--Brother of Ilva Lucille Whitaker Taylor and William Ben Whitaker.
--Husband of Eleanor St. Peters Whitaker whom he married November 18, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee.
--Father of Annora Jean Whitaker 'Dottie' Morgan and Carole Jean Whitaker McCaig.
--Grandfather of Thomas "Grant" Morgan and Joseph "Clinton" McCaig.
JOE W. WHITAKER, 79, of Memphis, retired employee of Ray Sharp Lumber Co., died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital after a short illness. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a charter member of Broadmoor Baptist Church. Whitaker, the husband of Eleanor Whitaker, also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Carole McCaig and Mrs. Dottie Morgan, and a sister, Mrs. Ilva 'Sing' Taylor, all of Memphis; a brother, Ben Whitaker of Cherokee Village, Ark., and two grandsons. (Published in The Commercial Appeal 10-16-1991)
From Tennessee Birth Report #2277 173241:
Report made by F.E. Stewart
Enumerator of the First School District of Shelby County
Name of Child - Joe Will Whitaker
Date of Birth - Nov. 9, 1911
Sex - Male
Color - White
Place of Birth - Barretville, Tenn.
Name of Father - Ben W. Whitaker
Place of His Birth - Brunswick, Tenn.
Father's Occupation - Farmer
Name of Mother - Claudia Whitaker
Place of Her Birth - Barretville, Tenn.
Name of Physician - Walter Kelley
Recorded - Thos. B. Crenshaw, County Court Clerk
1920 Census - Kney Street, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee:
Whitaker, William - Head, M, W, 30, M, born Tenn, father born Tenn, mother born Tenn.
Whitaker, Joe Will - Son, M, W, 8, S, born Tenn
Whitaker, Ilva - Daughter, F, W, 6, S, born Tenn
Whitaker, Ben - Son, M, W, 2 7/12, born Tenn
1930 Census - Manasses, Memphis, Shelby Co, Tennessee:
Whitaker, William B. - Head, M, W, 37, M
Whitaker, Claude H. - Wife, F, W, 36, M
Whitaker, Joe W. - Son, M, W, 18, S
Whitaker, Ilva - Daughter, F, W, 17, S
1950 Census - 3029 Sunrise Road, Frayser, Shelby Co, Tenn:
Whitaker, Joe W. - Head, W, M, 39, M, Carpenter, born Tenn (indexed as "Jee" instead of "Joe" on Family Search)
Whitaker, Eleanor - Wife, W, F, 37, M, born Illinois
Whitaker, Annora J. - Daughter, W, F, 12, S, born Tenn
St. Peters, John L. - Father-in-law, W, M, 60, W, born Illinois
--Brother of Ilva Lucille Whitaker Taylor and William Ben Whitaker.
--Husband of Eleanor St. Peters Whitaker whom he married November 18, 1934, in Memphis, Tennessee.
--Father of Annora Jean Whitaker 'Dottie' Morgan and Carole Jean Whitaker McCaig.
--Grandfather of Thomas "Grant" Morgan and Joseph "Clinton" McCaig.
JOE W. WHITAKER, 79, of Memphis, retired employee of Ray Sharp Lumber Co., died Tuesday at Methodist Hospital after a short illness. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. He was a charter member of Broadmoor Baptist Church. Whitaker, the husband of Eleanor Whitaker, also leaves two daughters, Mrs. Carole McCaig and Mrs. Dottie Morgan, and a sister, Mrs. Ilva 'Sing' Taylor, all of Memphis; a brother, Ben Whitaker of Cherokee Village, Ark., and two grandsons. (Published in The Commercial Appeal 10-16-1991)
From Tennessee Birth Report #2277 173241:
Report made by F.E. Stewart
Enumerator of the First School District of Shelby County
Name of Child - Joe Will Whitaker
Date of Birth - Nov. 9, 1911
Sex - Male
Color - White
Place of Birth - Barretville, Tenn.
Name of Father - Ben W. Whitaker
Place of His Birth - Brunswick, Tenn.
Father's Occupation - Farmer
Name of Mother - Claudia Whitaker
Place of Her Birth - Barretville, Tenn.
Name of Physician - Walter Kelley
Recorded - Thos. B. Crenshaw, County Court Clerk
1920 Census - Kney Street, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee:
Whitaker, William - Head, M, W, 30, M, born Tenn, father born Tenn, mother born Tenn.
Whitaker, Joe Will - Son, M, W, 8, S, born Tenn
Whitaker, Ilva - Daughter, F, W, 6, S, born Tenn
Whitaker, Ben - Son, M, W, 2 7/12, born Tenn
1930 Census - Manasses, Memphis, Shelby Co, Tennessee:
Whitaker, William B. - Head, M, W, 37, M
Whitaker, Claude H. - Wife, F, W, 36, M
Whitaker, Joe W. - Son, M, W, 18, S
Whitaker, Ilva - Daughter, F, W, 17, S
1950 Census - 3029 Sunrise Road, Frayser, Shelby Co, Tenn:
Whitaker, Joe W. - Head, W, M, 39, M, Carpenter, born Tenn (indexed as "Jee" instead of "Joe" on Family Search)
Whitaker, Eleanor - Wife, W, F, 37, M, born Illinois
Whitaker, Annora J. - Daughter, W, F, 12, S, born Tenn
St. Peters, John L. - Father-in-law, W, M, 60, W, born Illinois
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