Family:Whitney, Amos M. (c1846-1882)

Amos M. Whitney (Luke S.), son of Luke S. and Juliett (Dunshee) Whitney, was born about 1846, Litchfield, MI, and died 20 Dec 1882, Defiance, OH.

He married 28 Jun 1870, Defiance, OH, Clara Juliet Bouton, daughter of Henry C. and Juliet (Holgate) Bouton.^[1] She was born Dec 1849, Defiance, OH, and died 17 Dec 1920, Defiance, OH. She married secondly, 3 Jul 1900, Fort Wayne, IN, Wesley Kniss (1848–1902).

Children of Amos M. and Clara (Bouton) Whitney:

i.	Claude Morrell Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1871, Defiance, OH; d. after 1900.
ii.	Grace Whitney, b. ca. 1872, Defiance, OH; d. before 1900.
iii.	Eugene Bouton Whitney, b. 13 Jun 1875, Defiance, OH; d. 1898, Defiance, OH.[2]

Census

• 1870, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH:

286 316 Heacock, Larkin 58 M W Hotel Keeper $1000 Penn. Male citizen over 21 ... Whitney, Amasa 24 M W Harness Maker Mich. [sic] ...

• 1880, Defiance, Defiance Co., OH:

M. A. WHITNEY 35 Self M M W OH Laborer OH OH Clara WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W OH Keeping House OH OH Claud WHITNEY 10 Son M S W OH At School OH OH Grace WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W OH OH OH Eugene WHITNEY 4 Son M S W OH OH OH

• 1900, Defiance Ward 2, Defiance Co., OH:

Whitney, Clara Head W F Dec 1849 50 wid 3ch 1liv Ohio New York Vermont Rents house

References

• Census records

1.^  Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958.

2.^  Find A Grave memorial #81439444, Eugene Bouton Whitney.

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