Family:Whitney, Volney Beckner (1811-1864)

Volney Beckner⁷ Whitney (John⁶, Benjamin⁵, Daniel⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of John⁶, was born 16 Jul 1811, Romulus, NY, and died 18 Sep 1864, Adams, MI, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

He married, 2 Jan 1848, Adams, MI, Fanny Melissa Austin, daughter of George Washington and Zaidee (Munger) Austin. She was born 4 Apr 1825, Locke, NY, and died after Jan 1875. She married secondly, before 1880, John Lee, of Wheatland, MI.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a farmer; . . . . They settled in Adrian, Mich.; and, in June 1864, moved to Adams, where he died 18 Sept. 1864, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery. She was still living there in Jan. 1875."

Children of Volney Beckner⁷ and Fanny Melissa (Austin) Whitney:

i.	Mary Eveline8 Whitney, b. 25 Jan 1849, Adrian, MI; d. 27 Sep 1864, Adams, MI, where she was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
ii.	Emma Augusta Whitney, b. 15 Oct 1850, Adrian, MI; m. 22 Dec 1870, Adams, MI, Lemuel Wheaton, son of William and Harriet Newell (Beach) Wheaton, of Adams; b. 3 May 1845, Lodi, MI; a carpenter and farmer. They settled, 8 Nov 1871, at Chester, MI, and were living there in June 1875.
iii.	Ellen Whitney, b. 9 Nov 1852, Adrian, MI; died 2 Dec 1852, Adrian, MI, where she was buried in Adrian Centre Cemetery.
iv.	John Mason Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1853, Adrian, MI; died 27 Nov 1853, Adrian, MI, where he was buried in Adrian Centre Cemetery.
v.	Ida Adelia Whitney, b. 7 May 1855, Adrian, MI; was living with her mother, at Osseo, MI, in Jan 1875.
vi.	Jane Whitney, b. 10 Jul 1857, Adrian, MI; d. 9 Nov 1857, Adrian, MI, where he was buried in Adrian Centre Cemetery.
vii.	Edward Everett Whitney, b. 5 Sep 1859, Adrian, MI; drowned 13 Aug 1874, Adams, MI, where he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
viii.	Esther Amelia Whitney, b. 26 Jul 1861, Adrian, MI; was living with her mother, at Osseo, MI, in Jan 1875.
ix.	Charles Whitney, b. 12 Nov 1863, Adrian, MI; was living with his mother, at Osseo, MI, in Jan 1875, the only male descendant of his grandfather, bearing the name of Whitney.

Census

• 1850, Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI:

946 954 Volney B. Whitney 39 M - Farmer $1600 N.Y. Fanny " 25 F - " Mary " 1 F - Mich.

• 1860, Adrian, Lenawee Co., MI:

143 143 Volney B. Whitney 29 M - Farmer $3200 $435 N.Y. Fanny M. " 35 F - " Mary " 12 F - Mich. Attended school Emma " 9 F - " Attended school Ida " 5 F - " Attended school Edward " 1 M - " 144 144 Daniel Whitney 52 M - Farmer $3200 $640 N.Y. Louisa L. " 45 F - " Alice Glover 9 F - Mich. David A. Turrill 28 M - Farm laborer $250 Pa. Mary " 28 F - N.J. Milton " 2 F - Mich. Elizabeth Burgess 67 F - $2500 $300 N.J. James Smith 29 M - Farm laborer N.Y.

• 1870, Adams, Hillsdale Co., MI:

378 378 Whitney, Phila A. 45 F W Keeping House $3200 $175 New York " Emma 19 F W Teacher Michigan " Ida 15 F W At Home Michigan Attended school " Edward 10 M W At Home Michigan Attended school " Esther 9 F W At Home Michigan Attended school " Charlie 7 M W At Home Michigan Attended school

• 1880, Wheatland, Hillsdale Co., MI:

John LEE 71 Self M M W CT Retired Farmer CT CT Fanny LEE 55 Wife F M W NY Keeping House CT VT Esther WHITNEY 18 SDau F S W MI At Home NY NY Charles WHITNEY 16 SSon M S W MI At School NY NY

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. 496 and p. 1173-1174.

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