Family:Whitney, Edward (1829-1909)

Edward⁸ Whitney (Joseph⁷, Palmer⁶, Joseph⁵, Timothy⁴, John³, John², John¹), son of Joseph⁷ and Sophronia (Taylor) Whitney, was born 7 Aug 1829, Java, NY, and died 17 Aug 1909, Red Oak, IA.^[1]

He married 6 Jul 1868, Iola, KS, Catherine Ann Plouch,^[2] daughter of Everard and Nancy H. (Irwin) Plouch. She was born 26 Oct 1846,^[3] and died 25 Feb 1903, Red Oak, IA.^[4] He was a carpenter. Resided Red Oak, IA.

Edward Whitney enrolled 1 Oct 1861, Fulton City, Whiteside Co., IL, in Co. F of the 52nd Infantry Illinois Volunteers. He was mustered in as a Private on 19 Nov 1861, Geneva, Kane Co., IL, and was mustered out as a Private on 20 Nov 1864, Monticello, Jasper Co., GA.^[5]

According to their marriage license, on 6 Jul 1868 Edward and Catherine were both “of Allen Co., Kansas”. Edward was thirty-five years of age, and Catherine, twenty one.

Edward and Catherine moved to Red Oak, IA, shortly after their marriage and remained there for the remainder of their lives.

Children of Edward⁸ Whitney:

i.	Ernest Albert9 Whitney, b. 14 Jun 1869; d. 1 Sep 1871.[6]
ii.	Wilson Wheelock Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1870; m.(1) Florence Yount; m.(2) Nellie May Sheets.
iii.	Joseph Leon Whitney, b. 13 Aug 1872; m. Bertha Orpha Coppock.
iv.	Francis Marion Whitney b. 19 Feb 1874; d. 27 Sep 1875.[7]
v.	Rollin Edward Whitney, b. 2 Jul 1876; m. Maude Ethel Lawrence.
vi.	Edna Katherine Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1878; m. ca. 1897, William Henry Robertson.
vii.	Eva May Whitney, b. 8 Dec 1880; m. John Frederick Smith.
viii.	Guy Otto Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1883; m. Lizzie Bakke.
ix.	Clinton Andrew Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1889; d. 19 Oct 1975, Hastings, Nebraska; unm.

Census

• 1870, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA:

24 24 Whitney, Edwad 41 M W Car[emter $300 -- New York Male citizen over 21 " Catherine 23 F " House Keeper Illinois " Ernest A. 1 M " Iowa

• 1880, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA:

Ed. WHITNEY 46 Self M M W NY Carpenter NY NY Catherine WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W IA Keeping House GER PA Wilson WHITNEY 10 Son M S W IA At Home NY IL Joseph WHITNEY 8 Son M S W IA NY IL Rolin WHITNEY 4 Son M S W IA NY IL Edna WHITNEY 2 Dau F S W IA NY IL

• 1900, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA:

25 25 Whitney, Edward Head W M Aug 1829 71 m31 New York Massachusetts Newhomshire Retired, Owns free farm Cathrin A. Wife W F Oct 1847 52 m31 9ch 3lv Illinois Germany Pennsylvania Guy O. Son W M Mar 1883 17 sgl Iowa New York Illinois Day Labror Clinton A. Son W M Aug 1889 10 sgl Iowa New York Illinois At school 9 mos. Smith, John F. SiL W M Mar 1873 27 wid Kentucky Illinois Illinois Cola Engins George E. GSon W M Nov 1897 2 sgl Iowa Kentucky Iowa Goldie P. GDau W F Jun 1899 11/12 sgl Iowa Kentucky Iowa

• 1910, 1104-1/2 [ ] Street, Hotel Bapa, Spokane Ward 3, Spokane Co., WA:

66 117 . . . Whitney, Guy C. Ldgr M W 27 sgl Iowa New York Wisconsin Railway M[ ]t Clerk . . .

• 1910, West Blue, Adams Co., NE:

64 60 Robertson, William H. Head M W 36 m13 Iowa Iowa Iowa Farmer, Rents farm -----, Edna K. Wife F W 31 m13 5ch 4lv Iowa Illinois Illinois None -----, Ethel C. Dau F W 12 sgl Iowa Iowa Iowa None -----, Bonnie P. Dau F W 9 sgl Iowa Iowa Iowa None -----, Della Dau F W 3 sgl Nebraska Iowa Iowa None -----, Gilbert W. Son M W 2 sgl Nebraska Iowa Iowa None Whitney, Clinton A. BiL M W 20 sgl Iowa Illinois Illinois Farm laborer

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. 433.

1.^  Death certificate for Edward Whitney.

2.^  Marriage certificate for Edward Whitney and Catherine Ann Plouch.

3.^  Tombstone for Catherine Ann Whitney, Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Iowa.

4.^  Death Certificate for Catherine Ann Whitney.

5.^  Service Record for Edward Whitney.

6.^  Birth and death dates-Tombstone, Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Iowa.

7.^  Birth and death dates-Tombstone, Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Iowa.

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