Descendants of Samuel Whitaker
Samuel L. Whitaker
b. 1815, Indiana
-Spouse-
m.8/13/1839 to Amanda "Jane" Parker b. 1816, Indiana
Married in Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois
-Children-
John James b. 10/4/1840, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, m. 4/18/78 Eliza Phylania Stafford
Mary Jane b. 2/19/1842, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, m. 5/11/1865 William N. Hoover
Matilda b. 2/19/1842, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, m. 12/11/1860 Abner Davis, Sr.
Lucinda b. ?1845-46, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, Possibly m. Daniel Rodgers?
Julia b. ?1847-48, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, m. 11/27/1869 to Edward A. Church
Jane b. ?1849, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, m. to 10/23/1868 John Emmons
George W. b.1850-51, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, 1m. 1/31/1873 Jenie Thwait 2m. 2/20/78 Sarah A. Gabel
-History-
Mary married Bill Hoover and he was a second cousin to Herbert Hoover, the 31st president of the United States. W. N. (Bill) Hoover was killed at 56 years old while working in a distillery when his clothing was caught in some machinery. John James Whitaker's son, Randy, said that the original Whitakers came from Cork, Ireland.