Family:Whitney, Charles (1811-1876)

Charles⁷ Whitney (Timothy Holt⁶, Richard⁵, Israel⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Timothy Holt⁶ and Abigail (Blanchard) Whitney, was born 18 Sep 1811, Brookline, VT, and died 6 Jul 1876, Salina, KS.

He married, 13 Nov 1857, Rockingham, VT, Fannie Elizabeth (Davis) Stiles, daughter of Amos and Elizabeth (Chaffee) Davis. She was born 16 Jan 1825, Athens, VT, and died 25 Jun 1918, Tacoma, WA. She had married firstly, about 1842, Gideon Stiles, who was born 21 Aug 1820, Andover, VT, and died about Mar 1846, Athens, VT.

Children of Gideon and Fannie Elizabeth (Davis) Stiles:

i.	Gideon D. Stiles, b. ca. 1843, VT; served as a Private in the 1st and 2nd Independent Batteries, Vermont Light Artillery, Army of the Mississippi in the Civil War; d. 4 Aug 1864, Port Hudson, LA, of chronic diarrhea. His mother applied for a pension based on his service.
ii.	James C. Stiles, b. ca. 1845, VT; d. after 1880, then unmarried.
ii.	Eliza Stiles, b. ca. 1846, VT; m. Herbert H.8 Whitney, q.v.

Children of Charles⁷ and Fannie Elizabeth (Davis)(Stiles) Whitney:

i.	Charles Fremont8 Whitney, b. 25 Dec 1858, Athens, VT;[1] d. 25 Aug 1944, Tacoma, Pierce, WA; m. Frances Bertram Derrington, 25 Dec 1885, Salina, Saline, Kansas.

Census

• 1850, Bethel, Windsor Co., VT:

45 49 John Perham 52 M - Farmer $2500 Vt. Sarah B. " 44 F - " Fanny " 19 F - " Attended school Charles " 15 M - " Attended school Emolline " 12 F - " Attended school Harriet " 10 F - " Attended school Lavina Matthews 81 F - Mass. Loisa " 44 F - Vt. George Brooks 22 M - Farmer " Charles Whitney 38 M - Pedler "

• 1860, Athens, Windham Co., VT:

1118 1103 Charles Whitney 48 M - Farmer $4000 $1000 N. H. Fanny E. " 35 F - Vt. Charles F. " 1 M - " James Stiles 15 M - Farm Laborer " Attended school Eliza 14 F - " Attended school

• 1870, Athens, Windham Co., VT:

26 29 Whitney, Abial 62 M W Ox Bow Maker $1550 Vermont Male citizen over 21 " Hannah 57 F W Keeping house Vermont Male citizen over 21 27 30 Whitney, Herbert 24 M W Farmer $1600 $100 Vermont " Eliza 24 F W Keeping house Vermont 31 Whitney, Charles 58 M W Fire Ins. Agent $800 $800 Vermont Male citizen over 21 " Fanny 45 F W Keeping house Vermont " Charley 11 M W Vermont Attended school

• 1880, Smoky Hill, Saline Co., KS:

Fanie WHITNEY 54 Self F W W VT Keeping House VT VT Charles WHITNEY 21 Son M S W VT Farmer VT VT Eliza WHITNEY 34 Dau F S W VT At Home VT VT Ella WHITNEY 7 GDau F S W VT At School VT VT Maggie WHITNEY 4 GDau F S W VT At School VT VT James STILES 35 Son M S W VT Farmer VT VT

Eliza (Stiles) Whitney was wife of Abial's nephew Herbert H. Whitney, q.v., and Ella and Maggie were their daughters.

References

• Census records.

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