Family:Whitney, Charles Wesley (1829-1917)

Charles Wesley⁷ Whitney (John Merrick⁶, James Rex⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of John Merrick⁶ and Clarissa (Montgomery) Whitney, was born 15 Oct 1829, Fayette, MS, and died 4 Jan 1917, Fayette, MS.

He married, 23 Nov 1848, Sarah Cunningham Fleming Darden. She was born 29 Jan 1831, and died 12 Jul 1905.

He resided Fayette, MS.

Children of Charles Wesley⁷ and Sarah Cunningham Fleming (Darden) Whitney:

i.	Eugene8 Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1849; d. 25 Sep 1849.
ii.	Pendleton Darden Whitney, b. 22 Dec 1851; assassinated 25 Aug 1876.
iii.	John Merrick Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1854; d. 25 Sep 1872.
iv.	Margaret Whitney, b. 22 Dec 1857; m. 21 Mar 1878, Prof. J. E. Blankinship; 2 ch.; resided Danville, AR.
v.	Catharine Whitney, b. 1 Dec 1861; d. 4 Jul 1908?; m. 1 Dec 1881, Rivers Harrison; 1 ch.; resided Fayette, MS.
vi.	Emma Whitney, b. 12 Jan 1865; m. 1 Jun 1884, Howell F. West; 1 ch.; resided Natchez, MS.
vii.	Josephine J. Whitney, b. ca. 1867, MS.
viii.	Charles Wesley Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1870 (twin), MS; d. 8 Apr 1935.
ix.	Putnam Darden Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1870 (twin), MS; d. 23 Nov 1938.

Census

• 1850, East 10 Township, Jefferson Co., MS:

410 410 C. W. Whitney 21 M W Planter Mi. S. C. Whitney 19 F W do S. C. Baldridge 24 M W Planter do

• 1860, no township given, Macon Co., IL:

885 895 C. W. Whitney 30 M - Farmer 4000 500 Miss. Sarah " 29 F - " Pendleton " 9 M - " Mirick " 6 M - " Margaret " 2 F - " Margaret Myer 19 F - Domestic Ireland

• 1870, Township 8, Jefferson Co., MS:

49 49 Whitney, Albert 21 M B F. Lab. Miss. Illiterate, Male citizen over 21 50 50 Whitney, C. W. 40 M W Farmer $5000 $1000 " Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah C. 39 F W Keeping house " -----, Pendleton B. 19 M W Student " Attended school -----, Jno. M. 15 M W F. Lab. " -----, Margaret 12 F W At School " Attended school -----, Catharine 8 F W " -----, Emma 6 F W " -----, Josephine 3 F W " -----, {Chas. W. } 3/12 M W " Born in Mar -----, {Putnam D.} 3/12 M W " Born in Mar

• 1880, Fayette, Jefferson Co., MS:

C. W. WHITNEY 50 Self M M W MS Farmer SC MS S. C. F. WHITNEY 49 Wife F M W MS P. M. Fayette MS MS Katie WHITNEY 18 Dau F S W MS MS MS Emmie WHITNEY 15 Dau F S W MS MS MS Jossie J. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W MS MS MS Put D. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W MS MS MS Charles W. WHITNEY 10 Son M S W MS MS MS Deette WALKER 15 Oth F MU MS Cook NY MS

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.

• Tombstone information from Fayette, Mississippi.

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