Mary W. WHITEAKER

Female 1846 - 1864  (17 years)


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  • Name Mary W. WHITEAKER 
    Born 4 Oct 1846  Lee Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    _UID DAC497F78FAC4B928790C27589FD20003869 
    Died 27 Jun 1864  Polk Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Whiteaker Cemetery, Dallas, Polk Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • CENSUS RECORDS

      1850 Census
      Name: Mary Whitiker [Mary Whiteaker]
      Age: 4
      Birth Year: abt 1846
      Birthplace: Illinois
      Home in 1850: Polk, Oregon Territory
      Gender: Female
      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

      1860 Census
      Name: Mary Whitaker
      Age in 1860: 13
      Birth Year: abt 1847
      Birthplace: Illinois
      Home in 1860: Independence, Polk, Oregon
      Gender: Female
      Post Office: Independence
      Household Members:
      B Whitaker 63
      Mary Whitaker 53
      J R Whitaker 23
      G W Whitaker 17
      Mary Whitaker 13

      BIOGRAPHICAL

      Portrait & Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley Oregon." Chapman Publishing Company, 1903. p. 1126.

      HON. JAMES L. COLLINS

      The marriage of Judge Collins occurred in Polk county in 1861, Miss Mary Whiteaker becoming his wife. She was born in De Kalb county, Ill., in 1846, the daughter of Benjamin Whiteaker, who was one of the pioneers of Polk county in 1847, and a relative of John Whiteaker, the first governor of Oregon. Mrs. Collins died in 1864, leaving one daughter, Nellie, who is a graduate of La Creole Academy, the state normal school at Monmouth, and the New York state normal college at Oswego, N. Y. She is now critic in the state normal school at Madison, S. D., which position she has occupied for the past ten years.

      Early Oregonians Database Index. Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon
      Name: Mary W Whiteaker
      Birth Date: 4 Oct 1846
      Birth Place: Lee, Illinois
      Death Date: 27 Jun 1864
      Cemetery: Whiteaker Cemetery

      Early Oregonian Search
      Whiteaker, Mary W
      Date of Birth 4 Oct 1846
      Place of Birth Lee Co., IL
      Date of Death 27 Jun 1864
      Place of Burial Whiteaker Cemetery, Polk Co., OR
      Mother Hayter, Virginia Mary
      Father Whiteaker, Benjamin

      Marriage Information
      Collins, James Layton 29 Sep 1861 Polk Co., OR

      Associated Records
      Probate Estate Polk Co. 0683

      Associated Persons
      Collins, James Layton Male 09 May 1833 Spouse
      Hayter, Virginia Mary Mother
      Whiteaker, Benjamin Father

      Census Events
      1850 Federal OR Polk Co. 4yrs
      1860 Federal OR Polk Co. 13yrs


      BURIAL

      Headstone at Whitaker Cem., Mary W. Collins, wife of J. L. Collins, and dau. of Benj & Mary Whitaker, born Oct 4, 1846, died June 27, 1864. This stone is broken in 3 parts. [1]
    Person ID I959  Master File
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2015 

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

    Family James Layton COLLINS,   b. 09 May 1833, Warren Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1916, Dallas, Polk Co. OR Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 29 Sep 1861  [1
    Children 
     1. Ellen COLLINS,   b. Abt 1863
    Family ID F682  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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