Family:Whitney, Cephas Newhall (1832-1917)

Cephas Newhall⁸ Whitney (Amos Newhall⁷, Peter⁶, Jonas⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Amos Newhall⁷ and Mary Wyer (Jones) Whitney, was born 12 Aug 1832, Bridgton, ME, d. 1917, OH.

He married, 1 Jan 1859, Hastings, MN, Cyrena Abigail Patch. She was born 1835, Wales, NY.

In 1890, Cephas N. Whitney was listed in the Washington, DC, city directory as a clerk residing at 1111 H Northwest.

On 5 May 1891, Cephas N. Whitney applied for a passport in New York, NY. He stated that he had been born 12 Aug 1832, Bridgton, Cumberland Co., ME and that he was then residing in Washington, D.C. where he worked as a government officer. He was 59 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, high forehead, blue eyes, aquiline nose, had a mustache, a round chin, dark brown hair, a florid complexion, and a round face. He was planning to leave the country and return within one year.

On 16 May 1891, Cephas N. Whitney, born about 1833, arrived in Queenstown, Ireland from New York, NY.

In 1891, Cephas N, Whitney was listed in the Washington, DC, city directory as a clerk in the Pension Office residing at 928 T northwest.

He was a dentist (as was his son, Cephas Jr.) but also started several newspapers in Minnesota and Illinois. He is known for being a temperance lecturer.

Children of Cephas Newhall⁸ and Cyrena Abigail (Patch) Whitney:

i.	William Henry9 Whitney, b. 21 Jun 1860, Monticello, MN, d. 27 Mar 1931, Cuyahoga, OH.
ii.	Minnie Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1862, Hastings, MN; married Theron H. Chesley, Oct 1881; d. 31 May 1922, Kewanee, IL.
iii.	Lulu Whitney, b. 1865, IA
iv.	Cephas Newhall Whitney, b. 25 May 1869, Du Quoin, IL; m. Caroline Blanche Penny, 9 Sep 1893 in New York City, NY. This son Cephas N. grew up in and around Illinois and spent about a year (or less) in Washington D.C. around 1890. He became a dentist. From there he went to Jamaica and spent 11 years there. In 1899, Cephas Whitney and Alfred Constantine Lazarus, both of Kingston, Jamaica, received a U.S. Patent for a new and improved bicycle gear. In 1899, Cephas Whitney of Kingston, Jamaica, received a U.S. Patent for an artificial tooth-crown and backing for artificial teeth. Then he moved to Guyana. Cephas traveled with his wife, Caroline B. and a daughter, Hilda, about 1903. He divorced Caroline and married several other times. He had at least one other daughter and four sons in Guyana and other parts of the Caribbean. He died in 1961 in Guyana.

Census

• 1860, Monticello, Wright Co., MN:

39 39 C. M. Whiteney 28 M - M.E. Clergyman $500 $400 Maine C. A. " 25 F - New York Attended school A. H. Patch 15 F - Domestic "

• 1870, Du Quoin, Perry Co., IL:

372 372 Whitney, Cephas M. 37 M W Dentist $4000 $200 Me. Male citizen over 21 -----, Syrena 35 F " Keeping House N.Y. -----, Willis 10 M " At Home Minn. Attended school -----, Mary 8 F " " " " -----, Lulu 5 " " " " Iowa -----, Cephas 1 M " " " Ills.

• 1880, Kewanee, Henry Co., IL:

Cephas N. WHITNEY 47 Self M M W ME Editor ME ME Cyrene WHITNEY 45 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NH VT Will H. WHITNEY 20 Son M S W MN Student ME NY Minnie WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W MN At Home ME NY Lulu WHITNEY 15 Dau F S W IA At School ME NY Cephas N. WHITNEY 11 Son M S W IL At School ME NY

• 1900: not found.
• 1910: not found.

References

• Posts titled 'Re: Cephus N. Whitney' on the GenForum message boards.

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