Family:Whitney, James Orlando (1842-a1901)

James Orlando⁸ Whitney (Lambert⁷, Jazaniah⁶, James⁵, [prob.] James⁴, Eleazer³, Thomas², John¹), son of Lambert⁷ and Sally (Senter) Whitney, was born 5 Nov 1842, NY, and died after 1901.

He married Lizzie F. Wilson, daughter of John Y. and Anna (Webster) Wilson. She was born 9 Apr 1847, Methuen, MA, and died after 1880.

He resided Oakland and San Francisco, CA.

James Orlando Whitney was listed as a voter in the California Great Registers of voters as follows: 1 Oct 1868, Cor. Clay and Montgomery, San Francisco, CA; 1875, Clay and Montgomery, San Francisco, CA; 1876, Clay and Montgomery, San Francisco, CA; 16 Oct 1880, 1325 Tyler, San Francisco, CA; 27 Sep 1890, 923 Linden, Alameda Co., CA; 8 Sep 1892, 923 Linden, Alameda Co., CA; and 4 Oct 1894, 1552 Harrison, Alameda Co., CA.

James O. Whitney, mining, 73 Nevada Block, r. Berkeley [San Francisco, CA, 1901].^[1]

Children of James Orlando⁸ and Lizzie F. (Wilson) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i.	Lizzie F.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1874, CA.
ii.	Sarah Whitney, b. ca, 1877, CA.
iii.	Lambert Whitney, b. ca. 1878, CA.
iv.	Russell L. Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1880, Oakland, CA; d. 14 Nov 1929, Chicago, IL; m. 17 Jul 1906, Orange Co., CA, Leila E. Coffman.
v.	James Whitney, b. 27 Dec 1887, Oakland, CA.

Census

• 1870: not found.
• 1880, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., NY:

James O. WHITNEY 36 Self M M W NY Yanke Notions NH NH Lizzie WHITNEY 33 Wife F M W MA House Keeping MA ENG Lizzie F. WHITNEY 6 Dau F S W CA MA ENG Sarah WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W CA MA ENG Lambert WHITNEY 2 Son M S W CA MA ENG John Y. WILSON 60 FatL M W W MA Pork Packer NH NH Mary WAGNER 25 Oth F S W IL Servant PRUSSIA PRUSSIA Martha O'MALLEY 29 Oth F S W IRE Servant IRE IRE Paul VIDAC 27 Oth M S W DALMATIA Servant DALMATIA DALMATIA Nicholas SCHWARGO 36 Oth M S W DALMATIA Servant DALMATIA DALMATIA

• 1900: not found.

References

• Census records.

1.^  U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, at Ancestry.com.

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