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Whitaker, Thursa

Female 1837 - 1914  (~ 76 years)


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  • Name Whitaker, Thursa 
    Birth Mar 1837  North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880  Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1910  Elkhorn, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 13 Mar 1914  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I3269  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 6 Dec 2020 

    Father Whitaker, Peter,   b. 18 Jul 1805, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1852, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Mother White, Frances,   b. 1818, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 53 years) 
    Marriage 1830  Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Bentley, Esquire Richard,   b. 1821, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 8 Feb 1857  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Family ID F1929  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Hall, William Riley,   b. 3 Jun 1852, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1885, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Marriage 17 Apr 1873  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    • Marriage license listed bride's name as Thursa Bentley. Other sources indicate her name is Whitaker.
    Family ID F1262  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1837 - North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 8 Feb 1857 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Apr 1873 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Elkhorn, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Mar 1914 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S32386] Thursy Whitaker in household of Peter Whitaker, "United States Census, 1850".

    2. [S32387] Thursey Hall in household of William K Hall, "United States Census, 1880".

    3. [S154896] Thursie Hall in household of Riley Hall, "United States Census, 1910".

    4. [S154897] Thursy Hall, "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999".

    5. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 1, p.58.

    6. [S154901] Squire Bentley, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    7. [S77] Letcher County, KY Marriage Index, Marriage Book 3.

    8. [S154895] Thersa Bently, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".

    9. [S295817] William R Hall, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954".