Family:Whitney, George Wescott (1848-a1900)

George Wescott⁸ Whitney (Thomas⁷, Cornelius⁶, Cornelius⁵, Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Thomas⁷ and Annie (Jewel) Whitney, was born 1848, Albion, NY, and died after 1900.

He married, 30 Jul 1869, Shelby County, IA, Alice Jane Castle. She was born 21 Feb 1856, IA, and died 17 Jan 1911. She was buried in Plainview Cemetery, Maxwell, NE.^[1]

He is a farmer; resided Gibbon, NE.

Children of George Wescott⁸ and Alice (Castle) Whitney:

i.	Daniel S.9 Whitney, b. 29 Apr 1871, Shelby Co., IA; d. 11 Jun 1907, aged 36 years 2 months 21 days; Corp., Co. M, 2nd Nebraska Regt.; bur. Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE.[2]
ii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. 1872, IA; m. 1890, ----- Marshall; resided Aurora, NE.
iii.	Edith Whitney, b. 1876, IA; d. 1889; bur. Riverside Cemetery, Gibbon, Buffalo Co., NE.[3]
iv.	Jennie K. Whitney, b. Oct 1886, NE.

Census

• 1870, Jackson, Shelby Co., IA:

25 25 McConnel, J. R. 36 M W Farmer $900 $795 Ohio Male citizen over 21 -----, Catharine 30 F W Keeping House Indiana -----, Chas. I. 12 M W Farm Laborer Iowa Attended school -----, Emma L. 9 F W At home Iowa Attended school -----, Mary E. 4 F W At home Iowa 26 Whitney, Geo. 23 M W Farmer $100 New York Married in Jul, Male citizen over 21 -----, Alice 14 F W Keeping House Iowa Married in Jul

• 1880, Round Mound, Osborne Co., KS:

George WHITNEY 31 Self M M W IL Farmer --- --- Alice WHITNEY 23 Wife F M W IA Keeping House --- --- Daniel S. WHITNEY 9 Son M S W IA IL IA Elizabeth WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W IA IL IA Edith WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W IA IL IA

• 1880, Rose Creek, Republic Co., KS:

G. W. WHITNEY 36 Self M M W NY Laborer NY NY Allice WHITNEY 24 Wife F M W IA Keeping Tent OH OH Daniel WHITNEY 8 Son M S W IA NY IA Elizabeth WHITNEY 6 Dau F S W IA NY IA Edith WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W IA NY IA Estella WHITNEY 1 Dau F S W KS NY IA

• 1900, Maxwell Precinct, Lincoln Co., NE, p. 5B:

101 116 Whitney, George W. Head W M Jan 1847 52 mar30 Iowa New York New York Farmer, Rents farm -----, Alice C. Wife W F Jan 1856 44 mar30 4ch 3liv Iowa Ohio Pennsylvania -----, Jennie K. Dau W F Oct 1886 13 sgl Nebraska Iowa Iowa At school

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), p. 573.

1.^  FindAGrave Memorial #45538222, Alice Jane Whitney.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #1318942, Daniel S. Whitney.

3.^  FindAGrave Memorial #112249711, Edith Whitney.

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