Family:Whitney, Advent (c1827-1920)

Advent⁸ Whitney (John⁷, Phinehas⁶ Whitney, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of John⁷ and Sarah (Chapman) Whitney, was born about 1840, Waterford, Washington County, Ohio, and died 1920, Saint Louis, Missouri.

He married firstly, 23 Dec 1857, Coal Run, Washington County, Ohio, Rebecca Hall, daughter of William and Missouri (Sprague) Hall. She was born 1842, Ohio, and died 1915.

He married secondly, 16 Feb 1871, Saint Louis, Missouri, Leonora/Sophia Knox, parentage unknown. She was born 1849 and died unknown.

Advent enlisted as a Private in Company K, 58th Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, 17 Mar 1865, and was mustered out on 21 Mar 1866. He resided in Saint Louis, MO, where he was a carpenter.

Children of Advent⁸ and Rebecca (Hall) Whitney:

i.	Merit Whitney, b. ca. 1851, OH; not in family 1880.
i.	James Whitney, b. ca. 1854, OH; not in family 1880.
i.	Silas Whitney, b. 1858, OH; m. 1879, Josephine -----, who was b. 1857, Arkansas.
ii.	William Whitney, b. 1860, OH; living 1880; no further record.
ii.	Meata Whitney, b. ca. 1864, IL; living 1880; no further record.
iii.	Fredrick Whitney, b. 1865, IL; living 1880; no further record.

Advent⁸ and Leonora/Sophia (Knox) Whitney had no children.

Census

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, St. Louis Ward 9, St. Louis City, MO:

412 655 Advert Whitney 43 M W Laborer OH Rebecca 37 F W Housekeeping " Merit 19 M W Laborer " James 16 M W " " Silas 14 M W School " William 10 M W " " Meata 6 F W IL Fredericka 4 F W "

• 1880, First Enumeration, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., MO:

Advent WHITNEY 47 Self M M W OH Carpenter MA MA Sophia WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W IL Keeping House PRUSSIA PRUS Frederick WHITNEY 15 Son M S W IL At School OH IL Leoda WHITNEY 16 Dau F S W IL At School OH OH

• 1880, Second Enumeration, St. Louis Ward 4, St. Louis Co., MO:

Silias WHITNEY Self M Male W 22 OH Works In Oil Factory OH OH Josephine WHITNEY Wife M Female W 23 ARK Keeping House KY KY

followed immediately by:

• 1880, Second Enumeration, St. Louis Ward 4, St. Louis Co., MO:

Advent WHITNEY Self M Male W 40 OH Carpenter MA MA Sophia WHITNEY Wife M Female W 31 IL Keeping House GER GER Frederick WHITNEY Son S Male W 15 IL Works In Broom Factory OH IL William WHITNEY Son S Male W 20 IL Farm Laborer OH IL

References

Almost all information from the research of Lynne Alber, on these web pages:

1. "Online Family Tree, by Ancestry.com", family group sheet of Phinehas and Elizabeth (Rand) Whitney.
2. "Online Family Tree, by Ancestry.com", family group sheet of John and Sarah (Chapman) Whitney.

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