Family:Whitney, Richard (1858-1939)

Richard⁸ Whitney (Jeremiah⁷, Jeremiah⁶, Jeremiah⁵, Jeremiah⁴, Nathan³, John², Henry¹), son of Jeremiah⁷ and Sarah (Goodwin) Whitney, was born Sep 1858, Middlebury, PA, and died 1939.

He married, 2 Jul 1888, Troupsburg, NY, Mary Salome Butler, daughter of Rufus Harry and Nancy Jane (Lee) Butler. She was born 19 Apr 1867, Farmington, PA, and died after 1930.

Children of Richard⁸ and Mary Salome (Butler) Whitney:

i.	Earl Russell9 Whitney, b. 21 Oct 1893, PA; d. 29 Jan 1982, Elmira, NY; m. Ella R. Tobey.
ii.	Ava L. Whitney, b. Apr 1897, PA; d. 1974; m. bef. 1914, Samuel Niles.
iii.	Lee Ellis Whitney, b. 4 Jan 1901, PA; d. 28 Apr 1994, Elmira, NY; m. Frances Stonebraker.
iv.	Josephine E. Whitney, b. 13 Sep 1906, PA; d. 23 Jul 1985, Elmira, NY; m. 1924, Martin Wilmott Tobey.
v.	Hazel Grace Whitney, b. ca. May 1909, PA; m. Lewis Chester Griffin.

Census

• 1900, Farmington, Tioga Co., PA:

145 149 Whitney, Richard Head W M Sep 1858 41 mar 13 Pennsylvania Un. Un. Farmer, Owns free house -----, Mary Wife W F Apr 1867 33 mar 13 2ch 2liv Pennsylvania New York New York -----, Earl Son W M Oct 1893 6 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania At school -----, Ava Dau W F Apr 1897 3 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

• 1910, Richmond, Tioga Co., PA, p. 2B:

47 47 Whitney, Richard Head M W 50 mar1 22 Pennsylvania New York Pennsylvania -----, Mary S. Wife F W 42 mar1 22 5ch 5liv Pennsylvania New York New York -----, Earl R. Son M W 16 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -----, Eva L. Dau F W 13 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -----, Lee E. Son M W 9 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -----, Josephine E. Dau F W 4 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -----, Hazel G. Dau F W 11/12 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

• 1920, Elmira Ward 10, Chemung Co., NY.
• 1930, Southport, Chemung Co., NY.

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. 1738.

• Census records.

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