Family:Whitney, Watson Crawford (1872-1924)

Watson Crawford⁸ Whitney (Alexander Cogburn⁷, James⁶, Ezekiel⁵, James⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Alexander Cogburn⁷ and Sarah C. (Smith) Whitney, was born 1872, NY, and died 1 Oct 1924, Green Island, NY. He was buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Saugerties, NY.^[1]

He married, 27 Nov 1895, Catskill, NY, Edith M. Schoonmaker,^[2] daughter of William H. and Margaret (-----) Schoonmaker. She was born Feb 1877, NY, and died 15 Feb 1901. She was buried in Asbury Methodist Cemetery, Saugerties, NY.^[3]

Children of Watson Crawford⁸ and Edith M. (Schoonmaker) Whitney:

i.	Geneva V.9 Whitney, b. 13 Feb 1897, Catskill, NY; d. 13 Jul 1947, Hudson, NY; m. Richard Fingar.
ii.	Naomi Whitney, b. 10 Dec 1898, NY; d. 20 May 1968, Green Island, NY; m. Theodore Giles.
iii.	Edith V. Whitney, b. 19 Jan 1901, Green Island, NY; d. 30 Jul 1994, Troy, NY; m.(1) 26 Nov 1919, Troy, NY, Alfred F. Bott; m.(2) 4 Jul 1921, Green Island, NY, John Guy Nickerson.

Census

• 1900, 60 George Street, Green Island, Albany Co., NY:

169 264 Lindsay George W. Head W M Nov 1846 53 mar 31 New York Virginia Virginia Bridge-carpenter, Rents house -----, Hannah Wife W F Jan 1850 50 mar 31 5ch 4liv New York New York New York Collar-turner -----, Blanche Dau W F Apr 1888 12 sgl New York New York New York At school -----, Lester Son W M Oct 1889 10 sgl New York New York New York At school 265 Whitney, Watson Head W M May 1874 26 mar 5 New York New York New York Laborer-freight house, Rents house -----, Edith Wife W F Feb 1877 23 mar 5 2ch 2liv New York New York New York -----, Geneva Dau W F Feb 1897 3 sgl New York New York New York -----, Naomi Dau W F Dec 1898 1 sgl New York New York New York -----, Augustus Brth W M Sep 1873 26 sgl New York New York New York Laborer-freight house

• 1905 State, Green Island, Albany Co., NY.
• 1910, Green Island, Albany Co., NY.
• 1920, Green Island, Albany Co., NY.

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #35406715, Watson C. Whitney.

2.^  New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, from Ancestry.com.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #35406722, Edith M. Schoonmaker Whitney.

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