Family:Whitney, Cole Mattison (1814-1875)

Cole Mattison⁸ Whitney (Phinehas⁷, Phinehas⁶, Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Phinehas⁷ and Martha (Mattison) Whitney, was born 23 Feb 1814, and died Aug 1875, German Flats, NY.

He married, 13 Nov 1832, Catherine Getman. She was born 2 Oct 1812, and died May 1887.

He resided German Flats, NY.

Children of Cole Mattison⁸ and Catherine (Getman) Whitney:

i.	Mattison Palmer9 Whitney, b. ca. 1831, NY; m. Sarah S. Clark.
ii.	Harrington Phinehas Whitney, b. ca. 1833, NY; m. Ophelia C. Hardendorf.
iii.	Henry Gorton Whitney, b. 26 Jan 1836, NY; m. Elmina Ludlow Folts.
iv.	Cornelia Catherine Whitney, b. -----; possibly the "Matilda" aged 12 in 1850, so b. ca. 1838, NY; no further record.
v.	Emma Almira Whitney, b. ca. 1842, NY; m. Emanuel Kinnie; resided Ilion, NY.
vi.	Esther Marietta Whitney, b. 6 Apr 1843, NY; d. 1872; unmarried.
vii.	George Myron Whitney, b. 27 Aug 1845, NY; m. Josephine Steber.
viii.	Harvey Alvin Whitney, b. 2 May 1847, NY; m. Katherine M. Flynn.
ix.	Adeline Amelia Whitney, b. ca. 1852 (Pierce says 1874), Frankfort, NY; m. William W. Vosburgh; resided Frankfort, NY.
x.	Cornelia Margaret Whitney, b. ca. 1844, NY; not in family in 1850; living with Henry in 1860; no further record.

Census Records

• 1820: Not yet located (probably with parents)
• 1830: Not yet located (probably with parents)
• 1840, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY: Cole M. Whitney, 2 males 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture, 1 in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY:

539 580 Cole N. Whitney 36 M - Farmer N.Y. Catharine 37 F - " Harrington 17 M - " " Attended school Henry 14 M - " Attended school Matilda 12 F - " Attended school Emma 8 F - " Attended school Esther 6 F - " Attended school George 5 M - " Attended school Harvey 3 M - " Elisabeth Barnes 18 F - "

• 1855, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY:

[ ???]d $600 159 Cole M. Whitney 41 M - - Herk. 1 - 41 Farmer 1 - - - - - - Catharine Whitney 42 F - Wife " 1 - 42 None - - - - - - - H. P. Whitney 21 M - Chld " - - 21 - 1 - - - - - - Madison Whitney 19 M - Do " - - 17 - - - - - - - - Emma Whitney 17 F - " " - - 13 - - - - - - - - Esther Whitney 13 F - " " - - 11 - - - - - - - - Georg Whitney 11 M - " " - - 9 - - - - - - - - Harvey Whitney 9 M - " " - - 8 - - - - - - - - Adaline Whitney 8 F - " " - - 3 - - - - - - - - baby Whitney 3m F - " " - - 3m - - - - - - - - H. G. Whitney 19 M - " " - - 19 - - - - - - - -

[Note: the children's ages and their county residency years disagree.--RLW]

• 1860, German Flatts, Herkimer Co., NY:

465 491 Cole N. Whitney 46 M - Farmer $2000 $600 New York Catharine 47 F - New York Harrington 26 M - Teacher of Common schools do Emma 18 F - do do Ella M. 16 M - do do George 14 M - do Attended school Harry A. 13 M - do Attended school Adalia A. 8 F - do Attended school

• 1865 State, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY:

242 Frame ---- 334 Coal M. Witney 51 M - ---- Herk. - 1 1 - - Farmer 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Catherine Whitney 52 F - Wife " - 1 1 - - Etta M. Whitney 21 F - Chld " - - - - 1 George M. Whitney 19 M - " " - - - - 1 Harvey A. Whitney 18 M - " " - - - - 1 - - - - - - - 1 - - - Adeline A. Whitney 13 F - " " - - - - -

• 1870, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY:

54 55 Whitney, Cole N. 56 M W Farmer $5200 $1300 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Catherine 57 F W Keeping House " Kinnie, Emma A. 28 F W No occupation $200 -- " Whitney, Esther M. 26 F W At Home " -----, Adeline A. 18 F W Dist. School Teacher " Brice, Charles 17 M W Farm Laborer New York Parents foreign born Kinnie, Samuel W. 4 M W At Home "

• 1875, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY:

305 Frame $1500 386 Cole M. Whitney 61 M - ---- Herkimer m Farmer Frankfort 1 - - 1 - Catharine Whitney 62 F - Wife " m Houskeeper " Adie A. Whitney 23 F - Dau " s School Teacher "

• 1880, Frankfort, Herkimer Co., NY:

Catherine WITNEY 66 Self F W W NY Keeping House NY NY William W. VOSBURGH 27 SonL M M W MI Teamster NY NY Adaline A. VOSBURGH 28 Dau F M W NY At Home NY NY Herman VOSBURGH 7M GSon M S W NY At Home MI NY

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), pp. 444-445.

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