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Robert Earl Whitney went to Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts on a wrestling scholarship. He married Adeline Francis Shockey in Ohio. | Robert Earl Whitney went to Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts on a wrestling scholarship. He married Adeline Francis Shockey in Ohio. | ||
| − | They lived in Columbus, Ohio where my father (Robert Earl Jr.) was born, eventually settling in Dansville, NY where he began a prosperous appliance and electronics business with a large factory storefront | + | They lived in Columbus, Ohio where my father (Robert Earl Jr.) was born, eventually settling in Dansville, NY where he began a prosperous appliance and electronics business with a large factory storefront named "Whitney's." Additionally, he owned a residential rental portfolio of homes. He retired to FL in 1967. He passed away in 1988 at age 89. |
Robert Earl Whitney had three children, Robert Earl Jr., Barbara, and Virginia. I am the first and only child of Robert Earl Whitney, Jr. and his wife Margaret A. Whitney. He later remarried to Barbara Whitney. They had two children, John Whitney and Susan M. Whitney. | Robert Earl Whitney had three children, Robert Earl Jr., Barbara, and Virginia. I am the first and only child of Robert Earl Whitney, Jr. and his wife Margaret A. Whitney. He later remarried to Barbara Whitney. They had two children, John Whitney and Susan M. Whitney. | ||
| − | Karin Whitney married E. Nation Meyer. | + | Karin Whitney married E. Nation Meyer. They had one child, Nation Meyer. |
Any info pertaining to this branch of Whitney's would be welcome. | Any info pertaining to this branch of Whitney's would be welcome. | ||
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5992. CHARLES L. WHITNEY (Lyman E., Eliphalet, Cornelius, Matthias, Cor- nelius, Joshua, John), b. Nov. 27, 1851, Mexico, N. Y.; m. Dec. 18, 1872, Mary ADAMS, b. Dec. 25, 1847; res. Wellwood, N. Y.
8699. i. WILLIAM L., b. Sept. 23, 1873; res. Palermo, N. Y. 8700. ii. GLENN, b. Apr. 11, 1877; res. Palermo, N. Y.
MY Whitney ancestors are from the John & Elinor lineage. (Robert E.Jr., Robert E. Sr., William L., Charles L., Lyman E., Eliphalet, Cornelius, Matthias, Cornelius, Joshua, John)
My grandfather Robert Earl Whitney was born (August 17, 1898) and raised in Mexico, NY. He had one sister Doris Whitney, several years younger.
His father, my great grandfather, was William L. Whitney born September 23, 1873. His wife was Maude (Mowry) Whitney. He was a farmer in Mexico, NY. He had one brother named Glenn Whitney. William died in 1961 or 1962 in Dansville, NY.
Robert Earl Whitney went to Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts on a wrestling scholarship. He married Adeline Francis Shockey in Ohio.
They lived in Columbus, Ohio where my father (Robert Earl Jr.) was born, eventually settling in Dansville, NY where he began a prosperous appliance and electronics business with a large factory storefront named "Whitney's." Additionally, he owned a residential rental portfolio of homes. He retired to FL in 1967. He passed away in 1988 at age 89.
Robert Earl Whitney had three children, Robert Earl Jr., Barbara, and Virginia. I am the first and only child of Robert Earl Whitney, Jr. and his wife Margaret A. Whitney. He later remarried to Barbara Whitney. They had two children, John Whitney and Susan M. Whitney.
Karin Whitney married E. Nation Meyer. They had one child, Nation Meyer.
Any info pertaining to this branch of Whitney's would be welcome.
