Family:Whitney, John Henry (1827-a1880)

John Henry⁷ Whitney (David St. John⁶, Henry⁵, Henry⁴, Henry³, John², Henry¹), son of David St. John⁶ and Lois (Northrop) Whitney, was born 31 Dec 1827, Sidney, NY, and died after 1880.

He married, 26 Sep 1854, Unadilla, NY, Anna Jane Griffin, daughter of Obadiah and Martha (Kenyon) Griffin. She was born 20 Apr 1835, Meredith, NY, and died after 1880.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a farmer . . . . They settled at Sidney Centre, N.Y., where her parents then dwelt, and lived there till 24 Dec. 1856; at Gorham, Ohio, till 27 Nov. 1864; at Mason, Mich., till 5 Ap. 1869; and then moved to Medina, Mich., where they were living in Jan. 1875."

Children of John Henry⁷ and Anna Jane (Griffin) Whitney:

i.	Willard Elmer Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1860, Gorham, OH; d. 27 Sep 1939; bur. Whitney Cemetery, Lenawee Co., MI;[1] m. 5 Mar 1889, Grand Island, NE, Eliza C. "Lizzie" Wisely, dau. of Joseph E. and Isabel (-----) Wisely.[2]
ii.	Frank Elgin Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1863, Gorham, OH.

Census

• 1855 State, Sidney, Delaware Co., NY:

163 Frame $50 282 Henry Whitney 27 M - - Otsego 1 - 19 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Anna J. Whitney 20 F - Wife Delaware 1 - 5 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Gorham, Fulton Co., OH:

822 786 J. H. Whitney 31 M - Farmer N.Y. Anna J. 25 F - " Perry Watson 16 M - " Attended school

• 1870, Medina, Lenawee Co., MI:

317 310 Whitney, J. H. 41 M W Farmer $5000 $1500 N. York Male citizen over 21 -----, Anna J. 55 F W Keeping House " -----, Willard E. 9 M W At School Ohio Attended school -----, Frank E. 6 M W " " Attended schoo Worden, Charles 20 M W Works on Farm N. York Attended school

• 1880, Medina, Lenawee Co., MI:

Henry WHITNEY 52 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Anna WHITNEY 45 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Willird WHITNEY 19 Son M S W OH At Home NY NY Frank WHITNEY 16 Son M S W OH At School NY NY

• 1900, Arcadia, Valley Co., NE:

160 167 Whitney, Willard E. Head W M Oct 1860 39 mar 11 Ohio New York New York Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Eliza C. Wife W F Nov 1859 40 mar 11 0ch 0liv Wisconsin Scotland Scotland Wisley, Annie SiL W F Jun 1867 32 sgl Iowa Scotland Scotland Barr, Jessie Srvt W F May 1885 15 sgl Iowa Pennsylvania Ohio House keeper Jameson, Charles Srvt W M May 1885 15 sgl Nebraska Indiana Iowa Farm laborer

References

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 454 and p. 1101.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #35549916, Willard Elmer Whitney.

2.^  Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, from Ancestry.com.

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