John
Osborne
Whitaker
Born in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Thomas Wilford Whitaker and Wilford Whitaker Jr
Husband of
Thelma (Willis) Whitaker
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
[private son (1950s - unknown)], [private son (1960s - unknown)] and [private daughter (1960s - unknown)]
Died
at age 79
in North Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 May 2022
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Biography
John Orson Whitaker was born 28 Feb 1927, at Filmore, Utah.
He served in World War I and was later an Air Force Reserve Officer for 20 years.
He was one of the first LDS Missionaries to Uruguay from 1948 to 1950.
He married Thelma Willis, the Utah State University Delta Phi Queen, 14 Dec 14, 1951. The couple would have eight children.
The family eventually moved to California's San Fernando Valley, where John taught Industrial Arts at Pacoima Jr. High for 37 years.
John served the LDS Church faithfully throughout his life.
John and Thelma celebrated 50 years of marriage in 2001.
He died 14 Dec 2006, at North Hils, California.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17089172/john-orson-whitaker : accessed 29 May 2022), memorial page for John Orson Whitaker Sr. (28 Feb 1927–14 Dec 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17089172, citing Eternal Valley Memorial Park, Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by So We Always Remember (contributor 46772840) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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50.00%
100.00%
Wilford Whitaker 
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T692999 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Marna Maynes :
23andMe, GEDmatch FD4186867 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Larry McGee :
23andMe, GEDmatch M232022 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Bruce Despain :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Despain_Bruce
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Karen (Christensen) Wardle :
AncestryDNA
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