Family:Whitney, James (1833-1920)
James7 Whitney (Jonathan6, Jonathan5, James4, Joseph3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Jonathan6 and Miranda (Marvin) Whitney, was born 16 May 1833, New London, OH.
He married, 3 May 1855, Mary Helms. She was born 22 Jun 1832.
He was a farmer; resided Sciola, IA.
Children of James7 and Mary (Helms) Whitney:
i. Eliza E.8 Whitney, b. 12 Feb 1856; d. 11 Nov 1857. ii. Miranda R. Whitney, b. 27 Aug 1858; d. 30 Dec 1860. iii. Francis Marion Whitney, b. 4 May 1861; m. Hattie B. Chandler. iv. Harriett Elnora Whitney, b. 18 Mar 1864; m. 10 Oct 1883, J. W. Ferris. He is a farmer. - Ch.: James Bently, b. 6 Jul 1884; Frederic Wm., b. 20 Feb 1887; d. 9 Jun 1890; Francis, b. 14 Jun 1891; resided Sciola, IA.
v. James Alexander Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1866; m. Eva Taylor.
Census
102 102 James Whitney 27 M - Farmer $1000 $400 Ohio Mary " 28 F - do Maranda R. " 1 F - Iowa
16 17 Whitney, James 37 M W Farmer $6600 $2650 Ohio Male citizen over 21 " Mary 38 F W Keeping House Ohio " Francis M. 9 M W At School Iowa Attended school " Elvira 6 F W At School Iowa Attended school " James 3 M W At Home Iowa " Mary M. 10 F W At School Kansas Attended school Gerbondy, Walter 12 M W At School Ills. Attended school Snyder, Levi 37 M W Carpenter $100 Iowa Male citizen over 21
Mary M. Whitney was daughter of his brother Hiram.
James WHITNEY 47 Self M M W OH Farmer MA CT Mary WHITNEY 49 Wife F M W OH Keeping House PA PA Frances WHITNEY 19 Son M S W IA Home OH OH Nora WHITNEY 16 Dau F S W IA Home OH OH James E. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W IA Home OH OH Edward GREEN 25 Oth M S W IL Laborer NY PA B. Milaza MILAZA 56 Oth M S W OH Farmer VA VA
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. 379.
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