Family:Whitney, Charles Elijah (1847-1927)

Charles Elijah⁸ Whitney (Jeremiah⁷, Jeremiah⁶, Jeremiah⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Jeremiah⁷ and Sarah (Goodwin) Whitney, was born 4 Jun 1847, Middlebury, PA, and died 7 Dec 1927, Tioga, PA. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Tioga, PA.^[1]

He married, 3 May 1868, Josephine Mary Dickinson, daughter of George and Rebecca (Smith) Dickinson. She was born 30 Oct 1851, Tioga Co., PA, and died 21 May 1936. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Tioga, PA.^[2]

He settled at Middlebury and Tioga, PA.

Children of Charles Elijah⁸ and Josephine M. (Dickinson) Whitney:

i.	Minnie Helen9 Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1871, Keeneyville, PA; d. 11 May 1959, Blossburg, PA; bur. Evergreen Cenetery, Tioga, PA;[3] m. 11 Dec 1895, George M. Cottrell.
ii.	Agnes May Whitney, b. 6 Mar 1873, PA; d. 1947; bur. Evergreen Cenetery, Tioga, PA;[4] m. ca. 1892, Nathan L. Kettle.
iii.	Alfred Vernon Whitney, b. 19 Sep 1882, Greenwood, NY; d. 10 Dec 1959, Tioga Co., PA; bur. Evergreen Cenetery, Tioga, PA;[5] m. 15 Dec 1906, Tioga Co., PA, Ida Jane Mattison.
iv.	(poss. adopted) Mildred V. Whitney, b. ca. 1900, PA; d. aft. 1910.

Census

• 1870, Middlebury, Tioga Co., PA:

187 191 Whitney, Charles 22 M W Laborer Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 -----, Josephine 19 F W Keeping House "

• 1880, Hartsville, Steuben Co., NY:

Charles WHITNEY 33 Self M M W PA Works In Saw Mill PA PA Josephine WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W PA Keeping House PA PA Minnie WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W PA PA PA Aggie WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W PA PA PA

• 1900, Tioga, Tioga Co., PA:

220 225 Whitney, Charles E. Head W M Jun 1847 53 mar 32 Pennsylvania New York New York Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Josephine M. Wife W F Oct 1850 49 mar 32 3ch 3liv Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -----, Alfred V. Son W M Sep 1882 17 sgl New York Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farm laborer

• 1910, Elkhorn Road, Tioga, Tioga Co., PA, p. 4B:

91 94 Whitney, Charles Head m W 62 mar1 42 Pennsylvania New York Pennsylvania Farmer general farming, Owns free farm -----, Mary J. Wife F W 68 mar1 42 3ch 3liv Pennsylvania N. States N. States None -----, Mildred V. -- F W 10 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania None

• 1920, Tioga, Tioga Co., PA, p. 5A.

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 1737.

• Census records.

1.^  FindAGrave Memorial #98840904, Charles E. Whitney.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #98841827, Josephine M. Whitney.

3.^  FindAGrave Memorial #98842220, Minnie W. Whitney Cottrell.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #98840596, Agnes W. Kettle.

5.^  FindAGrave Memorial #98840618, Alfred Whitney.

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