Family:Whitney, John Clawson (1817-1877)
John Clawson7 Whitney (Daniel6, Darling5, Daniel4, Richard3, John2, Henry1), son of Daniel6 and Nancy (Valentine) Whitney, was born 31 May 1817, Orange Co., NY, and died 9 Aug 1877, 7 Willow Street, Brooklyn, NY. He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.[1]
He married, 2 Mar 1846, Suffolk Street, corner of Stanton, New York, NY, Catharine Webb, daughter of Charles and Abigail (-----) Webb[2]. She was born 26 Aug 1822, Greenwich Street, New York, NY, and died after Aug 1877. She was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.[3]
Phoenix says the following:
- ". . . a merchant . . . . In 1877, he and his brother Daniel were in business together, as wholesale grocers, at 20 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, N.Y."
Children of John Clawson7 and Catharine (Webb) Whitney:
i. Emma Jane8 Whitney, b. 31 Jan 1847, 53 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY; d. Jan 1897; bur. Green-Wood Cenetery, Brooklyn, NY;[4] unmarried. ii. Melvin Clawson Whitney, b. 26 May 1849, 53 Hicks Street, Brooklyn, NY, d. 16 Dec 1849, Brooklyn, NY; bur. Fountain Hill Cemetery, Woodbury, NY.[5] iii. John Fletcher Whitney, b. 26 Feb 1852, 107 Prospect Street, Brooklyn, NY; m. Florence Lucinda Onion. iv. Edwin Dudley Whitney, b. 17 Jun 1856, 32 Pineapple Street, Brooklyn, NY; d. 18 Nov 1884, Minneapolis, MN.[6] v. Walter Whitney, b. 30 Jan 1861, 7 Willow Street, Brooklyn, NY; d. Dec 1881; bur. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY.[7]
Census
306 371 Henry Shackerly 40 M - Leather Dealer N.Y. Catherine S. " 33 F - N.J. Isaac " 10 M - N.J. Attended school Hetty L. " 2 F - N.Y. Elizabeth " 81 F - N.J. Mary Farley 53 F - N.J. Julia Grady 20 F - Ireland 372 John C. Whiting 33 M - Grocer N.Y. Catherine W. " 28 F - N.Y. Emma J. " 3 F - N.Y. Mary Mahon 20 F - Ireland
259 Brick $4000 410 John C. Whitney 38 M - - Green Co. 1 - 15 Grocer 1 - - - - 1 - Cathrine Whitney 32 F - Wife N.Y. Co. 1 - 9 - - - - - - - - Emma J. Whitney 8 F - Chld Kings Co. - - 8 - - - - - - - - John F. Whitney 3 M - Chld Kings Co. - - 3 - - - - - - - - Bridget Moon 28 F - Srvt Ireland - - 5 - - - 1 - R - -
275 394 John Whitney 43 M - Grocery $25000 $2500 New York Catherine 38 F - Do Emma 13 F - Do Attended school John 9 M - Do Attended school Edwin 4 M - Do Mary Mooney 21 F - Servant Ireland
146 Brick $8000 214 John C. Whitney 46 - - ---- Kings 4 1 1 - - Grocer, Brooklyn 1 - - - 1 - - - - - - Cath. " 40 F - Wife N.Y. - 1 1 - - Enna J. " 19 F - Dau " - - - - 1 John F. " 13 M - Son Kings - - - - 1 Edwin D. " 8 M - " " - - - - 1 Walter " 4 M - " " - - - - 1 Sarah Mohanan 25 - - Srvt Ireland - - - - 1
607 1114 Espenshied, Nich. 45 M W Hatter $14000 $1500 Darmstadt Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Cornelia 43 F W Keeping House New York -----, Clara 14 F W Do Father foreign born -----, Cornelia 12 F W New York Father foreign born -----, Louisa 12 F W Do Father foreign born -----, Nicholas 10 M W New York Father foreign born -----, Augusta 8 F W New York Father foreign born Murray, Ellen 30 F W Servant Ireland Parents foreign born McGill, Margt. 18 F W Do Do Parents foreign born Whitney, John C. 53 M W Grocer $14000 $25000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Catharine 48 F W Keeping House New York -----, Emma J. 23 F W New York -----, John F. 18 M W Do -----, Edwin D. 14 M W New York Attended school -----, Walter 9 M W Do Attended school
122 Brick $12500 181 John C. Whitney 58 M - ---- New York m Wholesale Grocer - 1 - - 1 - Cath. W. do 52 F - Wife do m - Emma J. do 28 F - Dau Kings s - Fletcher do 23 M - Son do s Gold Broker N.Y.C. 1 - - - - Edwin do 19 M - do do s Cloth Clerk N.Y.C. Walter do 14 M - do do s - Catherine Eivers 35 F - Srvt Ireland s Domesic Servant - - - - - R
Catharine WHITNEY 57 Self F W W NY Keeping House NY NY Edwin D. WHITNEY 23 Son M S W NY Clerk In Store NY NY Walter E. WHITNEY 19 Son M S W NY Clerk In Store NY NY Emma J. WHITNEY 33 Dau F S W NY At Home NY NY Lizzie CREIG 20 Othe F S W NY Servant NY NY
Catharine W. Whitney F 69 - N.Y. City C. Emma I. Whitney F 45 - Bk. C. Christina Vannostrand F 28 - L. Island C.
References
- 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. 720 and pp. 1530-1531.
1.^ FindAGrave Memorial #57230756, John C. Whitney.
3.^ FindAGrave Memorial #57230647, Catherine W. Whitney.
4.^ FindAGrave Memorial #57230684, Emma J. Whitney.
5.^ FindAGrave Memorial #50591506, Melvin C. Whitney.
6.^ Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990, at FamilySearch.org.
7.^ FindAGrave Memorial #57230833, Walter W. Whitney.
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