Benjamin Whiteman
Benjamin Whiteman was a native of Philadelphia, born on March 12, 1769. When he was only a boy, he removed with his parents to Kentucky where he received some very valuable frontiersman experience. He was a member of General Harmar's expedition against the Shawnees and his trip up here undoubtedly influenced him to become a resident of this region later. He was married to Catherine Davis, a daughter of Owen Davis, in 1793. In the spring of 1799 he with his father-in-law came northward from Cincinnati and settled on Bever creek. After Greene county was organized, the General Assembly in the same year appointed Whiteman one of the three associate judges along with William Maxwell and James Barrett. He remained a resident of Beavercreek township until 1805 when he, with his father-in-law, Owen Davis, removed to the vicinity of Clifton after disposing of their possessions on Beaver creek. There Whitman built a large house which is standing to this day. His death occurred on July 1, 1852.
From History of Greene County Ohio, Its People, Industries and Institutions, vol. 2. M.A.Broadstone, editor. B.F.Bowen & Co., Indianapolis. 1918