James Benton McAllister

1845 - 1902  (56 years)

• Name	James Benton McAllister
  Born	15 Mar 1845	Bush Prairie, Lewis, Oregon   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Feb 1902	Orting, Pierce, Washington, United States   [4]
  Buried	28 Feb 1902	Masonic Cemetery, Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I5459	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	James Benton McAllister,   b. 18 Dec 1812, Greenup, Kentucky, United States ,   d. 27 Oct 1855, Connells Prairie, Thurston, Washington  (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Charlotte Martha Smith,   b. 7 Mar 1816, Knox, Tennessee, United States ,   d. 12 Oct 1865, Washington Territory  (Age 49 years)
  Married	13 May 1834	Boone, Missouri, United States   [6, 7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F1727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hanna Belle McAllister,   b. Abt 1850, Kentucky, United States ,   d. Bef Mar 1902  (Age ~ 52 years)
  Married	Abt 1870	Kentucky, United States   [10]
  Children	+ 1. James W McAllister,   b. Nov 1874, Missouri, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Lettitia McAllister,   b. Mar 1877, Missouri, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary McAllister,   b. Nov 1879, Kentucky, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah McAllister,   b. Apr 1882, Kentucky, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F1804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - Abt 1870 - Kentucky, United States Died - Feb 1902 - Orting, Pierce, Washington, United States Buried - 28 Feb 1902 - Masonic Cemetery, Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1845 BIRTH: WA,Lewis Co-on Bush prairie: James Benton McAllister born 13-15 March 1845, supposedly "...the first white child born north of the Columbia River in the then territory of Oregon..." 1850 CENSUS: OR Terr, Lewis Co: 26 March, Dw 83/11: James B McAllister 5/OT, son of James and Charlotte McAllister 1855 HIST: WA-now Sherlock: Obit of James March 1902: "...At that time the McAllisters were living on a place which they had taken up near where Sherlock now stands. It might be worth noting that McAllister Crk & the famous McAllister springs with their wonderfully clear waters were named after the elder McAllister... c1863 HIST: OR: Obit of James...: "...In such times as these, James McAllister was reared & lived in the country until age 18 when he went to Oregon..." 1870 CENSUS: WA,Klickitat Co,The Dalles 21 June pg 140 DW 27/19: McALISTER, James 24/WA Terr-farmhand, US Citizen 1870 MARRIAGE: KY: James Benton McAllister md to Hanna Belle McAllister about 1870, continued to lived there for a few years, then returned to WA Territory by 1882... PRF 11-01, submitted by Gerald Smith 6-00: James md Hannah Belle McAllister bir,mg: Washington Pioneers 929.3797 W2794, Seattle Pub Lib NW, Vol II, pg 296, subm by Mrs. Barbara Hawk Kincy, gr greatgrandau of James & Charlotte. Mother's will May 1859: James Benton McAllister. 1880 CENSUS: to get c1882 HIST: WA-Grays Harbor country on North River: Obit of James Mar 1902: "...This time he located in Grays Harbor country on North River..." 1900 CENSUS: WA,Yakima Co-N Yak City, Prec 6: Soundex-22/121/10/10,June,Dw 174/204 7th St: McALLISTER, James 54/WA bn Mar 1846 (KY,MO) day laborer,rent home; A E ERRICKSON- son in law 30/Norway bn Feb 1870-shoemaker; Lettitia-dau 23/MO bn Mar 1877 (WA/KY); Echo B-grandson 1/WA bn Mar1899 (NW/MO); McALLISTER, Mary-dau 20/KY bn Nov 1879; Sarah-dau 18/KY bn Apr 1882 1902 DEATH,BURIAL: WA,Pierce Co-Orting: James Benton McAllister died February 1902 of paralytic stroke; buried Masonic Cemetery, Olympia WA Newspaper Abstracts, Morning Olympian, 1891-1906, Thurston Co, WA, R929.37977, pg 112, 1 Mar 1902 4 children survive: James McAllister, Mrs Albert Erickson or Orting, Mrs George Woods of Loomis & Miss Sarah McAllister. A bro & 5 sis also living: John Y McAllister of North Yakima, Mrs MA Cheney, Mrs J E Wood of LA, Mrs SA Hartman of Woodland, Mrs LC Wiggins of Sherlock, & Mrs Isaak Hawk. The remains arrived from Orting on yesterday's train & the funeral was in Dobbins at Wright's undertaking parlors at 2:00. Rev Dr Glass conducted at the parlor & the grave. He was bur Masonic cem. It is said to have been his wishes that after all the yrs of wandering he should like to be bur near where he was born." 1902 DTH: PRF 11-01, submitted by Gerald Smith 6-00: James Benton McAllister III dd 26 Feb 1902, Orting, Pierce Co, WA 1893 HIST: Manuscript at U of WA NW Coll written by Sarah McAllister Hartman 20 Feb 1893, pg 44 (handwritten): The two youngest boys (12 & 15), see John Y for story of Indians around cabin and escape to Ft Elenma on Chambers Prairie. TO DO: Ck KY Census for James McAllister md to Belle

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] CENSUS: Oregon Territory: US Federal, pg 126. James B McAllister 5/OT, son of James and Charlotte McAllister 1850 CENSUS: Lewis Co: Dw 83/11 Date: 26 March 1850 [S336] Obituary: Washington, Thurston Co, Morning Olympian, pg 112. Mr McAllister was born on Bush prairie in 1846... Date: 1 March 1902 [S335] McAllister Manuscript. 13 Mar 1844-5 James B McAllister born on Bush Prairie, first white child born on Puget Sound [S336] Obituary: Washington, Thurston Co, Morning Olympian, pg 112. James McAllister who was the first white child born north of the Columbia River in the then territory of Oregon, was buried yesterday afternoon in Masonic Cemeter a few miles from place where he was born. Mr McAllister was born on Bush prairie in 1846, not a great while after Michael T Simmons piloted the first little band of settlers from Vancouver to the DesChutes falls, & there founded Tumwater, the pioneer settlement of the State of WA. Mr & Mrs James McAllister were prominent members of that little colony who have nearly all passed to the great beyond. The elder McAllister was killed in Indian War 1855. He was first lieutenant of company of Puget Sound Rangers, of which Charles Eaton was captain, and was shot down from ambush at White River while endeavoring to communicate with hostile Indians as peace commissioner from the whites. McAllister volunteered for the perilous duty on account of his ability to converse fluently in the Indian language. At that time the McAllisters were living on a place which they had taken up near where Sherlock now stands. It might be worth noting that McAllister Creek & the famous McAllister springs with their wonderfully clear waters were named after the elder McAllister. When the news of the terrible death of Lt McAllister reached the little band of settlers about Thurston county, together with the information that another Whitman massacre might occur, the families hurried to the forts and with them the man who was buried yesterday, then a lad scarcely able to hold up a gun, yet ready to defend his mother when the redskins came. In such times as these, James McAllister was reared & lived in the country until age 18 when he went to Oregon. In 1870 he went back to Kentucky & married Miss Belle McAllister & remained in that state several years. 1882 found him again in WA Territory. This time he located in Grays Harbor country on North River. Of recent years he has been living in North Yakima & had been in Orting where he died, abt 2 wks. Death caused by paralytic stroke. 4 children survive: James McAllister, Mrs Albert Erickson or Orting, Mrs George Woods of Loomis & Miss Sarah McAllister. A bro & 5 sis also living: John Y McAllister of North Yakima, Mrs MA Cheney, Mrs J E Wood of LA, Mrs SA Hartman of Woodland, Mrs LC Wiggins of Sherlock, & Mrs Isaak Hawk. The remains arrived from Orting on yesterday's train & the funeral was in Dobbins at Wright's undertaking parlors at 2:00. Rev Dr Glass conducted at the parlor & the grave. He was buried at the Masonic cemetery. It is said to have been his wishes that after all the years of wandering he should like to be buried near where he was born Date: 1 March 1902 [S336] Obituary: Washington, Thurston Co, Morning Olympian, pg 112. James McAllister who was the first white child born north of the Columbia River in the then territory of Oregon, was buried yesterday afternoon in Masonic Cemetery a few miles from place where he was born... The remains arrived from Orting on yesterday's train & the funeral was in Dobbins at Wright's undertaking parlors at 2:00. Rev Dr Glass conducted at the parlor & the grave. He was buried at the Masonic cemetery... Date: 1 March 1902 [S274] Missouri,Boone County: Marriage Records, Film 909125,pg 104. James McAllister md Charlotte Smith-both of Boone Co-13 May 1834 Date: 1821 or 1875 [S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index, IGI M514661/0563. James McAllister md Charlotte Smith, 13 May 1834, Boone Co MO, cleared. [S328] Washington Territory Donation Land Claims, R929.3797 Se18W., Certif #203 pg 44. James McAllister md Charlotte Boone Co, MO 13 May 1834 Not 14, Claim 40 [S422] Internet: Ancestry.com, Anc.com Img 4, MG Bk pg 104. This is to certify that James McCallister was married to Charlotte Smith, both of Boone County and State of Missouri, on the 13th day of May 1834 by me, a minister of the Gospel according to the ... if matrimony, signed Fielden Wilhite... Recorded June 27th 1834, Roger V Todd, Clerk. Missouri Marriage Records 1803-2002, searched 1-19-2009, copy of original marriage rcd book pg 104 [S336] Obituary: Washington, Thurston Co, Morning Olympian, pg 112. In 1870 he went back to Kentucky & married Miss Belle McAllister and remained in that state several years... Date: 1 March 1902