James Claude Whitaker (1885 - abt. 1956)

Born 22 Feb 1885 in Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Mary Florence (Keener) Whitaker — married 24 Dec 1910 in Paoli, Garvin County, Oklahoma

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Biography

James Claude Whitaker was born in 1885. He was the son of Thomas Douglas Whitaker and Olive Belle Smith.

He married Mary Florence Keener on December 24, 1910 in Paoli, Garvin County, Oklahoma.^[1] They had the following children -

MARY OLVA WHITAKER (Barton), b. November 11, 1911, d. April 4, 2007.

ERMA MAE WHITAKER (Dickinson), b. December 18, 1912, d. June 28, 2002.

ORBIN BELLE WHITAKER (Lawson), b. February 21, 1914, d. February 5, 1984.

WANDA CLAY WHITAKER (Parkey), b. December 27, 1915, d. April 5, 2009.

JAMES OLMAN WHITAKER, b. April 26, 1918, d. March 3, 2010.

RENOMA OCIE WHITAKER (Fuller), b. June 14, 1920, d. April 9, 1999.

ESTLEEN "Penny" WHITAKER (Engeman), b. September 12, 1922, d. July 10, 2016.

CALVIN JULIUS WHITAKER, b. January 07, 1925, d. March 13, 2014.

ANNA LOU WHITAKER (Moore), b. October 03, 1927, d. August 22, 1988.

BETTY SUE WHITAKER, b. May 04, 1929.

TALMAGE WHITAKER, b. September 26, 1931, d. February 16, 1932.

BOBBY JUNE WHITAKER, b. December 01, 1933, d. February 19, 2001.

WEETA JOYCELYN WHITAKER (Tucker), b. April 23, 1936, d March 6, 2017.

STANLEY WHITAKER, b. November 28, 1938.

Claude passed away in 1956 and is buried at the Paoli Cemetery, Paoli, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA.^[2]

Research Notes

1910 US Census - Oklahoma, McClain County, Hopping Township^[3]

Whiteaker, Thomas, head, age 49, married 1 time 26 years, birthplace Tennessee, general farmer

Whiteaker, Ollie, wife, age 44, married 1 time 26 years, birthplace Tennessee

Whiteaker, Claud J, son, age 25, single, birthplace Tennessee, laborer home farm

Whiteaker, Walter S, son, age 22, single, birthplace Tennessee, laborer home farm

Whiteaker, Mounty E, son, age 16, single, birthplace Tennessee, laborer home farm

Whiteaker, Rosa M, daughter, age 14, birthplace Tennessee

Whiteaker, William Y, son, age 11, birthplace Oklahoma

Whiteaker, Norman E, son, age 9, birthplace Tennessee

Whiteaker, Genevive, daughter, age 7, birthplace Tennessee

Whiteaker, Raymond V, son, age 5, birthplace Oklahoma

1920 US Census - Oklahoma, McClain County, Hopping Township^[4]

Whiteaker, Claud J, head, age 34, birthplace Tennessee, farmer general farm

Whiteaker, Florence, wife, age 27, birthplace Tennessee

Whiteaker, Olva, daughter, age 8, birthplace Oklahoma

Whiteaker, Erma, daughter, age 7, birthplace Oklahoma

Whiteaker, Orbra, daughter, age 5, birthplace Oklahoma

Whiteaker, Wanda, daughter, age 4, birthplace Oklahoma

Whiteaker, James, son, age 1 9/12, birthplace Oklahoma

1930 US Census - Oklahoma, McClain County, Hopping Township^[5]

Whitaker, James C, head, age 44, age at first marriage 25, farmer general farm

Whitaker, Florence M, wife, age 36, age at first marriage 18

Whitaker, Mary O, daughter, age 18, single

Whitaker, Arma May, daughter, age 17, single

Whitaker, Orbin B, son, age 16, single

Whitaker, Wanda C, daughter, age 14, single

Whitaker, James O, son, age 12

Whitaker, Ronoma R, daughter age 10

Whitaker, Esta Lee, daughter, age 8

Whitaker, Calvin J, son, age 5

Whitaker, Anna Lou, daughter, age 3 6/12

Whitaker, Bettie Sue, daughter, age 1/12

1940 US Census - Oklahoma, McClain County, Hopping Township^[6]

Whitaker, J. C., head, age 55, farming

Whitaker, Florence, wife, age 48

Whitaker, Olva, daughter, age 28, single

Whitaker, Estalene, daughter, age 18, single

Whitaker, Renoma, daughter, age 20, single

Whitaker, Calvin, son, age 14

Whitaker, Anna Lue, daughter, age 12

Whitaker, Betty Sue, daughter, age 10

Whitaker, Bobby June, daughter, age 6

Whitaker, Etta, daughter, age 4

Whitaker, Stanley, son, age 1

Sources

1. ↑ "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: VR3J-HYC : accessed 18 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 9Q97-Y339-QCTD Image number 00182, Claude Whiteaker (25) marriage to Florence Keener (18) on 25 Dec 1910 in Garvin, Oklahoma, United States; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #65058646 : accessed 18 August 2023), Memorial page for James Claude Whitaker (1885-1956), citing Paoli Cemetery, Paoli, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Oklahoma Bob (contributor 47084576).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MLQB-LCC : accessed 18 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRVJ-CJ5, Claud J Whiteaker (25), single son, in household of Thomas Whiteaker (49) in Hopping, McClain, Oklahoma, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004973322; FHL microfilm: 1375274; Image number: 423; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03503-9.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MJ9M-HT5 : accessed 18 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJ4-SK8, Claud J Whiteaker (34), married head of household in McClain, Oklahoma, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 35; Digital film/folder number: 004967582; FHL microfilm: 1821470; Image number: 337; Sheet number: 14; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03094-1.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: XCW7-PL7 : accessed 18 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R42-ZMR, James C Whitaker (44), married head of household in Hopping, McClain, Oklahoma, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 37; Digital film/folder number: 004950085; FHL microfilm: 2341646; Image number: 842; Sheet number: 8; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03978-2.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: VBV2-3QL : accessed 18 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9MR-GTT, Whitaker (55), married head of household in Hopping Township, McClain, Oklahoma, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 34; Digital film/folder number: 005454649; Image number: 535; Sheet number: 11; Sheet letter: A.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MSD9-4TX : accessed 18 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-67J9-NMT, Claude Whittaker (15), single son, in household of Tom Whittaker (40) in Civil District 1, Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 82; Digital film/folder number: 004118967; FHL microfilm: 1241580; Image number: 31; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00794-9.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: KZDN-9N9 : accessed 18 August 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYTF-3R12 Image number 05829, Name: James Claud Whitaker; Military Draft Registration Date: from 1917 to 1918; Military Draft Registration Place: McClain, Oklahoma, United States; Birth Date: 22 Feb 1885; Race: Other; citing Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards; Affiliate Publication Number: M1509; Digital film/folder number: 005152230; FHL microfilm: 1851807.
• "U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 1002 #12098541 : accessed 18 August 2023), Name: James Claud Whitaker; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 22 Feb 1885; Residence Place: Paoli, Oklahoma, USA; Military Draft Date: 1942; Next of Kin: Mrs M. F. Whitaker; citing The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.
• "1950 United States Federal Census," database with images, Ancestry Sharing Link - (Ancestry Record 62308 #57636768 : accessed 18 August 2023), James C Whitaker (65), widowed brother-in-law, in household of Roy Kinney (49) in Byars, McClain, Oklahoma, USA. Born in Tennese; citing National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Byars, McClain, Oklahoma; Roll: 4269; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 44-3.