Family:Whitney, Harris Smith (1870-1935)

Harris Smith Whitney (Edward Rogers, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, [perhaps] Samuel⁴, John³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Edward Rogers and Mary Jane (Harris) Whitney, was born 8 Mar 1870, Whitney, NB, and died Oct 1935, Benton Harbor, MI.

He married, 27 Nov 1902, Dora Bonita Rachliffe.

Children of Harris Smith and Dora Bonita (Rachliffe) Whitney:

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

Harris Smith4 Whitney (Edward3, Ebenezer2, Ebenezer1); b. 8 Mar 1870 in Whitney, Northumberland Co., NB, Canada; m. Dora Bonita Rachliffe circa 1904; d. after 1935 in MI, USA.

He was graduated in Benton Harbor College, Benton Harbor, MI, USA. He Harris's wife was also an Attorney. They were partners in law Firm, Whitney & Whitney. Three of his children were also Attorneys.

Dora Bonita Rachliffe Lawyer: Partner with her husband in law firm. She was born on 19 Sep 1874. She died on 31 Dec 1967 at age 93.

Children of Harris Smith4 Whitney and Dora Bonita Rachliffe were as follows:

   747. 	i. 	Nevile Percival5; m. Mildred Parker in San Francisco, CA, USA; d. circa 1970.
   748. 	ii. 	Robert Allen; b. circa 1902 in MI, USA; m. Eleanor Florence Gray 1926.

   He was also known as SR. He graduated in 1920 in University of Chicago, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, USA.
   749. 	iii. 	Lucile; b. 22 Dec 1907; m. Wayne Sykes circa 1940; d. Dec 1976.

   She was attorney.
   750. 	iv. 	Lyda Frances; b. 4 Feb 1915; m. 22 Jul 1937, Bela Gilbert Lindenfeld. 

References

• Descendants of Ebenezer and Huldah (Mooers) Whitney, of New Brunswick, Canada.

• Census records.

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