Family:Whitney, Calvin (1846-1909)

Calvin⁸ Whitney (Charles⁷, Henry⁶, John⁵, Abraham⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Charles⁷ and Roxana Malvina (Palmer) Whitney, was born 25 Sep 1846, East Townsend, OH, and died 6 Jun 1909, Norwalk, OH, aged 62 years 8 months 12 days, of carcinoma of rectum.^[1] He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, OH.^[2]

He married firstly, 5 Nov 1868, Norwalk, OH, Marian Dean,^[3] daughter of Royal Cady and Mary Ann (Smith) Dean. She was born 16 Oct 1847, Irville, OH, and died 5 Nov 1901, Columbus, OH.^[4] She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, OH.^[5]

He married secondly, 25 Aug 1904, Norwalk, OH, Urania A. (Dean) Todd, daughter of Royal Cady and Mary Ann (Smith) Dean.^[6] She was born 16 July 1854, Townsend, OH, and died 28 Dec 1935, Cleveland, OH, aged 81 years 5 months 12 days, of diabetes.^[7] She had married firstly, 20 July 1873, E. Townsend, OH, Clarence E. Todd, from whom she was divorced, and by whom she had two children. She was buried in Highland Park Cemetery, Cleveland, OH.^[8]

He was a wholesale dealer in hard-wood lumber. He dwelt for two years in Custar, OH; and thence moved to 44 Prospect Street, Norwalk, OH, where they were living in 1873; resided Norwalk, OH, in 1900.

Children of Calvin⁸ and Marian (Dean) Whitney:

i.	Marian Daisy9 Whitney, b. 15 Aug 1869, Custar, OH; m. 8 May 1895, Huron Co., OH, Edmond B. Dillon.[9]
ii.	Ruby Lorena Whitney, b. 13 Jul 1872, Norwalk, OH; d. 21 Jun 1923, Toledo State Hospital, Toledo, OH, aged 51 years, of pulmonary tuberculosis;[10] bur. Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, OH;[11] unmarried.
iii.	Idalia C. Whitney, b. 16 Oct 1880, Norwalk, OH;[12] m. 24 Aug 1904, Huron Co., OH, Amos W. Gardiner.[13]
iv.	Warren C. Whitney, b. Oct 1882, Norwalk, OH; m. 25 Dec 1918, Manhattan, NY, Blanche D. Beerman;[14] of Yonkers, NY, 1920; of Denver, CO, 1930-1940.

Calvin⁸ and Urania A. (Dean)(Todd) Whitney had no children.

Census

• 1870, Norwalk, Huron Co., OH:

329 313 Whitney, Calvin 24 M W Lumber Dealer $500 Ohio Male citizen over 21 -----, Marion 23 F W Keeping house Ohio -----, Ida 14 F W Ohio -----, Marion 10/12 F W Ohio Born in Aug Hart, Emma 18 F W Ohio

• 1870, Bluffton, Wells Co., IN:

99 102 Wiley, Martha A. 51 F W Keeping house $500 Virinia -----, Florence J. 19 F W Indiana -----, Mary E. 17 F W Indiana Whitney, Calvin 24 M W Lumber Dealer $2000 $6000 Ohio -----, John L. 23 M W Lumber Dealer Ohio Hartz, Isaac 24 M W Day laborer Ohio

• 1880, Norwalk, Huron Co., OH:

Calvin WHITNEY 33 Self M M W OH Manufacturer NY NY Mary WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W OH Keeping House NY NY Marine D. WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W OH OH OH Truba L. WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W OH OH OH Ella BAIRD 20 Oth F S W OH Domestic Servants IRE IRE Michael KELLY 14 Oth M S W OH Domestic Servants IRE IRE Ida WHITNEY 24 Sis F S W OH None CT NY

• 1900, 184 W. Main St., Norwalk Ward 4, Huron Co., OH:

32 32 Whitney, Calvin Head W M Sep 1846 53 mar Ohio Connecticut New York Piano Mfr. Owns free house -----, D. Marian Wife W F Oct 1848 51 mar Ohio New York New York -----, L. Ruby Dau W F Jul 1873 27 sgl Ohio Ohio Ohio -----, C. Ida Dau W F Oct 1880 19 sgl Ohio Ohio Ohio At school -----, C. Warren Son W M Oct 1882 17 sgl Ohio Ohio Ohio At school Link, Rosa Srvt W F Apr 1871 29 sgl Ohio Germany Germany Servant

• 1910, Toledo Ward 10, Lucas Co., OH: Ruby L. Whitney, inmate, 37.
• 1920, Toledo Ward 13, Lucas Co., OH: Ruby L. Whitney, patient, 47.

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 1066 and p. 1932.

• Census records.

1.^  Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Find A Grave memorial #75948294, Calvin Whitney.

3.^  Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994, at FamilySearch.org.

4.^  Ohio, Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997, at FamilySearch.org.

5.^  Find A Grave memorial #75948282, Marian Dean Whitney.

6.^  Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958, at FamilySearch.org.

7.^  Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, at FamilySearch.org.

8.^  Find A Grave memorial #102722069, Mrs Urania Dean Todd Whitney.

9.^  Find A Grave memorial #75948305, Ruby L. Whitney.

10.^  Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953, at FamilySearch.org.

11.^  Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994, at FamilySearch.org.

12.^  Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003, at FamilySearch.org.

13.^  Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994, at FamilySearch.org.

14.^  New York, New York, Marriage Indexes 1866-1937, at Ancestry.com.

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