Family:Whitney, James William (1894-1958)

James William Whitney (William Wort, Ephraim Bennett, etc.), son of William Wort and Sarah Caroline (Hipshire) Whitney,^[1] was born 21 Sep 1894, Squaw Valley (Holliday Ranch), CA,^[2] and died 25 Aug 1958, Modesto, CA.^[3]

He married firstly, about 1912, CA,^[4] Inez Grace Hassell, daughter of Joseph Henry Hassell and Ida Mae Hall. She was born 14 Feb 1897 in San Francisco, CA, and died 3 Dec 1932 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.

They lived in Washington, CA, and Santa Rosa, CA.

He married secondly, in 1942, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada,^[5] Vivian Blanche Palmer, daughter of James Bennum and Belle (Lawrence) Palmer. She was born 12 Oct 1911 in The Dalles, OR, and died 28 Apr 2004 in Modesto, Stanislaus, CA.

They lived in Washington, Sacramento, CA, Rohnert Park, Healdsburg, and Sebastopol, Sonoma County, CA. Sebastopol was James' last place of residence before he died in 1958.

Inez (Hassell Sciarini) Whitney brought a son from a previous marriage:

i.	Paul Sciarini Whitney, b. 1913; d.25 Jul 1931 in Calistoga, Napa, CA.

Children of James William and Inez Grace (Hassell):

|- | align=right valign=top | ii. | William "Bill" Wilber Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1922 in San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; d. 26 Sep 1999 in Fallbrook, San Diego, CA; m. Enola Fay Searles. |}

Children of James William and Vivian Blanche (Palmer) Whitney:

i.	Margaret "Maggie" Ruth Whitney, b. 7 Feb 1943; d. 27 Feb 2007; m.(1) 1 Aug 1960, Modesto, CA, Edward "Eddie" Dean Bledsoe; m.(2) ca. 1966, NV, John Albert Loveday; m.(3) 3 Mar 1990, Minden, NV, Luis Grana Melchor Jr..
ii.	Robert James Whitney, b. 23 Jun 1946; m. Connie L. (Haston).

References

1.^  1910 United States Federal Census; 1920 United States Federal Census; 1930 United States Federal Census; U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006; U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2011.

2.^  1910 United States Federal Census; 1920 United States Federal Census; 1930 United States Federal Census; U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006; U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2011..

3.^  U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006; Find A Grave Index, 1775-2011..

4.^  Ancestry.com.

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