User:Blakelitaker

Blake Litaker was born on July 25, 1991 in Concord, NC.

Info
I drive an '04 Blue Impala. Green is my favorite color. I am a Leo. Sundrop is my favorite soft drink, at Starbucks I love the Peppermint Mocha, and I am big fan of sweet tea. Italian is my favorite kind of food and Olive Garden is my favorite restaurant. I love coffee and I love to travel. I like animals; I have German Sheppard dog named Sandy and a rabbit named Grayson. I am a strong believer in karma. My mother died from Lou Gehrig's disease 1-6-2008, and since then I've remained close to my family. I'm originally from Enochville, NC and my genealogy is mostly German, Scotch Irish, and English. My favorite sports are fishing and snow skiing. I am a Christian. I enjoy being outdoors, I'm not much of a cyber nerd or gamer. I am often told I am a very friendly person and a hard worker; I always try my best and show up on time. Basically I’m a really easy going chill type of guy who is usually in a good mood, and I don’t care what others think of me. I’ve been called everything under the sun but just like Luke Bryan on his awesome Country CD…“I'll Stay Me.” Oh, and my favorite genre of music is Country but I listen to everything. I graduated from South Rowan High in 2009, and I currently attend Rowan Cabarrus Community College.

Interests
Some of my main interests are: Music, Friendship, Movies, Browsing Through the Mall, Going on Dates, Talking on the Phone, Walking at the Park, Concerts, Outdoor activities, Horticulture, Photography, Animals, Coffee shops, Traveling, Horseback Riding, Swimming, Jet Skis, Four Wheelers, Running, Fishing, Bowling, Snow skiing, Hiking, Cycling, Camping, Parasailing, Snorkeling, Trying New Things, and helping people.

Travels
My favorite activity is traveling! I enjoy going on vacation just about anywhere...I want to see everything from continent to continent! Some of the places I've already been are Hawaii, Yellowstone NP, Salt Lake City, US Virgin Islands, St. Maarten, the Bahamas, Niagara Falls, Lake Erie, Disney World, Las Vegas, Washington DC, Belize, Cayman Islands, & Key West!

Favorite Quotes
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. -Mark Twain

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

“Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.” - Dale Carnegie

“Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.” -Oprah Winfrey

Family Genealogy
Dad's side of the Family: Litaker (German Heritage) Johannes Michael Casper Leyendecker, born near the Rhine Valley in Germany about 1716 and died in 1822 arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania aboard the Ship Shirley in 1751 from his homeland of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Johannes Michael Casper Leyendecker married Anna Maria Dieter (1711), and they had a son named Johannes Philipp Leyendecker (1736 - 1807). Johannes Philipp Leyendecker, born 28 Mar 1736 in Germany; died 10 May 1807 in Cabarrus County traveled from Germany on the Ship Shirley in 1751. On the same ship was Christopher Horlacher, father of Mary Horlacher who married Conrad Litaker. Johannes Philipp Leyendecker married Maria Rosina Ludwig born about 1743 in Pennsylvania; died about 1804 in Cabarrus County, they were married in the year 1758 in Pennsylvania and they had a son named Conrad Litaker. Maria Rosina Ludwig was daughter of Wilhelmus Johann Ludwig (1716) and Catherine Elizabeth Klein (1717 - 1784). Conrad Litaker (29 Jan 1766 - 15 Nov 1825) married Mary Ann Horlacher (1743 - 1832), daughter of Christopher Horlacher, born about 1728 in Germany, died about 1802 in Cabarrus. Conrad and Marry Ann were married in the year 1787 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, they then moved to North Carolina where they had a son named Daniel Litaker (1790) and a daughter named Sophia Litaker (25 Oct 1807 – 14 Nov 1855) who married George Barnhart, and Sophia is buried at St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery in Cabarrus County, NC (100 St John's Church Rd Concord, North Carolina). According to the 1800 United States Federal Census Conrad Litaker owned 1 slave, had 5 household members, and in the year 1805 owned land on Rocky River and Little Buffalo Creek. On Jun 9 1826 Conrad Litaker died at age 50 and was buried at St John's Lutheran Church; he was killed by being thrown off his horse while running a race with his son near Salisbury, NC. Conrad and his son decided to run this race because on their way home from a sale at the edge of Rowan County they both saw a blanket and decided to run a race to decide who should have the prize. Conrad’s horse “flew the track,” and dashed Conrad against a tree, fracturing his skull so badly he died. Conrad’s son Daniel Litaker (1790) who ran “The Litaker Insurance” in Charlotte married Sophia Barnhart (1798-1837), daughter of John Barnhardt (1786 - 1850) and Phillipina Schmidtinn (1773), on 12 Dec 1817 in Cabarrus County by Bondsman Jacob Ledecker and they had a son named John Litaker. John Litaker (1815 - 1886) who was a blacksmith married Mary Bostian (1819) on 10 Sep 1845 in Rowan County with Bondsman William R Litaker, Witness John H Hardie, and they had a son named Caleb W Litaker. During his 1840 residence of Cabarrus County at the age of about 25, John Litaker owned a total of two colored slaves, employed three people in agriculture, and had a total of 8 free white people living in his home including himself. Caleb W Litaker (8 Jan 1843) enlisted in the U.S. Civil War on 29 Mar 1862 and was a private in the Company B, North Carolina 20th Infantry Regiment, then after the war he became a farmer and married Mary S. Winecoff (31 May 1846 - 4 Jun 1922), daughter of John S and Mary An Winecoff, on 8 Jan 1863 in Cabarrus County by Bondsman W. F. Murph, and they had a son named John W. A. Litaker. John W. A. Litaker (8 May 1871 - 24 Mar 1914) was a farmer who could read, write, and speak English, married Effie Walters (16 Sep 1876 - 12 May 1946), daughter of Charles W Walters and Mary Jane Voils in 1894 and they had a son named John Kingsle Litaker. John Kingsle Litaker (19 Aug 1912 - 12 Oct 1978) married Rachel Amanda Upright (1 Jun 1911 - 8 Apr 1987), daughter of George W Upright (1874 - 1941) and Margaret E Upright (1880), on 28 Apr 1932 in Rowan County and had a son named George King Litaker. John Kingsle Litaker died 12 Oct 1978 in the city of Mooresville, Institution: General Hospital, Attendant: Physician, Burial Location: Burial in state, and he did not have an Autopsy preformed. George King Litaker (21 Apr 1933) married Dora Lee Wensil (21 Jul 1937) daughter of Charlie Brown Wensil (11 May 1895 - 24 Jan 1951) and Dora Lee Mullis (1904 – 21 Jul 1937) on 23 Dec 1954 and they had a son named Donald Lee Litaker. Donald Lee Litaker (16 Apr 1964) married Danita Dee Powell (30 Nov 1965 - 6 Jan 2008) on 14 Jun 1986 and they had a son named Blakeley Chase Litaker (25 Jul 1991).

Ludwig:

Hans Ludwig (1566) of Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany married Catharina Heysz (1569) of Chemnitz, Sachsen, Germany and they had a son named Hans Ludwig. Hans Ludwig Jr. (Jun 1591 - 22 Feb 1677) married Gertrude Jacob in 1608 and they had a son named Michael Ludwig. Michael Ludwig (Feb 1612 - 17 Nov 1687) married Maria Lorentz (01 Jul 1610) and they had a son named Nicholas George Ludwig. Sir Nicholas George Ludwig (1628 - Oct 1685) married Maria Koehler (12 Feb 1626 - Aug 1666) and they had a son named George Ludwig. George Ludwig (18 Apr 1659 - 13 Dec 1732) married Rosina Catharina Eger (1652 - 19 Mar 1729) and they had a son named Michael Ludwig. Michael Ludwig (23 Sep 1688 - 01 Sep 1750) married Catharina Doerr (1678 - 12 Apr 1760) and they had a son named Wilhelmus Johann Ludwig. Wilhelmus Johann Ludwig (1716) married and Catherine Elizabeth Klein (1717 - 1784) in 1736 and they had a daughter named Maria Rosina Ludwig born about 1743 in Pennsylvania; died about 1804 in Cabarrus County. Maria Rosina Ludwig married Johannes Philipp Leyendecker in the year 1758 in Pennsylvania, and they had a son named they had a son named Conrad Litaker (29 Jan 1766 - 15 Nov 1825).

Wensil (German Heritage)

Henry Wenzel married Barbra Lentz Mull and they had a son named Jacob Wensel. Jacob Wensel after serving as a private of the company 135 Regiment Pennsylvania Military in the War of 1812 had a son named Alexander Wensel (1817 - 1844) who married Ester Cline (1817 - 1858), daughter of Henry Cline (1772 – 1853) and Elizabeth Furr (1783 - 1821) on 29 Feb 1836 in Cabarrus County by Bondsman Tobias Cline and Witness Kiah P Harris and had a son named Henry Adam Wensil. Henry Adam Wensil (15 Mar 1837 - 7 Mar 1922) Enlisted as a private in CSA Company A, North Carolina 20th Infantry Regiment on 19 Mar 1862, then became a farmer and married Sarah Jamirma Cook Fink (28 Feb 1847 - 10 Oct 1922), daughter of Levi Fink (14 Nov 1819 - 15 Aug 1900) and Nancy Levina Erwin (28 Feb 1825), on 28 Feb 1867 and had a son named Henry Alexander Wensil. Henry Alexander Wensil (17 Dec 1860 - 8 Jan 1930) was a farmer who married Mary Anne McGuire (11 Jun 1863 - 26 Feb 1932), daughter of Jae McGuire (1824 - 1901) and Sarah Sally Greer (1829 – 1908), in 1879 and had a son named Charlie Brown Wensil. Henry Alexander Wensil died 8 Jan 1930 at 3:50 a.m. at age 70 and was buried in Mt. Mitchell Church Cemetery by undertaker Wilkinsons Funeral Home. Charlie Brown Wensil (11 May 1895 - 24 Jan 1951) after being drafted into World War 1 and working as a farmer married Dora Lee Mullis (1904 - 21 Jul 1937) and they had a daughter named Dora Lee Wensil. Charlie Brown Wensil committed suicide with a shotgun blast to the head on 24 Jan 1951 and was buried in Mt. Mitchell Church Cemetery in Cabarrus County. Dora Lee Wensil (21 Jul 1937) married George King Litaker (21 Apr 1933) and they had a son named Donald Lee Litaker (16 Apr 1964). Donald Lee Litaker (16 Apr 1964).

Mullis

Richard Mullis (1677 - 1745) married Elizabeth Edwards (1677 - 1728) in 1695 and they had a son named John Mullis. John Mullis (1730 - 1785) married Margaret Brumbelow (1735 - 1830) in 1756 and they had a son named Solomon Mullis. Solomon Mullis (1757 - 1830) married Mary Jane Griffin (1768 - 1859) in 1784 and they had a son named John Culpepper Mullis. John Culpepper Mullis (11 Feb 1818 - 1 Apr 1883) a farmer in Goose Creek, Union, North Carolina married Elizabeth Ann Head (1826 - 1906) on 24 Apr 1852 and they had a son named John William Mullis. John William Mullis (1855) married Alsey Jane Gurley (1857 - 5 Aug 1940) in Union County in 1876 and they had a son named William Reece Mullis. William Reece Mullis (31 Aug 1881 - 10 Mar 1970) married Mattie Beaver (1 Mar 1882 - 15 Aug 1943), daughter of Cal Beaver and Alice Beatte and had a daughter named Dora Lee Mullis. Dora Lee Mullis (1904 - 21 Jul 1937) married Charlie Brown Wensil (11 May 1895 - 24 Jan 1951) and they had a daughter named Dora Lee Wensil (21 Jul 1937).

Mom's side of the Family:

Brock/Powell

William Pickney Brock married Lucinda Fletcher and had a son named Charley Wesly Brock (2 Aug 1892 - 28 Nov 1975) who married Ella Devore. Charles and Ella Brock had a son named Teddy Brock. Teddy C Brock (16 Jan 1922 - 10 Feb 1961) then met Ruby Katheryn Jones (24 Jun 1924) and they had a son named Lee. Lee then chose to take his stepfather Jackson D Powell's last name so thus, his name became Lee K Powell. Lee K Powell (9 Jun, 1947) then married Kay Powell on 27 Feb 1965 and they had a daughter named Danita Powell. Jones (Scotch Irish Heritage)

Joshua Jones married Elinor Medley and they had a son named William Jones. William Jones (1784 - 21 Mar 1845) married Ann Maloney (1792 - 1869) about 1811 and they had a son named Joshua R Jones. Joshua R Jones (Apr 1815 - 1899) with an occupation of merchandizing married Laura Garman, daughter of Isaac Garman, and they had a son named Markus Maloney Jones. According to the 1870 Census at the age of 55 Joshua R Jones was a farmer in Sulphur Springs, Buncombe, North Carolina with a real estate value of $5000 and personal estate value of $1256. Both Joshua R Jones and his wife Laura Marinthia Garman Jones, with several children and grandchildren, are buried in the Joshua R. Jones Cemetery located on top of the hill just east of Moody Avenue. Markus Maloney Jones (Dec 1846 - 1910) who was a farmer and owned a house in Black Mountain married Rachel Jane Stepp (Dec 1846-1920), daughter of Joshua P Stepp (26 Dec 1824 - 27 Aug 1862) and Isabella A Porter (28 Oct 1825 - 26 Feb 1862) in 1863 and they had a son named Winford Lee Jones. Winford Lee Jones (May 1886) who was a farmer married Martha Gibbs (29 Aug 1904 - 29 Jan 2002), daughter of John Avery Gibbs (1875) and Eliza Lenora Westall (1878), and they had a daughter named Ruby Jones. Ruby Katheryn Jones (24 Jun 1924) and Teddy Brock then had a son named Lee Powell who fathered Danita Dee Powell (30 Nov 1965 - 6 Jan 2008).

Stapp (English Heritage) Abraham Stapp, born in 1646 in England, died 8 Apr 1714 in Essex City VA, worked as a tobacco planter, and married Dorothy Moss (1654 - 1718) in 1650 and they had a son named Joshua Stapp. Joshua Stapp (1688 - 1783-03-27) occupation: planter, married Martha Coffey (1690 - 1772) about 1709 in Essex County, VA and they had a son named John Stapp. John Stapp (1710 - 1751-05-21) occupation: planter, married Ann Salmon (1710 - 1772) in 1731 and they had a son named James Stapp. James Stapp, born 1733 in Culpepper County, VA, died 22 Feb 1794 in Madison County, KY, married Lucy Gholston (1734 - 5 May 1795), daughter of Anthony Golston and they had a son named Thomas Stapp. Thomas Stapp (1760 - 1819) married Sarah Brown (1760 - 1830) and they had a son named Joseph Stepp. Joseph Stepp (1795 - Jun 1880) married Rachael Waters (1794 – 1 Sep 1876) in 1818, lived at and they had a son named Joshua P Stepp. According to the 1860 U.S. census for Swannanoa township, Buncombe County Joseph Stepp owned residence 159 worth $28,500 and 21 slaves. Joshua P Stepp who owned 4 slaves and residence 143 worth $6,000 married Isabella Porter daughter of Alexander Porter and Jane Young who owned residence 145 worth $18,500, and 11 slaves. Jane Young is daughter of John Young and Rosannah Hemphill who is daughter of Capt. Thomas Hemphill. Isabella’s parents Alexander and Jane are buried in the Patton Hill Cemetery established in 1794 by Presbyterian families. Joshua P Stepp (26 Dec 1824 - 27 Aug 1862) and Isabella Porter (28 Oct 1825 - 26 Feb 1903) and had a daughter named Rachel Jane Stepp. Joshua P Stepp fought on confederate side of the civil war, and never returned home leaving his prosperous widow Isabella to fend for herself. The 1884 Buncombe County Deed Book shows Isabella as the owner of over 2,000 acres along the North Fork of the Swannanoa, land where her home was located and where she and Joshua had begun their lives. Rachel Jane Stepp (Dec 1846 - 1920) married Markus Maloney Jones (1846 - 1910) on 26 May 1868 and they had a son named Winford Lee Jones. Winford Lee Jones (May 1886) married Martha Gibbs (1905) and they had a daughter named Ruby Katheryn Jones (24 Jun 1924).

Gibbs (English Heritage) Charles Gibbs (1853 - 1881), an Engine Driver in Haselor, Warwickshire, England married Terica Autery (1851), they moved to Yancy County, North Carolina and they had a son named John Avery Gibbs. John Avery Gibbs (2 Nov 1875 - 19 Nov 1960) who was a farmer married Eliza Lenora Westall (1878) and they had a daughter named Martha Gibbs. Martha Gibbs (29 Aug 1904 - 29 Jan 2002) married Winford Lee Jones (May 1886) and they had a daughter named Ruby Katheryn Jones (24 Jun 1924). Nall Richard Nalle, born around 1650 in Lincolnsheir, England had a son named Martin Nalle. Martin Nalle (1675 - 1728) married Mary Jane Aldin (21 August 1681 - 1 April 1734) in 1702 and they had a son named Richard Nalle. Richard Nalle (1716 - 1796) married Elizabeth Selby (1720 - 4 Feb 1794) in 1736 and they had a son named John Nall. According to the 1790 United States Federal Census, Richard Nalle lived in a household of 7 members in Chatham County NC, and owned 2 slaves. John Nall (1741 - 14 Sep 1781) married Martha Patsy Glass (1734 - 1792) in 1763 and they had a son named Thomas Nall. John Nall was a prominent and noted member of the Nalle family; he dropped the "e" from the family's surname. In 1764 John started buying land in Cumberland County and in 2 years he owned 1,262 acres. In 1778, he sold his land and moved to the Bear Creek area of Chatham County. Within three years his total holdings amounted to 2,684 acres. John was a member of the North Carolina legislature and a Justice of the peace. He served as a Major in the North Carolina forces of the Continental Army. On September 12, 1781 he fought in the Battle of Cane Creek at Lindley's Mill. Out of 400 soldiers, the Americans suffered ninety wounded and twenty-five killed John Nall was among the dead. Thomas Nall (1774 - 1835) served as a private in the Company 5 Reg't (Atkinson's) North Carolina Military during the War of 1812, then married Nancy Glass (1778 - 1850) in 1786 and they had a son named Nicholas Nall. According to the 1800 Federal Census, Thomas Nall was a farmer with a household of five people, including one slave. Nicholas Nall (2 Feb 1812 - 16 Oct 1887) who was a farmer-planter married Lydia Williamson (27 Apr 1821 - 19 Dec 1897) in 1840 and they had a daughter named Sarah Catherine Nall. According to the 1860 Census, Nicholas Nall of Moore, North Carolina owned $350 worth of real estate, and $600 worth of personal estate, employed 1 person in agriculture, and did not own any slaves. Sarah Catherine Nall (22 Jun 1862 - 25 Oct 1930) married John L Nall and they had a son named John Cleveland Nall. John Cleveland Nall (30 Aug 1885 - 18 Jun 1963) who was a worker in the textile industry and a truck driver married Juanita Gainey (29 Feb 1896 - 12 Jun 1964), daughter of William Gainey (1896) and Kitty Lee Tedder (1901), and granddaughter of Bill Tedder married Margaret Moor. John Cleveland Nall and Juanita Gainey had a son named James Webster Nall. James Webster Nall (4 Jun 1924 - 12 Dec 1994) married Mildred Magoleen Garrett (9 Jun 1927) on 21 Dec 1946 and had a daughter named Linda Kay Nall. Linda Kay Nall married Lee K Powell on 27 Feb 1965 and had a daughter named Danita Dee Powell (30 Nov 1965 - 6 Jan 2008).

Garrett (Dutch Ireland Heritage) William C. Garrett (1863 - 15 Nov 1940) married Harriet Saboalt (Dec 1874 - 30 May 1960) and had a son named Willis A. Garrett. Willis A. Garrett (1901) married Evelyn Anderson (1908) and had a daughter named Mildred Magoleen Garrett. Mildred Magoleen Garrett (9 Jun 1927) married James Webster Nall (4 Jun 1924 - 12 Dec 1994) on 21 Dec 1946 and had a daughter named Kay Nall.

Anderson William Anderson (1787 - 20 Jun 1856) married Avis Whiticur Rudd (1782 -     1850) and had a son named Jordan Anderson. Jordan Anderson (1817 - 1860) married Elizabeth Hagan (1828 ) and had a son named Jackson Anderson. Jackson Anderson (Feb 1848 - 23 Jul 1869) married Tabitah Dockery (May 1840 – 1920), daughter of George Dockery (1806 - 1859) and Nancy Lunsford (Sep 1811 - 1905), on 23 Jul 1869 and had a son named Manson Jerome Anderson. M.J. Anderson (21 May 1880 - 23 Jan 1949) married Cora A. Lovingood (Aug 1885), daughter of Samuel M Lovingood (Oct 1857, 1900) and Sarah A Davis (May 1865 1900), and had a daughter named Evelyn Anderson (1908). Evelyn Anderson married Willis A. Garrett (1901) and had a daughter named Mildred Magoleen Garrett (9 Jun 1927).