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'''Ira Greenwood<sup>9</sup> Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Horatio (1798-1854)|Horatio<sup>8</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, David (1776-b1815)|David<sup>7</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Ephraim (1747-1832)|Ephraim<sup>6</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, David (1716-1754)|David<sup>5</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1675-1730)|Nathaniel<sup>4</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, Nathaniel (1647-1733)|Nathaniel<sup>3</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John<sup>2</sup>]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Horatio (1798-1854)|Horatio<sup>8</sup> and Betsey (Greenwood) Whitney]],
was born 14 Apr 1838, New Bedford, MA, and died 11 Sep 1896.

He married, 28 May 1872, Brooklyn, NY, '''Elizabeth Mary Day''', daughter of Edward Bliss and Almira (Atkins) Day.  She was born 17 Sep 1848, Westfield, MA, and died 29 Mar 1920, Dubuque, IA.

Children of Ira Greenwood<sup>9</sup> and Elizabeth Mary (Day) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Helen Day<sup>10</sup> Whitney''', b. 10 Jul 1873, Brooklyn, NY; d. 9 Dec 1948, Bannock, ID; m. 25 May 1898, Green Bay, WI, James Monroe Latimer.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Louisa A. Whitney''', b. Sep 1874, Brooklyn, NY.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Ruth Greenwood Whitney''', b. 9 Mar 1876, Brooklyn, NY; d. 17 Feb 1953, Los Angeles, CA; unmarried.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''Ira Greenwood Whitney''', b. 22 Nov 1877, Brooklyn, NY; d. 11 Jun 1944, Dubuque Co., IA; m. 1906, Dubuque, IA, Helen "Nellie" McDonald; no children.
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| '''Elizabeth Day Whitney''', b. Jul 1883, NY; d. Toledo, OH; m. 1909, James Griswold Knapp.
|}

== Census ==

* [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, Massachusetts, Suffolk County#36|1860, Boston Ward 6, Suffolk Co., MA]]:
<p class="Plaintext"> 494  521 Henry Colburn        60 M - Retired merchant     $3000 Mass.
          Dianna    "          53 F -                            Me.
          William H. "         32 M - Clerk                       "
          Samuel T.  "         28 M - Sail maker                  "
          Edward C.  "         15 M - Piano polisher              "
          [25 apparently unrelated people]
          Ira G. Whitney       21 M - Clerk                      Mass.
          [25 more apparently unrelated people]</p>
* {{Missing|1870}}
* [[Archive:1875 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#32|1875 State, 30 Park Pl., Brooklyn Ward 22, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext">382 Brownstone $15000 528
Ira G. Whitney       36 M - ---- Mass.         m Wholesale Bookstore N.Y. City 1 - - - -
Elizabeth M. Whitney 29 F - Wife Mass.         m -
Helen D. Whitney      2 F - Dau  Kings         - -
Loui A. Whitney       0 F - Dau  Kings         - -
Maggie Sullivan      25 F - Srvt Ireland       s Domestic Serant   -          - - 1 - -
Bridget Conway       25 F - Srvt Ireland       s Domestic Serant   -          - - 1 - -
Mary Douglass        28 F - Brdr Westchesster  m -</p>
* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, New York, Kings County#390|1880, Brooklyn, Kings Co., NY]]:
<p class="Plaintext">Ira G. WHITNEY         42 Self M M W  MA  Boot & Shoe Dealer  MA  MA
Elizabeth M. WHITNEY   32 Wife F M W  MA  Keeping House       MA  MA
Helen D. WHITNEY        7 Dau  F S W  NY                      MA  MA
Louise A. WHITNEY       5 Dau  F S W  NY                      MA  MA
Ruth G. WHITNEY         4 Dau  F S W  NY                      MA  MA
Ira G. Jr. WHITNEY      2 Son  M S W  NY                      MA  MA
Bridgett MOLLOY        30 Othe F S W  IRE Servant             IRE IRE
Eliza MC GANN          50 Othe F S W  IRE Servant             IRE IRE
Emma J. BATTIE         33 Othe F S W  NY  Servant             NY  NY</p>
* [[Archive:1900 Census Extracts, Wisconsin|1900, Green Bay Ward 1, Brown Co., WI]]:
<p class="Plaintext90">        Whitney, Elizabeth I. Head W F          57 wid
        -----, Ruth G.        Dau  W F          24 sgl
        -----, Ira G.         Son  W M          22 sgl
        -----, Elizabeth D.   Dau  W F          16 sgl
        Latimer, Helen D.     Dau  W F          25
        -----, Gertrud        GDau W F          1m sgl</p>

== References ==

* Census records.

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