Hi Cookey, There's a guy that lives in Houston - Dudgeon Walker, and he does not do the computer thing, but, we have been in touch. He called me yesterday and he asked about Frank Whitaker, and said that Frank Whitaker was assigned to reconstruct - something - in regards to Pearl Harbor. I didn't quite understand all of what he said, but, was trying to find some of the descendants, since I do the genealogy thing on the computer. This distant relative - Dudgeon Walker, is I think, 73 years old, roughly, and, has information on my Haywood family, that is also connected to the Whitaker family. If I have Mr. Walker's info figured right, he is a descendant of Elise Haywood, sister of my Robert Jones Haywood II. Elise was born Dec 9, 1868 in Jefferson, TX, died Nov 20, 1959 in Houston, and is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont, TX. She married Weyman Burwell Dunlap Sr., and they lived in Beaumont, TX. Elise Haywood & Weyman Dunlap, had a daughter named Nannie Haywood Dunlap, b. Aug 12, 1899 in Beaumont, TX, who married Joseph Dudgeon Walker Sr. I'm still new to this branch of my Haywood-Whitaker family, but I think I have that figured right. One thing in particular that has been nice is that Dudgeon Walker had a tin type of my g-grandfather, Robert Jones Haywood I, in his Civil War uniform, and he sent me a copy of that. Quite a nice addition to my family history. Cookey, I'm a bit confused by your 2nd email, you say that NOrman Whitaker lives in Cass Co., TX - I thought he lived in Prescott, AR, but, I surely could be wrong. I would love to see a recent photo of some of Frank Whitaker's family. Is the African American that you speak of, Bell Cheatham? Should I check with her - would she have info on Frank Whitaker? Thanks, Sallie Cannon ----- Original Message ----- From: <HHILLARD@aol.com> To: <WHITAKER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [WHITAKER] FRANCIS "FRANK" WHITAKER > Sally: The group in Cass County belongs to me (Cookey Young). I do have > some info on them. They were the children of Willis Whitaker, Jr. Would you > like for me to copy some of the info. > > I have a friend (African American) whose mother still lives on the property > that Willis Whitaker left to her slave ancestor. The plantation house were > in Texas and Arkansas. The properties have been placked and so have the > cemetaries (Black & White). > > Looking forward to hearing from you. Cookey > > > ==== WHITAKER Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >