John W Whitaker b abt 1836; s/o Isaac Whitaker and Ellender Adams. John W Whitaker m. Martha Patsy Holcomb b 25 Jan 1837 Perry Co KY; d/o Henderson Holcomb and Sarah Sally Cornett. Children of John W Whitaker and Martha Patsy Holcomb;

1. John D Whitaker b 1855 Letcher Co KY; m. Sarah Ann Brashear b 2 Jan 1861 Letcher Co KY d 1915 Viper, Perry Co KY; d/o John Brashear and Rebecca Christian.

2. Moses "Little Mose" Whitaker b 1 Feb 1858 KY d 21 Aug 1928 Letcher Co KY; m. 17 Mar 1877 to Nancy Jane Caudill b 5 Oct 1856 KY d 6 Jan 1929; d/o William J Stiller Bill Caudill and Nancy Dixon.

3. Sarah Whitaker b 1861 Letcher Co KY d 1921; m. Monroe Frazier b 1859 d 1917

4. Ellender Whitaker b 1870 KY