Family:Whitney, Joseph Schoonover (c1811-a1870)

Joseph Schoonover⁷ Whitney (Moses⁶, Daniel⁵, Daniel⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of Joseph⁶ and Phebe (Schoonover) Whitney, was born about 1811, NY, and died after 1870.

He married, 28 Sep 1828, Franklin Co., IN, Olive Tyler, daughter of Nathan and Olive (-----) Tyler. She was born 31 Nar 1810, VT, died 21 Apr 1878. She is buried in the Baughman Cemetery, Casey, Clark Co., IL.^[1]

Children of Joseph Schoonover⁷ and Olive (Tyler) Whitney:

i.	Thomas8 Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1829, IN; m. Hannah Jane Johnson.
ii.	Clarissa E. Whitney, b. ca. 1834, IN; m. 29 Dec 1852 James P. Cole.
iii.	Jeremiah Whitney, b. 5 Jul 1835, IN; d. 21 Sep 1906, Clark Co., IL; m. ca. 1872, Sophie Ritter Anderson, b. 31 Jan 1840, d. 6 Jun 1915, Clark Co., IL; resided Johnson, Clark Co., IL, in 1880. Both are buried in the Baughman Cemetery, Casey, Clark Co., IL.[2]
iv.	Mary Jane Whitney, b. ca. 1837, IN.
v.	Joseph V. Whitney, b. ca. 1841, IN; resided Morgan, Dade Co., MO, in 1880, unmarried.
vi.	Olive Whitney, b. ca. 1843, IN.
vii.	Elizabeth Whitney, b. ca. 1846, IN; m. Samuel L. Durham; resided Johnson, Clark Co., IL, in 1870; resided Morgan, Dade Co., MO, in 1880.
viii.	William Whitney, b. ca. 1849, IN, unmarried.

Census

• 1830, Franklin Co., IN: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 15-20, 2 males 0-5, 1 female 20-30.
• 1840, Franklin Co., IN: Joseph Whitney, 1 male 30-40, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 5-10, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 10-15, 2 females 5-10, 1 female 0-5. 1 person in agriculture.
• 1850, Highland, Franklin Co., IN:

40 40 Joseph Whitney 39 M - Farmer $1500 N.Y. Olive " 40 F - Vt. Illiterate Thomas " 20 M - Do Ia. Clarissa " 16 F - Ind. Jeremiah " 14 M - " Mary " 13 F - " Joseph " 9 M - " Olive " 7 F - " Elizabeth " 4 F - " William " 1 M - "

• 1860, Riley, Vigo Co., IN:

1239 1158 Joseph Whitney 50 M - Farmer $1000 $700 New York Olive " 50 F - Connecticut Joseph V. " 20 M - Indiana Attended school Anna " 18 F - Do Elizabeth " 15 F - Do William " 11 M - Do Mary Jane " 23 F - Do

• 1870, Reily, Butler Co., OH:

254 254 Whitney, Joseph 59 F W Minister New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Olive 60 F W Keeping House Vermont

References

• Census records

1.^  Archive:Cemetery Records, Illinois, Clark County, Casey, Baughman Cemetery.

2.^  Archive:Cemetery Records, Illinois, Clark County, Casey, Baughman Cemetery.

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