Archive:Bible Record of James and Betsey (Harper) Whitney

                         WHITNEY FAMILY BIBLE RECORDS

             Mrs. Ruth Beardsley, 711 St. James, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701

The Cottage Bible and Family Expositor by Thomas Williams, Edited by Rev. Williams, Patton--D.D., complete in two volumes. Hartford. A. Brainard, Publisher - 1870.

(Written on front page) This Bible was handed down in the family from

      James and Betsy WHITNEY, Kingston, Ill. 1870
   to Samuel Dean WHITNEY,      Kingston, Ill.
   to Iva WHITNEY Foster,           Kingston, Ill.
   to Edward Barringer Foster, 1924  (Alzada, Montana)
   to Ruth Foster Beardsley,  1974, Rapid City, South Dakota.

BIRTHS

        James W. WHITNEY born June 21, 1803 - Italy, Yates Co., Ohio
        Betsy Harper was born March 17, 1806
        S.D. WHITNEY, born 26 Oct. 1836, Erie Co., Ohio
        H.E. Vail born 5 June 1837, New Field, Tompkins Co., N.Y.
        Iva L. WHITNEY born 27 Jan. 1860, Trenton, Grundy Co., Mo.
        L.H. WHITNEY, born 28 March 1863, Kingston, DeKalb Co., Ill.
        Charles L. WHITNEY born 28 Feb. 1867, Kingston, DeKalb Co., Ill.
        J. Will WHITNEY born 13 May 1870, Kingston, Ill.
        Gertrude WHITNEY born 18 August 1877, Kingston, DeKalb Co., Ill.
        Harry Harper WHITNEY, born 9 Jan. 1880, Kingston, DeKalb Co, Ill.
           
                       Children of Iva WHITNEY Foster and Thomas Polk Foster

        Martha A. Foster born 20 March 1889
        Floyd Whitney Foster  8 Oct. 1891
        Joseph Watson Foster  6 July 1893
        Thomas Fay Foster  30 June 1895
        Merle C. Foster  11 June 1897
        Edward Barringer Foster  26 Oct. 1903

MARRIAGES

        James W. WHITNEY and Betsey Harper were married 11 June in Ohio, 1829, Erie County
        S.D. (Samuel Dean) WHITNEY and Harriet E. Vail were married in Belvidere, Boone Co.,
               Illinois on 2 April 1857
        Iva Livona WHITNEY and Thomas Polk Foster were married 5th June 1888.