Funeral notice-
BELKNAP-Dec. 23, Webster Clark, late of 3035 S.E. Ankeny st.; husband of Elizabeth, father of Clifford, Maynard, Clark and Foster Belknap, Mrs. Stella Dolan and Mrs. Carrie Mitchell; brother of Franklin and Edward H. Belknap, Mrs. Angie Anderson and Mrs. Addie Kyle; also survived by 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Friends invited to attend funeral services Monday, 11 A.M., at the Holman & Lutz Colonial Mortuary, N.E. 14th and Sandy blvd. Interment Lincoln Memorial Park. Member of Centenary-Wilbur M.E. church.
The Oregonian newspaper, Sunday, December 26, 1937, section 2, page 3, column 5.
Following info contributed by= C Bangsund (#47063344)
Webster Clark Belknap
Birth: November 29, 1850 in Benton Co, OR
Death: December 23, 1937 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR
Immediate Family:
Son of Ransom Alfred Amos Belknap and Mahala Belknap
Husband of Ida I. Clark
Father of C. M. Belknap; T. J. Belknap; Maynard Morton Belknap; Foster G. Belknap and Clark Russell Belknap
Brother of Edward Harlan BELKNAP; Keturah Angeline Belknap; Lucinda Belknap; Matilda Sarah Belknap; Keziah H. Belknap; Lewis Franklin Belknap; Elizabeth Adeline Belknap; Samuel G. Belknap; Lucinda J. BELKNAP; Sarah M. BELKNAP; Keziah BELKNAP; Webster C. BELKNAP; Lewis Franklin BELKNAP; Adeline B. BELKNAP; Angeline BELKNAP and Samuel G. BELKNAP
Member of the Washington State Senate for the 5th district - In office 1893–1897
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One of Ransom Belknap's sons, Webster, was tempted by stories of the new land in Washington Territory. He was one of the Belknaps who joined that "Little Wagon Train" in 1877, took his wife and first child on that journey to try his fortune away from home. After his father's death (after 1896?), he returned with seven children to the old home and familiar land. The years spent in Washington had brought many trials, including the loss of his wife and one child. Those troubles made the old Belknap Settlement look better to him.
Mahala Belknap turned the old house over to her son, and went to live with her daughter Adeline, Mrs. Robert Kyle. The Kyles added a room for Mahala to their house, which was built on the north side of Ransom's claim, so she spent her last few years close to that first house.
Among our first settlers, the Belknap men were a hearty group who found joy in life, religion, and music. They sang at every opportunity. Their sons also loved to raise their voices in song. Webb was bothered by loose dentures as he led the choir during church services. Perhaps he remembered that old challenge: " . . . Let nothing you dismay." At any rate, he calmly removed the dentures and went on beating time for the singing. Music was more important to him than his own embarrassment.
Webb and Ed Belknap, Dick Nichols, Marc Waltz, and Wilbur Starr sang for every gathering. They were always ready to "make a joyful noise unto the Lord."
The first roads were just trails. Soon they widened and deepened to dust in the summer and mud in the winter. The only way to travel was by ox team, horses and wagons, on horseback, or on foot. In the early days, whole families went by wagon and team, took tents and camped overnight on the twenty mile trip to Corvallis. Cattle, hogs, and sheep were driven to market over these roads. This did not improve either the meat or the roads.
Only the little traveled trails remained firm underfoot.
Sand and dust were bad enough, but mud was worse, making travel impossible at times. Counties on the coast used cut timbers to keep their roads open, but those caused problems, too. Our Benton County pioneers tried corduroy in some of the worst spots, but most chose to struggle with the mud. Some roads in the lowland, such as Maudville Lane, became entirely impassable when there was high water. They just had to find ways around the lowest roads. Maudville Lane no longer exists.
Cars finally replaced horses and brought better roads; but before that time people took great pride in their teams, a well matched pair was a very special possession. One man declared that his horse could run from sunup to sundown in an hour and a half. Others held their claims a little closer to possibility, but they still exaggerated a bit when boasts were made. Bets were sometimes offered and races run after church to prove whose team was best. Webster Belknap was so confident of the superiority of his horse that he entered it in races at the state fair and not without success to back him up. His son, Foster, never turned from his love of good horses - never changed to a tractor for his field work, and never learned to drive a car
BELKNAP-Dec. 23, Webster Clark, late of 3035 S.E. Ankeny st.; husband of Elizabeth, father of Clifford, Maynard, Clark and Foster Belknap, Mrs. Stella Dolan and Mrs. Carrie Mitchell; brother of Franklin and Edward H. Belknap, Mrs. Angie Anderson and Mrs. Addie Kyle; also survived by 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Friends invited to attend funeral services Monday, 11 A.M., at the Holman & Lutz Colonial Mortuary, N.E. 14th and Sandy blvd. Interment Lincoln Memorial Park. Member of Centenary-Wilbur M.E. church.
The Oregonian newspaper, Sunday, December 26, 1937, section 2, page 3, column 5.
Following info contributed by= C Bangsund (#47063344)
Webster Clark Belknap
Birth: November 29, 1850 in Benton Co, OR
Death: December 23, 1937 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR
Immediate Family:
Son of Ransom Alfred Amos Belknap and Mahala Belknap
Husband of Ida I. Clark
Father of C. M. Belknap; T. J. Belknap; Maynard Morton Belknap; Foster G. Belknap and Clark Russell Belknap
Brother of Edward Harlan BELKNAP; Keturah Angeline Belknap; Lucinda Belknap; Matilda Sarah Belknap; Keziah H. Belknap; Lewis Franklin Belknap; Elizabeth Adeline Belknap; Samuel G. Belknap; Lucinda J. BELKNAP; Sarah M. BELKNAP; Keziah BELKNAP; Webster C. BELKNAP; Lewis Franklin BELKNAP; Adeline B. BELKNAP; Angeline BELKNAP and Samuel G. BELKNAP
Member of the Washington State Senate for the 5th district - In office 1893–1897
===
One of Ransom Belknap's sons, Webster, was tempted by stories of the new land in Washington Territory. He was one of the Belknaps who joined that "Little Wagon Train" in 1877, took his wife and first child on that journey to try his fortune away from home. After his father's death (after 1896?), he returned with seven children to the old home and familiar land. The years spent in Washington had brought many trials, including the loss of his wife and one child. Those troubles made the old Belknap Settlement look better to him.
Mahala Belknap turned the old house over to her son, and went to live with her daughter Adeline, Mrs. Robert Kyle. The Kyles added a room for Mahala to their house, which was built on the north side of Ransom's claim, so she spent her last few years close to that first house.
Among our first settlers, the Belknap men were a hearty group who found joy in life, religion, and music. They sang at every opportunity. Their sons also loved to raise their voices in song. Webb was bothered by loose dentures as he led the choir during church services. Perhaps he remembered that old challenge: " . . . Let nothing you dismay." At any rate, he calmly removed the dentures and went on beating time for the singing. Music was more important to him than his own embarrassment.
Webb and Ed Belknap, Dick Nichols, Marc Waltz, and Wilbur Starr sang for every gathering. They were always ready to "make a joyful noise unto the Lord."
The first roads were just trails. Soon they widened and deepened to dust in the summer and mud in the winter. The only way to travel was by ox team, horses and wagons, on horseback, or on foot. In the early days, whole families went by wagon and team, took tents and camped overnight on the twenty mile trip to Corvallis. Cattle, hogs, and sheep were driven to market over these roads. This did not improve either the meat or the roads.
Only the little traveled trails remained firm underfoot.
Sand and dust were bad enough, but mud was worse, making travel impossible at times. Counties on the coast used cut timbers to keep their roads open, but those caused problems, too. Our Benton County pioneers tried corduroy in some of the worst spots, but most chose to struggle with the mud. Some roads in the lowland, such as Maudville Lane, became entirely impassable when there was high water. They just had to find ways around the lowest roads. Maudville Lane no longer exists.
Cars finally replaced horses and brought better roads; but before that time people took great pride in their teams, a well matched pair was a very special possession. One man declared that his horse could run from sunup to sundown in an hour and a half. Others held their claims a little closer to possibility, but they still exaggerated a bit when boasts were made. Bets were sometimes offered and races run after church to prove whose team was best. Webster Belknap was so confident of the superiority of his horse that he entered it in races at the state fair and not without success to back him up. His son, Foster, never turned from his love of good horses - never changed to a tractor for his field work, and never learned to drive a car
Funeral notice-
BELKNAP-Dec. 23, Webster Clark, late of 3035 S.E. Ankeny st.; husband of Elizabeth, father of Clifford, Maynard, Clark and Foster Belknap, Mrs. Stella Dolan and Mrs. Carrie Mitchell; brother of Franklin and Edward H. Belknap, Mrs. Angie Anderson and Mrs. Addie Kyle; also survived by 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Friends invited to attend funeral services Monday, 11 A.M., at the Holman & Lutz Colonial Mortuary, N.E. 14th and Sandy blvd. Interment Lincoln Memorial Park. Member of Centenary-Wilbur M.E. church.
The Oregonian newspaper, Sunday, December 26, 1937, section 2, page 3, column 5.
Following info contributed by= C Bangsund (#47063344)
Webster Clark Belknap
Birth: November 29, 1850 in Benton Co, OR
Death: December 23, 1937 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR
Immediate Family:
Son of Ransom Alfred Amos Belknap and Mahala Belknap
Husband of Ida I. Clark
Father of C. M. Belknap; T. J. Belknap; Maynard Morton Belknap; Foster G. Belknap and Clark Russell Belknap
Brother of Edward Harlan BELKNAP; Keturah Angeline Belknap; Lucinda Belknap; Matilda Sarah Belknap; Keziah H. Belknap; Lewis Franklin Belknap; Elizabeth Adeline Belknap; Samuel G. Belknap; Lucinda J. BELKNAP; Sarah M. BELKNAP; Keziah BELKNAP; Webster C. BELKNAP; Lewis Franklin BELKNAP; Adeline B. BELKNAP; Angeline BELKNAP and Samuel G. BELKNAP
Member of the Washington State Senate for the 5th district - In office 1893–1897
===
One of Ransom Belknap's sons, Webster, was tempted by stories of the new land in Washington Territory. He was one of the Belknaps who joined that "Little Wagon Train" in 1877, took his wife and first child on that journey to try his fortune away from home. After his father's death (after 1896?), he returned with seven children to the old home and familiar land. The years spent in Washington had brought many trials, including the loss of his wife and one child. Those troubles made the old Belknap Settlement look better to him.
Mahala Belknap turned the old house over to her son, and went to live with her daughter Adeline, Mrs. Robert Kyle. The Kyles added a room for Mahala to their house, which was built on the north side of Ransom's claim, so she spent her last few years close to that first house.
Among our first settlers, the Belknap men were a hearty group who found joy in life, religion, and music. They sang at every opportunity. Their sons also loved to raise their voices in song. Webb was bothered by loose dentures as he led the choir during church services. Perhaps he remembered that old challenge: " . . . Let nothing you dismay." At any rate, he calmly removed the dentures and went on beating time for the singing. Music was more important to him than his own embarrassment.
Webb and Ed Belknap, Dick Nichols, Marc Waltz, and Wilbur Starr sang for every gathering. They were always ready to "make a joyful noise unto the Lord."
The first roads were just trails. Soon they widened and deepened to dust in the summer and mud in the winter. The only way to travel was by ox team, horses and wagons, on horseback, or on foot. In the early days, whole families went by wagon and team, took tents and camped overnight on the twenty mile trip to Corvallis. Cattle, hogs, and sheep were driven to market over these roads. This did not improve either the meat or the roads.
Only the little traveled trails remained firm underfoot.
Sand and dust were bad enough, but mud was worse, making travel impossible at times. Counties on the coast used cut timbers to keep their roads open, but those caused problems, too. Our Benton County pioneers tried corduroy in some of the worst spots, but most chose to struggle with the mud. Some roads in the lowland, such as Maudville Lane, became entirely impassable when there was high water. They just had to find ways around the lowest roads. Maudville Lane no longer exists.
Cars finally replaced horses and brought better roads; but before that time people took great pride in their teams, a well matched pair was a very special possession. One man declared that his horse could run from sunup to sundown in an hour and a half. Others held their claims a little closer to possibility, but they still exaggerated a bit when boasts were made. Bets were sometimes offered and races run after church to prove whose team was best. Webster Belknap was so confident of the superiority of his horse that he entered it in races at the state fair and not without success to back him up. His son, Foster, never turned from his love of good horses - never changed to a tractor for his field work, and never learned to drive a car
BELKNAP-Dec. 23, Webster Clark, late of 3035 S.E. Ankeny st.; husband of Elizabeth, father of Clifford, Maynard, Clark and Foster Belknap, Mrs. Stella Dolan and Mrs. Carrie Mitchell; brother of Franklin and Edward H. Belknap, Mrs. Angie Anderson and Mrs. Addie Kyle; also survived by 9 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Friends invited to attend funeral services Monday, 11 A.M., at the Holman & Lutz Colonial Mortuary, N.E. 14th and Sandy blvd. Interment Lincoln Memorial Park. Member of Centenary-Wilbur M.E. church.
The Oregonian newspaper, Sunday, December 26, 1937, section 2, page 3, column 5.
Following info contributed by= C Bangsund (#47063344)
Webster Clark Belknap
Birth: November 29, 1850 in Benton Co, OR
Death: December 23, 1937 in Portland, Multnomah Co., OR
Immediate Family:
Son of Ransom Alfred Amos Belknap and Mahala Belknap
Husband of Ida I. Clark
Father of C. M. Belknap; T. J. Belknap; Maynard Morton Belknap; Foster G. Belknap and Clark Russell Belknap
Brother of Edward Harlan BELKNAP; Keturah Angeline Belknap; Lucinda Belknap; Matilda Sarah Belknap; Keziah H. Belknap; Lewis Franklin Belknap; Elizabeth Adeline Belknap; Samuel G. Belknap; Lucinda J. BELKNAP; Sarah M. BELKNAP; Keziah BELKNAP; Webster C. BELKNAP; Lewis Franklin BELKNAP; Adeline B. BELKNAP; Angeline BELKNAP and Samuel G. BELKNAP
Member of the Washington State Senate for the 5th district - In office 1893–1897
===
One of Ransom Belknap's sons, Webster, was tempted by stories of the new land in Washington Territory. He was one of the Belknaps who joined that "Little Wagon Train" in 1877, took his wife and first child on that journey to try his fortune away from home. After his father's death (after 1896?), he returned with seven children to the old home and familiar land. The years spent in Washington had brought many trials, including the loss of his wife and one child. Those troubles made the old Belknap Settlement look better to him.
Mahala Belknap turned the old house over to her son, and went to live with her daughter Adeline, Mrs. Robert Kyle. The Kyles added a room for Mahala to their house, which was built on the north side of Ransom's claim, so she spent her last few years close to that first house.
Among our first settlers, the Belknap men were a hearty group who found joy in life, religion, and music. They sang at every opportunity. Their sons also loved to raise their voices in song. Webb was bothered by loose dentures as he led the choir during church services. Perhaps he remembered that old challenge: " . . . Let nothing you dismay." At any rate, he calmly removed the dentures and went on beating time for the singing. Music was more important to him than his own embarrassment.
Webb and Ed Belknap, Dick Nichols, Marc Waltz, and Wilbur Starr sang for every gathering. They were always ready to "make a joyful noise unto the Lord."
The first roads were just trails. Soon they widened and deepened to dust in the summer and mud in the winter. The only way to travel was by ox team, horses and wagons, on horseback, or on foot. In the early days, whole families went by wagon and team, took tents and camped overnight on the twenty mile trip to Corvallis. Cattle, hogs, and sheep were driven to market over these roads. This did not improve either the meat or the roads.
Only the little traveled trails remained firm underfoot.
Sand and dust were bad enough, but mud was worse, making travel impossible at times. Counties on the coast used cut timbers to keep their roads open, but those caused problems, too. Our Benton County pioneers tried corduroy in some of the worst spots, but most chose to struggle with the mud. Some roads in the lowland, such as Maudville Lane, became entirely impassable when there was high water. They just had to find ways around the lowest roads. Maudville Lane no longer exists.
Cars finally replaced horses and brought better roads; but before that time people took great pride in their teams, a well matched pair was a very special possession. One man declared that his horse could run from sunup to sundown in an hour and a half. Others held their claims a little closer to possibility, but they still exaggerated a bit when boasts were made. Bets were sometimes offered and races run after church to prove whose team was best. Webster Belknap was so confident of the superiority of his horse that he entered it in races at the state fair and not without success to back him up. His son, Foster, never turned from his love of good horses - never changed to a tractor for his field work, and never learned to drive a car
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