Family:Whitney, John F. (1859-1934)

John F.⁹ Whitney (James Robinson⁸, James⁷, Jeremiah⁶, Hezekiah⁵, Hezekiah⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of James Robinson⁸ and Ruth (Flagler) Whitney, was born Sep 1859, NY, and died 1934, Frontier Co., NE. He was buried in Farnam Cemetery, Frontier Co., NE.^[1]

He married, 19 Feb 1882, Benton, NE, Mary Margaret "Maggie" Bicknell,^[2] daughter of Clark W. and Mary J. (-----) Bicknell. She was born Feb 1858, Widner, IN, and died 1933, Russell, NE. She was buried in Farnam Cemetery, Frontier Co., NE.^[3]

Children of John F.⁹ and Maggie (Bicknell) Whitney:

i.	Ethel Ruth10 Whitney, b. Jan 1883, NE.
ii.	Matta Whitney, b. Sep 1884, NE; d. bef. 1900.
iii.	Jessie Mavis Whitney, b. May 1887, NE; m. Walter Thomas Woolstrum.
iv.	Willis James Whitney, b. Aug 1891, NE; m. Dora D. Baker.
iv.	Ernestine Whitney, b. Oct 1893, NE; m. Arthur H. Bick.

Census

• 1885 State, Benton, Nemaha Co., NE, p. 5A:

37 38 Hacker, Maggie W F 24 ---- wid Teacher New York N.Y. N.Y. -----, Arthur W M 2 Son sgl Nebraska N.Y. N.Y. 39 Whitney, John W M 25 ---- mar Farmer New York N.Y. N.Y. -----, Mary W F 26 Wife mar Keeping house Indiana N.Y. N.Y. -----, Ethel W F 2 Dau sgl Nebraska N.Y. Ind. -----, Matta W F 8m Dau sgl Nebraska N.Y. Ind. Born Sept.

• 1900, Russell, Frontier Co., NE:

31 32 Whitney, John F. Head W M Sep 1859 40 mar 18 New York New York New York Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Maggie B. Wife W F Feb 1858 41 mar 18 5ch 4liv Indiana Indiana Indiana -----, Ethel R. Dau W F Jan 1883 17 sgl Nebraska New York Indiana At school -----, Jessie M. Dau W F May 1887 13 sgl Nebraska New York Indiana At school -----, Willie B. Son W M Aug 1891 8 sgl Nebraska New York Indiana At school -----, Ernie Dau W F Oct 1893 6 sgl Nebraska New York Indiana At school

• 1900, Asylum for the Chronic Insane, Denver Township, Adams Co., NE:

Maggie B. Whitney Ptnt W F --- 1860 40 mar 1 2ch 0liv Indiana unknown unknown

• 1910, Fairview, Frontier Co., NE.

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave memorial #10937273, John F. Whitney.

2.^  Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, from Ancestry.com.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #10937272, Maggie Whitney.

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