Family:Whitney, Myron (1826-1888)

Myron⁷ Whitney (Solomon⁶, Solomon⁵, Solomon⁴, David³, Joshua², John¹), son of Solomon⁶ and Nancy (Hurlbut) Whitney, was born 10 Mar 1826, Poultney, VT, and died 20 Dec 1888, Deep River, IA.

He married firstly, 6 Nov 1859, E. Sophia Greer. She was born 20 Oct 1833, Coshocton, OH, and died 21 Nov 1868, Dresden, IA.

He married secondly, 11 Nov 1869, Rosina Breniman, daughter of Christian and Barbra (Duerig) Broennimann. She was born 18 Jan 1840, Bern, Switzerland, and died 17 Jul 1905, Poweshiek Co., IA.

He resided Deep River, IA.

Children of Myron⁷ and Sophia (Greer) Whitney:

i.	Elon M.8 Whitney, b. 22 Aug 1862, IA;; d. 7 Sep 1862.
ii.	Evan Thomas Whitney, b. 11 Jan 1863, IA; d. 13 Mar 1929.
iii.	Edith Whitney, b. 22 Jun 1865, IA; "Eddie" in the 1870 census; d. 3 Jun 1942.
iv.	Ethel Sophia Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1868, IA; d. 4 Sep 1949.

Children of Myron⁷ and Rosina (Breniman) Whitney:

v.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 17 Jul 1870, IA; d. 11 Sep 1870.
vi.	Eugene Herbert Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1872, Dresden, IA; d. 24 Jan 1936. For more information see Archives - Biographies.
vii.	Rudolph Whitney, b. 7 Apr 1876, IA; d. 17 Jan 1952.
viii.	Julia Lela Whitney, b. 18 Dec 1884, d. 7 Aug 1899.

Census

• 1860, Deep River, Poweshiek Co., IA:

820 798 M. Whitney 34 M - Merchant $1000 $900 Vermont Married in year E. S. " 26 F - Ohio

• 1870, Deep River, Poweshiek Co., IA:

46 46 Whitney, Myron 43 M W Retired Merchant $2500 $5000 Vermont Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 -----, Rosanna 28 F W Housewife Ohio Illiterate -----, Evan 7 M W Iowa Attended school -----, Eddie 4 M W Iowa -----, Ethel 2 M W Iowa -----, William 19 M W Farm Laborer Penn. Attended school -----, Gordon 15 M W Ills. Attended school -----, Elizabeth 13 F W Ills. Attended school

• 1880, Dresden, Poweshiek Co., IA:

Miron WHITNEY 53 Self M M W VT Farmer VT VT Rosanna WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W SWI Keeping House SWI SWI Evan WHITNEY 17 Son M S W IA Clerk VT OH Edith WHITNEY 15 Dau F S W IA At Home VT OH Ethel WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W IA At Home VT OH Eugene WHITNEY 8 Son M S W IA VT SWI Rudolph WHITNEY 4 Son M S W IA VT SWI

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. 405.

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