Family:Whitney, William Lebbeus (1823-a1880)

William Lebbeus⁷ Whitney (Lebbeus⁶, James Rex⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Lebbeus⁶ and Elizabeth (Ford) Whitney, was born 16 Jan 1823, Philadelphia, PA, and died after 1880.

He married firstly, 19 Dec 1850, Ann Templin Potts. She was born 21 Apr 1827, and died 19 Sep 1854.

He married secondly, 2 Oct 1862, Emma St. Clair Nichols. She was born 26 Sep 1840, and died after 1880.

William Lebbeus Whitney was born in Philadelphia, educated at the public schools, and entering Dickinson College, was graduated in 1843. He taught school at Port Gibson, MS, in 1844, clerk in Miners' Bank at Pottsville in 1847, and was, in 1850, admitted to the bar. In 1870 he was selected cashier of the Miners' Bank, and in 1882 was elected president; resided Pottsville, PA.

He was the author of:

Whitney, William Lebbeus, Some of the Descendants of John and Elinor Whitney, who settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Pottsville, PA: M. E. Miller, Steam-Power Printer, 1890).

Children of William Lebbeus⁷ and Ann Templin (Potts) Whitney:

i.	Potts8 Whitney, b. 18 Oct 1851, PA; d. 21 Dec 1869.
ii.	Nattie Annie Whitney, b. 31 Aug 1853, PA; d. after 1880.

Children of William Lebbeus⁷ and Emma St. Clair (Nichols) Whitney:

iii.	Harriett N. Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1963, PA; d. 27 Dec 1863, PA.
iv.	William A. Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1864, PA; d. after 1880.
v.	Francis N. Whitney, b. 1 Apr 1868, PA; d. after 1880.
vi.	Emma St. C. Whitney, b. 16 Mar 1870, PA; d. after 1880.

Census

• 1860, Pottsville Middle Ward, Schuylkill Co., PA:

2334 2263 William L. Whitney 37 M - Attorney at Law $1500 Penna. Elizabeth " 34 F - do Potts " 8 M - do Nattie Annie " 6 F - do Catherine Trumple 22 F - Servant Ireland Illiterate

• 1870, Pottsville South Ward, Schuylkill Co., PA:

329 352 Whitney, Wm. L. 46 M W Attorney & Bank Cashier $45000 $2125 Penna. Male citizen over 21 -----, Emma 29 F W Keeping house Penna. -----, Annie 16 F W No occupation Penna. -----, Wm. A. 5 M W Penna. -----, Francis N. 2/12 M W Penna. Born in Mar -----, Emma 4 F W Penna. McCabe, Annie 22 F W Domestic servant Ireland Parents foreign born, Illiterate Sharp, Mary 21 F W Domestic servant Penna. Parents foreign born, Illiterate

• 1880, Pottsville South Ward, Schuylkill Co., PA:

William L. WHITNEY 57 Self M M W PA Bank Cashier NC PA Emma H.C. WHITNEY 39 Wife F M W PA Keeping House PA PA Nattie A. WHITNEY 26 Dau F S W PA At Home PA PA William A. WHITNEY 15 Son M S W PA At School PA PA Francis N. WHITNEY 12 Son M S W PA At School PA PA Emma H.C. WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W PA At School PA PA Mary J. HASKINS 25 Oth F S W ENG. Servant ENG. ENG.

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. 390.

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