Benjamin Franklin WHITEAKER, Jr. b. 28 May 1838 Inlet Grove, Lee Co. IL d. 24 Aug 1912 Polk Co. OR: Appalachian Aristocracy

1838 - 1912 (74 years)

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Name	Benjamin Franklin WHITEAKER
Suffix	Jr.
Born	28 May 1838	Inlet Grove, Lee Co. IL [1]
Gender	Male
_UID	4B57C3A5C61A4C17B6983599087364EC3441
Died	24 Aug 1912	Polk Co. OR [1]
Buried	26 Aug 1912	Whiteaker Cemetery, Polk Co. OR
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Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1850 Census Name: Benjn Whitiker [Benjn Whiteaker] Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1838 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1850: Polk, Oregon Territory Gender: Male Family Number: 121 Household Members: Benj Whitiker 55 Mary Whitiker 42 David Whitiker 25 William Whitiker 24 Ellen Whitiker 18 Joseph Whitiker 15 Benjn Whitiker 12 Maria Whitiker 9 Washington Whitiker 7 Mary Whitiker 4 Baby Whitiker 0 1870 Census Name: Ben Whitaker Age in 1870: 32 Birth Year: abt 1838 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1870: Polk, Oregon Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Rickreall Household Members: Ben Whitaker 32 Narcissa Whitaker 22 Wm Whitaker 5 Albert Whitaker 3 Lillie Whitaker 1 1880 Census Name: Benjamin Whiteaker Age: 43 Birth Year: abt 1837 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1880: Monmouth, Polk, Oregon Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Widower Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Benjamin Whiteaker 43 Wm. H. Whiteaker 15 Albert J. Whitakeaker 13 Lillie B. Whiteaker 11 Mary E. Whiteaker 8 Bertie Whiteaker 4 1900 Census Name: Ben F Whitaker [Ben F Whiteaker] Age: 62 Birth Date: May 1838 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1900: Monmouth, Polk, Oregon Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Ada Whitaker Marriage Year: 1881 Years Married: 19 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Household Members: Ben F Whitaker 62 Ada Whitaker 39 Nellie Whitaker 18 Ben F Whitaker 11 Glendon Whitaker 8 1910 Census Name: Benjamin F Whiteaker Age in 1910: 71 Birth Year: abt 1839 Birthplace: Illinois Home in 1910: North Monmouth, Polk, Oregon Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Adelaide Whiteaker Father's Birthplace: United States Mother's Birthplace: United States Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Benjamin F Whiteaker 71 Adelaide Whiteaker 48 Frank B Whiteaker 21 Glendon Whiteaker 18 HISTORICAL RESOURCES From the History of Oregon: Benjamin was sixth of his father's eight children and was ten years old when they crossed the plains to Oregon. His duty on the journey was to drive the milch cows on horseback, and he performed his task to the satisfaction of all parties. After the arrival and settlement on the donation claim he remained at home until he was twenty-one and then went with his brothers to eastern Washington to engage in the stock business, and they took with them 225 head of cattle; because of the severity of the winter they lost nearly all of their stock. About this time the war broke out, mining began in Idaho, and prices advanced. This naturally benefited them and in time they became wealthy. Benjamin then went to Polk County and purchased a half section of land off the John Fudge donation claim. After his marriage the couple resided in Washington for a year and then returned to Oregon and lived on land left him by his mother. He purchased more land by his mothers to total 800 acres. DISCREPANCY - Monmouth Herald obituary gives birth year of 1835, while death certificate and marker give 1838. NOTE - His second wife, Adelaide, and two of his children, Glendon Whiteaker and Nellie (Whiteaker) Kantner, are buried at Salem Pioneer Cemetery in Salem, Oregon. OSBH DC (Polk County 1912) #2418 - Bejammin Franklin Whiteaker, male, married, occupation farmer, b. 25 May 1838 in Illinois, d. d 24 Aug 1912, 2 mi N of Monmouth at the age of 24 yrs 2 mos 30 dys, name of father Benjamin Franklin Whiteaker (b. North Carolina), maiden name of mother Mary Hayter (b. Virginia, interment 26 Aug, undertaker R. L. Chapman, informant Mrs B.F. Whiteaker, Monmouth. Early Oregonian Search Whiteaker, Benjamin F Date of Birth 28 May 1838 Place of Birth Inlet Grove, Lee Co., IL Occupation farmer Date of Death 24 Aug 1912 Place of Death Monmouth, Polk Co., OR Place of Burial Whiteaker Cemetery, Polk Co., OR Mother Hayter, Virginia Mary Date of Arrival 1848 Father Whiteaker, Benjamin Marriage Information Hammer, Narcissa ca 1863 Fetzer, Addie 12 May 1881 Associated Persons Fetzer, Addie Spouse Hammer, Narcissa Spouse Hayter, Virginia Mary Mother Whiteaker, Benjamin Father Census Events 1850 Federal OR Polk Co. 0121 12yrs 1880 Federal OR Polk Co. OBITUARY: The Herald made mention, last week, of the serious illness of B.F. Whiteaker, who was stricken with paralysis while transacting business at Independence. Mr. Whiteaker was taken home and under the care of a physician seemed to rally, but taking a relapse died on Saturday morning, August 24, 1912, and was buried on Monday. He was born in Illinois, May 25, 1835, and came with his parents to Oregon in 1848. They located in Polk county and the Whiteaker homestead marks their enterprise. He was twice married, his first wife being Narcissa Hamar, and to this union were born W.H. Whiteaker, of Portland; A.J. Whiteaker, of Raymond, Wash.; Mrs. W.O. Cook of Eugene, and Mrs. E. Roe of Enterprise. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Adelaide Fetzer, to whom were born Mrs. Etta [Nettie] Kantner of Seattle and Frank and Glenn Whiteaker of Cochrane, Ore. Deceased was a man of warm and generous impulses. His friends were numbered by his acquaintance, and he was a fine type of the pioneer. His home was always open and his hand ready to help the suffering and needy. He gave liberally to worthy public enterprises and at the time of his death was engaged with others in drilling an oil well on his extensive farm. Monmouth Herald, Friday, 30 Aug 1912, TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTION: B.F. Whiteaker 1838 -1912 [1]
Person ID	I956	Master File
Last Modified	19 Apr 2015

Father	Benjamin WHITEAKER, b. Aug 1796, Lincoln Co. NC , d. 2 Jul 1873, Independence, Polk Co., OR (Age ~ 76 years)
Mother	Mary (Polly) HAYTER, b. 27 Oct 1808, Washington Co. VA , d. 11 Dec 1882, Polk Co. OR (Age 74 years)
Married	18 Sep 1823	Washington, Co. VA [1]
Family ID	F130	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Narcissa HAMMER, b. 1847, Oregon , d. 8 Jan 1880, Polk Co. OR (Age 33 years)

Children

+	1. William Hiram WHITEAKER, b. May 1865, Washington Territory , d. Aft 1920, Oregon (Age ~ 55 years)
+	2. Albert J. WHITEAKER, b. 15 Mar 1867, Polk Co. OR , d. 06 Mar 1951, Washington Co. OR (Age 83 years)
	3. Lillie B. WHITEAKER, b. ca 1869, Polk Co. OR
	4. Mary E. WHITEAKER, d. 3 Jan 1879, Polk Co. OR
+	5. Bertie WHITEAKER, b. 26 Feb 1876, Polk Co. OR , d. 28 Apr 1954, Walla Walla Co. WA (Age 78 years)
	6. WHITEAKER, b. Polk Co. OR , d. 05 Jan 1880, Polk Co. OR

Family ID F679 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Adelaide FETZER, b. 12 Apr 1861, Oregon , d. 12 Nov 1939, Independence, Polk Co. OR (Age 78 years)

Married 12 May 1881 Polk Co. OR

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Children

	1. Nellie Loretta WHITEAKER, b. May 1882, Polk Co. OR , d. May 1961, Marion Co. OR (Age ~ 79 years)
	2. Franklin Benjamin WHITEAKER, b. 22 Oct 1888, Polk Co. OR , d. 10 Aug 1963, Marion Co. OR (Age 74 years)
	3. Glendon WHITEAKER, b. 02 Apr 1892, Polk Co. OR , d. 02 Oct 1945, Portland, Multnomah Co. OR (Age 53 years)

Last Modified 19 Apr 2015

Family ID F1669 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources
[S25] Descendants of Richard Whitaker, Jr. and Rachel Bentley, Joye Boardman.