David Jesse WHITEAKER b. 29 Oct 1824 Washington Co. VA d. 22 Oct 1902 Independence, Polk Co. OR: Appalachian Aristocracy

1824 - 1902 (77 years)

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Name	David Jesse WHITEAKER
Born	29 Oct 1824	Washington Co. VA [1]
Gender	Male
_UID	35478EF01DF645728B4896E82EA18676E088
Died	22 Oct 1902	Independence, Polk Co. OR [1]
Buried	23 Oct 1902	Whiteaker Cemetery, Polk Co. OR
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Notes	CENSUS RECORDS 1850 Census Name: David Whitiker [David Whiteaker] Age: 25 Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Virginia 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 9 months 1860 Census Name: D T Whitaker [D. J. Whiteaker] Age in 1860: 35 Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1860: Independence, Polk, Oregon Gender: Male Post Office: Independence Household Members: D J Whitaker 35 1870 Census Name: D J Whittaker Age in 1870: 40 Birth Year: abt 1830 Birthplace: Virginia Home in 1870: Walla Walla, Washington Territory Race: White Gender: Male Occupation: Farmer Post Office: Waitsburg Value of real estate: $3000 personal property $9450 Household Members: D J Whittaker 40 D S Denman 45 [miner] 1880 Census Name: David J. Whitaker Age: 55 Estimated birth year: <1825> Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Dealer In Hardware Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Independence, Polk, Oregon Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: Lucy L. Whitaker Father's birthplace: NC Mother's name: Mary B. Whitaker Mother's birthplace: VA 1900 US Census Name: David Whiteaker Age: 75 Birth Date: Oct 1824 Birthplace: West Virginia Home in 1900: Monmouth, Polk, Oregon Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Lucy L Whiteaker Marriage Year: 1870 Years Married: 30 Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Virginia Occupation: Farmer Household Members: David Whiteaker 75 Lucy L Whiteaker 56 John Desparois 22 [employee] James L Titus 79 [father-in-law] Leon Barnard 16 [nephew] Source - Lang, Herbert O., History of Willamette Valley, Lang & Himes, 1885, pg 699 "Born in West Virginia, October 29, 1824; removed with his parents to Illinois in 1836, and came with his father, Benjamin Whiteaker, to Oregon twelve years after. Went to the California mines in 1849, and returned in 1850. In 1851 and 1852 was in the Rogue River county. Served in the Yakima war. IN 1859 went to the Upper Columbia region, and lived many years, returning to the valley in 1878, and settling in Polk Couny. Resides now on a farm near Independence. Married Miss Lucy L. Titus in 1871". Early Oregonians Database Index. Oregon State Archives, Salem, Oregon. Name: David Jesse Whiteaker Birth Date: 29 Oct 1824 Birth Place: Washington, Virginia, USA Death Date: 22 Oct 1902 Cemetery: Whiteaker Cemetery This writeup from the History of Oregon. "In 1879 David and Lucy retired to Polk County, Oregon and resided in Independence for five years, and then came to the donation claim on which they have since resided and they are living in the home he built forty years ago. They are members of the Methodist Church. Mr. Whitaker does not pay much attention to politics, but he always voted with the Democrats. Mr. Whitaker has almost reached three score and ten mark; but he still retains his faculties, and has yet much strength and endurance. While he does not need to work he keeps up his habits of industry, and still retains the 320 acres he took up as his donation claim. In addition, he has stores and other property in Independence." NEWSPAPERS Fatal Accident Morning Oregonian (Portland, OR); 15 October 1902 Serious Runaway Accident INDEPENDENCE, Oct. 14. (Special.) David Whiteaker, who. was Injured in a runaway accident here, yesterday, has not regained consciousness, and his death Is momentarily expected. Mrs. Whiteaker is much worse injured than at first expected, and she Is now unable to leave her bed. The Plaindealer (Roseburg, OR) 16 October 1902 Mr. and Mrs. David Whiteaker, aged residents of Independence, were badly injured in a runaway Monday. Mr. Whiteaker, who is in feeble health, received a deep gash in the back of his head and a bad wound on the forehead. OBITUARY Independence Enterprise & West Side; 23 October 1902 Died at his residence in this city, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1902, David Jesse Whiteaker, aged 77 years, 11 months and 26 days. The circumstances leading to the death of "Uncle Davey" are too fresh in memory to be rehearsed at this time. Suffice it to say that he scarcely regained consciousness from the runaway accident of last week. Mr Whiteaker was an honored pioneer of '48 and a veteran of the Oregon Indian wars. He was a native of Virginia. In '36 he, with his parents, removed to Illinois, they being pioneers to that state. His trip across the plains to Oregon is similar to those of all that heroic band, which braved the hardships and reclaimed Oregon to the Union. Funeral services were held today at 11 a.m. at the M.E. church, Rev G.H. Osborne officiating. Interment took place at the family burying ground on the B.F. Whiteaker farm, north of Monmouth. BURIAL Burial: Whiteaker Cem, Independence, Oregon The Whiteaker Cemetery is located on the Bengamin Whiteaker D.L.C.in Township 8S, Range 5W, Section 11. It is a private family cemetery about .01 of an acre in size. All known burials are related to the Whiteaker family. It is about three miles northwest of Monmouth, Polk,County, Oregon. The cemetery has been abandoned to nature. It was last read by Addie Dyal Rickey in 1973. Tombstone Inscription: INSCRIPTION: David J. Whiteaker 1825 - 1902 DISCREPANCY - Marker gives year of birth as 1825, biographical sketch in Lang and 1900 census records give year of birth as 1824. [1]
Person ID	I848	Master File
Last Modified	14 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	Lucy Louise TITUS, b. 20 Mar 1844, La Porte Co., Indiana , d. 21 Jul 1925, Eltopia, Franklin Co., Washington (Age 81 years)
Married	19 Mar 1871	Washington Territory [1]
	Washington State Archives. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives Name: David J Whiteaker Spouse: Lucy L Titus Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1871 Marriage Place: Walla Walla Reference Number: eawwmcu177
Last Modified	14 Apr 2015
Family ID	F622	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

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