Family:Whitney, Solomon (1832-1901)

Solomon⁸ Whitney (Solomon⁷, Nathaniel⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Solomon⁷and Sybil (Armes)(Goodenow) Whitney; born Marlboro, Vermont, 10 Mar 1832; married firstly, 4 Apr 1852, Little Compton, Rhode Island, Sarah Chase; born 7 May 1829; died 17 Jan 1879; married secondly, 21 Jan 1880, Lucy J. (Crosby) Cozard.

Solomon Whitney, Jr., was born in Vermont, March 10, 1832. Attended the district school about 6 months in the year, 3 months summer and 3 months winter. When 15 years old, owing to financial embarrassment, his father gave him his time; worked that summer for neighboring farmers for $15 per month; in the fall attended the Whitingham academy 3 months. In the winter taught a large and successful school in the town of Wilmington, Vermont. In spring attended a sugar bush in company with a friend, where they made 1,200 lbs. of sugar. Worked on a farm through the summer again, and in the fall went to Rhode Island and attended Providence Conference seminary at East Greenwich. Next winter taught school again at Sencomet Point in Little Compton, Rhode Island. Attended 3 terms at the P. C. S. at East Greenwich. Taught school again at Westport Harbor, Massachusetts, at Tiverton, Rhode Island, until he was 20 years old, when he married Sarah Chase, daughter of Thomas Chase of Little Compton. Moved with his wife back to the home in Whitingham, bought a half interest in the home farm, but after a trial of 3 months found that the partnership with his half brother, Lyman, was not flattering in any particular, he sold back his interest in his home and again moved to Rhode Island. In the following year he taught school at Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The winter following he taught at Tiverton, Massachusetts, with his usual grand success. In the spring of 1854 rented a large farm in Little Compton, Rhode Island, and went into the dairy business, and followed this business with but fair success until the fall of 1861, when he determined to enlist in the Union army, and went to Providence, Rhode Island, first, and then to Washington, District of Columbia. Visted all the camps in and around Washington; staid till McClellan started with his 200,000 for Richmond. Accompanied general U.S. regulars as far as Fairfax Court House, when an order was received to return to Alexandria where sickness compelled him to leave the army and return home. The next 2 years were spent for the recuperation of his health on the waters of the ocean and bay in the seine fishery business, teaching winters; then farmed with not very flattering results till the spring of 1866, when he moved with his family of wife and 6 children to Kansas and engaged to travel for the firm of Andrews & Lamb, school furnishers, of Leavenworth; visted every county that then had a county superintendent of public instruction, delivering Mitchell's outline maps according to act of Legislature. Followed this till fall, when he engaged a school at Louisville, Pottawatomie County, for the winter. In spring of 1867 rented a farm in Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas, for 3 years and commenced the producer's life anew. In the fall of 1869 went to work for the M., K., & G. R. R. Company in their land department to assist in surveying and appraising their 3,000,000-acre land grant, which work he accomplished to the entire satisfaction of the Company. He also acted for it in several other capacities with equal approval until 1874, when he resigned (without being asked to) and returned to Manhattan to the farm which he had in the meantime prepared for a home, where he still resides in the enjoyment of home friends and loved ones, although his children are all settled but two and all away from home but one, the youngest. His first wife died 17 Jan 1879 and 21 Jan 1880, he married Mrs. Lucy J. Crosby Cazard, daughter of T. D. Crosby, Esq., one of the first settlers of the Western Reserve, as it was then called, and a highly respected citizen; resided Manhattan, Kansas.

Children of Solomon⁸ and Sarah (Chase) Whitney:

i.	Ella Jane9 Whitney, born 22 Jan 1853; married Oct., 15, 1872, Henry Hougham; resided M. Ch.: Edward L., born 30 Nov 1874; Stella M., born Nov. 25, 1875; Sarah C., born 26 Sep 1881; John K., born 15 Aug 1883; Robert H., born 29 May 1889.
ii.	Harriett Eaton Whitney, born 13 Apr 1855; married 20 Aug 1877, Cyrus Foltz; resided M. Ch.: Mildred Beatrice, born 14 Mar 1882; Clarence Elbert, born 10 Aug 1884.
iii.	Willard Armes Whitney, born 5 Oct 1857; married Abbie L. Browning.
iv.	Genevieve Whitney, born 21 Jun 1859; married 28 Oct 1882, John S. Cunningham; resided Parallel, Kansas Ch.: Claudius Carroll, born 5 Jul 1883; Solomon Whitney, born 16 Oct 1884; Elmer Leland, born 5 Apr 1886; died 18 Jul 1890; Sarah, born 8 Dec 1887; Virgil Everett, born June 22, 1890.
v.	Sarah Catherine Whitney, born 21 Apr 1861; married 26 Jan 1888, Walter Taylor; resided Flower Bluffs, Corpus Christi, Texas Ch.: Dorothy, born 24 Dec 1891
vi.	Bertha Everett Whitney, born 4 Jul 1864; unmarried; resided Orange, Massachusetts.
vii.	Jessie Chase Whitney, born 25 Jan 1875; unmarried; resided M.

References

1. All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 443-444.

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