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== Willard Whitney ==
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Len,
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I have just looked at the 1870 census for your great-grandfather, Willard Whitney.  I found the following:
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National Archives Microfilm Series: M593, Roll: 242, Page: 685.  U.S. Census of 1870, Illinois, Lake County, Town of Warren, Post Office Wenthworth, taken 5 Jul 1870.
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27  28  Whitney, Williard    39 M W Farmer      $0  $0  N.Y.  Male citizen of U.S.
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            "    Elizabeth  36 F W Keeps House          " "
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            "    William D.  13 M W                      Ills.  Attended school
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            "    Almer        4 M W                      "        "      "
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This seems certain to be the right family, despite the creative spelling:  your great-grandfather Willard with son your grandfather Elmer.  This supplies the given name, age, and birth state of your great-grandmother Elizabeth.
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Then I went to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, at [[Archive:Illinois, Marriage Records, Part 2]].  There I found this:
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WHITNEY, WILLARD    DRUSE, ELIZABETH A    LAKE    12/28/1852    B/  65    92M2307
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This supplies her maiden name, and the date and place of their marriage.
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Then I used the L.D.S. web site www.familysearch.org, and found their record at <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=1140927471>.  This supplies the date and place of her birth, and the names of her parents.
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In the 1860 Census I found the following, which may be your family, but it is not certain:
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National Archives Microfilm Series: M653, Roll: 193, Page: 822.  U.S. Census of 1860, Illinois, Lake County, Town of Avon, Post Office Hainesville, taken 17 Jul 1860.
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3168  3138  Whitney, W.      30 M W  Farmer  $0  $150  Mich.
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                "    A.      28 F W                    N.Y.
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                "    Willie  4 M W                    Ill.
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I leave any further investigation to you.
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- [[User:Rlward|Robert]] - [[User_talk:Rlward|Talk to me]] 08:26, 26 June 2007 (CDT)

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Willard Whitney

Len,

I have just looked at the 1870 census for your great-grandfather, Willard Whitney. I found the following:

National Archives Microfilm Series: M593, Roll: 242, Page: 685. U.S. Census of 1870, Illinois, Lake County, Town of Warren, Post Office Wenthworth, taken 5 Jul 1870.

27  28  Whitney, Williard    39 M W Farmer       $0  $0  N.Y.   Male citizen of U.S.
           "     Elizabeth   36 F W Keeps House          " "
           "     William D.  13 M W                      Ills.  Attended school
           "     Almer        4 M W                       "        "       "

This seems certain to be the right family, despite the creative spelling: your great-grandfather Willard with son your grandfather Elmer. This supplies the given name, age, and birth state of your great-grandmother Elizabeth.

Then I went to the Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, at Archive:Illinois, Marriage Records, Part 2. There I found this:

WHITNEY, WILLARD    DRUSE, ELIZABETH A    LAKE    12/28/1852    B/   65    92M2307

This supplies her maiden name, and the date and place of their marriage.

Then I used the L.D.S. web site www.familysearch.org, and found their record at <http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=1140927471>. This supplies the date and place of her birth, and the names of her parents.

In the 1860 Census I found the following, which may be your family, but it is not certain:

National Archives Microfilm Series: M653, Roll: 193, Page: 822. U.S. Census of 1860, Illinois, Lake County, Town of Avon, Post Office Hainesville, taken 17 Jul 1860.

3168  3138  Whitney, W.      30 M W  Farmer  $0  $150   Mich.
               "     A.      28 F W                     N.Y.
               "     Willie   4 M W                     Ill.

I leave any further investigation to you.

- Robert - Talk to me 08:26, 26 June 2007 (CDT)