Family:Whitney, Mary Jane (1847-1931)

Mary Jane Whitney (John Franklin, James), daughter of John Franklin and Sarah (Nokes) Whitney, was born Jun 1847, IL, and died 29 Apr 1931, Wabedo, Cass Co., MN.

She married 1866, Springfield, IL, Samuel Morgan Beckman. He was born Jan 1844, Brown Co., IL, and died 1905, Jenkins, MN.

In 1860 Menard Co., IL, Mary J. Whitney is living with her mother and father.

Information from the 1875 Minnesota State Census -- John F. Whitney is living with his daughter and son in law in Maine Prairie, Stearns Co., MN:

Samuel M Beckman 30, male, white, born Ill, father Va, mother Pa

Mary J Beckman 24, female, white, born Ill , father Ill, mother Ill

Mary H Beckman 7, female, white, born Ill , father Ill, mother Ill

John F Beckman 4, male, white, born Ill , father Ill, mother Ill

Sarah E Beckman 2, female, white, born Ill , father Ill, mother Ill

John F Whitney 60, male, white, born Vt, father Vt, mother Vt

1880 Parker, Morrison Co., MN:

Samuel Beckman, white, male, 83, widowed, farmer, born Connecticut, father Conn, mother Conn

Samuel Jr., white, male, 46, son, married, farmer, born Illinois, father Conn, mother Conn

Mary, white, female,32, wife, married, Keeping House, born Illinois, father New York, mother New York

Mary, white, female, 12, daughter, single, laborer, born Illinois, father Illinois, mother Illinois

John F, white, male, 9, Son, born Illinois, father Illinois, mother Illinois

Sarah E, white, female, 7, Daughter, born Illinois, father Illinois, mother Illinois

Anna Belle, white, female, 4, Daughter, born Minnesota, father Illinois, mother Illinois

1885 Minnesota State Census, Mooresville, Crow Wing Co., MN:

J N Whitney 40, male, white, born New York

Sarah Whitney 22, female, white, born Conn

Annie Whitney 0, female, white, born Minn

Jno F Whitney 70, male, white, born Vermont

Note:there is a Coleman family in the household between the Whitney's and Beckman's

Samuel Beckman 40, male, white, born Ills

Mary Beckman 36, female, white, Ills

Mary Beckman 17, female, white, Ills

John F Beckman 14, male, white, Ills

Sarah E Beckman 12, female, white, Ills

Anna Beckman 6, female, white, Minn

Jacob Beckman 1, male, white, Minn

John Beckman 87, male, white, Virginia

1900 Census Township 137, Crow Wing Co., MN:

Samuel Beckman, head, white, male, Jan 1844, 56, married, how many years married 33, born Illinois, father born Virginia, mother Kentucky, farmer

Mary J., wife, white, female, Jun 1847, 52, married, how many years married 33, gave birth to how many children 8, still living 7, born Illinois, father Vermont, mother New York

Jacob N., son, white, male, Apr 1884, 16, single, born Minnesota, father Illinois, mother Illinois

Charles E, son, white, male, Jan 1889, 11, single, born Minnesota, father Illinois, mother Illinois

Lydia M., daughter, white female, Feb 1893, 7, single, born Minnesota, father Illinois, mother Illinois

In the 1905 Minnesota State Census, Jenkins, Crow Wing Co., MN:

J. N. Beckman, male, 21, white, born Minn , father Ill, mother Ill

M. J. Beckman, female, 56, white, born Ill, father Vermont , mother New York

S. M. Beckman, male, 61, white, born Ill, father Tenn , mother Kentucky

M. Beckman, female, 12, white, born Minn , father Ill , mother Ill

There is a Dudgeon family above the Beckman family and after Samuel died Mary married a William Dudgeon.

1910 Census Jenkins, Crow Wing Co., MN:

William C Dudgeon, head, male, white, 44, M1, married 1 year, born Indiana, father Indiana, mother Indiana, farmer

Mary J, wife, female, white, 56, M2, married 1yr, gave birth to 8 children, 6 living, born Illinois, father Vermont, mother New York

Jacob N, stepson, male, white, 26, single, born Minneosota, father Illinois, mother Illinois

Lydia M., stepdaughter, female, white, 17, single, born Minnesota, father Illinois, mother Illinois

1920 Census Wabedo, Cass Co., MN:

Jacob M Beckman, head, male, white, 35, married born Minnesota, father Illinois, mother Illinois

Florence M, wife, female, white, 19, married, born Minnesota, father United States, mother United States

Laura M, daughter, female, white, 1 6/12, single, born Minnesota, father Minnesota, mother Minnesota

William Dudgeon, head, male, white, 54, married, born Indiana, father Indiana, mother Indiana

Marie J, wife, female, white, 69, born Illinois, father Vermont, mother New York

1930 Census Wabedo, Cass Co., MN:

Jacob M Beckman, head, male, white, 45, married, age at 1st marriage 33, born Minnesota, father Illinois, mother Illinois, Farmer, Dairy farm

Florence M, wife, female, white, 29, married, age at 1st marriage 17, born Iowa, father United States, mother United States

Lora M, daughter, female, white, 11, single, born Minnesota, father Minnesota, mother Iowa

Ruby E, daughter, female, white, 9, single, born Minnesota, father Minnesota, mother Iowa

Jacob N Jr., son, male, white, 7, single, born Minnesota, father Minnesota, mother Iowa

Jaquline V., daughter, female, white, 3 2/12, single, born Minnesota, father Minnesota, mother Iowa

Florence M, daughter, 5/12, single, born Minnesota, father Minnesota, mother Iowa

John F Beckman, head, male, white, 58, married, age at 1st marriage 24, born Illinois, father Illinois, mother Illinois

Mary, wife, female, white, 61, married age at first marriage 23, born Illinois, father Germany, mother Germany

Samuel M, son, male, white, 20, single, born Minnesota, father Illinois, mother Minnesota

Mary J Dudgeon, mother, female, white, 82, Widowed, born Illinois, father Vermont, mother New York

Children of Mary Jane and Samuel Morgan (Beckman) Whitney:

i.	John Franklin Beckman, b. 24 Jan 1870, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL.
ii.	Elizabeth Sarah Beckman, b. 1873, IL, d. 1913, Jenkins, Crow Wing Co., MN.
iii.	Mary Beckman, b. abt. 1868, IL.
iv.	Anna Belle Beckman, b. abt. 1876, MN.
v.	Jacob N Beckman, b. Apr 1884, MN.
vi.	Charles Beckman, b. Jan 1889, MN.
vii.	Lydia M Beckman, b. Feb 1893, MN.

References

• Census
• Online birth, marriage, and death indexes
• Land file

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