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Horace Whitaker

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Horace Whitaker

Birth
Hampton, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Death
16 Oct 1910 (aged 80)
Tulare County, California, USA
Burial
Ashford, Windham County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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He died in 1910 on his ranch in Orsini, California, he was buried there under a Fig tree in an unmarked grave. In 1938 through efforts of his niece Lillian Jenson Page his remains were located and buried on land (320 acres) he donated to the University of California (Berkley)less than 2 months before he died. He's grave is marked by a heavy sequoia slab.

Submitted by Jessica
He died in 1910 on his ranch in Orsini, California, he was buried there under a Fig tree in an unmarked grave. In 1938 through efforts of his niece Lillian Jenson Page his remains were located and buried on land (320 acres) he donated to the University of California (Berkley)less than 2 months before he died. He's grave is marked by a heavy sequoia slab.

Submitted by Jessica

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Inscription on grave in Whitaker Forest
Horace Whitaker
Born February 23, 1830
Died October 16, 1910
"Old Whitaker" has indeed come home to his forest to rest.
Courtesy of Jessica

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