Family:Whitney, Willard Arms (1857-1946)

Willard Armes⁹ Whitney (Solomon⁸, Solomon⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Solomon⁸ and Sarah (Chase) Whitney; born 5 Oct 1857; married Mar 1879, Abbie L. Browning. Willard Armes Whitney was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, 5 Oct 1857; went to Kansas with his father in spring of 1866, being then nine years old past; attended district school at College Hill schoolhouse until he was able to enter the State Agricultural college at Manhattan, where he studied two years, standing well in his classes and grading well. His vacations and spare time were devoted to assisting his father on the farm, where he acquired a liking for the work, and in 1879 he married Miss Abbie L. Browning, which marriage has resulted in the birth of eight bright boys, all living but one. He is settled on a good farm of his own, and is doing comparatively well, and, ordinarily speaking, has a bright future before him. Morals good, habits temperate, and is highly respected by all who know him; resided Manhattan, Kansas.

Children of Willard Armes⁹ and Abbie L. (Browning) Whitney:

i.	Harry B.10 Whitney, born 14 May 1880.
ii.	Ralph C. Whitney, born 10 Aug 1881.
iii.	George E. Whitney, born 6 Mar 1883.
iv.	Solomon Whitney, born 15 Dec 1885.
v.	Willard Armes Whitney, born 11 Jan 1887.
vi.	Asaph Whitney, born 4 Sep 1889.
vii.	Raymond Whitney, born 20 Apr 1891.
viii.	Truman Whitney, born 20 Apr 1891; died 18 Sep 1891.

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. 603-604.

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