Family:Whitney, Luther (1841-1914)
Luther8 Whitney (Joseph7, Palmer6, Joseph5, Timothy4, John3, John2, John1), son of Joseph7 and Sophronia (Taylor) Whitney, was born near Campton (now Wasco), Kane County, Illinois, 7 Dec 1841[1] and died at Hopkins, Nodaway Co., Missouri, on 4 Dec 1914.[2] He married at Thomson, Carroll Co., Illinois, 18 Nov 1865, Ellen Augusta Willey,[3] dau. of Alonzo and Tryphena (Barber) Willey. She was born near Java Village, Wyoming Co., New York, 15 Mar 1843[4] and died at Hopkins, Nodaway Co., Missouri on 3 Sep 1926.[5]
Luther and Ellen were second cousins. They were related through their common ancestors, Joseph and Lydia (Miller) Barber.
Luther was a farmer and served during the war in the 92nd Illinois Regt., was wounded and had a pension; resided York Twp, Carroll Co., Illinois, and Hopkins, Nodaway Co., Missouri.
Children of Luther8 Whitney:
i. Frank9 Whitney, born 23 Jan 1868. ii. Everett Whitney, born 18 May 1870. iii. Fay W. Whitney, born 24 Jul 1885.
Census
- 1880, Hopkins, Nodaway Co., Missouri: Luther Whitney, 38, Self, Married, born IL, Farming, Father born NH, Mother born NY; Ella Whitney, 36, Wife, Married, born NY, Keeping House, Father born VT, Mother born NY; Franklin Whitney, 12, Son, Single, born IL, At School, Father born IL, Mother born NY; Everett Whitney, 10, Son, Single, IL, At School, Father born IL, Mother born NY.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 433.
1.^ [Pierce], ["Genealogical Notes on the Whitney, Willey/Willie and Kellogg Families", Gary E. Swinson, Torrance, CA, 1987.].
2.^ [Death Certificate]
3.^ [Marriage Record]
4.^ [Obit.]
5.^ [Death Certificate]
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