Cornelius Milton Whitaker (1893 - 1976)

Born 24 Sep 1893 in Como, Panola County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Husband of Juliette Moore (Graham) Whitaker — married Dec 1917 (to 28 May 1937) in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Husband of Margaret Fleda (Hinson) Black Whitaker — married 1938 in Memphis, Shelby Co., TN

Died 27 Aug 1976 at age 82 in Memphis, Shelby Co. Tennessee

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Biography

Child of John David Love Whitaker (1854-1935) & Cornelia S. Ingraham, Whit grew up in Como, MS, had to go to work early to help support the family but always had music in the home. Everyone in the family played at least one instument and all were very talented. He married (1) Juliette Graham (1896-1937) & (2) Margaret Hinson Black in 1938 in Memphis. With an 8th grade education, he rose through the ranks of Standard Oil from stenographer to become manager of Tires, Batteries & Accessories for the Southeast Region of the US. He was a Mason and a Shriner. Whit played the trumphet in orchestras and his church, Madison Heights, in which Memphis' greatest classical musicians played together each Sunday morning on stage. His younger brother, John(ny) Love Whitaker, played many instruments as well at the church and in Memphis. Whit had no issue but was a beloved step-grandfather to Margaret's granddaughters, Diane, Brenda & Margaret.

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Name

Name: Cornelius Milton "Whit" /Whitaker/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 24 SEP 1893

Place: Como, Panola County, Mississippi^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Death

Death:

Date: 27 AUG 1976

Place: Buried in Elmwood Cemetery - Memphis Shelby County Tennessee, USA/Memphis, Shelby Co. Tennessee^[12]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1920

Place: Memphis Ward 31, Shelby, Tennessee^[13]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Batesville Town, Panola, Mississippi^[14]

Residence:

Date: BET 1917 AND 1918

Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee^[15]

Residence:

Date: 1910

Place: 18-Wd Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee^[16]

Object

Object: @M330@

Object: @M1874@

Marriage

Husband: John David Love Whitaker

Wife: Susan Cornelia Ingram

Child: Crystal May Whitaker

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Love Whitaker

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Cornelius Milton Whitaker

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 25 NOV 1880

Place: Purdy, McNairy County, Tennessee^[17][18]

Sources

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• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S81 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18; Repository: #R1
• Source: S83 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1 NOTEThis information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created.
• Source: S85 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco; Repository: #R1
• Source: S88 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Was; Repository: #R1
• Source: S91 Author: Ancestry.com Title: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admini; Repository: #R1

1. ↑ Source: #S91 Page: Registration Location: Shelby County, Tennessee; Roll: 1877497; Draft Board: 2. Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: Mississippi;United States of America CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
2. ↑ Source: #S83 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
3. ↑ Source: #S88 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: 18-Wd Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1521; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 228; Image: 105. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1894 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: 18-Wd Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
4. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Number: 412-07-6594; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: Aug 1976 CONT Death place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America
5. ↑ Source: #S81 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T623_824; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 85. Data: Text: Birth date: Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Batesville Town, Panola, Mississippi
6. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Memphis Ward 31, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1765; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 217; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1894 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1920 CONT Residence place: Memphis Ward 31, Shelby, Tennessee
7. ↑ Source: #S91 Page: Registration Location: Shelby County, Tennessee; Roll: 1877497; Draft Board: 2. Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: Mississippi;United States of America CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
8. ↑ Source: #S88 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: 18-Wd Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1521; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 228; Image: 105. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1894 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: 18-Wd Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
9. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Number: 412-07-6594; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: Aug 1976 CONT Death place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America
10. ↑ Source: #S81 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T623_824; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 85. Data: Text: Birth date: Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Batesville Town, Panola, Mississippi
11. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Memphis Ward 31, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1765; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 217; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1894 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1920 CONT Residence place: Memphis Ward 31, Shelby, Tennessee
12. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Number: 412-07-6594; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: Aug 1976 CONT Death place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America
13. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Memphis Ward 31, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1765; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 217; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1894 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1920 CONT Residence place: Memphis Ward 31, Shelby, Tennessee
14. ↑ Source: #S81 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T623_824; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 85. Data: Text: Birth date: Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Batesville Town, Panola, Mississippi
15. ↑ Source: #S91 Page: Registration Location: Shelby County, Tennessee; Roll: 1877497; Draft Board: 2. Data: Text: Birth date: 24 Sep 1893 CONT Birth place: Mississippi;United States of America CONT Residence date: CONT Residence place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
16. ↑ Source: #S88 Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: 18-Wd Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1521; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 228; Image: 105. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1894 CONT Birth place: Mississippi CONT Residence date: 1910 CONT Residence place: 18-Wd Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
17. ↑ Source: #S81 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T623_824; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 85. Data: Text: Birth date: Feb 1861 CONT Birth place: Tennessee CONT Marriage date: 1876 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Batesville Town, Panola, Mississippi
18. ↑ Source: #S81 Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Panola, Mississippi; Roll: T623_824; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 85. Data: Text: Birth date: Feb 1854 CONT Birth place: Arkansas CONT Marriage date: 1876 CONT Marriage place: CONT Residence date: 1900 CONT Residence place: Batesville Town, Panola, Mississippi

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Charlotte Graves for creating WikiTree profile Whitaker-1062 through the import of Charlotte's Family Tree(1)_2013-12-29 JQ INGRAM II.ged on Dec 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Charlotte and others.