Family:Whitney, Luther Day (1851-?)

Luther Day⁷ Whitney (John⁶, Cornelius⁵, Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of John⁶ and Nancy (Huntington) Whitney, was born 23 Jul 1851, Plasky (perhaps Pulaski, Oswego Co.), NY.

He married, 25 Nov 1876, Lettie A. Irons. She was born 11 Jul 1860.

He resided Neola, IA.

Children of Luther Day⁷ and Lettie A. (Irons) Whitney:

i.	John F.8 Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1877.
ii.	Alice G. Whitney, b. 24 Aug 1879; d. 23 Nov 1879 of spasms.[1]
iii.	George C. Whitney, b. 8 Jun 1881.
iv.	Lettie May Whitney, b. 25 May 1884; d. 1 Mar 1892.
v.	Earl Day Whitney, b. 1 Nov 1886; d. 15 Feb 1892.
vi.	Ethel M. Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1890; d. 26 Mar 1892.

Census

• 1870, Pymosa, Cass Co., IA:

135 135 Everett, Frank 40 M W Grocier $9000 $3000 Ohio Male citizen over 21 -----, Elizabeth 37 F W Keeping House " -----, Charles 15 M W At Home Iowa Attended school -----, Wm. 13 M W Clerk in Store " Attended school -----, Almira 10 F W At Home " Attended school -----, Thos. 7 M W " " " Attended school -----, Delbert 4 M W " " " Whitney, Luther 26 M W Laborer N.Y. McFee, Havens 17 M W " "

• 1880, Neola, Pottawattamie Co., IA:

Luther WHITNEY 29 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Letta WHITNEY 18 Wife F M W OH Keeping House NY ENG John F. WHITNEY 2 Son M S W IA At Home NY OH J. A. C. WHITNEY 39 Oth M S W NY Engineer NY NY Irona H. WHITNEY 14 SisL F S W OH Servant NY ENG

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 396.

1.^  1880 Mortality Schedule.

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