Alfred Whipple, son of John and Anna Whipple was born March 9, 1879, near Mound City, Missouri. He farmed in both Missouri and North Dakota and came to Foster County to file for a homestead on the Southeast 1/4 of Section 4 in Haven Township. Later moving to Klamath Falls, Oregon, he married Golde Patch in 1905.

They were the parents of six children: Ethyel, Naomi, Harry, Lee, Eldora and Otis.

Alfred died at age 97. On his 94th birthday he had worked in his garden and sawed logs for fuel.

He is buried in the James River Brethren Cemetery in Haven Township.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 58B