Family:Whitney, Melville David (1847-1933)
Melville David7 Whitney (Nathan7, Ira6, Nathan5, Nathan4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of Nathan7 and Susan (Davis) Whitney, was born 6 May 1847, Youngsville, PA, and died 20 Mar 1933, Youngsville, PA. He was buried in Youngsville Cemetery, Youngsville, PA.[1]
He married, 18 Jun 1878, or 13 Jun 1872, PA, Florence Dorleska Kinnear. She was born 18 Jun 1848, Youngsville, PA, and died 1933, Youngsville, PA. She was buried in Youngsville Cemetery, Youngsville, PA.[2]
"Nathan [Whitney] was born in Massachusetts in 1803; they were born in Youngsville, and had a family of seven children, four of whom are now living—-Ira A., Lucy, M. D., and Dr. William D."[3]
Children of Melville David7 and Florence D. (Kinnear) Whitney:
i. (child)8 Whitney, b. ca. 1873; d. ca. 1873.
Census
68 66 Beaver, David L. 36 M W Laborer $1000 Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 ... Whitney, Melville 21 M W Engineer $200 Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 ...
Melville WHITNEY 32 Self M M W PA Clerk In Store PA PA Florence D. WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W PA House Keeping PA NY
References
- Census records.
- WILSON/CHIPMAN/MARSH/SMITH Family Tree at Ancestry.com.
1.^ Find A Grave memorial #101813459, Melville D. Whitney.
2.^ Find A Grave memorial #101813441, Florence D. Whitney.
3.^ J. S. Schenk, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., 1887), p. cv.
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