1849
Laurence Lemuel Whitaker was born on 02 Apr 1849 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of John W Whitaker and Margaret Chesnut McRae Whitaker.
1850
Laurance Whitacker was counted in the census on 11 Nov 1850 in Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 1-year-old, male, white. Also in the home was; John Whitacker, Mgt Whitacker, Duncan Whitacker, Mary Whitacker, Thos Whitacker, John Whitacker, J Clement Whitacker, Scota Whitacker, Ellen Whitacker, and Suely Whitacker.
1860
Lawrence Whitaker was counted in the census on 11 Aug 1860 in Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 11-year-old, male, white. Also in the home was; John Whitaker, Margaret Whitaker, Chestnut Whitaker, Ellen Whitaker, and Sally Whitaker.
1870
Lawrence Whitaker was counted in the census on 27 Jun 1870 in De Kalb, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 21-year-old, male, white. Also in the home was; Margaret Whitaker, Ellen Whitaker, and Sally Whitaker.
1871
When he was 21, he married Elizabeth Jumelle McDowall in 1871.
1900
Laurence L Whitaker was counted in the census in Jun 1900 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 51-year-old-male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home was his wife, Lizzie M Whitaker; and their children, William W Whitaker, John W Whitaker, Mary W Whitaker, Laurence J Whitaker, and Lizzie M Whitaker.
1909
He died on 10 Sep 1909 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. He was buried in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Quaker Cemetery.

2 Apr 1849 – 10 Sep 1909 (aged 60)
Quaker Cemetery

2 Apr 1849 – 10 Sep 1909 (aged 60)
Quaker Cemetery

2 Apr 1849 – 10 Sep 1909 (aged 60)
Quaker Cemetery
1939
On June 10, 1939, L. W. Whitaker was mentioned as the father in the death certificate of William McDowell Whitaker.
1965
On May 17, 1965, L L Whitaker was mentioned as the father in the death certificate of Laurence Jumelle Whitaker.