Family:Whitney, Charles Edwin (1852-1927)

Charles Edwin⁸ Whitney (Chancy Wright⁷, Dennis⁶, Samuel⁵, Eliakim⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Chancy Wright⁷ and Phebe Ann (Leach) Whitney, was born 14 Aug 1852, Shelby, MI, and died 28 Dec 1927, Muskegon, MI, aged 75 years.^[1] He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI.

He married, 18 Oct 1876, Washington, MI, Jennie Myrtle Cannon.^[2] She died 26 Oct 1933, Muskegon, MI. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI.

Children of Charles Edwin⁸ and Jennie Myrtle (Cannon) Whitney:

i.	Agnes B.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1878, Utica, MI; m. 21 Oct 1903, Fruitport, MI, George E. Crotty.
ii.	James Irving Whitney, b. ca. 1883, MI; d. 2 Jan 1951, Los Angeles Co., CA; m. 1 Sep 1915, Muskegon, MI, Hulda A. (Birch) Sperber.
iii.	Mildred Emily Whitney, b. 29 Sep 1884, Fruitport, MI; m. 28 Mar 1904, Grand Rapids, MI, Percy M. Pett.
iv.	Eva L. Whitney, b. 28 Apr 1887, Fruitport, MI; m. 14 Nov 1914, Muskegon, MI, John J. Kerr.
v.	Pearl Anna Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1890, Muskegon, MI; not in family in 1900; d. 1909; bur. Oakwood Cemetery, Muskegon, MI.
vi.	Stephen B. Whitney, b. 16 Feb 1895, Fruitport, MI; d. 22 Sep 1895, Fruitport, MI.
vii.	Charles E. Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1901, Fruitport, MI; d. aft. 1940; m. 1 Aug 1925, Grand Rapids, MI, Mary Louella Kooman.

Census

• 1880: not found.
• 1900, Fruitland, Muskegon Co., MI.
• 1910, Muskegon Ward 5, Muskegon Co., MI.
• 1920, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., MI.

References

• Census records.

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 2332.

1.^  Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925, at FamilySearch.org.

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