Family:Whitney, Luther (1849-a1920)

Luther⁸ Whitney (Belden⁷, Daniel⁶, Abijah⁵, Daniel⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Belden⁷ and Mary Elizabeth (Newbury) Whitney, was born 9 Aug 1849, Enfield, NY, and died after 1920.

He married, 10 Mar 1875, Mecklenburg, NY, Elizabeth Stobbs, daughter of Alexander and Eliza (Archer) Stobbs. She was born 19 Apr 1854, Brooklyn, NY, and died after 1920.

He was a carpenter. They were living at Enfield in Apr 1875, with his father.

Child of Luther⁸ and Elizabeth (Stobbs) Whitney:

i.	Francis L.9 Whitney, b. Sep 1878, NY; d. after 1900.

Census

• 1880, Enfield, Tompkins Co., NY:

Luther WHITNEY 30 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Lizzie WHITNEY 25 Wife F M W NY Keeping House SCOT ENG Frank WHITNEY 1 Son M S W NY NY NY

• 1900, 409 Bates Street, Elmira Ward 12, Chemung Co., NY:

202 206 Whitney, Luther Head W M Aug 1849 50 mar 25 New York New York New York At school, Owns mortgaged house -----, Lizzie Wife W F Apr 1854 46 mar 25 1ch 1liv New York England England -----, Francis L. Son W M Sep 1878 21 sgl New York New York New York Tool maker

• 1910, Elmira Ward 12, Chemung Co., NY: Luther and Lizzie.
• 1920, Elmira Ward 12, Chemung Co., NY: Luther and Lizzie.

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. 1196.

• Census records.

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