Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, Neville Ely (1860-1920)"
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[[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1635-1719)|Joshua<sup>2</sup>]], | [[Family:Whitney, Joshua (1635-1719)|Joshua<sup>2</sup>]], | ||
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John<sup>1</sup>]]), | ||
| + | son of [[Family:Whitney, Robert Shaw (1835-1875)|Robert Shaw<sup>8</sup> and Emily (Hicks) Whitney]], | ||
| + | was born 23 Oct 1860, in Brighton or Wellington, OH, and died 3 May 1920, Hazel Crest, Thornton Township, IL. | ||
| − | + | He married, 11 Sep 1883, Chicago, IL, '''Sarah Ellen Cornish''', daughter of John E. and Julia (Shean) Cornish. She was born 17 Mar 1862, IA, and died 11 Jun 1911, Chicago, IL. | |
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"He was a carpenter; resided Burnside Crossing, Cook County, IL, s.p." | "He was a carpenter; resided Burnside Crossing, Cook County, IL, s.p." | ||
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He and Sarah had no known children. He was known fondly as "Uncle Nev" by his nieces and nephews. | He and Sarah had no known children. He was known fondly as "Uncle Nev" by his nieces and nephews. | ||
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| − | Copyright © 2006, 2009, 2010, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]], [[User:Bellatea| | + | Copyright © 2006, 2009, 2010, [[User:Rlward|Robert L. Ward]], [[User:Bellatea|D. K. Burns]], and the [[Whitney Research Group]] |
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[[Category:Burnside Crossing, Cook County, Illinois]] | [[Category:Burnside Crossing, Cook County, Illinois]] | ||
[[Category:Chicago, Cook County, Illinois]] | [[Category:Chicago, Cook County, Illinois]] | ||
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[[Category:Ohio]] | [[Category:Ohio]] | ||
[[Category:Lorain County, Ohio]] | [[Category:Lorain County, Ohio]] | ||
[[Category:Brighton, Lorain County, Ohio]] | [[Category:Brighton, Lorain County, Ohio]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:21, 2 August 2010
Neville Ely9 Whitney (Robert Shaw8, Albert Appleton7, Appleton Downer6, Asa5, Joshua4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of Robert Shaw8 and Emily (Hicks) Whitney, was born 23 Oct 1860, in Brighton or Wellington, OH, and died 3 May 1920, Hazel Crest, Thornton Township, IL.
He married, 11 Sep 1883, Chicago, IL, Sarah Ellen Cornish, daughter of John E. and Julia (Shean) Cornish. She was born 17 Mar 1862, IA, and died 11 Jun 1911, Chicago, IL.
"He was a carpenter; resided Burnside Crossing, Cook County, IL, s.p."
Neville worked as a carpenter like many men in his family. He may have held a job with the railroad when he moved with his family to Pullman Village in Chicago. In his later years he took up work as a farmer and grocer in Hazel Crest, a town over from his younger brother Salmon in Homewood.
He and Sarah had no known children. He was known fondly as "Uncle Nev" by his nieces and nephews.
References
- Marriage registry [1]
- Death Certificate [2]
- Sarah's Death Certificate [3]
- Dates and parental information given in Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 655.
Copyright © 2006, 2009, 2010, Robert L. Ward, D. K. Burns, and the Whitney Research Group
