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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Crockett County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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W. W. Whitaker is a Madison County Tennessean, born in October, 1832, son of David and Mary Ann C. (Cavinall) Whitaker, who were born in Wake County, N. C., December 25, 1799, and Middle Tennessee, May 13, 1812, and died October 29, 1877, and May 25, 1877, respectively. W. W. Whitaker worked on his father’s farm until twenty-one years of age, and then began teaching school, following that occupation three years, when he was obliged to give it up, owing to ill health. He was elected constable in Haywood County in 1859, and served in that capacity and as deputy sheriff until 1872. In 1871-72 he was deputy tax collector of the county also, and, at the latter date (at the organization of Crockett County), elected magistrate of the Fourteenth District of the county, and has served up to the present date. He was elected chairman of the county court in 1880, and served four years. January 7, 1862, he married Kate M. Crichlow, and their union resulted in the birth of seven children: Laura H. (Mrs. D. H. Moody), Julia (deceased), Clayton M., David W., Joseph and Benjamin (twins), and Wesley Willis. Mr. Whitaker has been fairly successful through life, and is now worth about $10,000. He and wife are worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is a Mason and conservative in politics.
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This family biography is one of 72 biographies included in the book, The History of Crockett County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Crockett County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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