Benjamin Endicott

He was born in Indian Creek, Union County, Oregon, the son of William Clark Endicott and Mary Jane Bass Endicott.  William was born November 15, 1839 in Clinton County, Indiana. 

 

Ira spent most of his life in eastern Oregon, except for time in the service during World War I.  He went to Texas, perhaps to purchase cattle, and it is believed that this is where he met his wife, Cleo Dovie Cummings.  To date, their marriage record has not been found.  Most likely they were married near Austin, Texas where her family resided. 

 

 Ira served in the First Machine Gun Troop of the First US Cavalry during WWI, and was honorably discharged in 1918.  He died at the age of 47 as a result of an injury incurred during the war.  Ira and Cleo had only one child, William P. Endicott in 1926.  They lived on a ranch near Enterprise or Joseph in eastern Oregon.