Family:Whitney, Oliver William (1845-1913)

Oliver William⁸ Whitney (Ebenezer⁷, Moses⁶, Ebenezer⁵, Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Ebenezer⁷ and Mary (Miney or Curtis) Whitney, was born 8 Mar 1845, Hodgdon, ME, and died 21 Apr 1913, Santa Cruz, CA.

He married Mary Elizabeth "May" Robinson. She was born 18 Jun 1847, ME, and died 1 Mar 1944, aged 96, Santa Cruz, CA.

Children of Oliver William⁸ and May E. (Robinson) Whitney:

i.	Elmer Oliver9 Whitney, b. 13 Aug 1869, MN; d. 14 Oct 1934, Santa Cruz, CA, aged 55 years; m. Katherine L. Allen.
ii.	George W. Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1874, WI; d. 29 Oct 1953, aged 79 years; m. Josephine Crumpton.
iii.	Eva May Whitney, b. 31 Oct 1878, WI; d. 14 Sep 1954, aged 75 years; m. George E. H. Smith.
iv.	Percy Albert Whitney, b. 10 May 1885; d. 17 May 1951, aged 66 years; m. Ruby Walker.
v.	Andra Laura Whitney, b. 11 May 1891; d. 6 Dec 1966, aged 75 years; changed her own name to Ardra.

Census

• 1870, Dayton, Hennepin Co., MN:

9 9 Whitney, Oliver 25 M W Works in Saw Mill $150 Maine Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, May 22 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Elmer 10/12 M W Minnesota Born in Aug

• 1880, Belmont, Portage Co., WI:

Oliver W. WHITNEY 35 Self M M W ME Farms NEW BRUNSWICK ENG May E. WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W ME Keeps House ME ME Elmer O. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W MN School ME ME George W. WHITNEY 6 Son M S W WI School ME ME Eva M. WHITNEY 1 Dau F S W WI ME ME

References

• Census records.
• Ebenezer Whitney Descendants, Part 4.
• Mailing List:1999-07-24 01, Re: Oliver Whitney, by Arlene Durrett

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