Family:Whitney, Cornelius Gardner (1824-1861)

Cornelius Gardner's Locations

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Cornelius Gardner⁷ Whitney (Archibald⁶, Lebbeus⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Archibald⁶ and Mary (Drennes) Whitney, was born 10 Feb 1824, Charleston, SC, and died 26 Aug 1861, Charleston, SC.

He married, before 1856, Elizabeth Burwell. She was born about 1833, SC, and died after 1890.

He resided Charleston, SC.

Children of Cornelius Gardner⁷ and Elizabeth (Burwell) Whitney:

i.	Mary Ellen8 Whitney, b. ca. 1856, SC; m. after 1880, Ross A. Smith.
ii.	William B. Whitney, b. ca. 1859, SC. Listed as 'Willy' in 1860.
iii.	Cornelia G. Whitney, b. ca. 1862, SC; d. after 1880.

Census

• 1850, St. Michael and St. Phillip Parishes, Charleston Co., SC:

285 309 M. Whitney 43 F - South Carolina Eliza " 30 F - do Caroline " 25 F - do C. G. " 22 M - Broker do Irvenia " 21 F - do Margaret " 19 F - do Alonzo G. " 18 M - Clerk do Placedia E. " 14 F - do

• 1860, Charleston Ward 6, Charleston Co., SC:

680 666 Cornelius G. Whiting 36 M - Teacher South Carolina [sic: Whitney] Elizabeth B. 27 F - Do Mary E. Whitney 4 F - South Carolina Willy " 1 M - Do

• 1870, Charleston Ward 4, Charleston Co., SC:

1221 1702 Whitney, Elizabeth 32 F W Boarding house So. Ca. -----, Mary 14 F W School " Attended school -----, Cordelia 8 F W " -----, William 11 M W " " Attended school Button, John 30 M W Printer " Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 Mietze, Henry 22 M W " " Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 Markeson, Frank 25 M W " No. Ca. Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 Hamilton, Melvin 20 M W Clerk So. Ca.

• 1880, Charleston, Charleston Co., SC:

Eliza B. WHITNEY 48 Self F W W SC Boarding House Keeper IRE NC Mary E. WHITNEY 22 Dau F S W SC SC SC Cornelia G. WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W SC SC SC L. B. HAYNES 29 Oth M S W SC Editor-News Paper NC NC Alice E. RYAN 35 Oth F D W SC SC SC John F. PECK 31 Oth M M W GA Sea Captain CT GA Julia F. PECK 18 Oth F M W GA MA GA Wm. H. PECK 2M Oth M S W SC GA GA Wm. G. THOMPSON 23 Oth M S W SC Printer SC SC Benj. C. BEEBE 50 Oth M W W NY Printer NY NY J. D. MURRAY 22 Oth M S W SC Clerk Shoe House IRE NC Celia BROWN 25 Oth F S B SC Cook SC SC Mary WATSON 30 Oth F S B SC Nurse SC SC John MCPHERSON 19 Oth M S B SC Butler SC SC

• 1880, son William not found.

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. 389.

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