▁in ▁Hud ders field , ▁England ▁– ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ) ▁was ▁a ▁Californ ian ▁writer . ▁ ▁Whit aker ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁P ied mont , ▁California ▁hills ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁residence ▁in ▁" The ▁Bug ▁House ," ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁Bla ir ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁His ▁family ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Boh em ian ▁group ▁including ▁Jack ▁and ▁B ess ▁London ▁and ▁George ▁and ▁Car rie ▁Ster ling . ▁His ▁daughter , ▁Els ie ▁Whit aker , ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁photograph s ▁and ▁paint ings . ▁She ▁married ▁Mexican - American ▁artist ▁X avier ▁Mart ine z ▁( 1 8 6 9 ▁– ▁ 1 9 4 3 ) ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁and ▁they ▁remained ▁married ▁until ▁Mart ine z ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁His ▁books ▁include ▁The ▁Pro b ation er ▁( 1 9 0 5 ), ▁The ▁S ett ler ▁( 1 9 0 6 ), ▁The ▁Plan ter ▁( 1 9 0 9 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Myst ery ▁of ▁the ▁Bar ran ca ▁( 1 9 1 3 ), ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁His ▁novel ▁Over ▁the ▁Border ▁( 1 9 1 6 ) ▁was ▁adapted ▁for ▁the ▁John ▁Ford ▁western ▁ 3 ▁Bad ▁Men ▁( 1 9 2 6 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 7 ▁birth s