Family:Whitney, Frank Stoughten (1845-1896)

Frank Stoughten⁸ Whitney (Charles Henry⁷, Milton⁶, Asa⁵, Joshua⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Charles Henry⁷ and Elvira (Sheldon) Whitney, was born 7 Jan 1845, Pittsfield, OH.

He married, 29 May 1870, Cheyenne, WY, Margaret Orilla Karns. She was born 3 Jan 1850, IA, died after 1900.

He was a farmer; resided Junction, Montana.

Junction, Montana is a ghost town, previously located just across the river from Custer, MT. See Junction City & Fort Pease, including the documents "The Passing of a Once Noted Place" and "Junction City, Haven of Bullwhackers, Trappers and Soldiers".

Children of Frank Stoughten⁸ and Margaret Orilla (Karns) Whitney:

i.	Ira Lewis9 Whitney, b. 20 May 1871, WY. (Findagrave Memorial# 91799630).
ii.	Elvira Martha Whitney, b. 8 Sep 1872; d. 15 Mar 1874.
iii.	Charles Albert Whitney, b. 22 Apr 1877, WY. (Findagrave Memorial# 14653048)
iv.	Orilla Karns Whitney, b. 23 Sep 1885, MT.

Census

• 1870, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY Terr.:

311 257 Karnes, Martha 44 F W Keeping Hotel $1000 $1000 Ohio ... Frank Whitney 25 M W Drayman $600 -- Ohio Married in May, Male citizen over 21 Aurelia 22 F W Housekeeper Iowa Married in May ...

• 1880, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., WY Terr.:

F. S. WHITNEY 35 Self M M W IA Freighter NY NY Orilla WHITNEY 28 Wife F M W OH Keeping House NY NY Ira L. WHITNEY 9 Son M S W WY IA OH Charles WHITNEY 3 Son M S W WY IA OH

• 1900, Billings, Yellowstone Co., MT: Orilla Whitney

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. 576.

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