Family:Whitney, John G. (1816-1865)

John G.⁷ Whitney (Joseph⁶, Joseph⁵, Joshua⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Joseph⁶ and Apamia (Gould) Whitney, was born 30 Sep 1816, Granville, NY, and died 26 pr 27 Jun 1865, Chatham, OH. He was buried in Chatham Township Cemeterry, Chatham, OH.^[1]

He married, 10 Dec 1841, Granville, NY, Electa H. Beecher, daughter of John and Martha (Powers) Beecher. She was born 8 Dec 1820, Granville, NY, and died 4 Jun 1880, Clark Co., AR. She was buried in Hart's Chapel Cemetery, Curtis, AR.^[2] She married secondly, 14 Jun 1873, Medina, OH, Josiah W. Wood.

He was a Baptist minister.

Children of John G.⁷ and Electa (Beecher) Whitney:

i.	Mary C.8 Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1843; d. 6 Sep 1905; bur Hart's Chapel Cemetery, Curtis, AR;[3] m. Henry Erastus Wood.
ii.	John Bunyan Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1846, Granville, NY; m.(1) Anna Taylor; m.(2) Adelaide Lucinda Clapp.
iii.	William Hanie Whitney, b. 3 Jan 1863, OH; m. Mary Francis -----.

Census

• 1850, Granville, Washington Co., NY:

1568 1698 John E. Whitney 33 M - B. Clergyman N.Y. Electa " 28 F - " John Hall 16 M - Farmer Ireland Mary C. Whitney 7 F - N.Y. Attended school John " 5 M - " Attended school 1699 Apamia Whitney 55 F - " Amelia " 14 F - " Attended school

• 1860, Conneaut, Crawford Co., PA:

355 348 John G. Whitney 43 M - Baptist Clygm. $1300 $480 New York Electa " 39 F - " John B. " 13 M - " Attended school Emily Whiting 30 F - $1000 New York

• 1870, Chatham, Medina Co., OH:

50 55 Whitney, John B. 23 M W Farmer $3600 $400 New York Male citizen over 21 Adelaide 21 F W Keeping House Ohio Whitney, Electa H. 48 F W House Keeping $1500 New York Willie H. 9 M W Ohio Attended school

• 1880, widow Electa not found.
• 1880, Anderson, Clark Co., AR:

Henry WOOD 48 Self M M W NY Miller MA CT Mary WOOD 37 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY John WOOD 16 Son M S W OH Mill Laborer NY NY Archie WOOD 15 Son M S W OH Mill Laborer NY NY Lidie WOOD 13 Dau F S W OH At Home NY NY Frank WOOD 7 Son M S W IA NY NY Walter WOOD 5 Son M S W MI NY NY Parley WOOD 3 Son M S W MI NY NY Minton WOOD 9M Son M S W AR NY NY Josiah WOOD 60 SFth M W W NY Farmer MA MA Charles WOOD 8 Son M S W IA NY OH William WHITNEY 18 Oth M S W OH Works In Sawmill ENG ENG Samuel ROGERS 45 Oth M S W PA Works In Sawmill IRE IRE Miran RICHARDSON 32 Oth M S W NY Works In Sawmill NY NY

These are his daughter Mary (Whitney) Wood and son William.

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #101899462, Rev. John G. Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #6693686, Eliza H. Beecher Wood.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #6693686, Mary C. Whitney Wood.

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