Family:Whitney, Charles Howard (1842-1932)

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Charles Howard⁸ Whitney (Simeon L.⁷, Silas⁶, Joshua⁵, Joshua⁴, Joshua³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Simeon L.⁷ and Mary Temperance (Alexander) Whitney, was born 3 Jun 1842, Geneseo, NY, died 15 Apr 1932, York, NY, and was buried in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, York, NY.

He did not marry, but had a liaison with, Mary Ann Banks, daughter of William and Miltilde (-----) Banks.

He married firstly, Martha Maria Richardson,^[1] daughter of Schuyler and Minerva (Wilson) Richardson. She was born 22 Dec 1842, NY, and died 1903.^[2]

He married secondly, Elva (Prentice)(Cook) Thompson. She was born 18 May 1856, and died 16 Mar 1932, aged 75 years, Wyoming Co., NY.^[3]

Captain, Co. D, 37th Infantry U.S. Colored Troops, in the Civil War. Private, Co. D., 136th New York Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War.

Child of Charles Howard⁸ Whitney and Mary Ann Banks:

i.	Charles Henry⁹ Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1864, Hanover Co., VA; d. 1948, Clearwater Beach, FL; m. several times.

Children of Charles Howard⁸ and Martha Maria (Richardson) Whitney:

ii.	Fred Schuyler⁹ Whitney, b. 8 Apr 1869, York, NY; d. 2 Jun 1963, NY; m. 18 Oct 1893, Celia Roxana Slack.^[4]
iii.	Mary Viola Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1874, York, NY; d. 31 Jan 1946;^[5] unmarried.
iv.	Effie Nancy Whitney, b. 18 Jun 1877, NY; d. 27 Dec 1969, Mentor, OH; m. Mason Nesbitt.
v.	James Theodore Whitney, b. 10 May 1880, NY; d. 2 May 1958, Leicester, NY; m. 10 May 1905, Minnie Elizabeth Houston.^[6]

Charles Howard⁸ Whitney and Elva (Prentice)(Cook) Thompson had no known children.

Census

1870, York, Livingston Co., NY:

86 84 Whitney, Charles 28 M W Farmer $4800 $1000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Maria M. 27 F W Keeping house New York -----, Fred S. 1 M W At home New York

1880, York, Livingston Co., NY:

Charles H. WHITNEY 38 Self M M W NY Farmer CT NY Mariah WHITNEY 37 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NH MI Fred S. WHITNEY 11 Son M S W NY At School NY NY Viola M. WHITNEY 6 Dau F S W NY NY NY Effie N. WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W NY NY NY James F. WHITNEY 1M Son M S W NY NY NY

1890 Veterans, York, Livingston Co., NY: Private, Co. D, 136th New York Infantry, enlisted 11 Jun 1864, discharged 23 Jun 1865.
1900, York, Livingston Co., NY.
1910, York, Livingston Co., NY.
1920, York, Livingston Co., NY.
1930, York, Livingston Co., NY.

References

Census records.

Walzer Family Tree.

Information from Pegge Gee, descendant of Charles Henry Whitney, 15 Aug 2011: "He fathered my Grandfather Charles Henry Whitney in 1864 with Mary Ann Banks in Hanover County Va. Where he recruited Mary Ann Banks father William L Banks for the USCT and he is my Great Grandfather (William

Banks) Charles Henry Whitney (my grandfather) born in Hanover County Va on 4 Sept 1864 and died in 1948 in Clearwater Beach Pinellas Florida and is buried in the Military Cemetery."

1.^ Charles Howard Whitney's Find-a-Grave page.

2.^ Martha Maria (Richardson) Whitney's Find-a-Grave page.

3.^ Elva (Prentice)(Cook)(Thompson) Whitney's Find-a-Grave page.

4.^ Fred Schuyler Whitney's Find-a-Grave page.

5.^ Mary Viola Whitney's Find-a-Grave page.

6.^ James Theodore Whitney's Find-a-Grave page.