WHITAKER, Daniel

WHITAKER, FONINAN, BENEDICT

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 1/8/2009 at 21:47:55

Daniel Whitaker is one of the pioneers of Mitchell county, where he settled in 1854. He is a son of Benjamin and Sophronia (Foninan) Whitaker, and was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., Feb. 7, 1847. He went to Michigan in 1850 with his parents, and four years later the family came to Mitchell county and built the first house on the site of Osage City. Mr. Whitaker was then seven years old, and has grown up with his county. He has witnessed its marvelous expansion to a rank commensurate with the rest of northern Iowa, and added his share to its welfare. He was married in Osage, Dec. 17, 1868, to Allene, daughter of Edson and Permelia Benedict. She was born in Coldwater, Mich., and is the mother of three children—Gertie, Belle, Emma Jean and Lulu May. Mr. Whitaker's farm is situated in Burr Oak township on section 28, and comprises 160 acres.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 282.