Family:Whitney, Thomas S. (1799-1865)

Thomas S.⁶ Whitney (Joseph⁵, Benjamin⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Joseph⁵ and Rebecca (Stinchfield) Whitney, was born 10 Sep 1799, Phillips, ME, and died 5 Aug 1865, Burns Township, Henry Co., IL.

He married, 14 Jun 1827, Maineville, Warren Co., OH, Lydia Tufts. She was born 18 Apr 1806, Phillips, ME, and died 24 Feb 1882, Burns Township, Henry Co., IL.

Children of Thomas S.⁶ and Lydia (Tufts) Whitney:

i.	Henry T.7 Whitney, b. ca. 1828, OH, m. Nancy Ann Phillips, b. ca. 1827, NY. He was a wagonmaker. 1. Electa R.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1849, IN.
ii.	Sarah H. Whitney, b. ca. 1829, OH; m. Dr. Jonathan Niles Chandler.
iii.	Albert Whitney, b. 13 Jul 1832, d. 7 Aug 1833, bur. Maineville Cemetery, Hamilton Township, Warren County, OH.
iv.	Rebecca Jane Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1834, Mansfield, Richland Co., OH; d. 29 May 1913, Cambridge, Henry Co., IL; m. 25 Feb 1854, Milan, Ripley Co., IN, Rufus Darwin King; teacher and farmer.
v.	Melissa D. Whitney, b. ca. 1836, OH; m. Samuel Lynn Edmonds, farmer.
vi.	Jaruel B. Whitney, b. ca. 1842, IN; m. Caroline C. Henderson; he was a farmer.
vii.	Marion Thomas Whitney, b. 22 Feb 1846, Milan, Ripley Co., IN; d. 21 May 1927, Chitwood, Lincoln Co., OR. In 1850, he was listed as Thomas Marion Whitney; m. Laura Augusta Parker; he was a carpenter.

Census

• 1850, Franklin, Ripley Co., IN
• 1830, Hamilton, Warren Co., OH: Thomas Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 0-4, 1 female 20-29, and 1 female 0-4.
• 1840, Johnson, Ripley Co., IN: Thomas Whitney, 1 male 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Franklin, Ripley Co., IN:

106 107 Thomas Whitney 50 M - Farmer, &c. $2000 Me. Lydia " 44 F - " Sarah H. " 21 F - Ohio Attended school Rebecca Jane " 16 F - " Attended school Melissa " 14 F - " Attended school Israel B. " 8 M - Ind. Attended school Thomas Marion " 4 M - "

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Burns, Henry Co., IL, p. 2:

7 7 Whitney, M. F. 24 M W Farmer $8500 $3500 Ind. Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 -----, J. B. 27 M W " " Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 -----, Lydia 64 F W Keeping House Maine Illiterate

Note: The enumerator seems to have been confused, marking the columns for those who could read and write, instead of those who couldn't.

• 1880, Burns, Henry Co., IL:

Samuel EDMONDS 54 Self M M W PA ENG ENG Melissa D. EDMONDS 43 Wife F M W OH Keeping House ME ME Ida M EDMONDS 18 Dau F S W IL Teaching School PA OH Anna R. EDMONDS 16 Dau F S W IL At Home PA OH S. Lydia EDMONDS 9 Dau F S W IL PA OH Esais EMERSON 18 Oth M S W VA Farm Laborer OH VA Lydia WHITNEY 74 MotL F W W ME ME ME

References

• Edith S. Middleton, Marion Thomas Whitney: The Story of His Predecessors & Descendants: Parker, Greely, Tufts (Portland, OR: The author, 1995).

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