Family:Whitney, Lysander (1820-1897)

Lysander Whitney (Levi, Lemuel), son of Levi and Sally (Metcalf) Whitney, was born 13 Nov 1820, Warwick, MA,^[1] and died 1897, Van Orin, IL.^[2]

He married, 25 Sep 1842, Roxanna Viner. She was born 29 Mar 1819, Berkshire, MA, and died 25 Sep 1881.^[3]

Children of Lysander and Roxanna (Viner) Whitney:

i.	Sarah Whitney, b. ca. 1844, MA; d. after 1880, then unmarried.
ii.	Mary A. Whitney, b. 12 Sep 1847, Adams, MA; d. 27 Jul 1940, Mendota, IL; m. after 1880, David Rude.
iii.	George Whitney, b. ca. Apr 1860, IL; apparently d. between 1870 and 1877.
iv.	Emerson L. Whitney, b. Mar 1862, Van Orin, IL; d. 1922, Miami-Dade Co., FL; m. 30 Mar 1887, Brodhead, WI, Anna J. Moore.

Census

• 1850, Adams, Berkshire Co., MA:

1041 1041 Lysander Whitney 29 M - Manufacture Mass. Roxana " 31 F - " Sarah " 6 F - " Mary " 2 F - " Eveline Haynes 16 F - Mass. Mary Green 32 F - "

• 1855, Chester, Berkshire Co., MA:

308 308 Lysander Whitney 34 M - Overseer in Cot. Mill Mass. Roxanna Whitney 25 F - " Sarah Whitney 11 " - " Mary Whitney 8 " - " Sally Whitney 65 F - Mass.

• 1860, Lamoille, Bureau Co., IL:

1956 1999 Lisander Whitny 39 M - Farmer 1500 300 Vermont Roxana Whitny 41 F - Mass. Sarah " 16 F - do Mary " 12 F - do George " 2/12 M - Illinois George Vineas 72 M - Mass. Sally Whitney 68 F - Mass.

• 1870, Lamoille, Bureau Co., IL:

38 38 Whitney, Lysander 49 M W Farmer $10000 $1600 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Roxany 51 F W Keeping house " -----, Sarah 26 F W " -----, Mary 22 F W " -----, Geo. 10 M W Ills. Attended school -----, Emerson 8 M W " Attended school Olson, Oley 28 M W Farm Laborer Sweden Parents foreign born Leland, Henry 41 M W Manfg. Rub. Stamp $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 40 F W " -----, Lizzie 14 F W " -----, Geo. 6 M W "

• 1880, Lamoille, Bureau Co., IL:

Lysander WHITNEY 59 Self M M W MA Farmer MA MA Roxana WHITNEY 61 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Sarah WHITNEY 36 Dau F S W MA At Home MA MA Mary WHITNEY 32 Dau F S W MA At Home MA MA Emerson L. WHITNEY 18 Son M S W IL At Home MA MA Mary FAIRBANKS 20 Oth F S W MN MA MA Hamilton CRIGHTON 23 Oth M S W OH Farm Laborer --- ---

References

• Census records.

1.^  "Lysander [Whitney], d. Levi and wife, [born] 13 Nov 1820," according to Warwick Vital Records, vol. 2, p. 243.

2.^  Find A Grave memorial #96778431, Lysander Whitney.

3.^  Find A Grave memorial #96778454, Roxanna Whitney.

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