Family:Whitney, George Washington (1816-1909)

George Washington⁷ Whitney (Asaph⁶, Jonathan⁵, Benjamin⁴, Benjamin³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Asaph⁶ and Bethia (Hopkins) Whitney, was born 14 Dec 1816, Greenwich, NY, and died 17 Apr 1909, Kankakee, IL. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing, IA.^[1]

He married firstly, 17 Sep 1838, Mary E. Hutchins. She was born 22 Jul 1822, and died 12 May 1858, Little Falls, MN.

He married secondly, 22 May 1860, Galena, IL, Dorothea F. (Sherrill)(Scott) Thompson. She was born 13 May 1825. She had married firstly, 4 Jul 1841, Sangamon Co., IL, George Scott. She had married secondly, 26 Sep 1853, JoDaviess Co., IL, Charles S. Thompson. She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lansing, IA.^[2]

He resided Amboy, NY, Minneapolis and Little Falls, MN, Galena, IL, and Lansing, IA.

Children of George Washington⁷ and Mary E. (Hutchins) Whitney:

i.	Jerusha Elizabeth8 Whitney, b. 20 Jul 1839, Onondaga Co., NY; d. 11 Jan 1912; bur. Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN;[3] m. 1859, Arthur Garden, resided 1606 6th St., North, Minneapolis, MN
ii.	Camilla Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1841, Onondaga Co., NY; m. Sep 1858, Hiram Dillon; resided 2735 29th Ave., South, Minneapolis, MN.
iii.	David Dewane Whitney, b. 22 Mar 1846, WI, or Galena, IL; m. Ada B. Halpin.
iv.	Inez Whitney, b. 16 Jul 1850, Onondaga Co.,, NY; d. 6 Sep 1909, Clay Center, KS; bur. Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Clay Center, KS;[4] m. 1874, Leroy Fellows; resided Lysander, NY.
v.	Georgianna Whitney, b. Jan 1853, Onondaga Co.,, NY; d. 28 Sep 1886, Kankakee, IL; bur. Mound Grove Cemetery, Kankakee, IL;[5] m. 1872, Albert Holt.

Children of George W.⁷ and Dorotha F. (Sherrill)(Scott)(Thompson) Whitney:

vi.	Nellie8 Whitney, b. 2 Apr 1861, IL; m.(1) 23 Mary 1898, New York, NY, James William Norris; resided Lansing, IA; m.(2) James E. Merritt; bur. Acacia Park Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, IL.[6]
vii.	Grant Ulysses Whitney, b. 17 Apr 1864, IA, or Galena, IL; m. Mary T. Hentrich.
viii.	Alice O. Whitney, b. 14 Apr 1865, IA; d. 3 Apr 1947, Minneapolis, MN; bur. Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN;[7] m. 27 Aug 1885, James J. Gerber; resided 402 West Lake St., Minneapolis, MN.

Census

• 1840: not found.
• 1850: not found.
• 1855 State, Onondaga , COUNTY Co., NY:

101 Framed $120 108 George Whitney 39 M - - Mass. 1 - 20 Carpenter 1 - - - - - - Mary Whitney 39 F - Wife Saratoga 1 - 20 - - - - - - - - Jerusha Whitney 16 F - Dau Onondaga - - 16 - - - - - - - - Elizabeth Whitney 14 F - Dau Onondaga - - 14 - - - - - - - - Mary C. Whitney 15 F - Dau Onondaga - - 15 - - - - - - - - David Whitney 9 M - Son Wisconsin - - 8 - - - - - - - - Inez Whitney 4 F - Dau Onondaga - - 4 - - - - - - - - Georgianna Whitney 2 F - Dau Onondaga - - 2 - - - - - - - - Joseph Langan 19 M - Neph Canada - - 9 Carpenter - - 1 - - - -

• 1860, Galena Ward 5, JoDaviess Co., IL:

1219 1274 Geo. Whitney 42 M - Jr. Carpenter 100 New York Doretha " 36 F - Indiana James M. Scott 15 M - (by former Mar.) Ills. John W. " 12 M - do do Charles Thompson 6 M - do do Mary F. " } twins 2 F - do do Geo. A. " } 2 M - do do

• 1860, Camillus, Onondaga Co., NY:

2078 2082 Wm. Jones 42 M - Farmer $7200 $2600 England Jerusha " 39 F - N.Y. Inez Whitney 10 F - " Attended school Mary Hutchings 72 F - "

This is his daughter Inez.

• 1870, Lansing, Allamakee Co., IA:

176 183 Whitney, G. W. 53 M W Carpenter $1500 $600 N.Y. Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 " D. F. 46 F W Housekeeeping Ky. Illiterate " Helen 9 F W Ills. Attended school " Grant 6 M W Iowa Attended school " Addie 4 F W " Scott, John 23 M W Boatman Ills. Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 Thompson, E. 16 M W Laborer " Illiterate " Mary 14 F W At Home " Attended school, Illiterate " George 12 M W " " Attended school, Illiterate

• 1870, Clearwater, Wright Co., MN:

88 89 Whitney, George H. 31 M W Farmer $5000 $5000 -- Male citizen over 21 -----, Adelia V. 31 F W Keeping House Maine -----, Ada S. 4 F W Minnesota Whiting, Elsie 3 F W Minnesota Whitney, David 24 M W Carpenter New York Male citizen over 21

This is his son David. The family is that of George Henry⁷ and Adelia Victoria (Mayo) Whiting [Samuel⁶, Gurdon Saltonstall⁵, Nathan⁴, Samuel³, John², William¹], however, not Whitney.

• 1880, Lansing, Allamakee Co., IA:

Geo. W. WHITNEY 63 Self M M W NY Carpenter NY NY Doritha WHITNEY 56 Wife F M W IN Keeping House VA VA Alice WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W IA At School NY IN

• 1880, Lansing, Allamakee Co., IA:

Chas. E. SCHAIBLE 29 Self M M W WI Minister AUSTRIA SAXONY Lizzie SCHAIBLE 25 Wife F M W IA Keeping House HESSE HESSE Lillie SCHAIBLE 3 Dau F S W MO WI IA Estella SCHAIBLE 1 Dau F S W MO WI IA Bettie MONDT 17 Oth F S W IA Servant GER GER Chris DAHL 24 Oth M S W NORWAY Clerk In Store NORWAY NORWAY Grant WHITNEY 16 Oth M S W IA At Home NY IN

• 1885 State, Lansing, Allamakee Co., IA:

30 29 George W. Whitney W. side Pearl St. 68 M - m Carpenter New York Dorothy Whitney " 60 F - m - Indiana Grant Whitney " 20 M - - Trunk Maker [Ala]makee Co. Alice Whitney " 18 F - - Teacher do

• 1895 State, Lansing Ward 1, Allamakee Co., IA:

40 38 Geo. W. Whitney 78 M W m New York Architect Baptist Voter Dorothy F. Whitney 70 F W m Indiana - do

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), pp. 420-421.

1.^  FindAGrave Memorial #164856027, George Washington Whitney.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #164856933, Dorothy Freeman Sherill 164856933Whitney.

3.^  FindAGrave Memorial #111288290, Jerusha Elizabeth Whitney Garden.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #87235769, Inez Whitney Fellows.

5.^  FindAGrave Memorial #164193640, Georgianna "Georgia" Whitney Holt.

6.^  FindAGrave Memorial #166674583, Nellie Whitney Merritt.

7.^  FindAGrave Memorial #122771310, Alice O. Whitney Gerber.

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