Family:Whitney, Orrin (1825-1913)

Orrin⁸ Whitney (William⁷, Nathan⁶, Nathan⁵, Thomas⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of William⁷ and Jenny (Whitmore) Whitney, was born 15 Aug 1825, Seneca Co., OH, and died 3 Mar 1913, Muskegon Co., MI.

He married 25 Nov 1852, Mary Elizabeth Cook. She was born about 1832, OH, and died after 1880.

Children of Orrin⁸ and Mary Elizabeth (Cook) Whitney:

i.	Inez9 Whitney, b. ca. 1853, MI; d. after 1880, then unmarried.
ii.	Neil Edwin Whitney, b. ca. 1857, MI; d. after 1880, then unmarried.
iii.	Frank Whitney, b. ca. 1859, MI; d. after 1880, then unmarried.

Census

• 1850, Sparta, Kent Co., MI:

915 915 William Withey 60 M - Far. $600 Vt. Jenny " 58 F - N.Y. Benj. " 26 M - Lab. $700 Ohio Orrin " 24 M - $700 " Hamilton C. " 17 M - N.Y.

• 1860, Casnovia, Muskegon Co., MI:

233 215 Orrin Whitney 34 M - Lumberman $2000 $200 Ohio Mary E. " 29 F - Wife " Inez " 7 " - Mich. Attended school Edwin " 3 M - " Frank " 1 " - "

• 1870, Casnovia, Muskegon Co., MI:

188 185 Whitney, Orrin 45 M W Grist Mill $6000 $300 Ohio Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 37 F W Keeps house Ohio -----, Inez 16 F W Michigan Attended school -----, Neil E. 13 M W Michigan Attended school -----, Frank 11 M W Michigan Attended school

• 1880, Whitneyville, Muskegon Co., MI:

Orrin WHITNEY 55 Self M M W OH Farmer VT NY Mary E. WHITNEY 48 Wife F M W OH Keeping House NJ NJ Inez WHITNEY 26 Dau F S W MI At School OH OH Ned WHITNEY 23 Son M S W MI Farmer OH OH Frank WHITNEY 21 Son M S W MI Farmer OH OH

References

• Census records.

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