History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 689. [Harrison County] [Cynthiana City and Precinct] ASA F. WHITEKER, farmer, P. O. Oddville; was born in Harrison County, Ky., April 16, 1824, son of Peter and Nancy (Dunn) Whiteker, he born in Harrison County in 1783, was a Methodist minister and died Sept. 22, 1856, his parents being John and Nancy Whiteker, natives of Maryland, who came to Kentucky at an early day; she, born in Harrison County and died in 1862, at the age of sixty years, daughter of Archie and Elizabeth Dunn, of Maryland. Peter and Nancy Whiteker had thirteen children. Asa F. received his education in the schools of his native county, and at the age of twenty-one years began farming, at the same time working at the carpenter's trade, which he continued until 1857, when he engaged in the mercantile business at Oddville, where he remained until 1869, when he removed to Cynthiana and also sold goods. In 1877 he returned to Oddville and again engaged in selling foods until 1879, since which time he has been engaged in farming, he owning a snug little farm of sixty acres of choice land. In August, 1844, he married Frances J. White; born in Harrison County, Jan. 10, 1825; daughter of Nicholas and Frances White, natives of Madison County, Ky. Mrs. Whiteker died March 7, 1860. June 10, 1860, Mr. Whiteker married Mary E. Duncan, daughter of Robert and Cynthia (McLean) Duncan, of Ohio; from which union there have been born three children, two living: Mary L. and Susan J. Mr. Whiteker has been Postmaster at Oddville for sixteen years, and was a Coroner of the county eight years. He is a Knight Templar and an Odd Fellow, having filled all the chairs in the latter, he is a Democrat and himself and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Whiteker Dunn White McLean Duncan = Madison-KY OH MD http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/harrison/whiteker.af.txt