Family:Whitney, William Henry (1854-1880)

William Henry¹⁰ Whitney (Jonathan Lovell⁹, Silas⁸, Silas⁷, Silas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Jonathan Lovell⁹ and Hannah T. (Moore) Whitney, was born 15 Dec 1854 [per Pierce] or 17 Dec, Leicester, MA,^[1] and died 8 Nov 1880, Jacksonville, FL.

He married, 27 Nov 1877, Chicago, IL, Mary Catherine Brennan, daughter of Andrew and Bridget (Ryan) Brennan. She was born 15 Aug 1850, WI, and died 17 Mar 1943, SD. She married secondly, 13 Oct 1884, Milwaukee, WI, John Pfieler. He was born 16 Feb 1824, Groslangheim, Germany, and diee 10 Aug 1911, Sheboygan, WI. They were divorced before 1900.

He resided Gainesville and Jacksonville, FL.

Children of William Henry¹⁰ and Mary Catherine (Brennan) Whitney:

i.	Jonathan Lovell11 Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1879; resided Park Hotel, Sheboygan, WI, 1895; Britt, IA, 1900; d. after 1935, then unmarried.
ii.	Anna Josephine Whitney, b. 22 Dec 1881, WI; d. 19 Apr 1907, Boone Co., IA; m. 1900, Oren E. Ganoe.

Children of John Pfieler and Mary Catherine (Brennan)(Whitney) Pfieler:

i.	Jacob Andrew Pfieler, b. 12 May 1886, WI; d. 1959, SD; m. 10 Nov 1915, O'Neill, Holt Co., NE, Margaret Brennan.
ii.	Mary B. Pfieler, b. Mar 1890, WI; m. Charles Hall.

Notes

Observe that William's death date and the birth date of daughter Anna conflict. It seems likely that his death date is off by a year. It makes sense that after his death, his widow Mary would return to Wisconsin to give birth to Anna.

Census

• 1880, Precinct 10, Alachua Co., FL:

William H. WHITNEY 26 Self M M W MA Late Clerk In ... MA MA Marie A. WHITNEY 25 Wife F M W VT Keeping House IRE IRE J. Lovell WHITNEY 1 Son M S W FL MA VT

• 1900, Britt, Hancock Co., IA: Mary C. Whitney, 50, divorced, b. Aug 1849, WI, 4 children, 4 living; Lovell J. Whitney, 21, single, b. Feb 1879, FL. Servants in a hotel, she a cook, he a bus driver. In same hotel, James A. Pfeiler, 14, single, b. May 1886, WI, bell boy, and Mary B. Pfeiler, 10, single, b. Mar 1890, at school.
• 1910, School District 53, Meade Co., SD: Mary C. Pfieler, 60, divorced, b. WI, homestead farmer, 4 children, 3 living; next door, James A. Pfieler, 23, single, b. WI, homestead farmer, and half-brother Jonathan L. Whitney, 31, single, b. FL, own income.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 662.

1.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 83, page 180.

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