Whiteman family roots in Goodwater
Biographical and historical material places W. J. Whiteman in the Goodwater community during the territorial period. The exact construction date of the surviving family home remains under research.
HISTORY
W. J. Whiteman and Goodwater.
A timeline built from archival photographs and contemporary Oklahoma newspapers.
Business activity
The McCurtain Gazette records W. J. Whiteman of Goodwater in Idabel on business.
Regional development
The Beacon-Times described the Goodwater district and reported a waterworks franchise granted to W. T. Wilcoxin and W. J. Whiteman.
Agriculture
The Haworth Herald reported Whiteman purchasing Hereford calves and selling several to neighbors in the Goodwater community.
Community involvement
The McCurtain Gazette reported Whiteman helping Goodwater School District No. 8 meet a wartime fundraising quota and described other charitable assistance.
Pioneer merchant
The McCurtain Gazette described W. J. Whiteman as one of McCurtain County's pioneer merchants and reported that he had operated in Goodwater before Oklahoma statehood.
Preserving the record
The family is bringing historical photographs and documentary sources together in one public archive while working to preserve the property itself.