Family:Whitney, Thomas (1825-1903)

Thomas⁸ Whitney (Henry⁷, Paul⁶, Aaron⁵, Moses⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Henry⁷ and Nabby (Tullar) Whitney, was born 1 Oct 1825, East Cambridge, MA, and died 12 Mar 1903, Chicago, IL, aged 75 years, married. He was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL.^[1]

He married, 25 Feb 1857, Cassopolis, MI, Mary Louise Clark, daughter of Fred C. and Isabelle (Hendman) Clark. She was born 7 Dec 1838, NY, and died 9 Oct 1912, Chicago, IL, aged 75 years, widowed. She was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL.^[2]

He is connected with N. B. Ream & County on the Board of Trade: resided 3026 Prairie Ave., Chicago, IL.

At death he lived at 2516 Indiana Ave., Chicago, IL.

Children of Thomas⁸ and Mary L. (Clark) Whitney:

i.	Frederick C.9 Whitney, b. 25 Feb 1858, MI; unmarried; resided in Des Moines, IA; is a coal merchant.
ii.	Daisy Whitney, b. 16 Mar 1865; m. 18 Feb 1890, William G. Young. He is manager of the Hotel Ampersant, Saranac Lake, Fulton County, NY.

Census

• 1860, Milwaukee Ward 1, Milwaukee Co., MA:

1679 1648 Thomas Whitney 32 M - Com. Merchant $400 Massachus. Mary S. " 24 F - New York Frederick C. " 3 M - Michigan Mary Nary 20 F - Servant Ireland

• 1870, Chicago Ward 5, Cook Co., IL:

1986 2254 Whitney, Thos. 42 M W Commis. Merch. $1000 Mass. Male citizen over 21 Mary L. 35 F W Keep house Mich. Fred C. 13 M W At school do Attended school Mary E. 11 F W do Wis. Attended school Landstrum, Tilly 26 F W Dom. servant Sweden Parents foreign born

• 1880: not found.
• 1900, Chicago Ward 4, Cook Co., IL:

Whitney, Thos. Ldgr W M Oct 1826 73 mar 42 Massachusetts -----, Mary L. Ldgr W F Dec 1862 37 mar 42 2ch 2liv New York

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. 485.

1.^  Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1955-1994, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1939, 1955-1994, at FamilySearch.org.

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