Family:Whitney, Erasmus Darwin (1824-1898)

Erasmus Darwin⁸ Whitney (Elisha⁷, Elisha⁶, Joshua⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Elisha⁷ and Sally (Brown) Whitney, was born 4 May 1824, Wyalusing, PA, and died 8 Jul 1898, Seward, IL.

He married, 3 Nov 1847, Ogle Co., IL, Laura Bixby, of Winnebago, IL.

Children of :

i.	9 Whitney, b.
ii.	Whitney, b.

Census

• 1850, Seward, Winnebago Co., IL:

9 10 Darwin Whitney 26 M - Farmer $400 Pa. Laura Whitney 23 F - N.Y. Wilber Whitney 2 M - Ills. Chloera Whitney 1/12 F - Ills.

• 1860, Seward, Winnebago Co., IL:

3 3 Darwin Whitney 36 M - Farmer 4000 150 England Laurie " 33 F - N.Y. State Wilber F. " 12 M - Illinois Clara " 10 F - Do Sarah " 2/12 F - Do Emerson " 4 M - Do Ebenezer Whitney 24 M - Laborer $20 Pennsylvania Ann Ferguson 18 F - Servant Canada

• 1870, Seward, Winnebago Co., IL:

51 50 Whitney, D. W. 46 M W Farmer $12500 $1300 Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 Laura 42 F W Keeping House New York Wilbur F. 22 M W At Home Illinois Male citizen over 21 Clara 20 F W " " Emerson 14 M W " " Sarah 10 F W " Albert 8 M W "

• 1880, Seward, Winnebago Co., IL:

Darwin WHITNEY 56 Self M M W PA Farmer MA PA Laura WHITNEY 52 Wife F M W NY Keeping House VT VT Sarah WHITNEY 20 Dau F S W IL At Home PA NY Albert WHITNEY 18 Son M S W IL At Home PA NY Mary WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W IL At School PA NY Frederick WHITNEY 24 Neph M S W PA Farm Laborer PA NY

Frederick was the son of Elisha, Jr.

• 1880, Seward, Winnebago Co., IL:

Emerson WHITNEY 24 Self M M W IL Farmer PA NY Sarah WHITNEY 21 Wife F M W IL Keeping House NY IRE Willie WHITNEY 2 Son M S W IL IL IL Frank WHITNEY 5M Son M S W IL IL IL Augustus JOHNSON 26 Oth M S W SWE Farm Laborer SWE SWE

References

• Census records.

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