Family:Whitney, Melville Clement (1849-1922)

Melville Clement⁹ Whitney (Aaron T.⁸, Joseph⁷, Elisha⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Aaron T.⁸ and Philistia (Wheeler) Whitney, was born ca. Oct 1849, OH, or 25 Dec 1849, OH, and died 30 Sep 1922, Merritt, MI, aged 72 years.^[1]

He married 14 May 1885, Pickaway Co., OH, Ada Courtright,^[2] dau. of Cyrus and Katherine (Schweitzer) Courtright. She was born Dec 1850, OH, and died 6 Mar 1928, Vancouver, WA, aged 69 years 3 months 26 days.^[3] Child:

Children of Melville Clement⁹ and Ada (Courtright) Whitney:

i.	Clement Courtright10 Whitney, b. 28 Mar 1888, Alexandria, SD; d. 6 Feb 1946; bur. Park Hill Cemetery, Vancouver, WA.[4]

Census

• 1880, Oberlin, Lorain Co., OH:

Aaron WHITNEY 65 Self M M W VERMONT Farmer --- --- Phylista WHITNEY 50 Wife F M W NEW YORK Keeping House VT VT Mikaill C. WHITNEY 29 Son M S W OHIO Student VT N.Y. Geordie Z. WHITNEY 23 Son M S W OHIO Student VT N.Y.

• 1900, Fruit Valley, Clark Co., WA:

69 69 Whitney, Melville C. Head W M Dec 1849 50 mar 15 Ohio Vermont New York Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Ada C. Wife W F Dec 1850 49 mar 15 1ch 1liv Ohio Ohio Ohio -----, Clement C. Son W M Mar 1888 12 sgl South Dakota Ohio Ohio At school

• 1910, Fruit Valley Road, Fruit Valley, Clark Co., WA, p. 1A:

10 10 Whitney, Phylista Head F W 80 wid 3ch 2liv New York United States United States None Owns free farm -----, Omer Son M W 58 wid Ohio Vermont New York Farmer Fruit farm -----, Melville Son M W 60 div Ohio Vermont New York Farmer Fruit farm

• 1910, Felida Road, Fruit Valley, Clark Co., WA, p. 9A:

76 76 Whitney, Ada C. Head F W 51 div 1ch 1liv Ohio Ohio Ohio Farmer fruit farm, Owns free farm -----, Clement Son M W 21 sgl S. Dakota Ohio Ohio None Barnes, Roy Brdr M W 28 sgl Minnesota New Hampshire Illinois Farmer general farm

• 1920, Munger Road, Merritt, Bay Co., MI, p. 1B:

22 22 Whitney, Mellvile C. Head M W 70 div Ohio Ohio Ohio None, Rents farm

• 1920, Hazeldell Felida Road, Lake Shore, Clark Co., WA, p. 2A:

20 20 Whitney, Ada Head F W 61 wid Ohio United States United States Farmer orchard, Owns free farm Whitney, Clemence C. Son M W 31 sgl S. Dakota Ohio Ohio Laborer farm

References

• Census records.

1.^  Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997, at FamilySearch.org.

3.^  Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960, at FamilySearch.org.

4.^  FindAGrave Memorial #44545710, Clement Whitney.

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