Family:Whitney, William Horr (1838-1909)
William Horr Whitney (Nathaniel), son of Nathaniel and Clarissa (Horr) Whitney, was born 4 Feb 1838, NY, and died 15 Mar 1909, Gouverneur, NY.[1]
He married circa 1861, Gouverneur, NY, Rosetta Adell Cushman, daughter of Myron and Susan (Waid) Cushman. She was born May 1841, Gouverneur, NY, and died 1920, Gouverneur, NY.[2]
Children of William Horr and Rosetta Adell (Cushman) Whitney:
i. Addis Merrill Whitney, b. 27 Sep 1862, Gouverneur, NY; d. 27 Aug 1935, Cambridge, MA; m. 20 Oct 1905, Swampscott, MA, Elizabeth Febiger (Denny) Sargent, dau. of William C. and Nancy W. (Tripp) Denny, b. ca. 1863, Pittsburgh, PA,[3] d. after 1930; no known children. ii. Wilbur Burton Whitney, b. 1869, Gouverneur, NY; d. 1915, Gouverneur, NY;[4] m. 10 Feb 1914, St. Lawrence Co., NY, Marion Fuller Holmes, daughter of Adam J. and Edith T. (Fuller) Holmes, b. ca. 1885, NY, d. aft. 1920; no known children. In 1910 he was living in Williamsport, PA.
Census
70 70 Whitney, Wm. 32 M W Druggist $2000 $8000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Rosetta A. 28 F W Keeps House " -----, Addis M. 9 M W At Home " Attended school -----, Wilbur B. 1 M W " " Whitney, Nathaniel 85 M W Ret. Farmer New Hampshire Male citizen over 21 -----, Clarissa 78 F W Massachusetts Nichols, Elizabeth 30 F W Domestic Servt. Canada Parents foreign born
W. H. WHITNEY 42 Self M M W NY Druggist NH NH Rosetta A. WHITNEY 38 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Addis M. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W NY At School NY NY Wilbur B. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W NY At School NY NY Addie LIVINGSTON 19 Othe F S W NY Servant NY NY
- 1900, Gouverneur, Saint Lawrence Co., NY
- 1910, Gouverneur, Saint Lawrence Co., NY: Rosetta C. Whitney, widow
- 1920, Gouverneur, Saint Lawrence Co., NY: Rosetta A. Whitney, widow
References
- Census records
1.^ Find A Grave #26123146, Whitney, William].
2.^ Find A Grave #26123147, Whitney, Rosetta (Cushman)].
3.^ "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 536, page 630.
4.^ Find A Grave #26123147, Whitney, Wilbur B.
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