Notes for James "Pappy" Lewis Whitaker: "Pappy" Whitaker was a musician and loved to play the fiddle. His fiddle is now in the possession of his great-great grandson, Thomas Ray Harvey.
More About James "Pappy" Lewis Whitaker: Burial: Unknown, Oaklawn Cemetery: Cooper, Delta County, TX.
More About James "Pappy" Lewis Whitaker and Hester Elizabeth Thompson: Marriage: Dec 21, 1875, Smithville, Monroe County, MS.
Marriage Notes for James "Pappy" Lewis Whitaker and Hester Elizabeth Thompson: The ceremony was held at the Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church. According to the family Bible, Elder H. Cantrell performed the ceremony.
Children of James "Pappy" Lewis Whitaker and Hester Elizabeth Thompson are: