Family:Whitney, Truman (1818-1887)

Truman⁸ Whitney (Orange⁷, Ebenezer⁶, Ephraim⁵, Zachariah⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Orange⁷ and Clarissa (Swetland) Whitney, was born 18 Mar 1818, PA, and died 3 Dec 1887.

He married firstly, Jane Ransom, daughter of Rufus and Mercy (Combs) Ransom. She was born 4 Jul 1819, and died 4 Oct 1852, Sherman, NY.

He married secondly, Mary A. -----. She was born about 1825, NY, and died after 1880.

Children of Truman⁸ and Jane (Ransom) Whitney:

i.	Mary A.9 Whitney, b. 31 Aug 1845. Sherman, NY; m.(1) 20 Dec 1866, Ripley, NY, Albert W. Wilson, d. 21 Nov 1867, Westfield, NY; m.(2) 25 Aug 1870, Ripley, NY, Wallace Wilcox.
ii.	Charles E. Whitney, b. 4 Oct 1847, Sherman, NY; m. Sadie Warner.

Children of Truman⁸ and Mary (-----) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Census

• 1850, Chautauqua, Chautauqua Co., NY:

221 221 Truman Whitney 39 M - F[armer] $450 Pa. Jane Whitney 31 F - N.Y. Mary 5 F - " Attended school Charles E. 3 M - " Harriet Parks 13 F - O. Attended school

• 1860, Mina, Chautauqua Co., NY:

111 -- Truman Whitney 42 M - Farmer $500 Pa. Mary A. Do 35 F - N.Y. Mary A. Do 14 F - child " Attended school Charles Do 12 M - " " Attended school Harriet Parks 23 F - Housework Ohio

• 1870, Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY:

38 35 Whitney, Truman 51 M W Farmer $2000 $400 Penn. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 45 F " Keeping House N.Y. Parrish, Hattie 33 " " Dress Maker Ohio Farwell, Frank 12 M W School Penn. Attended school

• 1880, Ripley, Chautauqua Co., NY:

Truman WHITNEY 62 Self M M W PA Farmer PA PA Mary WHITNEY 55 Wife F M W NY Keeping House CT CT Hattie WHITNEY 43 Dau F S W OH At Home ENG NY Addie WHITNEY 38 Dau F S W OH ENG NY William HODGE 8 Othe M S W NY --- ---

How Hattie and Addie were daughters is not known, and hard to understand.

References

• Wyllys Cadwell Ransom, Historical outline of the Ransom family of America, Volume 2, pp. 379, 381.

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