Thus far I have been a bystander, but after some time, not having seen mention of "my" Whitakers, I figured it was time to get into the melee. Thomas Whitaker b. 1732 in ?Hagerstown, Md.? d. July 12, 1791 in Smith Twp. Western Penn. m. Elizabeth (?) b. 1738 Nancy Ann Whitaker b: Oct. 24, 1760 d: Sept. 12, 1829 Licking Cty, Oh m. James Holmes Sr. They had 13 sons and one daughter. I have more on this line, but they obviously weren't "Whitakers" Samuel Whitaker b. 1762 Mary Whitaker b. 1765 m. (?) Hull Elizabeth Whitaker b. 1767 m. (?) Chamberlain Sarah Whitaker b. Apr 12, 1768 nr Hagerstown, MD d. Jan 4, 1859 nr. Kirkersville, Licking Cty, Ohio m. Nicholas Brown b Oct. 17, 1765 Frederick City, MD, m.June 29, 1792 Burgetstown, Washington Cty PA, d, June 29, 1858 nr, Kirkersville, Licking Cty, Ohio. They had five sons and five daughters. I have much more on this family, but again they are not "Whitakers". One of Sarah and Nicholas's grand- daughters married a Whitaker, but you will see that later under "Dacon". Rachel Whitaker b. 1769 m. Solomon Perrin Eli Whitaker b. 1770 m. Mary Cherry Elizabeth Whitaker Jane Whitaker Marie Whitaker Thomas Whitaker Katharine Whitaker John C. Whitaker Dacon Whitaker Lavinia Whitaker Lydia Whitaker Mary Whitaker Catherine Whitaker b. 1772 m James Comly Dacon Whitaker b. 1775 in Hagerstown, MD m. Rachel Rogers Eli Whitaker Josiah R. Whitaker b. Sept. 16, 1818 nr. Millersport, Fairfield, Ohio d. Oct. 10, 1879 Greenville, Bond, Illinois. m. Catherine Holmes (granddaughter of Sarah Whitaker Brown and Nicholas Brown and Nancy Ann Whitaker Holmes and James Holmes) b Sept. 9, 1822 nr. Kirkersville, Licking, OH d. May 22, 1898 Robinson, Illinois. Nannie Holmes Whitaker b. Jan 14, 1842 Eli Bronson Whitaker b Feb. 4, 1844 in Ohio, d. Apr 12, 1848 Fannie Whitaker b. apr 16, 1846 Ella Whitaker b. Aug 1, 1848 in Ohio, d. dec 21, 1887 Greenville, Bond, Illinois Catharine Whitaker b. July 2, 1852 Charles Branson Whitaker b. Nov. 2, 1854 nr. Kirkersville, OH d Oct. 30, 1914 St. Louis, MO m. Josephine Margaret Beatty b. Jul 9, 1856, Monticello, Arkansas, d. Apr 7, 1941 St. Louis, MO. Byrl E. Whitaker b. Oct. 11, 1877 d. June 2, 1930. Jessie Idonia Whitaker b. Oct. 6, 1879 Greenville, Ill. d. Nov. 13, 1971 Pana, Christian, Illinois m. Walter William Arpe b. Oct. 19, 1878 St. Louis, MO, d. Nov. 11, 1959, Tucson, Pima, Arizona Mary Josephine Arpe b. Apr. 7, 1910 d. May, 1995 All in St. Louis, MO m. Walter Gerald Klosterman (Clara) Ann Arpe b. March 26, 1913, St. Louis, MO d. Sept. 18, 1997 Pana, Christian, Illinois m. Frederick (Fritz) Walter Siegert Baby Boy Whitaker b. Feb 18, 1882, d. March 16, 1882 Raymond C. Whitaker b. Apr 14, 1883 Greenville, Ill. d. Apr 7, 1948 Curtis E. Whitaker b. Sept. 3, 1886 Greenville, Ill. d. Oct. 11, 1968 St. Louis, MO m. Marie Werner James Wilbur Whitaker b. Jan 29, 1858 in Illinois m. Sadie Priscilla Hoffman Harry Ellemer Whitaker b. Nov. 16, 1860 Emma Amanda Whitaker b. Nov. 14, 1863 Esther Whitaker b. 1777 m. William Murphy I hope this comes out ok with the spacing; otherwise, it will be much more difficult to understand. Most of the families into the 1830's were in Western PA and then in Licking and Fairfield Ctys, Ohio. I hope this fits with some of your Whitakers. Susan M.