During the 1900 United States Census, 1. John Whittaker (age 30, born Mar 1870 in KY), is living in Magisterial District 5, River, Letcher, Kentucky, with his wife, 2. Tamsey Whittaker (age 25, born Apr 1875 in KY), and their children,
3. Lenard Whittaker (Son, age 8, born Jan 1892 in KY)
4. Feathera Whittaker (Son, age 6, born May 1894 in KY)
5. Boyd Whittaker (Son, age 4, born Apr 1896 in KY)
6. Mary Whittaker (Daughter, age 2, born Mar 1898 in KY)
7. Joseph Whittaker (Brother, age 25, born Jan 1875 in KY)
John and Tamsey are renting their home/farm located in River, Letcher County, KY. John and Tamsey married about 1890 and have been married for ten years. Tamsey has birthed four children and four are living. John's occupation is "Farmer" and Joseph is "Day Laborer". No family members can read and write. Each of John and Tamsey's parents were born in KY.
1900 US Census: ["United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HF-JLB : accessed 18 December 2016), Tamsey Whittaker in household of John Whittaker, Magisterial District 5, River, Letcher, Kentucky, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78, sheet 14B, family 214, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,538.]
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