Family:Whitney, Levi Sumner (1860-1928)

Probably taken in Novinger, MO, about 1916. Standing: James A., Charles H.,
William D., Karl H., Floyd O.; seated: Levi S., Helen A., Laura A. (Dunn)
Whitney.©2016, Jane A. Whitney Hunt

Levi Sumner⁸ Whitney (Harvey⁷, David⁶, Roswell⁵, David⁴, David³, Joshua², John¹), son of Harvey⁷ and Eliza (Jump) Whitney,^[1] was born 29 Mar 1860, Bremer Co, IA, and died 27 Dec 1928, Kaneville, Kane, IL.^[2]

He married 4 Apr 1880, Keokuk, IA,^[3] Laura A. Dunn, daughter of J. A. and Jane Dunn. She was born in 1859, Keokuk, IA, and died in 1922.^[4]

They lived in Prairie (1880) and Warren (1890), Keokuk, IA, Lafayette, Boulder, CO (1910), and Ninevah, Adair, MO (1920).

Levi was a farmer, railroad contractor, coal miner, and shopkeeper.

Children^[5] of Levi Sumner⁸ and Laura A. (Dunn) Whitney:

i.	James Allen Whitney, b. 1881 Oct 1881, IA; d. 24 Oct 1978, IA; m. ca. 1904, Maude L. Daniels.
ii.	Charles H. Whitney, b. 23 Aug 1883, IA; d. 25 Dec 1917, MO.
iii.	William D. Whitney, b. 24 Apr 1887, KS; d. 13 Jul 1949, IL; m. ca. 1907, Clara M. Montgomery.
iv.	Karl H.9 Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1889, IA; d. 29 Mar 1976, MO; m. 31 Oct 1908, MO, Iva O. Shumate.
v.	Helen A. Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1893, IA; d. 12 Aug 1950, IA; m.(1) 25 Nov 1914, MO, Arvil Lewis; m.(2) 28 Apr 1942, MO, Marvin McCartney.
vi.	Floyd O. Whitney, b. 11 Feb 1896, IA; d. 21 Jan 1965, CA.; m. 8 Feb 1919, MO, Mayme I. Hatfield.

References

1.^  1870 U.S. Federal Census, Prairie, Keokuk, IA, p. 407B.

2.^  Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.

3.^  Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.

4.^  Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg.

5.^  1900 U.S. Federal Census, Warren, Keokuk, IA, p. 6A.

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