Family:Whitney, Charles Field (1831-a1900)

Charles Field Whitney (Theodore, Ami, Capt. Jonathan, Jonathan, Jonathan, Benjamin, John, Thomas),

was born 22 Nov 1831, at Niagra Falls, New York and died after 1900 at (probably) Mineral Ridge, Turnbull Co., Ohio.

He married Charlotte W. Crittenden on 4 Oct 1854 at Geneva, NY, daughter of Fortiscue Crittenden. She was born 30 Apr 1835 at New York and died after 1900 at (probably) Mineral Ridge, Turnbull Co., Ohio.

C. F. was raised and educated in Niagra County, New York. About 1860 he and his brother George went to Allegan Co., Michigan, where they engaged in the manufacture of rakes for several years. C. F. had a grocery store in Mineral Ridge, Ohio. It was 22 x 40 feet with an "L" of 18 x 30 feet and he carried a stock of about $9,500 in value: dry goods, boots, shoes, groceries, buggies, carriages, sleighs, and lumber, etc. There were lots of poor Welch miners in the area. He would extend credit even when nobody paid their bills. He did a lot for the people of the area and was highly thought of. C. F. was a member of the Republican Party, served as Township Trustee for twenty years or more, and was a member of the Mineral Ridge School Board. He was also a member of the Masonic order, blue lodge of Niles, the I.O.O.F., and an Elder in the Presbyterian Church. He had a stroke in Buffalo at the Worlds Fair. He spent years in a wheelchair thereafter.

Children of Charles Field and Charlotte W. (Crittenden) Whitney:

i. Caroline Elizabeth "Libby" Whitney, born 13 Sep 1855 at New York and died after 1930. Married William H. Warner, 14 Oct 1874. Will Warner was a wealth coal mine owner in Cleveland. Two sons: Whitney, b. 3 Jun 1878, d. 11 Feb 1941.; and Hugh (or Hoyt) L., b. 25 Dec 1880.

ii. Frances A. "Fanny" Whitney, born 22 Jun 1857. Married Rev. John J. Graham on 15 Sep 1876. Rev. Graham was a Presbyterian minister. Four children: Alice Frances, b. 23 May 1877; William Charles, b. 5 Sep 1880; Lottie Crittenden, b. 14 Jun 1882; and Paul Edgar, b. 30 Jul 1885.

iii. Aby W. Whitney, born 26 Jul 1858 at New York and died after 1900. Aby never married and was a teacher and missionary.

iv. Ami Ellsworth Whitney, born 18 Sep 1861 and died 24 Apr 1874.

v. Nellie Force Whitney, born 21 Nov 1864 and died 15 Dec 1887 at Youngstown, Ohio.

vi. Charles Edward "Charlie" Whitney, born 15 Apr 1866. Occupation, clerk. Married Annie Elizabeth Helnig (or Helwig) on 14 Feb 1891. Two children: Charlotte b. Feb 1895 at Ohio; and Charles F. b. Nov 1897 at Ohio.

vii. Katherine Ethelyn "Kate" Whitney, born 17 Nov 1871 at Mineral Ridge, Turnbull Co., Ohio and died 14 Mar 1932 at Los Angeles, CA. Married on 8 Oct 1890 at Moselle, MO to Robert Anderson Woods. Woods was a wholesale coal dealer. Robert and Kate were divorced. Two sons: Donovan Whitney Woods, b. 17 Jan 1893 at Los Angeles, CA and d. 15 May 1979 at Santa Barbara, CA; and Robert Edgar, b. 2 Dec 1893 at Los Angeles, CA and d. 27 May 1972 at Dana Point, CA.

viii. John Frederick "Fred" Whitney, b. 30 Dec 1874.