Family:Whitney, William L. (c1858-1897)

William L.⁹ Whitney (Horatio⁸, Luke⁷, Josiah⁶, Abraham⁵, Abraham⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), son of Horatio⁸ and Catherine (Swartwood) Whitney, was born about 1858, and died 27 Apr 1897. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Van Etten, NY.^[1]

He married, before 1880, Harriet Cornish, daughter of Isaac and Margaret F. (Lindsay) Cornish. She was born Feb 1861, NY, and died 21 Dec 1935, Van Etten, NY. She married secondly, 11 Feb 1899, Van Etten, NY, Lewis Ackles. She married thirdly, 6 Feb 1912, Van Etten, NY, Fred H. Hotchkiss.

Children of William L.⁹ and Harriet (Cornish) Whitney:

i.	Albert10 Whitney, b. ca. 1882; d. aft. 1900; of Spencer, Tioga Co., NY, in 1900.
ii.	George Whitney, b. Feb 1884, NY; d. aft. 1930.
iii.	Eva B. Whitney, b. ca. 1887; d. aft. 1892; d. aft. 1900; "Eva B. Ackles" in 1900.
iv.	Charles L. Whitney, b. ca. 1893; m. 31 May 1927, Chemung Co., NY, Gladys Alice Fletcher.

Census

• 1880, Van Etten, Chemung Co., NY:

William WHITNEY 22 Self M M W NY Miller NY NY Hattie WHITNEY 18 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Luke WHITNEY 77 GFat M W W MA MA MA

• 1892 State, Van Etten, Chemung County, NY:

William Whitney M 36 - U.S. C. Miller Hattie Whitney F 28 - U.S. C. Bert Whitney M 10 - U.S. C. George Whitney M 7 - U.S. C. Eva Whitney F 5 - U.S. C. Cerena Sniffin F 79 - U.S. C.

• 1900, Van Etten, Chemung County, NY:

140 145 Douglass, James Head W M Sep 1842 57 mar 32 Pennsylvania New York Pennsylvania Farmer, Rents farm -----, Bell Wife W F Jun 1847 32 mar 32 5ch 4liv New York New York New York Whitney, George Srvt W M Feb 1884 16 sgl New York New York New York Farm laborer -----, William Son W M Apr 1875 25 sgl New York Pennsylvania New York Locomotive fireman -----, Fred Son W M Jan 1884 16 sgl New York Pennsylvania New York Farm laborer -----, Orley Son W M Aug 1886 13 sgl New York Pennsylvania New York At school Freese, Jane MiL W F --- 1829 70 wid 4ch 2liv New York unknown unknown

NOTE: William, Fred, and Orley bore surname "Douglass", not "Whitney".

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #164476396, William L. Whitney.

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