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Revision as of 03:49, 23 May 2008
Clark J.7 Whitney (Willard Washington6, Joshua5, Joshua4, Cornelius3, Joshua2, John1), son of Willard Washington6 and Laura Wheeler (Pearsall) Whitney; born Avon, Michigan, 12 Jul 1832; married 25 Dec 1853, Ellen Maria VanDeventer; born 10 Nov 1831. He was born in Oakland County, Michigan, where his boyhood was passed in that round of recreation, shooting and labor, the lot of farmers' sons of fifty years ago. When he reached the age of eighteen he embarked upon an independent existence and engaged in the fishing business in Lake Michigan. In 1855 he embarked in the music business and has been in it ever since. In 1875 in connection with his music business he became interested in theatrical business and built one of the finest theaters in America. He is also lessee and manager of twenty-five other theaters in the United States and Canada. He is a stockholder in the American Banking and Loan Association of Detroit, and stockholder, trustee and president of the Masonic Mutual Accident Association of America. In politics he is a Republican but takes no interest in practical politics. He is an attendant at St. Paul's Episcopal church. His life if fully described in the "Cyclopedia of Michigan;" resided Detroit, Michigan, 437 Woodward Ave.
Children of Clark J.7 and Ellen Maria (VanDeventer) Whitney:
i. Alice Adella8 Whitney, born 12 Nov 1855; died Jun 1863. ii. Ida May Whitney, born 8 Jun 1858; married 5 Jun 1883, W. H. Holmes; resided 21 Elgin Ave., Toronto, Canada. - Ch.: Hartley, born 5 Oct 1884; Helena, born Aug 1888; Hepwell, born 4 Mar 1890; Evylyn, born May, 1892; Geoffrey, born Mar 1894.
iii. Laura Bell Whitney, born Mar 1859; died 1861. iv. Frederick C. Whitney, born 6 Jun 1861; married Apr 1883, Sylvia Weiss, s. p.; resided New York, New York. He was born in Detroit, is one of the best known operatic managers in the country. v. Lillian E. Whitney, born 16 Apr 1863; married 30 Mar 1892, Charles Larned; resided 437 Woodward Ave. vi. Evalene Whitney, born Mar 1865; died May 1865. vii. Ella M. Whitney, born Nov 1867; died Aug 1869. viii. Bertrum C. Whitney, born 9 Jan 1870; married 31 Jan 1893, Beatrice S. Larned. He was born in Detroit, and is associated with his father in his music and theatrical business.
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. 399.
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