Family:Whitney, Oscar L. (1847-1910)
Oscar L.8 Whitney (Lemuel7, John6, John5, James4, Joseph3, Jonathan2, John1), son of Lemuel7 and Fanny M. (Gould) Whitney, was born 29 Mar 1847, Belvidere, IL, and died 1910.
He married, 15 Nov 1871, Fillmore, MN, Ann Malissa Riley, daughter of Volkart and Jane (-----) Riley. She was born 1 May 1850, NY, and died 1912.
He is a farmer; resided Hector, MN.
Children of Oscar L.8 and Ann Malissa (Riley) Whitney:
i. Charles J.9 Whitney, b. 23 Sep 1872. ii. Nellie E. Whitney, b. 30 Nov 1874. iii. Roy Riley Whitney, b. 30 May 1877, Wasioja, WI.
Census
26 26 Sobolaski, Julia 40 F W Keeping House $500 N.Y. -----, Pauline 18 F W Teacher Wis. Father foreign born -----, Adda 17 F W At Home " Father foreign born -----, Elizabeth 15 F W " Ills. Father foreign born, Attended school -----, James 10 M W " Father foreign born, Attended school Whitney, Oscar 23 M W Farmer $500 " Male citizen over 21 -----, John 18 M W Farm Help "
Oscar WHITNEY 33 Self M M W IL Livery Stable NY NY Malissa WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Charles WHITNEY 7 Son M S W MN IL NY Nellie WHITNEY 6 Dau F S W MN IL NY Roy WHITNEY 3 Son M S W MN IL NY Sophia WHITNEY 84 Moth F W W NY Keeping House NY NY
How Sophia could be his mother is unknown. Both his parents were still living elsewhere in 1900.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 563.
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