Isaac Whitaker b 1 Apr 1801 Ashe Co NC d 1848 Blackey, Letcher Co KY s/o Isaac Whitaker and Susannah Harris. Isaac Whitaker m. 1830 to Ellender "Nellie" Adams b 1814 Surry Co NC d 1887 Blackey, Letcher Co KY; buried Lilly Woods Cemetery, Letcher Co KY d/o Stephen Adams and Ellender "Nellie" Bunton. (See 1850 Letcher Co KY Census). Children of Isaac Whitaker and Ellender "Nellie" Adams;

I. Stephen A. Whitaker b 1831 Blackey, Letcher Co KY d about 1909 Letcher Co KY m. 19 May 1849 Letcher Co KY to Lavina "Vina" Frazier b 18 Feb 1831 d 23 Apr 1885 d/o Esquire Frazier and Phoebe Haney. Stephen A Whitaker enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private 29 Aug 1862; promoted to 1st Lieutenant in Co H 13th Kentucky Cav, CSA.

II. John W. Whitaker b 1835 enlisted in the Confederate Army on 26 Aug 1862 as a Private Co B, 13th Kentucky Cav; m. Martha Patsy Holcomb b 25 Jan 1837 Letcher Co KY.

III. Moses E. Whitaker b 22 OCT 1837 Roxana, Letcher Co KY d 6 Mar 1919 Roxana, Letcher Co KY; buried Whitaker Cemetery, Roxana, Letcher Co KY; Enlisted in the Confederate army on August 29, 1862 and was a Pvt. in Co. B, 13th Regiment Cavalry, KY Volunteers, CSA; (listed as M E Whitaker). Moses E Whitaker m. Annie Ison b 9 Nov 1835 d 12 May 1923 Roxana, Letcher Co KY; buried Whitaker Cemetery, Roxana, Letcher Co KY; s/o George Ison Jr and Lucinda Combs.

IV. Mary Ann Whitaker b 1840 Letcher Co KY

V. Isaac J. Whitaker b 1842 d 1915 Perry Co KY; m. Nancy Caudill b 1845 s/o Watson E Caudill and Elizabeth Branham Smith. Isaac J Whitaker enlisted 29 Aug 1862 as a Private in Co B 13th Kentucky Cavalry and was captured at Gladesville VA 7 Jul 1863

VI. Sarah Whitaker b 1845 Letcher Co KY

VII. James M. Whitaker b 1848 Letcher Co KY

VIII. Enoch Whitaker b 1850 Letcher Co KY

Ellender "Nellie" Adams
and John Dixon

Ellender "Nellie" Adams b 1814 Surry Co NC d 1887 Blackey, Letcher Co KY; buried Lilly Woods Cemetery, Letcher Co KY d/o Stephen Adams and Ellender "Nellie" Bunton. Ellender "Nellie" Adams m. 10 Nov 1850 Letcher Co KY to John Dixon b 1821 d 1888; s/o Thomas S Dixon and Susannah B Profitt.