Jared Whitaker was born in 1818 in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the grandson of Georgia Governor, Jared Irwin. He served as Atlanta's 14th Mayor in 1861. He was also the publisher of The Daily Intelligencer, an Atlanta newspaper.[1]
Jared was married twice. He first married Susan Mabry Taliaferro on December 30, 1847 in Fayette County, Georgia.[2] After her death, he then married Nannie E. Allen on September 7, 1854 in Fulton County, Georgia.[3]
↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXJJ-F8K : 17 October 2017), Jared J. I. Whitaker and Susan M. Tilliaferro, 30 Dec 1847; citing Marriage, Fayette, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 209,384.
↑ Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVD-MNJ : 4 November 2017), Jared J. Whitaker and Nannie E. Allen, 07 Sep 1854; citing Marriage, Fulton, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 409,843.
United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYL-PVC : 12 April 2016), Jared I Whitaker, Fayette county, Fayette, Georgia, United States; citing family 357, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8L1-PF5 : 22 August 2017), J I Whitaker, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 94, sheet 267A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0148; FHL microfilm 1,254,148.
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