Lincoln County TN Archives Biographies.....Whitaker, Thomas J. 1823 - 
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WHITAKER, MOORES



Thomas J. WHITAKER, citizen and farmer of the Thirteenth District, was born

in Lincoln County April 23, 1823, and is one of a family of seven children

born to Benjamin and Mahaldah WHITAKER, and the grandson of John WHITAKER,

who built the first grist-mill in Lincoln County.  He was the first

chairman of the county court, and will be remembered by many of the oldest

citizens now living in the county.  The father of our subject was born in

Kentucky, and came to Lincoln County with his parents at a very early day.

He was a farmer by occupation, and died in the Eighth District September

12, 1869, being over eighty years of age.  The mother is supposed to be a

native of Georgia, and died about 1840.  Our subject received a good

practical education in the common schools near home, and in 1847 was

married to Elizabeth R. MOORES, a native of Lincoln County, Tenn., born

November 19, 1821, and died November 30, 1880.  By this union six children

were born, four of whom are living:  W N., M. E., Susan and Dora.  In 1847

our subject bought 167 acres of land in the Thirteenth District, where he

has since resided.  The place is pleasantly located, well improved, and is

near Fayetteville Elkton road, twelve miles west of Fayetteville.



Additional Comments:
From Goodspeed's "History of Tennessee"





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