Family:Whitney, Levi Sumner (1860-1928)

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Probably taken in Novinger, MO, about 1916. Standing: James A., Charles H.,
William D., Karl H., Floyd O.; seated: Levi S., Helen A.,
Laura A. (Dunn) Whitney.©2016, Jane A. Whitney Hunt

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 Allen Whitney, b. 1881, IA; d. 1978; m. ca. 1904, Maude L. Daniels.
ii. Charles H. Whitney, b. 1883, IA; d. 1917, MO.
iii. William D. Whitney, b. 1887, KS; d. 1949, IL; m. Clara M. -----.
iv. Karl H.9 Whitney, b. 1889, IA; d. 1976, MO; m. 1908, Iva O. 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 I. -----.

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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