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Front- Martha is the daughter of Johnson Whitaker and Alsey Jane Fletcher.
She is the granddaughter of James O. Whitaker and Lurana Marshall Whitaker and Simon and Mary "Polly" Adams Fletcher.
She first married George A. Spradlin the son of Solomon Spradlin and Mary "Polly" Prater.
After George died she married Thomas Risner the son of Elmore Smith Risner and Peggy Helton.
A kind and gentle soul. With love, by descendants 2011.
Back-For Aunt Martha. Martha Whitaker was born 5 months and 3 days after her father Johnson Whitaker died from his service in the Civil War.
In her early life she was the care giver of her mother Alsey Jane Fletcher Whitaker.
Her siblings were Rosencrans, Mary, George, William and Floyd Whitaker.
She lived her life in the service of Christ and her Lord. She was a member of the Ivyton Baptist Church all her life.
Martha never had children of her own. She raised a nephew of George Spradlin named Johnny Hackworth and loved many.
She gave much and asked little.
Placed by Robert W. Whittaker and Joyce Whitaker Brown grandchildren of William Whitaker.
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