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- Ezra_Meeker abstract "Ezra Manning Meeker (December 29, 1830 – December 3, 1928) was an American pioneer who traveled the Oregon Trail by ox-drawn wagon as a young man, migrating from Iowa to the Pacific Coast. Late in life he worked to memorialize the Trail, repeatedly retracing the trip of his youth. Once known as the "Hop King of the World", he was the first mayor of Puyallup, Washington.Meeker was born in Butler County, Ohio, to Jacob and Phoebe Meeker. His family relocated to Indiana when he was a boy. He married Eliza Jane Sumner in 1851; the following year the couple, with Ezra's brother and with their newborn son, set out for the Oregon Territory, where land could be claimed and settled on. Although they endured hardships on the Trail in the journey of nearly six months, the entire party survived the trek. Meeker and his family briefly stayed near Portland, then journeyed north to live in the Puget Sound region. They settled at what is now Puyallup in 1862, where Meeker grew hops for use in brewing beer. By 1887, his business had made him wealthy, and his wife built a large mansion for the family. In 1891 an infestation of hop aphids destroyed his crops and took much of his fortune. He later tried his hand at a number of ventures, and made four largely unsuccessful trips to the Klondike, taking groceries and hoping to profit from the gold rush.Meeker became convinced that the Oregon Trail was being forgotten, and he determined to bring it publicity so it could be marked and monuments erected. In 1906–1908, although in his late 70s, he retraced his steps along the Oregon Trail by wagon, seeking to build monuments in communities along the way. His trek reached New York, and in Washington, D.C. he met President Theodore Roosevelt. He traveled the Trail again several times in the final two decades of this life, including by oxcart in 1910–1912 and by airplane in 1924. Meeker wrote several books, and continued to promote the Trail until his death in 1928 at age 97. His work has continued through the activities of such groups as the Oregon-California Trails Association.".
- Ezra_Meeker birthDate "1830-12-29".
- Ezra_Meeker birthPlace Butler_County,_Ohio.
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- Ezra_Meeker birthPlace United_States.
- Ezra_Meeker birthYear "1830".
- Ezra_Meeker deathDate "1928-12-03".
- Ezra_Meeker deathPlace Seattle.
- Ezra_Meeker deathPlace United_States.
- Ezra_Meeker deathPlace Washington_(state).
- Ezra_Meeker deathYear "1928".
- Ezra_Meeker office "1st Mayor ofPuyallup, Washington".
- Ezra_Meeker office "1stPostmasterof Puyallup,Washington Territory".
- Ezra_Meeker party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- Ezra_Meeker religion Unitarianism.
- Ezra_Meeker residence Puyallup,_Washington.
- Ezra_Meeker residence Meeker_Mansion.
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- Ezra_Meeker birthName "Ezra Manning Meeker".
- Ezra_Meeker birthPlace Butler_County,_Ohio.
- Ezra_Meeker birthPlace Ohio.
- Ezra_Meeker birthPlace United_States.
- Ezra_Meeker caption "Meeker in 1921".
- Ezra_Meeker children "* Marion Jasper Meeker * Ella Antoinette Meeker Templeton * Thomas A. Meeker * Caroline Meeker Osborne * Fred Sumner Meeker * Olive Grace Meeker McDonald".
- Ezra_Meeker citizenship "United States".
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- Ezra_Meeker dateOfBirth "1830-12-29".
- Ezra_Meeker dateOfDeath "1928-12-03".
- Ezra_Meeker deathDate "1928-12-03".
- Ezra_Meeker deathPlace "Seattle, Washington, United States".
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- Ezra_Meeker name "Ezra Meeker".
- Ezra_Meeker name "Meeker, Ezra".
- Ezra_Meeker nickname "Uncle Ezra, Father Ezra".
- Ezra_Meeker occupation "Farmer".
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- Ezra_Meeker office "1".
- Ezra_Meeker party Republican_Party_(United_States).
- Ezra_Meeker placeOfBirth "Butler County, Ohio".
- Ezra_Meeker placeOfDeath "Seattle, Washington".
- Ezra_Meeker predecessor "James Mason".
- Ezra_Meeker predecessor "new office".
- Ezra_Meeker religion Unitarianism.
- Ezra_Meeker residence "Meeker Mansion, Puyallup".
- Ezra_Meeker restingPlace "Woodbine Cemetery, Puyallup, Washington".
- Ezra_Meeker shortDescription "Pioneer of Washington Territory who later publicized the memory of the Oregon Trail".
- Ezra_Meeker signature "Ezra Meeker Signature.svg".
- Ezra_Meeker spouse "Eliza Jane Sumner".
- Ezra_Meeker successor "James Mason".
- Ezra_Meeker successor "L.W. Hill".
- Ezra_Meeker successor "Marion Meeker".
- Ezra_Meeker termEnd "1882".
- Ezra_Meeker termEnd "January 1891".
- Ezra_Meeker termEnd "January 1893".
- Ezra_Meeker termStart "1877".
- Ezra_Meeker termStart "August 1890".
- Ezra_Meeker termStart "January 1892".
- Ezra_Meeker description "Pioneer of Washington Territory who later publicized the memory of the Oregon Trail".
- Ezra_Meeker description "Pioneer of Washington Territory who later publicized the memory of the Oregon Trail".
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- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:1928_deaths.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:American_lobbyists.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:American_pioneers.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:Farmers_from_Washington.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:History_of_Washington_(state).
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:Mayors_of_places_in_Washington_(state).
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:Oregon_Trail.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:Oregon_pioneers.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:People_from_Butler_County,_Ohio.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:People_from_Puyallup,_Washington.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:People_of_the_Klondike_Gold_Rush.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:Writers_from_Ohio.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:Writers_from_Oregon.
- Ezra_Meeker subject Category:Writers_from_Washington_(state).
- Ezra_Meeker type AmericanFarmers.
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