Family:Whitney, Lewis (1845-a1889)

Lewis⁸ Whitney (David⁷, Thomas⁶, Benjamin⁵, Joseph⁴, Joseph³, Jonathan², John¹), son of David⁷ and Maria (Smith) Whitney, was born 17 Jun 1845, Washington, VT, 17 Jun 1845, and died after 1889.

He married, 16 Oct 1878, Janesville, WI, Sarah Jane Ludwig. She was born about 1852, PA, and died after 1889.

He is a painter; resided Whitewater, WI.

Children of Lewis⁸ and Sarah Jane (Ludwig) Whitney:

i.	Ethel Claire9 Whitney, b. 9 Sep 1879, WI.
ii.	Wildon Forrest Whitney, b. 18 Feb 1881.
iii.	Beatrice Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1887.
iv.	David Rolland Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1889.

Census

• 1870, Oregon, Dane Co., WI:

46 48 Whitney, Lewis 28 M W Farmer $935 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Mark 27 M W " " Male citizen over 21 -----, Maria 22 F W Keeping House New York -----, Everett E. 1 M W At Home Wisconsin Walker, Mark 8 M W " " Pennsylvania Attended school

• 1880, Hebron, Jefferson Co., WI:

David WHITNEY 68 Self M M W VERMONT Farmer MASS. N.H. Maria WHITNEY 62 Wife F M W VERMONT House Keeper VT. VT. Lewis WHITNEY 34 Son M M W VERMONT Farmer VT. VT. Sarah WHITNEY 28 DauL F M W PENNSYLVANIA House Keeper GER. PENN. Jane G. WHITNEY 25 Dau F S W WISCONSIN House Keeper VT. VT. Ettie WHITNEY 22 Dau F S W WISCONSIN House Keeper VT. VT. Lusa M. WHITNEY 5 GDau F S W WISCONSIN At Home VT. PENN. Ethel C. WHITNEY 9M GDau F S W WISCONSIN At Home VT. TENN. Edward BOWER 19 Oth M S W WISCONSIN Laborer GER. GER.

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. 560.

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