Family:Whitney, Wells (1823-1887)
Wells8 Whitney (Joel7, Joel6, Jonathan5, Jonathan4, Jonathan3, Benjamin2, John1), son of Joel7 and Esther (Belding) Whitney, was born 24 Sep 1823, NY, and died 18 Apr 1887, Cambria, MI.
He married firstly, 11 Jun 1845, Geneva, NY, Demis Holmes. She was born about 1825, NY, and died Dec 1859, Cambria, MI.
He married secondly, say 1857, Laura Potter. She was born about 1839, and died before 1870.
He married thirdly, Jun 1873, Hillsdale Co., MI, Emeline Shattuck. She died after 1887.
He resided Reading and Cambria, MI.
Address of living child, Mrs. Robert J. Berry, Reading, Hillsdale County, MI.
- "Mrs. Berry is the daughter of Wells and Demis (Holmes) Whitney, who were natives of New York State, and after their marriage in Geneva, lived there one year, then came to Michigan, and located, in 1845, on a new farm in Reading Township. The place is now known as the Abbott farm. It comprises a large tract of land, and after making some improvements Mr. Whitney traded for an improved farm in Cambria Township, where he made his home until his death, April 18, 1887. He was then sixty-three years old. The mother of Mrs. Berry died in Cambria in December, 1859. Her father subsequently married Miss Emeline Shaddock, who survives him and is living in Hillsdale. Mr. Whitney was a prominent man in his community, a Republican in politics, and held nearly all the local offices. In religious matters he belonged to the Free-Will Baptist Church, with which his first wife, the mother of Mrs. Berry, was connected. Mrs. B. was well reared and educated, completing her studies at the Hillsdale Union School, and employed herself as a teacher some time before her marriage, mostly in the district schools of this county."[1]
Children of Wells8 and Demis (Holmes) Whitney
i. Lemuel P.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1846, MI; m. Louisa Jane Reed. ii. Mary Elizabeth Whitney, b. 2 May 1848, Reading, MI; d. 16 Oct 1896; m. 11 Jul 1867 Cambria, MI, John Gardner Berry, son of Thomas and Mary A. (Archer) Berry. iii. Annetta E. Whitney, b. ca. 1850, MI; d. after 1870. iv. Emma S. Whitney, b. ca. 1852, MI; m. 19 Jan 1874, Cambria, MI, Charles Perwilleger. v. Esther B. Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1854, Cambria, MI; m. 17 Feb 1878, Cambria, MI, Robert J. Berry, son of Thomas and Mary A. (Archer) Berry.
Children of Wells8 and Laura (Potter) Whitney
i. William C.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1859, MI; m. 15 Jan 1880, Reading, MI, Emma Hart. ii. Fred Wendell Whitney, b. ca. 1861, MI; m. 23 Dec 1885, Cambria, MI, Josephine Deborah Cole.
Census
4 4 Wells Whitney 27 M - Farmer $1500 N.Y. Demis Whitney 25 F - N.Y. Lemuel P. Whitney 4 M - Mich. Mary E. Whitney 2 F - Mich.
1642 1642 Wells Whitney 37 M - Farmer $3000 $1860 N.Y. Laura 21 F - do Lemuel 14 M - Mich. Attended school Mary 12 F - do Attended school Annetta 10 F - do Attended school Emory 8 M - do Attended school Esther 6 F - do Attended school Willie 1 M - do Rosela Potter 13 F - Domestic N.Y. Eddie 2 M - Mich.
18 19 Whitney, Wells 46 M W Farmer $6000 $1200 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 33 F W Keeping House " -----, Annette E. 20 F W School Teacher Michigan -----, Emma S. 18 F W At Home " -----, Esther B. 16 F W " " -----, Will C. 11 M W At School " Attended school -----, Fred W. 9 M W " " Attended school -----, Frank L. 6 M W " " Attended school -----, Lura E. 3 F W At Home "
Wells WHITNEY 56 Self M M W NY Farmer NY --- Fred. WHITNEY 19 Son M S W MI NY --- Frank LAMB 16 Son M S W MI NY OH Lura LAMB 12 Dau F S W MI NY OH Chas. LAMB 5 Son M S W MI NY OH
Wells was listed as married, so presumably his wife was still living at the time.
- 1880, son William not found.
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), p. 586.
1.^ Portrait and biographical album of Hillsdale County, Mich. (Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1888), p. 495.
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