Family:Whitney, Willis Ward (1863-1922)

Willis Ward⁹ Whitney (Charles Carroll⁸, Zebina⁷, Jonathan⁶, Peter⁵, Josiah⁴, Josiah³, [prob.] Benjamin², John¹), son of Charles Carroll⁸ and Hattie M. (Perham) Whitney, was born 16 Jan 1863, Tunbridge, VT,^[1] and died 8 Dec 1922.

He married, 6 Feb 1884, Clara Emma Sanborn.

He resided Tunbridge, VT, East Bethel, VT.

Children of Willis Ward⁹ and Clara Emma (Sanborn) Whitney:

i.	Alex Harry10 Whitney, b. 13 Dec 1886, Tunbridge, VT; m. 2 Mar 1906, Fitchburg, MA, Gertrude F. Smith, b. ca. 1886, Fitchburg, MA, dau. of Frank and Mary (Griffin) Smith.[2] Children: a. Bert Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1906, Fitchburg, MA.[3] b. Earl Raymond Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1909, Fitchburg, MA.[4]
ii.	Charles Carroll Whitney, b. 3 Nov 1888, Tunbridge, VT; m. 29 Jun 1910, Somerville, MA [also recorded at Greenfield, MA], Christina Rachel Ray, b. ca. 1886, Manchester, NH, dau. of John S. and Christine (Miller) Ray.[5] He was a signalman on the Boston and Maine Rail Road.

Census

• 1900, Tunbridge, Orange Co., VT:

147 148 Whitney, Willis W. Head W M Jan 1863 37 mar 16 Vermont Vermont Vermont Carpenter, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Emma C. Wife W F Feb 1860 40 mar 16 2ch 2liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Alex H. Son W M Dec 1886 13 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont At school -----, Carroll C. Son W M Nov 1888 11 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont At school Hood, Elmer O. Srvt W M Mar 1873 27 sgl Vermont Vermont Vermont Farm laborer

• 1900, 132 Pearl Street, Fitchburg Ward 5, Worcester Co., MA:

58 67 Fletcher, Walter V. Head W M Jan 1866 34 mar 12 Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Cabinet Manfc., Rents house -----, Cora E. Wife W F Apr 1867 33 mar 12 4ch 4liv Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts -----, Ralph P. Son W M Sep 1891 8 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At school -----, Bernice H. Dau W F Apr 1893 7 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At school -----, Dorice J. Dau W F Oct 1894 5 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts At school -----, Fanny L. Dau W F Oct 1896 3 sgl Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Martin, Sarah M. AntL W F Apr 1828 72 wid New Hampshire Massachusetts New Hampshire Whitney, Willis W. Brdr W M Jun 1861 38 mar 15 Vermont Vermont Vermont Farmer laborer

References

• Census records.

• Bible Record of Jonathan and Eunice (Story) Whitney.

• 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. 653.

1.^  Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births.

2.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 564, page 301.

3.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 560, page 310.

4.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 584, page 314.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 595, pages 23 and 687.

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