Family:Whitney, Levi Sumner (1860-1928)
Levi Sumner8 Whitney (Harvey7, David6, Roswell5, David4, David3, Joshua2, John1), son of Harvey7 and Eliza (Jump) Whitney,[1] was born 29 Mar 1860, Bremer Co, IA, and died 27 Dec 1928, Kaneville, Kane, IL.[2]
He married 4 Apr 1880, Keokuk, IA,[3] Laura A. Dunn, daughter of J. A. and Jane Dunn. She was born in 1859, Keokuk, IA, and died in 1922.[4]
They lived in Prairie (1880) and Warren (1890), Keokuk, IA, Lafayette, Boulder, CO (1910), and Ninevah, Adair, MO (1920).
Levi was a farmer, railroad contractor, coal miner, and shopkeeper.
Children[5] of Levi Sumner8 and Laura A. (Dunn) Whitney:
i. James A. Whitney, b. 1881, IA; d. 1978; m. Maude -----. ii. Charles H. Whitney, b. 1883, IA; d. 1917, MO. iii. William D. Whitney, b. 1887, KS; d. 1949, IL; m. Clara -----. iv. Karl H. Whitney, b. 1889, IA; d. 1976, MO; m. 1908, Iva Shumate. v. Hellen A. Whitney, b. 1893, IA; d. 1950, IA; m. 1914, Kallie A. Lewis. vi. Floyd O. Whitney, b. 1896, IA; d. 1965, CA.; m. Mayme -----.
References
1.^ 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Prairie, Keokuk, IA, p. 407B.
2.^ Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947.
3.^ Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.
4.^ Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg.
5.^ 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Warren, Keokuk, IA, p. 6A.
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