Esquire Whitaker b 8 May 1813 Hallie, Clay Co KY d 23 Feb 1878 Letcher Co KY; s/o Isaac Whitaker and Susannah Harris b 1781 VA. Esquire Whitaker m. 18 Sept 1834 Perry Co KY to Harriet Hagins b 30 Jul 1818 Clay Co KY d 28 Feb 1869 Letcher Co KY; buried Lilly Woods Cemetery, Letcher Co KY; d/o John Penn Hagins and Lourania Polly b 1796 Carter Co TN. (Also See Esquire Whitaker). Children of Esquire Whitaker and Harriet Hagins;

1. Samuel Whitaker b 7 Sept 1835 Letcher Co KY d 14 Mar 1909 Crawford, (Now Langnau), Laurel Co KY; m. 1860 to Judy Wilson b 1839 KY. Children of Samuel Whitaker and Judy Wilson; i. Harriet Whitaker ii. Fannie Whitaker iii. Betty Whitaker iv. Squire Whitaker v. John Whitaker vi. George Whitaker vii. Alamander Whitaker viii. Isaac Whitaker ix. Polly Whitaker x. Napolen Whitaker xi. Lauraina Whitaker

2. John P Whitaker b 7 Sept 1837 KY d 31 Jan 1904 Jackson, KY; age 66; buried Millard Holcomb Cemetery, Welchburg, Jackson Co KY; m. Martha Ann Yearley.

3. Laurania Raney Whitaker b 1840 KY d 14 Jun 1876 Letcher Co KY; buried Brown Cemetery, Van, Letcher Co KY; m. 1861 to Samuel A Cornett b 20 Jul 1840 d 13 May 1921; age 80; buried Black Gold Cemetery, Hazard, Perry Co KY; s/o Joseph Enoch Cornett and Sarah Brown.

4. Nancy Whitaker b 18 Jan 1842 Linefork, Letcher Co KY d 14 Jan 1928 Avawam, Perry Co KY; m. Jacob Fields

5. Francis Fannie Whitaker b 4 Jan 1844 KY d 24 Apr 1921; m. Jesse Ison b 1849 d 1929; s/o George Ison and Lucinda Combs

6. Hiram Franklin Whitaker b 10 Nov 1844 Letcher Co KY d 11 May 1907 Letcher Co KY; buried Campbell Cemetery, Crown, Letcher Co KY; m. 1870 to Mary Ann Cornett b 1851 Letcher Co KY d 15 Oct 1913 Letcher Co KY; d/o Joseph Enoch Cornett and Sarah Sally Brown.

7. Susannah Whitaker b 1848 KY; m. 1867 to Wesley Fields

8. Allen Hayden Whitaker b 16 Apr 1850 Linefork, Letcher Co KY d 1905 Hotspot, Letcher Co KY; buried Whitaker Cemetery, Van, Letcher Co KY; m. 6 Aug 1874 Letcher Co KY to Nancy Jane Caudill b 1 Apr 1854 (Tombstone Reads 1852) Hot Spot, Letcher Co KY d 1936 Hot Spot, Letcher Co KY; buried Nancy Jane Whitaker Cemetery, Hot Spot, Letcher Co KY; d/o Wilburn Caudill and Nancy Caudill.

8. Thomas Whitaker b 16 Mar 1850 Letcher Co KY d 17 Apr 1915 Letcher Co KY; buried Whitaker Cemetery, Hallie, Letcher Co KY; m. 1879 to Elizabeth Caudill b 11 Feb 1861 Lee Co VA d 4 Apr 1947; age 86; buried Whitaker Cemetery, Hallie, Letcher Co KY; d/o William A Billie Caudill and Sarah Sallie Christian.

9. Esquire Squire Whitaker b Apr 1852 KY d 13 Jan 1906 Letcher Co KY; m. May 1870 St Clair IL to Clarinda Combs b 11 Jan 1852 Perry Co KY d 5 Oct 1939 Letcher Co KY; d/o William Lorenzo Combs and Margaret Peggy Kelly.

10. Alamander Whitaker b 1854 KY d 1937; m. Catherine Campbell b 1856; d/o William B Campbell and Katie Creech.

12. William Whitaker b 25 Apr 1859 KY d 1 Oct 1931; m. Cordelia Ison Ackmon b 8 Aug 1851 Ingrams Creek, Linefork, Letcher Co KY d 17 Dec 1930 Hallie, Letcher Co KY; d/o Gideon Ison and Cynthia Ingram. Children of William Whitaker and Cordelia Ison Ackmon; i. Hettie Whitaker b 17 Nov 1883 ii. Synthia Whitaker b 8 Aug 1885 iii. Linville Whitaker b 25 Sept 1887 iv. Elizabeth Whitaker b 2 Dec 1889 v. Susanna Whitaker b 16 Feb 1891 vi. Kenon Whitaker b 1892 vii. Steve Whitaker b 1893 viii. Melda Whitaker b 3 Dec 1895

13. Melvina Whitaker b 1862 KY; m. 1880 Letcher Co KY to Henry Lincoln Roark. Children of Henry Lincoln Roark and Melvina Whitaker; i. Fanny Roark b 26 Nov 1881 ii. Polly Jane Roark b 1883 iii. Cordelia Roark b 1885 iv. Clarinda Roark b 1887 v. N Boyd Roark b 1889 vi. Jesse Roark b 4 Mar 1892 vii. Susanne Catherine Roark b 1893 viii. Martha Ann Roark b 1895 ix. John W Roark b 1897 x. ancy Roark b 31 Mar 1900 xi. Hester Roark b 1902

1850 Perry Co KY Census
243 263 Whitaker Esquire 51 M W Farmer 700 KY
243 263 Whitaker Harriett 51 F W KY
243 263 Whitaker Samuel 15 M W KY
243 263 Whitaker John 12 M W KY
243 263 Whitaker Luvina 10 F W KY
243 263 Whitaker Nancy 8 F W KY
243 263 Whitaker Francis 6 F W KY
243 263 Whitaker Hiram 4 M W KY
243 263 Whitaker Susanna 2 F W KY
243 263 Whitaker Thomas 5/12 M W KY