Benjamin
Harrison
Whitaker
Born [location unknown]
Ancestors 
Son of James Whitaker Jr
and Nancy (Kyle) Whitaker
Brother of
William Riley Whitaker, James Marion Whitaker, Sarah Jane (Whitaker) Kimsey, Charles Walker Whitaker, Jesse Erwin Whitaker, John Henry Whitaker, Mary Caroline (Whitaker) Crain, Ann Hasseltine Whitaker, Humphrey Posey Whitaker, Joshua Lafayette Whitaker, Elizabeth Adeline (Whitaker) Puett, Nancy Malvina Whitaker, Jehu Kimsey Whitaker, Thomas Jefferson Whitaker and Margaret Loucreasy Whitaker
Husband of
Nancy Elizabeth (Patterson) Whitaker
— married
5 Mar 1868 in Cherokee County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Died
at age 59
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jun 2016
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Biography
Benjamin Harrison Whitaker was born to James Whitaker Jr., and Nancy Kyle Whitaker. He was married to Nancy Elizabeth Patterson, daughter of Joab G. Patterson. They were married 05 March, 1868 in Cherokee County, NC. Their children are William Charles "Charlie" 1870-1935, Melvina "Vinna" 1872-1941, Laura Belle 1874- 1964, Leonodus Kimsey "Kim" 1876-1952, Abby Lee 1878-1968, Celean "Nanie" 1880-1882, Zebulon Vance "Zeb" 1883-1968, Nettie 1882-1907, and Wilburn L "Willie" 1890-1973, Whitaker.
2nd Lieutenant, BENJAMIN HARRISON WHITAKER 39th North Carolina Infantry, Company C
Resided in Cherokee County where he enlisted at age 22, March 30, 1862. Mustered in as Private. Reported present during February-April 1862. Promoted to Sergeant on May 19, 1862. Sent to hospital at Atlanta, Georgia, January 22, 1863. Reported present during March-August 1863. Promoted to Sergeant on August 31, 1863. Elected 2nd Lieutenant in January 1864. Resigned on or about August 22, 1864; however, his resignation was apparently either withdrawn or rejected. Captured at Spanish Fort, Mobile, Alabama, April 8, 1865. Sent to Ship Island, Mississippi. where he was received on April 10, 1865, Transferred to Vicksburg, Mississippi, April 28, 1865. Confined at New Orleans, Louisiana, April 30, 1865. Paroled at Meridian, Mississippi, May 9, 1865. Benjamin was born in 1839. He was the son of James Whitaker and Nancy Kyle. He passed away in 1898.[1]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Michael Whitaker
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup I-FT238390, FTDNA kit #641878, MitoYDNA ID T16260 [compare] - Clark Whiteaker :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M253
- Robert Whitaker :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #106087
- Robert Whitaker :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 25 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #11199
- Floyd Whitaker :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup I-M253, FTDNA kit #372328
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~3.12%
Kenneth Rickett :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #441826
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~1.56%
Amanda (Pullium) Boyce :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Brenda Kimsey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A537580 [compare], Ancestry member Brenda_Warneka
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A537580 [compare], Ancestry member Brenda_Warneka, FTDNA kit #N28251
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~0.78%
Michael Denney :
23andMe, GEDmatch M007748 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member revmichaelrdenney
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Michael Freeman :
AncestryDNA
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