BIO: Clarence H. WHITTAKER, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 248. __________________________________________________________ CLARENCE H. WHITTAKER Huntingdon, Pa. Attorney-at-Law: Born in Porter township, Huntingdon County, Pa., June 20, 1873, and in the public schools of Porter township he received his early school training. He was born on the farm; helped with farm work until eighteen years of age. Thomas S. Whittaker was his father and he died in 1909; his mother, Lydia (Steel) Whittaker, died in 1921. The Whittakers first located in Huntingdon in 1793; bough the old Cryder flour mill located about one quarter of a mile above Reformatory, along the Juniata River, known as Whittaker's Spring, by others as Price's Spring. The great-grandfather bought this mill in 1793, and the grandfather of Clarence Whittaker continued to operate it until 1846, after which they moved to Hartslog Valley. The indians were accustomed to stealing the flour made at this mill rather than to resort to their crude way of manufacturing it. Thomas S. Whittaker was extensively interested in farm lands, and real estate. Clarence Whittaker attended Juniata College; he graduated from Sprague School of Law; studied law with W.M. Henderson; as registered student was admitted to the Bar in 1898. Practices in all courts of the State and U.S. District Courts. County Solicitor four years; attorney of Viewers of Huntingdon County; on School Board of Smithfield township for two years. A Presbyterian. Trustee for two years. Belongs to New Era Bible Class. Was in Spanish- American War, Co. A. 5th Penna Vol. Inf., Capt. John Bare and Col. Burchfield, commanding. Enlisted at Huntingdon, Pa.; to Mt. Gretna; to Chickamauga, Georgia; to Lexington, Kentucky; to Huntingdon, Pa., for discharge. Was in parade of Peace Jubilee, Philadelphia, Pa. Commander of John C. Dunkle Post, United Spanish-American War Veterans. Belongs to P.O.S. of A., Huntingdon, Pa. Has three brothers: Charles S., a farmer, Porter township; John C., a farmer, Walker township; Edgar B., a farmer, Porter township. One sister, Mary G., married to David Ramsey; one daughter to this union, Lydia, graduate from High School in 1929. Mr. Clarence Whittaker was married to Bessie C. Lincoln, daughter of Robert G. Lincoln, a Civil War veteran, who died in 1929, aged eighty-one years. The children of Clarence Whittaker are Herbert C., a graduate of Huntingdon High School, class of 1929; C. Richard, two years of age; Mary L., attending Juniata College; Martha L., a Junior at High School; Margaretta G., five years of age. One son deceased, James A., who died in 1919, aged five years. Mr. Whittaker has a law office at 324 Penn street, and his residence is at 418 Mifflin street, Huntingdon, Pa.