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 the Masonic cemetery a few miles from the 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, and there founded Tumwater, the pioneer settlement of the state of Washington. Mr. and 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 the Indian war in 1855. He was first lieutenant of the 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 the hostile Indians as a 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 noticing in passing that McAllister creek and the famous McAllister springs with their wonderfully clear waters were named after the elder McAllister.
When the news of the terrible death of Lieutenant McAllister reached the little band of settlers about Thurston county, together with the information that another Whiteman massacre might occur, the families hurried to the forts and with them was the man who was buried yesterday, then a lad scarcely able to hold up a gun, yet ready to help defend his mother when the redskins came. In such times as these James McAllister was reared and lived in the country until the age of 18 when he went to Oregon. In 1870 he went back to Kentucky and was married to Miss Belle McAllister and remained in that state several years. The year 1882 found him again in Washington territory.
And this time he located in the Grays Harbor country on North river. Of recent years he has been living in North Yakima and had been in Orting, where he died, about to weeks. The cause of his death was a paralytic stroke. Four children survive him. They are: James McAllister, Mrs. Albert Erickson, of Orting, Mrs. George Woods, of Loomis, and Miss Sarah McAllister. A brother and five of his sisters are also living. They are, John Y. McAllister, of North Yakima, Mrs. M.A. Cheney, Mrs. J.E. Wood, of Los Angeles, Mrs. S.A. Hartman, of Woodland, Mrs. L.C. Wiggins, of Sherlock, and Mrs. Isaak Hawk.
The remains arrived from Orting on yesterday's train and the funeral took place from Dobbins and Wright's undertaking parlors at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Glass conducted the services at the parlors and at the grave. He was buried in the Masonic cemetery.
It is said to have been his wishes that after all the years of wandering he should be buried near where he was born.
Morning Olympian
March 1, 1902
page 3
At that time the McAllisters were living on a place which they had taken up near where Sherlock now stands. It might be worth noticing in passing that McAllister creek and the famous McAllister springs with their wonderfully clear waters were named after the elder McAllister.
When the news of the terrible death of Lieutenant McAllister reached the little band of settlers about Thurston county, together with the information that another Whiteman massacre might occur, the families hurried to the forts and with them was the man who was buried yesterday, then a lad scarcely able to hold up a gun, yet ready to help defend his mother when the redskins came. In such times as these James McAllister was reared and lived in the country until the age of 18 when he went to Oregon. In 1870 he went back to Kentucky and was married to Miss Belle McAllister and remained in that state several years. The year 1882 found him again in Washington territory.
And this time he located in the Grays Harbor country on North river. Of recent years he has been living in North Yakima and had been in Orting, where he died, about to weeks. The cause of his death was a paralytic stroke. Four children survive him. They are: James McAllister, Mrs. Albert Erickson, of Orting, Mrs. George Woods, of Loomis, and Miss Sarah McAllister. A brother and five of his sisters are also living. They are, John Y. McAllister, of North Yakima, Mrs. M.A. Cheney, Mrs. J.E. Wood, of Los Angeles, Mrs. S.A. Hartman, of Woodland, Mrs. L.C. Wiggins, of Sherlock, and Mrs. Isaak Hawk.
The remains arrived from Orting on yesterday's train and the funeral took place from Dobbins and Wright's undertaking parlors at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Glass conducted the services at the parlors and at the grave. He was buried in the Masonic cemetery.
It is said to have been his wishes that after all the years of wandering he should be buried near where he was born.
Morning Olympian
March 1, 1902
page 3
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 the Masonic cemetery a few miles from the 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, and there founded Tumwater, the pioneer settlement of the state of Washington. Mr. and 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 the Indian war in 1855. He was first lieutenant of the 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 the hostile Indians as a 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 noticing in passing that McAllister creek and the famous McAllister springs with their wonderfully clear waters were named after the elder McAllister.
When the news of the terrible death of Lieutenant McAllister reached the little band of settlers about Thurston county, together with the information that another Whiteman massacre might occur, the families hurried to the forts and with them was the man who was buried yesterday, then a lad scarcely able to hold up a gun, yet ready to help defend his mother when the redskins came. In such times as these James McAllister was reared and lived in the country until the age of 18 when he went to Oregon. In 1870 he went back to Kentucky and was married to Miss Belle McAllister and remained in that state several years. The year 1882 found him again in Washington territory.
And this time he located in the Grays Harbor country on North river. Of recent years he has been living in North Yakima and had been in Orting, where he died, about to weeks. The cause of his death was a paralytic stroke. Four children survive him. They are: James McAllister, Mrs. Albert Erickson, of Orting, Mrs. George Woods, of Loomis, and Miss Sarah McAllister. A brother and five of his sisters are also living. They are, John Y. McAllister, of North Yakima, Mrs. M.A. Cheney, Mrs. J.E. Wood, of Los Angeles, Mrs. S.A. Hartman, of Woodland, Mrs. L.C. Wiggins, of Sherlock, and Mrs. Isaak Hawk.
The remains arrived from Orting on yesterday's train and the funeral took place from Dobbins and Wright's undertaking parlors at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Glass conducted the services at the parlors and at the grave. He was buried in the Masonic cemetery.
It is said to have been his wishes that after all the years of wandering he should be buried near where he was born.
Morning Olympian
March 1, 1902
page 3
At that time the McAllisters were living on a place which they had taken up near where Sherlock now stands. It might be worth noticing in passing that McAllister creek and the famous McAllister springs with their wonderfully clear waters were named after the elder McAllister.
When the news of the terrible death of Lieutenant McAllister reached the little band of settlers about Thurston county, together with the information that another Whiteman massacre might occur, the families hurried to the forts and with them was the man who was buried yesterday, then a lad scarcely able to hold up a gun, yet ready to help defend his mother when the redskins came. In such times as these James McAllister was reared and lived in the country until the age of 18 when he went to Oregon. In 1870 he went back to Kentucky and was married to Miss Belle McAllister and remained in that state several years. The year 1882 found him again in Washington territory.
And this time he located in the Grays Harbor country on North river. Of recent years he has been living in North Yakima and had been in Orting, where he died, about to weeks. The cause of his death was a paralytic stroke. Four children survive him. They are: James McAllister, Mrs. Albert Erickson, of Orting, Mrs. George Woods, of Loomis, and Miss Sarah McAllister. A brother and five of his sisters are also living. They are, John Y. McAllister, of North Yakima, Mrs. M.A. Cheney, Mrs. J.E. Wood, of Los Angeles, Mrs. S.A. Hartman, of Woodland, Mrs. L.C. Wiggins, of Sherlock, and Mrs. Isaak Hawk.
The remains arrived from Orting on yesterday's train and the funeral took place from Dobbins and Wright's undertaking parlors at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Glass conducted the services at the parlors and at the grave. He was buried in the Masonic cemetery.
It is said to have been his wishes that after all the years of wandering he should be buried near where he was born.
Morning Olympian
March 1, 1902
page 3
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