Family:Whitney, Vespasian W. (1830-1892)

Vespasian Ward⁸ Whitney (Ward⁷, Abel⁶, Timothy⁵, Jonas⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Ward⁷ and Katherine (Cook) Whitney, was born 1 Jan 1830, Shrewsbury, VT, and died 30 Apr 1892, Hamilton Co., NE. He was buried in Case Cemetery, Hamilton Co., NE.^[1]

He married, 11 Oct 1854, Athens, OH, Margaret Jane Herron, daughter of William Jefferson and Elizabeth (Little) Herron. She was born about 1834, OH, and died after 1880.

Enlisted in Co. A, Wisconsin 25th Infantry on 14 Aug 1862. Mustered out on 26 May 1865.

He was a member of G.A.R. Post 65, Doniphan, NE.

Children of Vespasian Ward⁸ and Margaret Jane (Herron) Whitney:

i.	William S.9 Whitney, b. ca. 1856, OH; d. after 1880.
ii.	Harriet Whitney, b. ca. 1858, WI; not in family in 1870.
iii.	Jane Whitney, b. ca. 1861, WI; not in family in 1880.
iv.	Ella Whitney, b. ca. 1863, WI; not in family in 1880.
v.	Ellis V. Whitney, b. ca. 1864, WI.
vi.	Elmer W. Whitney, b. ca. 1864, WI; d. after 1930; m. before 1893, Nora L. Brewer.

Notes

It is said that he probably married secondly, 22 Nov 1881, Adams Co., NE, Charlotte (-----) Innis. She was born about 1841, IL or AR. She had married firstly, about 1860, probably in Fayette Co., IA, James A. Innis, who died between 1873 and 1880.

This seems doubtful, since Innis's widow apparently married someone else.

Census

• 1850, Hartland, Windsor Co., VT:

198 215 Lineos H. Whitney 22 M - Farmer Vt. Catherine " 59 F - Mass. Catherine A. " 26 F - Vt. Nelson J. " 14 M - " Attended school Vespasian W. " 23 M - Farmer "

• 1860, Harmony, Bad Ax Co., WI:

1952 1865 B. W. Whitney 32 M - Farmer $700 $200 Vermont Margarett " Wife 26 F - Ohio William " 4 M - " Harriett " 2 F - Wisconsin

• 1870, Harmony, Vernon Co., WI:

131 131 Whitney, Vespasian 40 M W Farmer $1600 $200 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Margaret 32 F W Keeping house Ohio -----, William 13 M W At home Ohio Attended school -----, Jane 9 F W At home Wisconsin Attended school -----, Ella 7 F W At home Wisconsin Attended school -----, Ellis 6 M W At home Wisconsin Attended school -----, Elmer 6 M W At home Wisconsin Attended school

• 1880, Scoville, Hamilton Co., NE:

Archie MURDOCK 30 Self M M W SCOTLAND Farmer SCOTLAND SCOTLAND Alice D. MURDOCK 22 Wife F M W IL Keeping House NY IL Francis M. LYON 20 BroL M S W IL Laborer NY IL Samuel C. MARTIN 22 Oth M S W ENGLAND Laborer ENGLAND ENGLAND W. V. WHITNEY 49 Oth M M W VT Laborer VT VT

• 1880, Scoville, Hamilton Co., NE:

M. J. WHITNEY 45 Self F M W OH Keeping House IRELAND PA Elmer W. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W WI Farmer VT OH Ellis V. WHITNEY 17 Son M S W WI Farmer VT OH

• 1880, Scoville, Hamilton Co., NE:

Alonzo TOWNSEND 28 Self M M W OH Farmer OH OH Anne M. TOWNSEND 21 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Arthur TOWNSEND 25 Brp M M W WI Farmer OH OH E. E. TOWNSEND 19 SisL F M W WI Keeping House VT OH Martha TOWNSEND 59 Moth F M W OH IRE WALES John BOAG 30 Oth M S W SCOTLAND Farmer SCOTLAND SCOTLAND William S. WHITNEY 24 Oth M S W OH Laborer VT OH

• 1890 Veterans Schedule, South Platte Township, Hall Co., NE:

80 84 Whitney, Vespaceans W. Private A 25 WI Inv 12 Sep 1862 -- --- 1865 2y 2m 18d Doniphan, Hall Co., NE Catarrh Deafness Right Ear Discharged expiration term of service

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave memorial #79394459, Vespasian Ward Whitney.

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