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!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH-BURIAL:The Decendants of William Whitaker and his brother
Jonathan Whitaker I of Surry County, North Carolina; by Hester Bartlett Jackson;
NU-LINE PRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPHY COMPANY; Bridge Street, Elkin, North Carolina;
1989; copy owned by Errol E. Hayes, Jr., Huntsville, Alabama
!MARRIAGE:Whitker Family Bible; owned by Errol E. Hayes, Jr., Huntsville,
Alabama
!BURIAL:Buried in Hollywood Cemetary, Elkin, North Carolina
Born in Surry County near Pilot Mountain 19 November 1879 and died at Elkin in
Surry County on 22 August 1949 with burial in the Hollywood Cemetary in Elkin.
He was married at Pilot Mountain on 24 October 1897 to Charlotte "Lottie"
Harrell who was born 20 June 1880 and died 26 April 1974.
"Bill" Whitaker had several business interests in Elkin including Real Estate,
Insurance, an agency for the "Hupmobile", and owned a grocery store until he
died. He was the first Fire Chief for the Elkin Fire Department. Bill and
"Lottie" were prominent in Church and Civic affairs in Elkin where they lived.
The marriage of W. W. Whitaker of Pilot Mountain and Lottie Whitaker of Pilot
Mountain was performed by Noah Fulk on October 24, 1897 at 4 P. M. in Pilot
Mountain, North Carolina. Witnesses were Thanie James and Jennie Simmons.
Following are personal memories that Mim gave to Eleanor Hayes Myrick during
the summer of 1972.
October 24, 1897 -- Mim was 16 and Papa 17 -- were married and lived in Pilot
Mountain 4 years until Mother was 6 weeks. Moved to Elkin for 1 year, then to
Fries, Virginia for 1 year, then back to Elkin. Papa ran a store for his
father in Elkin and sold caskets, Singer sewing machines and furniture.
Their house on Church Street in Elkin was built in 1912 by the Penny family.
Papa bought it an moved in in 1917.
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