Family:Whitney, John Howard (1842-1920)

John Howard⁸ Whitney (Nelson⁷, John⁶, Asa⁵, Nathan⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Nelson⁷ and Dorothy (Dwelley) Whitney, was born 3 Jun 1842, Newport, ME, and died 3 Aug 1920, Warren County, IA.

He married, 12 Nov 1872, Indianola, IA, Mary E. (Babb) Tarleton, daughter of Reece and Elizabeth (Anderson) Babb. She was born about 1838, Indiana, and died 1935, Warren County, IA. She had married firstly, 29 Jun 1858, Warren County, IA, William C. Tarleton (1829-1866).

He resided Indianola, IA.

Children of John Howard⁸ and Mary E. (Babb)(Tarleton) Whitney:

i.	Wirt Nelson9 Whitney, b. 6 Dec 1873; resided Indianola, IA; not in family in 1880.
ii.	Ada L. Whitney, b. ca. 1875, IA.
iii.	Howard N. Whitney, b. ca. 1877, IA.

Census

• 1870, Indianola, Warren Co., IA:

Hotel 60 63 Babb, Reece 60 M W Keeps hotel $6000 $300 Va. Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 60 F " Keeps house Ohio -----, Hannah 22 " " No occupation Ind. Tarlton, Mary E. 27 " " Keeps house $2000 $300 " -----, Fay 11 M " Iowa Attended school -----, Reece D. 8 F " " Attended school -----, May 7 " " " Attended school Dawson, Eva 22 " " Cook at hotel Ind. Thompson, Eltina 22 F W Indiana Vance, ALexander 37 M " Harness maker $400 Pa. Male citizen over 21 Whitney, C. Henry 30 M W Clerk in store N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, John H. 28 " " Ter. merchant $6000 Me. Male citizen over 21 Busli, Milton 35 " B Hostler at hotel Ky. Male citizen over 21

• 1880, Indianola, Warren Co., IA:

John H. WHITNEY 38 Self M M W ME Keeps Dry Goods Store ME ME Mary E. WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W IN Keeping House VA OH Ada WHITNEY 5 Dau F S W IA ME IN Howard WHITNEY 3 Son M S W IA ME IN R. Don TARLETON 19 SSon M S W IA Clerking In Store VA IN May F. TARLETON 17 SDau F S W IA At Home VA IN

• 1885 State, Indianola Ward 3, Warren Co., IA:

71 74 John H. Whitney Smith Street 42 M - m Cashr. Warren C[ ] Maine Mary E. Whitney " 42 F - m - Indiana Ada L. Whitney " 9 F - s - [War]ren Co. Howard N. Whitney " 7 M - s - [War]ren Co. Fannie M. Tarleton " 22 F - s Dry Goods Clerk [War]ren Co.

• 1895 State, [Indianola Ward 3], Warren Co., IA:

109 110 John H. Whitney 52 M W m Maine [?????] Merchant M.E. Voter Mary E. Whitney 53 F W m Indiana [Keeping] house " Ada Whitney 20 F W s Warren Co. Ia. [?????] " Howard N. Whitney 19 M W s " " [?????] " Military May Tarleton 32 F W s " " [?????] clerk "

• 1900, Second Street, Indianola city, Washington Township, Warren Co., IA:

467 479 Whitney, John H. Head W M Jun 1842 57 mar 27 Maine Maine Maine Real estate trader, Owns free house -----, Mary E. Wife W F Feb 1842 58 mar 27 4ch 4liv Indiana Virginia Ohio -----, Ada L. Dau W F Jun 1875 24 sgl Iowa Indiana Indiana -----, Howard N. Son W M Jan 1877 23 sgl Iowa Indiana Indiana

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. 580.

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