Family:Whitney, Samuel Eseck (1837-1908)

Samuel Eseck Whitney (Eseck, George), son of Eseck and Phebe (Jenks) Whitney, was born 8 Nov 1837, Schroon, NY, and died 31 Jul 1908, Oklahoma City, OK.

He married, circa 1870, Eldora, IA, Jane Ellen Bird, daughter of Henry and Mary (-----) Bird. She was born Apr 1845, PA, and died 1906, Oklahoma City, OK.

Children of Samuel Eseck and Jane Ellen (Bird) Whitney:

i.	Nellie B. Whitney, b. Dec 1871, Eldora, IA; d. 1955, Oklahoma City, OK; m. circa 1896, IA, Charles F. Woodward.
ii.	Fred W. Whitney, b. 1 Aug 1875, Eldora, IA; d. after 1930; m. circa 1911, Oklahoma City, OK, Bessie -----; no known children.
iii.	Charles Ray Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1881, Eldora, IA; m. Anna May Moses.

Census

• 1860, Schroon, Essex Co., NY:

445 427 Eseck Whitney 64 M - Farmer $1500 $1200 R.I. Phebe " 60 F - Vt. Harriet " 32 F - N.Y. Deaf & Dumb Sophia " 31 F - Do Samuel E. " 22 M - Farm Laborer $100 Do James C. " 10 M - Do Attended school Lewis W. " 8 M - Do Attended school Edson " 3 M - Do Christiana " 12 F - Germany Attended school

• 1865 State, Schroon, Essex Co., NY:

148 Frame $400 162 Phebe Whitney 65 F - ---- Vt. 5 1 - 1 - Samuel Whitney 27 M - Son Essex - - - - 1 Farmer, Army - - - - - - - - 1 - - 163 Harriet Whitney 27 F - ---- Essex - - - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - James C. Whitney 15 M - Chld Essex - - - - 1 Laborer Lewis W. Whitney 13 M - Chld Essex - - - - 1 Edson Whitney 7 M - Chld Essex - - - - 1 164 Henry Kittenbah 36 M - ---- Germany - 1 1 - - Laborer, Army - - - - - - - 1 - - - Sophiah Kittenbah 36 F - Wife Germany 1 - - - - Catharine Kittenbah 6 F - Chld Essex - - - - -

• 1870, Eldora, Hardin Co., IA:

256 255 Loring, Asa L. 57 M W Insurance Agent $1600 $500 Maine Male citizen over 21 -----, Adelia L. 46 F W Keeping house Maine -----, Emma A. 21 F W Music Teacher Maine -----, George 18 M W Farming Maine Attended school -----, Chas. H. 15 M W Going to School Maine Attended school -----, Sarah M. 13 F W " " Maine Attended school Whitney, Samuel E. 33 M W Hardware Merchant $3000 New York Male citizen over 21 Zeiger, Lewis 25 M W Carpenter Indiana Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Eldora, Hardin Co., IA:

Samuel E. WHITNEY 42 Self M M W NY Hardware Mcht NY NY Jennie E. WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W PA Keeping House NY PA Nellie B. WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W IA NY PA Fred W. WHITNEY 4 Son M S W IA NY PA

• 1900, Eldora city Ward 2, Eldora Township, Hardin Co., IA:

136 140 Whitney, Samuel E. Head W M Nov 1837 62 mar 30 New York Rhode Island New York Landlord, Owns free hosue -----, Jennie Wife W F Apr 1845 55 mar 30 3ch 3liv Pennsylvania New York New York -----, Fred W. Son W M Aug 1875 24 sgl Iowa New York Pennsylvania Salesman dry goods 141 Woodman, Charles F. Head W M Apr 1863 37 mar 4 Ohio Virginia Vermont Co. Supt. of Schools -----, Nellie Wife W F Dec 1871 28 mar 4 1ch 1liv Iowa New York Pennsylvania -----, Neil Son W M Nov 1898 1 sgl Iowa Ohio Iowa Whitney, Charles R. BiL W M Mar 1881 19 sgl Iowa New York Pennsylvania At school

References

• Census records
• Public family tree at Ancestry.com
• Whitney, Jane (Bird) - Find A Grave Memorial
• Whitney, Samuel E. - Find A Grave Memorial
• Woodward, Nellie W. (Whitney) - Find A Grave Memorial

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