Wm. B. Whitaker and Emma C. Shockley were married February 7, 1874. (Source: Delaware Marriage Records)
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Barber County Index (Medicine Lodge, KS), Wednesday, December 29, 1897; pg. 1
Rev. William Whitaker, a minister for the Society of Friends, died at his home in Buffalo, after eleven days' sickness. He had lived there for about twenty-five years, and was known throughout southeastern Kansas. He was a man of true Christian character, and much esteemed by his neighbors. He leaves a wife and five children.
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The Buffalo Advocate (Buffalo, KS), Friday, December 31, 1897; pg. 3
W. B. Whitaker.
From the Buffalo Advocate.
At forty minutes after noon on Tuesday, 21st of December, 1897, William Byron Whitaker fell asleep in Jesus.
Mr. Whitaker was forty-six years of age having been born the 1st of September, 1851, in Oneida county (sic), New York, on the Whitaker homestead which is situated about a mile from South Trenton. He was the youngest child of George and Lydia M. Whitaker who are still residing at the advanced ages of 88 and 85 years on the home farm. His brother, P. Milton Whitaker, is now the only remaining child of a family of four. After completing the school course in the district school, he attended Lowville academy and then stayed for some time with his parents on the farm. When 20 years of age he went to work near Lincoln, Deleware (sic), and then came west to Wilson county (sic), Kansas, in the fall of 1873 to his brother, George B. Whitaker who had settled near Buffalo. The following winter he returned to Delaware and was happily wedded to Miss Emma C. Shockley, daughter of Elias and Lydia H. Shockley. Their married life has been one of great happiness, and thro (sic) the various vicissitudes and joys of twenty-three years they have loved and lived together, bringing up a family in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
During all this period Mr. Whitaker has been a prominent citizen of Buffalo most of the time residing upon his farm just south of town. For about two ears he conducted a general store, the only one in Buffalo at that time, then engaged in the real estate business for another year. The old Clifton Bank building, now occupied by Dr. Jones and the post- office, was erected by him at this time, also the frame residence just south of the bank building.
Mr. Whitaker resumed farming in 1888 and m 1803 built his creamery which he has operated ever since that year. Until recently this was the only creamery in the county and Mr. Whitaker has displayed great energy in developing this line of industry in new territory. He introduced a superior strain of Guernsey cattle and has worked hard to interest the farmers of the vicinity in the creamery business which he felt sure would do much to increase their profits and place farming on more stable basis.
Mr. Whitaker's parents brought him up in the Methodist church, to which he adhered thro (sic) the first years of his life in the west, altho (sic) there was no church in Buffalo then. In 18_2 the Friends' Church was organized here and Mr. Whitaker joined, with his family. He was always a very devoted worker amongst the Friends and, from the first, was ever ready to speak for his Savior. In 1884 the Friends' Church recorded him a minister of the Gospel and since that lime his voice has been raised many hundreds of limes in the ministry and scores of persons can testify to the earnestness of his words, the consistency of his life and the loving kindness of his heart toward the members of both his own and other churches and the ever readiness of his long continued efforts to persuade his neighbors, friends and acquaintances to come out on the side of his Savior whom he ever delighted to serve.
The first Christian Endeavor society in Buffalo was organized by him in 1889 and his sympathy was always with the young people. When the Friends erected heir church in 1884, Mr. Whitaker was very active in securing the necessary funds and contributed very liberally himself, both in money and efforts. The building was used for other church services besides the Friends' and in it were held meetings to arouse, the community to suppress gambling, liquor selling and other illegal practices. As a result of this, maliciously inclined persons blew the church up with dynamite in 1887 and Mr. Whitaker heroically undertook the task of raising the money to rebuild. He made a tour amongst the Friends in Pennsylvania and other eastern states and succeeded in getting the needful amount. Friends here by this service he formed acquaintances with many of the prominent Friends in the east.
During 1891 and '92 Mr. Whitaker had charge of the Friends' church at Independence, Kan., where his pastorate is held in loving remembrance by many people. With the exception of these two years his ministry has been mainly In Buffalo; and he has also conducted services at frequent intervals at the Blue school-house, at Rose, at Coyville, at various district school-houses, besides preaching at Quarterly meetings and other conventions of the Friends church, at Christian Endeavor conventions, and other times and places when visiting in the East and elsewhere. Residents of Buffalo always expected to see Mr. Whitaker in the forefront of the work when revivals were in progress in his own church and his heart and efforts were in every like effort in the other churches.
He preached his last sermon at the Friends Quarterly Meeting at Center Hill, on the 5th of December and was taken down with pneumonia on the 10th. After eleven day of intense suffering, which he bore in a spirit of christian grace and fortitude, he passed away trusting in the God whom he had so faithfully served. The funeral was held in the Friends church Thursday afternoon and was the most largely attended of any ever held here. The interment was in the cemetery north of town, and the grave was close beside that of his daughter, La Moine Ray, who preceded her father to the heavenly shore nine years ago.
Mrs. Whitaker and five children, three girls and two boys, remain to mourn the departure of a husband and father whose love and care has never been excelled and seldom equaled, and whose example must ever prove to be an incentive to them to live holy and righteous lives; and not to them only, but also to all the many friends and neighbors who have learned to love and respect him during the quarter of a century that he has lived so nobly in their midst.
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Barber County Index (Medicine Lodge, KS), Wednesday, December 29, 1897; pg. 1
Rev. William Whitaker, a minister for the Society of Friends, died at his home in Buffalo, after eleven days' sickness. He had lived there for about twenty-five years, and was known throughout southeastern Kansas. He was a man of true Christian character, and much esteemed by his neighbors. He leaves a wife and five children.
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The Buffalo Advocate (Buffalo, KS), Friday, December 31, 1897; pg. 3
W. B. Whitaker.
From the Buffalo Advocate.
At forty minutes after noon on Tuesday, 21st of December, 1897, William Byron Whitaker fell asleep in Jesus.
Mr. Whitaker was forty-six years of age having been born the 1st of September, 1851, in Oneida county (sic), New York, on the Whitaker homestead which is situated about a mile from South Trenton. He was the youngest child of George and Lydia M. Whitaker who are still residing at the advanced ages of 88 and 85 years on the home farm. His brother, P. Milton Whitaker, is now the only remaining child of a family of four. After completing the school course in the district school, he attended Lowville academy and then stayed for some time with his parents on the farm. When 20 years of age he went to work near Lincoln, Deleware (sic), and then came west to Wilson county (sic), Kansas, in the fall of 1873 to his brother, George B. Whitaker who had settled near Buffalo. The following winter he returned to Delaware and was happily wedded to Miss Emma C. Shockley, daughter of Elias and Lydia H. Shockley. Their married life has been one of great happiness, and thro (sic) the various vicissitudes and joys of twenty-three years they have loved and lived together, bringing up a family in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
During all this period Mr. Whitaker has been a prominent citizen of Buffalo most of the time residing upon his farm just south of town. For about two ears he conducted a general store, the only one in Buffalo at that time, then engaged in the real estate business for another year. The old Clifton Bank building, now occupied by Dr. Jones and the post- office, was erected by him at this time, also the frame residence just south of the bank building.
Mr. Whitaker resumed farming in 1888 and m 1803 built his creamery which he has operated ever since that year. Until recently this was the only creamery in the county and Mr. Whitaker has displayed great energy in developing this line of industry in new territory. He introduced a superior strain of Guernsey cattle and has worked hard to interest the farmers of the vicinity in the creamery business which he felt sure would do much to increase their profits and place farming on more stable basis.
Mr. Whitaker's parents brought him up in the Methodist church, to which he adhered thro (sic) the first years of his life in the west, altho (sic) there was no church in Buffalo then. In 18_2 the Friends' Church was organized here and Mr. Whitaker joined, with his family. He was always a very devoted worker amongst the Friends and, from the first, was ever ready to speak for his Savior. In 1884 the Friends' Church recorded him a minister of the Gospel and since that lime his voice has been raised many hundreds of limes in the ministry and scores of persons can testify to the earnestness of his words, the consistency of his life and the loving kindness of his heart toward the members of both his own and other churches and the ever readiness of his long continued efforts to persuade his neighbors, friends and acquaintances to come out on the side of his Savior whom he ever delighted to serve.
The first Christian Endeavor society in Buffalo was organized by him in 1889 and his sympathy was always with the young people. When the Friends erected heir church in 1884, Mr. Whitaker was very active in securing the necessary funds and contributed very liberally himself, both in money and efforts. The building was used for other church services besides the Friends' and in it were held meetings to arouse, the community to suppress gambling, liquor selling and other illegal practices. As a result of this, maliciously inclined persons blew the church up with dynamite in 1887 and Mr. Whitaker heroically undertook the task of raising the money to rebuild. He made a tour amongst the Friends in Pennsylvania and other eastern states and succeeded in getting the needful amount. Friends here by this service he formed acquaintances with many of the prominent Friends in the east.
During 1891 and '92 Mr. Whitaker had charge of the Friends' church at Independence, Kan., where his pastorate is held in loving remembrance by many people. With the exception of these two years his ministry has been mainly In Buffalo; and he has also conducted services at frequent intervals at the Blue school-house, at Rose, at Coyville, at various district school-houses, besides preaching at Quarterly meetings and other conventions of the Friends church, at Christian Endeavor conventions, and other times and places when visiting in the East and elsewhere. Residents of Buffalo always expected to see Mr. Whitaker in the forefront of the work when revivals were in progress in his own church and his heart and efforts were in every like effort in the other churches.
He preached his last sermon at the Friends Quarterly Meeting at Center Hill, on the 5th of December and was taken down with pneumonia on the 10th. After eleven day of intense suffering, which he bore in a spirit of christian grace and fortitude, he passed away trusting in the God whom he had so faithfully served. The funeral was held in the Friends church Thursday afternoon and was the most largely attended of any ever held here. The interment was in the cemetery north of town, and the grave was close beside that of his daughter, La Moine Ray, who preceded her father to the heavenly shore nine years ago.
Mrs. Whitaker and five children, three girls and two boys, remain to mourn the departure of a husband and father whose love and care has never been excelled and seldom equaled, and whose example must ever prove to be an incentive to them to live holy and righteous lives; and not to them only, but also to all the many friends and neighbors who have learned to love and respect him during the quarter of a century that he has lived so nobly in their midst.
Wm. B. Whitaker and Emma C. Shockley were married February 7, 1874. (Source: Delaware Marriage Records)
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Barber County Index (Medicine Lodge, KS), Wednesday, December 29, 1897; pg. 1
Rev. William Whitaker, a minister for the Society of Friends, died at his home in Buffalo, after eleven days' sickness. He had lived there for about twenty-five years, and was known throughout southeastern Kansas. He was a man of true Christian character, and much esteemed by his neighbors. He leaves a wife and five children.
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The Buffalo Advocate (Buffalo, KS), Friday, December 31, 1897; pg. 3
W. B. Whitaker.
From the Buffalo Advocate.
At forty minutes after noon on Tuesday, 21st of December, 1897, William Byron Whitaker fell asleep in Jesus.
Mr. Whitaker was forty-six years of age having been born the 1st of September, 1851, in Oneida county (sic), New York, on the Whitaker homestead which is situated about a mile from South Trenton. He was the youngest child of George and Lydia M. Whitaker who are still residing at the advanced ages of 88 and 85 years on the home farm. His brother, P. Milton Whitaker, is now the only remaining child of a family of four. After completing the school course in the district school, he attended Lowville academy and then stayed for some time with his parents on the farm. When 20 years of age he went to work near Lincoln, Deleware (sic), and then came west to Wilson county (sic), Kansas, in the fall of 1873 to his brother, George B. Whitaker who had settled near Buffalo. The following winter he returned to Delaware and was happily wedded to Miss Emma C. Shockley, daughter of Elias and Lydia H. Shockley. Their married life has been one of great happiness, and thro (sic) the various vicissitudes and joys of twenty-three years they have loved and lived together, bringing up a family in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
During all this period Mr. Whitaker has been a prominent citizen of Buffalo most of the time residing upon his farm just south of town. For about two ears he conducted a general store, the only one in Buffalo at that time, then engaged in the real estate business for another year. The old Clifton Bank building, now occupied by Dr. Jones and the post- office, was erected by him at this time, also the frame residence just south of the bank building.
Mr. Whitaker resumed farming in 1888 and m 1803 built his creamery which he has operated ever since that year. Until recently this was the only creamery in the county and Mr. Whitaker has displayed great energy in developing this line of industry in new territory. He introduced a superior strain of Guernsey cattle and has worked hard to interest the farmers of the vicinity in the creamery business which he felt sure would do much to increase their profits and place farming on more stable basis.
Mr. Whitaker's parents brought him up in the Methodist church, to which he adhered thro (sic) the first years of his life in the west, altho (sic) there was no church in Buffalo then. In 18_2 the Friends' Church was organized here and Mr. Whitaker joined, with his family. He was always a very devoted worker amongst the Friends and, from the first, was ever ready to speak for his Savior. In 1884 the Friends' Church recorded him a minister of the Gospel and since that lime his voice has been raised many hundreds of limes in the ministry and scores of persons can testify to the earnestness of his words, the consistency of his life and the loving kindness of his heart toward the members of both his own and other churches and the ever readiness of his long continued efforts to persuade his neighbors, friends and acquaintances to come out on the side of his Savior whom he ever delighted to serve.
The first Christian Endeavor society in Buffalo was organized by him in 1889 and his sympathy was always with the young people. When the Friends erected heir church in 1884, Mr. Whitaker was very active in securing the necessary funds and contributed very liberally himself, both in money and efforts. The building was used for other church services besides the Friends' and in it were held meetings to arouse, the community to suppress gambling, liquor selling and other illegal practices. As a result of this, maliciously inclined persons blew the church up with dynamite in 1887 and Mr. Whitaker heroically undertook the task of raising the money to rebuild. He made a tour amongst the Friends in Pennsylvania and other eastern states and succeeded in getting the needful amount. Friends here by this service he formed acquaintances with many of the prominent Friends in the east.
During 1891 and '92 Mr. Whitaker had charge of the Friends' church at Independence, Kan., where his pastorate is held in loving remembrance by many people. With the exception of these two years his ministry has been mainly In Buffalo; and he has also conducted services at frequent intervals at the Blue school-house, at Rose, at Coyville, at various district school-houses, besides preaching at Quarterly meetings and other conventions of the Friends church, at Christian Endeavor conventions, and other times and places when visiting in the East and elsewhere. Residents of Buffalo always expected to see Mr. Whitaker in the forefront of the work when revivals were in progress in his own church and his heart and efforts were in every like effort in the other churches.
He preached his last sermon at the Friends Quarterly Meeting at Center Hill, on the 5th of December and was taken down with pneumonia on the 10th. After eleven day of intense suffering, which he bore in a spirit of christian grace and fortitude, he passed away trusting in the God whom he had so faithfully served. The funeral was held in the Friends church Thursday afternoon and was the most largely attended of any ever held here. The interment was in the cemetery north of town, and the grave was close beside that of his daughter, La Moine Ray, who preceded her father to the heavenly shore nine years ago.
Mrs. Whitaker and five children, three girls and two boys, remain to mourn the departure of a husband and father whose love and care has never been excelled and seldom equaled, and whose example must ever prove to be an incentive to them to live holy and righteous lives; and not to them only, but also to all the many friends and neighbors who have learned to love and respect him during the quarter of a century that he has lived so nobly in their midst.
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Barber County Index (Medicine Lodge, KS), Wednesday, December 29, 1897; pg. 1
Rev. William Whitaker, a minister for the Society of Friends, died at his home in Buffalo, after eleven days' sickness. He had lived there for about twenty-five years, and was known throughout southeastern Kansas. He was a man of true Christian character, and much esteemed by his neighbors. He leaves a wife and five children.
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The Buffalo Advocate (Buffalo, KS), Friday, December 31, 1897; pg. 3
W. B. Whitaker.
From the Buffalo Advocate.
At forty minutes after noon on Tuesday, 21st of December, 1897, William Byron Whitaker fell asleep in Jesus.
Mr. Whitaker was forty-six years of age having been born the 1st of September, 1851, in Oneida county (sic), New York, on the Whitaker homestead which is situated about a mile from South Trenton. He was the youngest child of George and Lydia M. Whitaker who are still residing at the advanced ages of 88 and 85 years on the home farm. His brother, P. Milton Whitaker, is now the only remaining child of a family of four. After completing the school course in the district school, he attended Lowville academy and then stayed for some time with his parents on the farm. When 20 years of age he went to work near Lincoln, Deleware (sic), and then came west to Wilson county (sic), Kansas, in the fall of 1873 to his brother, George B. Whitaker who had settled near Buffalo. The following winter he returned to Delaware and was happily wedded to Miss Emma C. Shockley, daughter of Elias and Lydia H. Shockley. Their married life has been one of great happiness, and thro (sic) the various vicissitudes and joys of twenty-three years they have loved and lived together, bringing up a family in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
During all this period Mr. Whitaker has been a prominent citizen of Buffalo most of the time residing upon his farm just south of town. For about two ears he conducted a general store, the only one in Buffalo at that time, then engaged in the real estate business for another year. The old Clifton Bank building, now occupied by Dr. Jones and the post- office, was erected by him at this time, also the frame residence just south of the bank building.
Mr. Whitaker resumed farming in 1888 and m 1803 built his creamery which he has operated ever since that year. Until recently this was the only creamery in the county and Mr. Whitaker has displayed great energy in developing this line of industry in new territory. He introduced a superior strain of Guernsey cattle and has worked hard to interest the farmers of the vicinity in the creamery business which he felt sure would do much to increase their profits and place farming on more stable basis.
Mr. Whitaker's parents brought him up in the Methodist church, to which he adhered thro (sic) the first years of his life in the west, altho (sic) there was no church in Buffalo then. In 18_2 the Friends' Church was organized here and Mr. Whitaker joined, with his family. He was always a very devoted worker amongst the Friends and, from the first, was ever ready to speak for his Savior. In 1884 the Friends' Church recorded him a minister of the Gospel and since that lime his voice has been raised many hundreds of limes in the ministry and scores of persons can testify to the earnestness of his words, the consistency of his life and the loving kindness of his heart toward the members of both his own and other churches and the ever readiness of his long continued efforts to persuade his neighbors, friends and acquaintances to come out on the side of his Savior whom he ever delighted to serve.
The first Christian Endeavor society in Buffalo was organized by him in 1889 and his sympathy was always with the young people. When the Friends erected heir church in 1884, Mr. Whitaker was very active in securing the necessary funds and contributed very liberally himself, both in money and efforts. The building was used for other church services besides the Friends' and in it were held meetings to arouse, the community to suppress gambling, liquor selling and other illegal practices. As a result of this, maliciously inclined persons blew the church up with dynamite in 1887 and Mr. Whitaker heroically undertook the task of raising the money to rebuild. He made a tour amongst the Friends in Pennsylvania and other eastern states and succeeded in getting the needful amount. Friends here by this service he formed acquaintances with many of the prominent Friends in the east.
During 1891 and '92 Mr. Whitaker had charge of the Friends' church at Independence, Kan., where his pastorate is held in loving remembrance by many people. With the exception of these two years his ministry has been mainly In Buffalo; and he has also conducted services at frequent intervals at the Blue school-house, at Rose, at Coyville, at various district school-houses, besides preaching at Quarterly meetings and other conventions of the Friends church, at Christian Endeavor conventions, and other times and places when visiting in the East and elsewhere. Residents of Buffalo always expected to see Mr. Whitaker in the forefront of the work when revivals were in progress in his own church and his heart and efforts were in every like effort in the other churches.
He preached his last sermon at the Friends Quarterly Meeting at Center Hill, on the 5th of December and was taken down with pneumonia on the 10th. After eleven day of intense suffering, which he bore in a spirit of christian grace and fortitude, he passed away trusting in the God whom he had so faithfully served. The funeral was held in the Friends church Thursday afternoon and was the most largely attended of any ever held here. The interment was in the cemetery north of town, and the grave was close beside that of his daughter, La Moine Ray, who preceded her father to the heavenly shore nine years ago.
Mrs. Whitaker and five children, three girls and two boys, remain to mourn the departure of a husband and father whose love and care has never been excelled and seldom equaled, and whose example must ever prove to be an incentive to them to live holy and righteous lives; and not to them only, but also to all the many friends and neighbors who have learned to love and respect him during the quarter of a century that he has lived so nobly in their midst.
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