Sixth Generation

748. Rebecca HURST was born on 26 August 1848 in Grainger Co., TN.^110,193,556 She appeared in the census in 1860 in District 2, Union Co., TN. Rebecca Hurst, 11, F, TN
She died on 1 May 1922 in Elk City, Beckham Co., OK.¹¹⁰

Rebecca HURST and J. Reuben WHITED were married on 12 April 1868 in Union Co., TN.^193,498,564 They^{^193,498,564} appeared in the census in 1880 in District 2, Union Co., TN.⁵⁵⁶ J. Rheuben WHITE Self M M W 35 TN Occ: Miller Fa: TN Mo: TN
Rebecca WHITE Wife F M W 31 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN
Jasper WHITE Son M S W 11 TN Occ: Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN
Matilda J. WHITE Dau F S W 10 TN Occ: At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
Lafayett WHITE Son M S W 9 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN
Nellie M. WHITE Dau F S W 7 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN
Martha C. WHITE Dau F S W 5 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN
Arminte WHITE Dau F S W 2 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN They^⁵⁵⁶ appeared in the census in 1900 in District 2, Union Co., TN. Page 149 B, CD 2, Union Co., TN, Esco, line 100, dwelling 180, family 181
Whited, Reuben, head, W, M, May 1845, 55, M, 32, TN, TN, TN, farmer
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Whited, Rebecca, wife, W, F, Aug 1849, 50, M, 32, 13, 11, TN, TN, TN
Lafayette, son, W, M, Dec 1871, 28, S, TN, TN, TN, farm laborer
Mint, daughter, W, F, May 1878, 22, S, TN, TN, TN
Evalyne, daughter, W, F, Jul 1882, 17, S, TN, TN, TN
Emma, daughter, W, F, Jun 1884, 15, S, TN, TN, TN
John, son, W, M, Jun 1886, 14, S, TN, TN, TN, farm laborer
Minnie, daughter, W, F, Apr 1890, 10, S, TN, TN, TN
Sylvester, son, W, M, Jan 1893, 7, S, TN, TN, TN
Ellen, daughter, W, F, Feb 1895, 5, S, TN, TN, TN

Rebecca and J. appeared in the census in 1910 in Beckham Co., OK.¹¹⁰ Whited, R. (m, w, 64 married 43 years, Miller), Rebecca (f, w, wife, 61, 1 children 11 still alive), Ellen (f, w, daughter, 21, single), Minnie M. (f, w, daughter, 20, single), Sylvester (m, w, son, 21, single, works at mill). All born in Tennessee.
J. Reuben WHITED¹¹⁰ was born on 10 May 1845 in TN.^110,556 He died on 25 December 1915 in Elk City, Beckham Co., OK.¹¹⁰ He was buried in December 1915 in East Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Beckham Co., OK.¹¹⁰ Ruben Whited transported his original millworks by wagon and team from his old home near Maynardsville, TN. In 1901, he and his large family first settled in the Clabber Hill community north of Elk City.
According to old records, the original mill consisted of grinders made by Nordyke and Marman Company of Indianapolis, Indiana. These were patented in August 1871. The two sets of old burr stones, which were a low grade of marble 18 to 24 inches in circumference, were imported from France at an earlier date.
Ruben Whited moved the Whited Gristmill to the town of Elk City in 1903 where it remained in continuous operation until 1944. The original building on 7th Street was constructed in 1904. It contained a handcranked corn sheller, corn cribs, cob bins, and two burr stone grists for grinding corn and hard red winter wheat.
At first the mill was powered by a four-cylinder gasoline or naptha engine which drove a pulley and a wide belt that turned the grinding mechanism. Grains were fed into a two-foot square hopper by hand. The mill ran at one fast speed only and could not be geared down to run slower for small quantities of grain. When Elk City built its electrical power system in 1903, the Whited Gristmill was the first commercial enterprise to be changed over to an electric engine.
Neal O'Brien, a pioneer millworker, stated that corn was ground for less than 25 cents per hundred pounds or for a toll which was a certain percentage of the meal. The mill also contained standing scales for weighing the freshly ground or cracked grains. At a later date drive-scales were installed outside for weighing wagon loads of corn, wheat, and bundle feeds.
The Whiteds sold their toll meal to city customers who were unable to produce their own grain. To assure that they always had freshly ground corn, the Whiteds added a crib house to the North end of the original structure. Here they stored mature corn on the cob until it was needed. Mr. O'Brien recalled that a fanning mill in the sheller room was used to remove chaff and dirt from the corn before it was ground.
Ruben Whited died in 1914, but two of his sons, Sylvester and Fayette, continued with the family's enterprise. Mr. O'Brien helped them build an additional storage room on the West side of the original structure during the winder of 1928-1929. While Sylvester operated the mill, he and Fayette did the new construction.
Being a large man who weighed about 230 pounds, Fayette worked on the ground sawing and handing the lumber to O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien nailed it into place. When the new room was completed, a hammermill was installed for grinding bundle feed for livestock.
The Old Whited Gristmill was closed and abandoned in 1944 when lightning struck the electrical system. The generator could not be repaired because of W.W.II shortages.
Sylvester and his wife Belle with their sons, Eugene and Ernest, who had always lived on the "short Clock" north of the gristmill sold their home and property to Chickasha Cottonseed Oil Mill and moved to Portland, OR, where he began working in the shipyards.

Rebecca HURST and J. Reuben WHITED had the following children:

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William Jasper WHITED.
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Matilda Jane WHITED.
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Lafayette WHITED¹¹⁰ was born on 31 December 1871 in Union Co., TN.^110,556 He appeared in the census in 1880 in District 2, Union Co., TN.⁵⁵⁶ Lafayett WHITE Son M S W 9 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN He appeared in the census in 1900 in District 2, Union Co., TN. Lafayette, son, W, M, Dec 1871, 28, S, TN, TN, TN, farm laborer
Lafayette died on 4 May 1940 in Elk City, Beckham Co., OK.¹¹⁰ Funeral Services for Lafayette Whited, 68 year old mill operator, who died Saturday following a lengthy illness, were held Monday at 2 pm in the Grubitz and Son funeral chapel.
Mr. Whited was born Dec. 31, 1871, in Union County, Tenn.
He is survived by the following relatives: W. J. Whited, Shawnee; J. W. Whited, Oklahoma City; S. V. Whited and Evline Maples, Elk City; Ellen Bennett, Synder; Minnie McAnally, Dallas, Tex.; Arminta Miller and Nellie Miller, Knoxville, Tenn.
Burial was in the Fairlawn cemetery with the Grubitz and Son funeral directors in charge of the arrangements. Pallbearers were Lewis Miller, Roy Miller, Roy Maples, E. J. Warner, Royal Ballard, and C. H. Maples.
He was buried on 6 May 1940 in East Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Beckham Co., OK.¹¹⁰ Lived with his brother, Sylvester in 1920.
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Nellie M. WHITED.
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Martha C. WHITED was born on 11 January 1876 in Union Co., TN.⁵⁶⁵ She appeared in the census in 1880 in District 2, Union Co., TN.⁵⁵⁶ Martha C. WHITE Dau F S W 5 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN She died on 18 July 1896 in Union Co., TN.⁵⁶⁵ Martha was buried in July 1896 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Maynardville, Union Co., TN.⁵⁶⁵
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Arminta "Mint" WHITED.
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Lona WHITED was born on 20 June 1880 in Union Co., TN.⁵⁶⁵ She died on 27 June 1886 in Union Co., TN.⁵⁶⁵ She was buried in June 1886 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Maynardville, Union Co., TN.⁵⁶⁵
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Evalyne WHITED.
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Emma WHITED.
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John Wiley WHITED.
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Minnie WHITED.
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Sylvester V. WHITED.
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Ellen WHITED.