Family:Whitney, Oscar F. (1825-1900)

Oscar F.⁸ Whitney, (Jared⁷, [prob.] John⁶, Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), the son of Jared⁷ Whitney, was born 5 Sep 1825, NY, and died 10 Mar 1900, Bryan, OH.

He married, 17 Dec 1850, Allen Co., IN, Catherine Hollopeter.

Civil War soldier, enlisted 18 Jul 1861, Co. E, 11th Indiana Vol. Inf., discharged Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, MD, 26 Jul 1865.

Children of Oscar F.⁸ and Catherine (Hollopeter) Whitney:

i.	Orville A.9 Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1852, IN; d. May 1893, Bryan, OH; m. 17 Oct 1875, Williams Co., OH, Mary A. Hudkins.
ii.	Lydia Whitney, b. ca. 1854, WI; m. 9 Dec 1875, Williams Co., OH, George W. Van Sickle.
iii.	Lemuel Whitney, b. ca. 1856, WI; d. 23 Apr 1920; m. Edna Hopkins. Res. 1900, Pulaski, Williams Co., OH.
iv.	Charles Whitney, b. ca. 1867, OH; m. Barbara Both.

Notes

Oscar Fitzalan was a character in The Children of the Abbey, a novel by the Irish romantic novelist Regina Maria Roche, first published in 1796.

Census

• 1860, Cedar Creek, Allen Co., IN:

883 863 Oscar Whitney 35 M - Mast. Carpenter $80 $25 Ohio Catharine 33 F - Do Orville 8 M - Indiana Attended school Lidya 4 F - Wisconsin Lemuel 2 M - Do

• 1870, St. Joseph, Williams Co., OH:

116 116 Whitney, O. F. 44 M W Farmer $180 $100 New York Male citizen over 21 " Catherine 42 F " Keeping house Ohio " Orville 17 M " Farm Laborer Indiana Attended school " Lydia 14 F " At home Wisconsin Attended school " Lemuel 12 M " " " Attended school " Charles 3 M " " Ohio

• 1880, Bryan, Williams Co., OH:

O. F. WHITNEY 54 Self M M W NY Carpenter NY NY Catharine WHITNEY 53 Wife F M W PA Keeping House PA PA Charles WHITNEY 13 Son M S W OH At School NY PA Lemuel WHITNEY 22 Son M S W OH Laborer NY PA

• 1880, Bryan, Williams Co., OH:

O. A. WHITNEY 28 Self M M W MD Painter NY PA Mary A. WHITNEY 26 Wife F M W OH Keeping House PA PA George W. WHITNEY 3 Son M S W OH IN OH Peal A. WHITNEY 2 Dau F S W OH IN OH Lucinda WHITNEY 8M Dau F S W OH IN OH Hudkens ABRAHAM 20 Oth M S W OH Laborer PA PA James ABRAHAM 18 Oth M S W OH Laborer PA PA

References

• Census records.

• Meada06_2009-10-13 Public member tree at Ancestry.com.

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