatives of the addressee. The 1995 court session apparently took a dim view of Halbert's fake signatures. Quoting from an announcement released later by the National Genealogical Society: At that time Halbert's was ordered to cease and desist from falsely representing ". . . that (1) a solicitation for a surname-related product was sent by a relative of the solicitee; (2) a relative of a solicitee was involved in preparing a surname-related publication; or that (3) a relative of a solicitee endorses a surname-related product." The Postal Service contended that the company's solicitations, which advertised books such as The World Book of [surname] and The [surname] Since the Civil War, violated the 1988 consent agreement, because they appeared to be letters from relatives of the addressees urging them to purchase a recently completed book on their family. The Halbert's ad that I received in 1996 was not signed by anyone claiming to have the name Eastman, and the letters "i.a." did not appear after the signature. It seemed that Numa and Halbert's had accepted the court ruling. Letters sent to Canada and to England (sometimes under another Numa subsidiary name of Burkes) were still signed by someone claiming to have the same surname with the letters "i.a." I assume that is because the U.S. court decision only covers the United States, and Numa is free to do as they wish in other countries. However... I have in my hands at this moment a Halbert's ad received in California a couple of weeks ago. A member of CompuServe's Genealogy Forums forwarded this advertisement to me as he knew I'd be interested. It is a brand-new ad for the "New World Book of Becks." It has all the same wording as I mentioned above except that the word BECK has been substituted for EASTMAN. What caught my eye is the signature: Nancy J. Beck, i.a. Numa and Halbert's apparently have gone back to their old tricks in violation of the 1995 court order. Fictitious signatures followed by "i.a." are back in use. ================================================================ - And still more on Halbert's... You know, Halbert's business practices have really been good for me. If the postal authorities ever succeed in shutting Halbert's down, I won't have anything left to write about! Halbert's apparently has a new business partner: Texaco. Another CompuServe member in New Hampshire forwarded an ad he received this week from Texaco. It says: A remarkable new book is about to be published and you, ___(insert addressee's name here)___, are in it! Do those words sound familiar? They should. I am skipping a few paragraphs here. But the advertisement continues... The Texaco name represents the best products and service on the road today. And now, for select Texaco Credit Card customers, we offer an amazing new source of information about another important name - the (insert surname here) name! I question the "amazing new source..." Texaco continues.... The New World Book of __(surname)__ is an heirloom-quality edition you can pass on to your children, and share with the entire __(surname)__ family! Published by Halbert's for Texaco customers, and based on a search of over 170 million records worldwide, this amazing book provides information that can help you discover more about the __(surname)__ name than you've ever known before, including: - How family names originated and what the distinguished __(surname)__ means... - The development of family crests..... - The __(surname)__ International Directory, the most extensive registry of households bearing the __(surname)__ today - with listings throughout the world. The Texaco ad goes on and on with the same words that Halbert's has used over the years. In fact, the ad is signed by "Sharon Taylor, Publisher, Halbert's." At least she didn't claim to have the same surname as the addressee of the advertisement and she didn't use "i.a." after her name. The price from Texaco is exactly the same price that Halbert's advertises directly: $34.50 plus $4.88 shipping and handling. I am curious what Halbert's liability is in this advertisement. Since it is on Texaco stationary and mailed to Texaco customers, who is responsible for compliance with the various court orders? Texaco? Texaco was never mentioned in the previous court orders, so probably they can do as they please. At least, for a while. But the ad is signed by a person claiming to be an employee of Halbert's. Does that mean that Halbert's is responsible for the ad and its claims? I will leave that to the lawyers to argue. In the meantime, I have one bit of advice: Skip it. That's a lot of money for a list extracted from telephone directories. ================================================================

My James Martin Whitaker was born 1848, Married Sarah Ann Baker who was born in 1850. They had children Robert Columbus, James, Sabrina Jane Susan Pall, Ellen and John Harrison. It is reported that James and Sarah were given land on the Bosque River in Texas in return for James's participation in the Texas Revolution. Don't know how reliable that information is. It is also reported that James Martin was a cannoneer during the Civil War. Supposedly served with Marmaduke. Paul

My records show that Joshua (BIRTH: 4 Oct 1809, Swannanoa, Buncome Co., NC, DEATH: 22 Jan 1886, Edneyville, NC) was also a son of James and Polly. Can your information corroborate this? I don't have the info on Stephen and Silas. I'm descended from William Whitaker and Elizabeth Carleton - James' grandparents. For those who are interested I just posted my Whitaker information at. . . http://www-pplant.ucdavis.edu/htmroots/index/ind0010.html#I13358 I would appreciate any corrections or additions to the above information. -Robert Whitaker ---------- From: Elaine Waiters [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 17, 1997 6:14 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: NC Whitakers Hi Paul, Stephen Whitaker was a brother to my husband's ancestor, Silas Whitaker. They were sons of James Whitaker (1779-1871) and Mary Polly Walker (1849-1803). The following information is from THE WHITTAKER FAMILY OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC, by C. Bruce Whitaker. Stephen was b. 9 Feb 1814, Swannanoa, Buncolmbe Co, NC. In 1835, he moved with his parents to what is now Cherokee Co, NC, and settled in Jamesville (named after his father). The name was later changed to Andrews. Stephen m. Elizabeth Taylor in 1837. Her mother, Mary Ann Bigby, was 1/4 Cherokee; her father was David Taylor. They had 15 children, one of which was James Maxident Whitaker, b. 1846 in Cherokee Co, NC. He died single. Stephen and Elizabeth are both are buried in Valley Town Cemetery Near Andrews. MANY James Whitaker's are listed in this book, but I couldn't find any with the middle name of Martin or with the birth date you state. Good luck on your search! Elaine Waiters [email protected] P.S. I'm searching for a marriage record of Silas Whitaker to Rebecca Jane Underwood or Rebecca Jane Allison/Ellison/Ellerson in NC August 1845. Please let me know if you ever come across such a record. ---------- > From: Paul Whitaker <[email protected]> > To: Whitaker/Whittaker/Whiteacre Variations <[email protected]> > Subject: NC Whitakers > Date: Monday, November 17, 1997 3:37 PM > > Does anybody have any connections with this family > from the Cherokee County, N.C. River Valley? I > am looking for connections with James Martin > Whitaker born 1848 in North Carolina - b. 1848 > > 1851 Census of Cherokee's east of the Mississippi > > Family NO.19 > 1230. Stephen Whitaker 37 mixed > 1231. Elizabeth Whitaker 35 w mixed > 1232. David Whitaker 14 s mixed > 1233. Polly C. Whitaker 12 d mixed > 1234. Lydia Whitaker 10 d mixed > 1235. Martha Ann Whitaker 8 d mixed > 1236. Margaret Whitaker 6 d mixed > 1237. James Whitaker 5 s mixed > 1238. Sarah M. Whitaker 3 d mixed > 1239. Joshua Whitaker 1 s mixed >

I was looking for one of my Whittaker's in Greenwood County, KS and they have an obituary search engine. So naturally I typed in Whittaker.....Oh Boy! This is what came up. They add to it all the time. I got there through Kansas GenWeb. Enjoy....check it out. (Below my name) 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 ****************** Results Format: Name (Maiden); Age; Place of Death; Name of Publication; Date of Publication; Tagname BALES, Beatrice W (WHITTAKER); 100; Pearisburg VA>Prospect Dale VA; Roanoke Times; 1996-1-12; cdriscoll BEARD, Charlotte P (WHITTAKER); 68; Newmano CA; Modesto Bee; 1995-10-17; abennett BUKOWSKI, Margaret M (WHITTAKER); ; St Louis MO (?); St Louis P-D; 1995-10-27; bdoerr CLEMONS, Benjiman Sr Rev; ; Whittaker MI; Detroit News; 1996-5-15; cwkirsch COBURN, Grant Whittaker; 77; Croswell MI>Tampa FL; Tampa Trib; 1997-3-11; garrus EDITH, Whittaker (); 78; Somers Point NJ; ATC Press; 1995-11-20; cbentiv HITCHINGHAM, Elizabeth (LIEDEL); 89; Whittaker MI; Monroe E-N; 1997-4-9; lsulfaro JOHNSON, Lucy Mae ( ); 74; Whittaker MI; Ann Arbor News; 1997-5-23; tacgec KIEHNHOFF, Dorothy D (WHITTAKER); 92; Troy KS>Kansas City MO; K C Star (MO); 1997-3-19; adamssec KIRKPATRICK, Elizabeth Gibson (WHITTAKER); 97; Oromocto NB; Saint John E-T-G; 1995-11-23; dfraser KYSER, Phyllis J (WHITTAKER); 57; Jackson MI; Hillsdale D-N; 1996-12-4; lmoye LITEHIZER, Blanche E (WHITTAKER); 78; Lower Paxton Twp PA; Harrisburg P-N; 1997-1-8; mam MANNING, Evangilene "Vange" [WHITTAKER]; 82; Upper Lake CA; Clear Lake Observer; 1997-1-29; rohrings MCCOLLOUGH, Virginia (WHITTAKER); 67; Bennington VT; Brattleboro Reformer; 1-5-1996; callcats MURPHY, Mary Eleanor (WHITTAKER); ; Melbourne, Victoria AUS; The Age; 23/9/95; dweatherill SLADE, Susan Virginia (WHITTAKER); 50; Danville CA; Contra Costa T; 1996-9-15; dearborn SMITH, Jinnie B (WHITTAKER)[MORROW]; 65; Silsbee TX; Beaumont Enterprise; 1996-7-30; dschnatz WHITTAKER Hilda W; 63; Boones Mill VA; Roanoke Times; 1995-10-5; cdriscoll WHITTAKER, Albert; ; ; Los Angeles T; 1996-12-10; janmrw WHITTAKER, Alec Thomas; 46; Morrisburg ON; Winchester ON; Cornwall S-F; 1996-1-10; jworrall WHITTAKER, Almer "Bud"; ; Wood River IL; St Louis P-D (MO); 1996-3-22; bdoerr WHITTAKER, Ann Marie ( ); 70; Scranton PA>San Francisco CA; SF Chronicle; 1996-11-19; rohrings WHITTAKER, Ann Marie; 70; San Francisco CA; SF Chronicle; 1996-11-19; aeft WHITTAKER, Audrey ( ); 69; Brooklyn Center MN; Minneapolis S-T; 1996-6-18; cpeasha WHITTAKER, Barbara A (JONES); 49; Raleigh NC; Wash DC Post; 1996-11-9; remik WHITTAKER, Barbara A; 49; Wash DC>Taleigh NC; Annap MD Capital; 1996-11-12; jwilly WHITTAKER, Bertha (HOKANSON); 63; Pulaski NY; Oswego P-T; 1997-3-28; pisarcik WHITTAKER, Bessie (BROOKS); 74; Ruther Glen VA; Richmond T-D; 1996-5-4; wstyles WHITTAKER, Betty R (GOLDEN); 71; Lima OH; The Lima News; 1995-10-16; markg WHITTAKER, Braden Jeffery; 0; Victoria BC; Victoria T-C; 1996-10-31; ecross WHITTAKER, David; 30; Quincy IL; St Peters J (MO); 1006-10-27; mthomas WHITTAKER, Donald E; 72; ME>Chicopee MA; Spfld U-N; 1996-4-18; namefinder WHITTAKER, Dora Gundy; ; Decatur GA; Atlanta Journal; 22-9-95; rhawk WHITTAKER, Eleanor R ( ); 82; New Port Richey FL; Tampa Trib; 1996-10-28; garrus WHITTAKER, Elizabeth B "Betty" (ARLT); ; Woodstock NY>Richmond VA; Richmond T-D; 1997-3-13; wstyles WHITTAKER, Eugene M; 76; Des Moines IA; DesMoinesRg; 1995-11-17; josi WHITTAKER, Evelyn ( ); ; Seattle WA; Seattle P-I; 1996-1-9; sherdh WHITTAKER, Francis W; 81; Ocala FL; Worcester T-G (MA); 1996-10-3; cwhee WHITTAKER, Frederick W Rev; 83; New Haven CT>Sarasota FL; Portland P H (ME); 1997-1-25; bettyy WHITTAKER, George A; 94; Bourne MA; Standard-Times; 1996-11-23; pdg WHITTAKER, George William; 86; Sand Brook NB>Oromocto NB; Saint John E-T-G; 1996-9-30; dfraser WHITTAKER, Geraldine; 77; Folsom CA; San Jose M-N; 1995-10-12; cnilsen WHITTAKER, Gladys ( ); ; Mt Lebanon PA; Pittsburgh P-G; 1997-2-22; cschartnr WHITTAKER, Golda W ( ); 76; Anchorage AK; Sacramento Bee; 1992-2-19; sandrah WHITTAKER, Hazel Willis ( ); ; Richmond VA; Richmond T-D; 1997-1-3; wstyles WHITTAKER, Helen Constance (SMITH); ; Saint John NB; Saint John E-T-G; 1996-4-4; dfraser WHITTAKER, Helen Margaret; 98; Lebanon PA; Lebanon D-N; 1996-9-14; ltmiller WHITTAKER, Herbert Kitchener; 80; Orangeville ON; London F-P; 1997-1-17; jmor WHITTAKER, Jasper V; 86; Presque Isle ME; Bangor D-N; 1996-4-1; ritab WHITTAKER, Jasper V; 86; Worcester MA; Worcester T-G; 1996-3-31; cwhee WHITTAKER, John Henry Sr; 71; Pembroke VA; Roanoke Time;s 1996-1-17; cdriscoll WHITTAKER, Joseph A; 84; Andover MA; Boston Globe; 1997-4-5; jgraham WHITTAKER, Joseph A; 84; Andover MA; Eagle T; 1997-4-5; cgdbout WHITTAKER, Joseph H Sr; ; ; Oakland Tribune (CA); 1996-12-12; aeft WHITTAKER, Kay E (PERLITZ); 82; Grand Junction CO; Delta County Independent; 1996-11-6; jedavis WHITTAKER, Keith; 42; Middelton ENG>Toronto ON; London F-P; 1996-7-19; crl WHITTAKER, Kelly C; 22; Grand Canyon Island BWI; Plain Dealer (OH); 1996-10-11; csopko WHITTAKER, Lena Sylvia (ANDREWS); 60; Chesterfield VA; Richmond T-D; 1997-2-5; wstyles WHITTAKER, Lena Sylvia (ANDREWS); 60; Chesterfield VA; Richmond T-D; 1997-2-6; wstyles WHITTAKER, Mamie (SARI); 72; Port Huron MI; Port Huron T-H; 1985-3-23; birdde WHITTAKER, Marian (ROHM); 84; Granite City IL; Belleville N-D; 1996-3-10; erlhemp WHITTAKER, Marietta ( ); 74; Kansas City KS; K C Star (MO); 1997-4-19; adamssec WHITTAKER, Mary Ellen (MANNING); 74; Scituate MA; Boston G; 1995-6-24; cgodbout WHITTAKER, Mary Ellen (MANNING); 74; Scituate MA; Boston G; 1995-6-25; cgodbout WHITTAKER, Milton K G; 57; Flint MI; Oakland Press; 1996-9-23; themike WHITTAKER, Milton K G; 57; Flint MI; Oakland Press; 1996-9-24; themike WHITTAKER, Milton K G; 57; Flint MI; Tri-County Times; 1996-9-29; ldent WHITTAKER, Opal (BOLLING); 74; Alexandria VA; Wash DC Post; 1995-11-16; andrusko WHITTAKER, Randolph L; 74; Roanoke VA>Mercer County WV; Roanoke Times;1996-3-14; cdriscoll WHITTAKER, Randolph L; 74; Roanoke VA>Mercer County WV; Roanoke Times;1996-3-15; cdriscoll WHITTAKER, Robert Alan; ; Saint John NB; Saint John E-T-G; 21-12-1995;dfraser WHITTAKER, Roland Mapes; 92; Cottonwood AZ; NY Times; 1996-4-30; brenm WHITTAKER, Sidney Vance; 67; Pembroke VA; Roanoke Times; 1996-1-10; cdriscoll WHITTAKER, Sidney Vance; 67; Pembroke VA; Roanoke Times; 1996-1-8; cdriscoll WHITTAKER, Steve G; 83; Arthur TN; Monroe E-N (MI); 1996-11-15; gwwjr WHITTAKER, Vesta R Curtis; 94; Roxbury MA>Panama City FL; Portland P H (ME); 1997-1-25; bettyy WHITTAKER, Walter J "Chuck"; 65; Chicopee MA; Spfld U-N; 1996-11-12; namefinder WHITTAKER, Woodrow L; 60; Dunbar WV; Charleston D-M; 1996-9-11; cwkirsch WOLL, Audrey Clare (WHITTAKER); 88; Niagara-on-the-Lake ON; G&M; 2-10-1995; ocean YATES, Freda (WHITTAKER);; Cheshire ENG; Daily Telegraph; 1996-2-6; sinker

Hi Paul, Stephen Whitaker was a brother to my husband's ancestor, Silas Whitaker. They were sons of James Whitaker (1779-1871) and Mary Polly Walker (1849-1803). The following information is from THE WHITTAKER FAMILY OF BUNCOMBE COUNTY, NC, by C. Bruce Whitaker. Stephen was b. 9 Feb 1814, Swannanoa, Buncolmbe Co, NC. In 1835, he moved with his parents to what is now Cherokee Co, NC, and settled in Jamesville (named after his father). The name was later changed to Andrews. Stephen m. Elizabeth Taylor in 1837. Her mother, Mary Ann Bigby, was 1/4 Cherokee; her father was David Taylor. They had 15 children, one of which was James Maxident Whitaker, b. 1846 in Cherokee Co, NC. He died single. Stephen and Elizabeth are both are buried in Valley Town Cemetery Near Andrews. MANY James Whitaker's are listed in this book, but I couldn't find any with the middle name of Martin or with the birth date you state. Good luck on your search! Elaine Waiters [email protected] P.S. I'm searching for a marriage record of Silas Whitaker to Rebecca Jane Underwood or Rebecca Jane Allison/Ellison/Ellerson in NC August 1845. Please let me know if you ever come across such a record. ---------- > From: Paul Whitaker <[email protected]> > To: Whitaker/Whittaker/Whiteacre Variations <[email protected]> > Subject: NC Whitakers > Date: Monday, November 17, 1997 3:37 PM > > Does anybody have any connections with this family > from the Cherokee County, N.C. River Valley? I > am looking for connections with James Martin > Whitaker born 1848 in North Carolina - b. 1848 > > 1851 Census of Cherokee's east of the Mississippi > > Family NO.19 > 1230. Stephen Whitaker 37 mixed > 1231. Elizabeth Whitaker 35 w mixed > 1232. David Whitaker 14 s mixed > 1233. Polly C. Whitaker 12 d mixed > 1234. Lydia Whitaker 10 d mixed > 1235. Martha Ann Whitaker 8 d mixed > 1236. Margaret Whitaker 6 d mixed > 1237. James Whitaker 5 s mixed > 1238. Sarah M. Whitaker 3 d mixed > 1239. Joshua Whitaker 1 s mixed >

Does anybody have any connections with this family from the Cherokee County, N.C. River Valley? I am looking for connections with James Martin Whitaker born 1848 in North Carolina - b. 1848 1851 Census of Cherokee's east of the Mississippi Family NO.19 1230. Stephen Whitaker 37 mixed 1231. Elizabeth Whitaker 35 w mixed 1232. David Whitaker 14 s mixed 1233. Polly C. Whitaker 12 d mixed 1234. Lydia Whitaker 10 d mixed 1235. Martha Ann Whitaker 8 d mixed 1236. Margaret Whitaker 6 d mixed 1237. James Whitaker 5 s mixed 1238. Sarah M. Whitaker 3 d mixed 1239. Joshua Whitaker 1 s mixed

To all who want to know what is in the WORLD BOOK OF WHITAKERS Chapter 1 THE GREAT MIGRATION OF MAN 18 pgs. Chapter 2 HOW NAMES ORIGINATED - 7 pgs The Whitaker Coat of arms - generic Chapter 3 HOW EARLY COATS OF ARMS WERE GRANTED - 5 pgs. Chapter 4 HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR ANCESTORS 17 pgs Chapter 5 Whitaker Registry Early Whitaker Immigrants to North America Association, Surname Registers and Reunion Committes then 85 pgs like this ****United States****** Alabama A. 1935 Norden Ln Montgomery, 36106 Ada, 5201 County Rd 28 Lafayette, 36862 Addie, RR1 Geneva, 36340 Adrian, 916 14th St. SW Birmingham, 35211 ALASKA, & all the other states same no info on any of the people and probaby most of these people have either moved or died since this list was made up. If anyone wants a look up in a WHITAKER Book, let me know! Glenda GSubyak

Hi, Allen. Yes, just last week my husband recieved an offer for such a book on the FENDER surname. I sent a message to a group of Fender researchers that I am in contact with and I don't think all of them had recieved the same offer. I thought at first it was sent out to Fenders from the postal service. Anyway, one Fender researcher responded that he had heard of the same thing on two seperate surnames in the past. One recipient thought the book was very helpful and the other did not. I ordered the Fender book. If I recieve just a few morsels from it on our line, I feel it is worth it. Just my opinion, Carol On Sat, 15 Nov 1997 [email protected] wrote: > Hi Everybody: > > I received in the mail today an offer to purchase "The New World Book of > Whitakers" published by Halberts in Bath, Ohio. > > Has anyone ever heard of either this book, or this publisher? From what I > have received, this sounds like a reasonable deal. Although, according to > the literature enclosed with the order form, virtually everyone on the > Whitaker mailing list should have received this offer as well. > > I would appreciate any feedback. > > I hope everyone has a pleasant weekend. > > Allen A. Whitaker > [email protected] > >

Allen: No need to be embarrassed, really. I know I can say I got excited the first time I got one of those offers in the mail (I can't speak for everyone else on the list, but I'd be willing to bet I'm not alone on this...). My grandfather bought just about everything he got junk mail for and one of them was one of these 'history' books on the Winger families of the US. It was as someone else just described here; a bunch of pages on how to do research and then names and addresses of everyone with the same last name in the country. I'd also bet that there are a few folks that have written 'legit' histories on Whitaker families. It's just a matter of finding them, unfortunately... Greg

Carol. I'm one of the sceptics, I'm afraid. But please could you give some feedback when you get your book. I'd really be interested to know if there are any "Morsels on your line" in it. Carolyn ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

I ordered one of the Halbert books on one of their go-rounds.....you will get a nice book a good deal of information on the subject of genealogy [what it is, how to record information, etc.], one of the many explanations of where the name originated. The majority of the book is a complilation of numerous phone books. You will get a <underline>huge</underline> list of Whittaker listings; you can obtain far more accurate information on the Internet from the various search pages. Like so many of these things, what they provide is within the limits of the law; what you will get is far from what you will be expecting. At 03:27 AM 11/16/97 -0800, you wrote: >WHITAKER-D Digest Volume 97 : Issue 44 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Whit(t)aker Vital Statistics (Rhod [Bob Whittaker <<[email protected]>] > #2 New World Book of Whitakers? [[email protected]] > #3 Re: New World Book of Whitakers? [Linda Knott <<[email protected]>] > #4 Re: New World Book of Whitakers? - ["Michael F. Cosner" <<[email protected]] > #5 Whitaker Worldbook ["Carolyn Paisley" <<[email protected]] > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 09:52:00 -0500 >From: Bob Whittaker <<[email protected]> >To: WHITAKER LIST SERVER <<[email protected]> >Message-ID: <<[email protected]> >Subject: Whit(t)aker Vital Statistics (Rhode Island) >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hi Everyone! > >I have scanned the Rhode Island Vital statistics index for the >Whit(t)aker surname from the RI State Archives. The information I have >is in seven separate documents as follows: > >Birth (1853 - 1878) >Marriage Bride (1853 - 1878) >Marriage Groom (1853 - 1878) >Death (1852 - 1878) > >Birth (1879 - 1889) >Marriage Bride (1879 - 1889) >Death (1879 - 1889) > >I will be scanning the Birth (1890 - 1900) index within the next few >days, and will be returning to the archives to obtain other index >information for Rhode Island Whit(t)akers. > >The index information for Births includes name of child, names of >parents, date of birth and reference to town, book, page of record. > >The index information for Marriage includes names of Bride, Groom, date >of marriage and reference to town, book and page of record. > >The index information for death includes name of deceased, parents names >date of death and reference to town, book and page of record. > >If anyone would like this information, please let me know. If you find >someone in the indices, it will be possible to obtain a copy of the >actual town record from the archives. > >Hope this information will be helpful! > >Bob Whittaker > >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 21:37:56 -0500 (EST) >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <<[email protected]> >Subject: New World Book of Whitakers? > >Hi Everybody: > >I received in the mail today an offer to purchase "The New World Book of >Whitakers" published by Halberts in Bath, Ohio. > >Has anyone ever heard of either this book, or this publisher? From what I >have received, this sounds like a reasonable deal. Although, according to >the literature enclosed with the order form, virtually everyone on the >Whitaker mailing list should have received this offer as well. > >I would appreciate any feedback. > >I hope everyone has a pleasant weekend. > >Allen A. Whitaker >[email protected] > >______________________________X-Message: #3 >Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 22:04:18 -0500 >From: Linda Knott <<[email protected]> >To: [email protected], > Whitaker/Whittaker/Whiteacre Variations <<[email protected]> >Message-ID: <<[email protected]> >Subject: Re: New World Book of Whitakers? >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I haven't! Be careful of those book offers. I wouldn't order unless I >know someone else has it. 10 or 15 years ago there was a company >offering family history books that didn't exist. Unless you know the >company, be careful... > >Linda Whittaker Knott >****************** > >[email protected] wrote: > >> Hi Everybody: >> >> I received in the mail today an offer to purchase "The New World Book >> of >> Whitakers" published by Halberts in Bath, Ohio. >> >> Has anyone ever heard of either this book, or this publisher? From >> what I >> have received, this sounds like a reasonable deal. Although, >> according to >> the literature enclosed with the order form, virtually everyone on the >> >> Whitaker mailing list should have received this offer as well. >> >> I would appreciate any feedback. >> >> I hope everyone has a pleasant weekend. >> >> Allen A. Whitaker >> [email protected] > >______________________________X-Message: #4 >Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 22:18:01 -0500 >From: "Michael F. Cosner" <<[email protected]> >To: <<[email protected]> >Cc: <<[email protected]> >Message-ID: <<[email protected]> >Subject: Re: New World Book of Whitakers? - Bath, Ohio - BE WARE >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Allen, > >Beware of this RIPOFF. I'll bet the letter in the mail was from a person >with the last name of Whitaker. I get several a year from a Ron Cosner that >I'll bet doesn't exist. they offer Cosner books, mugs with crests on them, >towels with my Surname, placks, etc. I did a search on this group and found >some places that will provide you some background to make your own decision: > >http://www.genealogy.org/~ngs/text/halberts.txt > >http://www.wwnet.net/~krugman1/gentext/scam.txt > >http://www.iarelative.com/rip_off.htm > >Goodluck, >Mike Cosner > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] <<[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <<[email protected]> >Date: Saturday, November 15, 1997 9:43 PM >Subject: New World Book of Whitakers? > > >>Hi Everybody: >> >>I received in the mail today an offer to purchase "The New World Book of >>Whitakers" published by Halberts in Bath, Ohio. >> >>Has anyone ever heard of either this book, or this publisher? From what I >>have received, this sounds like a reasonable deal. Although, according to >>the literature enclosed with the order form, virtually everyone on the >>Whitaker mailing list should have received this offer as well. >> >>I would appreciate any feedback. >> >>I hope everyone has a pleasant weekend. >> >>Allen A. Whitaker >>[email protected] >> >> > >______________________________X-Message: #5 >Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 19:36:27 PST >From: "Carolyn Paisley" <<[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <<[email protected]> >Subject: Whitaker Worldbook >Content-Type: text/plain > >I agree with Linda. There have been many companies exploiting the >current passion for family history and I would be suspicious of this >one. I know someone who ordered a book such as this for another >surname, and it turned out to be a list of telephone numbers gleaned >from American telephone directories and a several page history of the >surname. It would have been no use to me. The way I see it, I have >spent the last twelve years and a lot of money trying to trace and >document my Whitakers, so why should anyone else do the same for people >who do not belong to them? I wouldn't touch this book with a ten foot >barge pole. Carolyn > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > Bob Whittaker [email protected] http://www.txcc.net/~beard

Charles Basse m. Malinda Whittaker (b. May 1887, DeKalb County, ILL). No date for marriage. In 1943 and 1945 they were living in Wichita, KA (this from obituaries listing Malinda as suriving member of the family). I know this is sketchy, but now I'm delving into those difficult people to find in the family. If these names are familiar to you, please contact me! Malinda is my Great Aunt, the sister of my grandfather Emmons Whittaker. I would love to find "real" cousins out there, but I would also be thrilled to just find out some little bit of information. :-) 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

Clyve/Clive Charles Whittaker, b. Nov 1880, DeKalb County, ILL. Parents: Robert Whittaker b. May 29, 1852, Lincolnshire, Eng. Carrie Elizabeth Love b. Feb 22, 1859 Pampas Twnshp,DeKalb County, ILL This is a little more up to date searching....if he had children they would still be alive. I don't find him in the SS# register, but then only half his siblings ever received SS#'s. I have no idea if he married. However, I do have that he lived in Eureka, KA during the years of 1943-1945 and maybe longer. He was listed as a surviving member of the family in obituaries at that time, listing Eureka, KA as place of residence. Clyve was my Great Uncle, brother to my grandfather Emmons Whittaker. It would be nice to find "real" cousins! Anyone knowing of Clyve or a possible wife, please contact me. Any little bit helps! :-) 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

Good Morning Everyone: I want to thank everyone who responded to my query re: New World Book of Whitakers. I am glad that I asked, albeit somewhat embarrassed, to have even thought of such a thing. One really obvious tip off was that the letter I received had a bulk-mail rate postage stamp. I doubt that a rare one-of-a-kind book such as this purports to be would be mailed in the thousands. Thanks again to everyone for your feedback. A pleasant day to all. Allen [email protected]

Robert Whittaker b. Sept 26 1890, Cortland Twnsp, DeKalb County, ILL. d. April 7 1945, Cortland, DeKalb County, ILL. Parents: Robert Whittaker b. May 29, 1852, Lincolnshire, Eng. Carrie Elizabeth Love b. Feb 22, 1859 Pampas Twnshp,DeKalb County, ILL Death Certificate says divorced. I've not found previous mention of a wife. Who was Robert married to? Did he have children? 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