Family:Whitney, Stanton Martine (1837-a1870)

Stanton Martine⁸ Whitney (Darling Brush⁷, John⁶, Darling⁵, Daniel⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of Darling Brush⁷ and Harriet North (Vail) Whitney, was born 22 Feb 1837, Dix Hills, Huntington, L.I., NY, and died after 1870.

He enlisted in 1862, at La Crosse, WI, where he then lived, in the 24th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry; took part in the battles of Murfreesborough, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge, and Chickamauga; was with Gen. Sherman from Chattanooga to Atlanta; was in the Division of Gen. Thomas, in his retreat from Atlanta, to Nashville; and at the end of his three years' service, was honorably discharged, and returned to Winona, MN, where he still lived in 1868.

He married, 8 Feb 1870, Winona, MN, Selena Nowlan. She was born about 1851, Canada, and died after 1870.

Children of Stanton Martine⁸ and Selena (Nowlan) Whitney, if any, unknown.

Census

• 1860: not found.
• 1870, Winona Ward 1, Winona Co., MN:

643 457 Whitney, Stanton 30 M W R.R. Yard Waster New York Married Feb, Male citizen over 21 -----, Selina 19 F W Keeps house Canada Married Feb, Parents foreign born

• 1880: not found.

References

• Census records.

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