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Facts and Events
References
- ↑ The Blaine Journal
3 Sep 1915.
Aged Frontiersman Dead
J. H. BAINTER, a well known and respected resident of California creek, passed away there on Sunday at the ripe age of 84 years. The funeral services were held from the home Tuesday, Rev. R. C. Hartley officiating, and the burial made in Enterprise cemetery. This is the third funeral in this family that Rev. Hartley has officiated over. James Harvey Bainter was born in Ohio in 1831, and while still a young man moved to Indiana, following the star of empire westward. A number of years later he was in Missouri, then a frontier state. The call of the frontier drew him farther west to Nebraska, where he located, bring the first settler to take up a homestead in Clay county. For three years he traveled in Texas and Kansas, but afterwards returned to Nebraska. In 1902 he came to Washington and settled on California creek, where a number of his family had preceded him. Mr. Bainter was one of the noble band of pioneers who blazed the way for western civilization. It was a great treat to hear him tell of his many adventures among the Indians of the plains. Three times he was called upon to fight the red men in defense of his family and property. In one of the Sioux uprising his home and store were burned, but the family escaped with their lives, having taken refuge in the stockade.
Mr. Bainter was married in 1850 to Elizabeth Stults, and to this union were born nine children six of whom survive, Mrs. F. Brown, Enterprise; Wm. Bainter, Mt. Vernon, Wn; Mrs. H. Williams and Grant Bainter of Minnesota; S. Bainter, Birch Bay, and D. Bainter, California creek. His first wife passed away in 1885 and in 1887 he was married to Mary M. King, and to this union were born eight children, six of whom are living, Mrs. W. E. Johnson, White Rock, B. C.; Mrs. Jas. Vanderyacht, Lynden; Mrs. Al. Eames, Blaine, and Misses Elizabeth, Carrie and Grace Bainter of California creek. Besides the large number of relatives a host of friends mourn the loss of one who was a loyal friend and a devoted patriot. Mr. Bainter was a veteran of the Civil War and did good service for his country. He was a member of the Methodist church, but because of increasing infirmity of years was prevented from taking an active part in church work.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Enterprise Cemetery, in Cemetery records of Whatcom County, Washington, additions and corrections to series II (CD). (Bellingham, Washington: Whatcom Genealogical Society, c2019 version 1.5)
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BAINTER, James Harvey son of Jacob (sp Mary Matilda King) b. 4 May 1831 OH d 29 Aug 1915 ae 84y 3m 24d
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