Family:Whitney, Wilberforce Richmond (1840-a1900)

Wilberforce Richmond⁷ Whitney (Thaddeus⁶, Enos⁵, John⁴, Richard³, John², Henry¹), son of Thaddeus⁶ and Thirza (Washburn) Whitney, was born 31 Aug 1840, Gibson, PA, and died after 1900.

He married, 9 Mar 1866, Great Bend, PA, Helen Maria Washburn, daughter of Ira and Eliza (Belcher) Washburn. She was born 3 Mar 1849, Gibson, PA, and died after 1900.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a farmer . . . . They settled in Gibson; moved to New Milford, Penn., in Ap. 1868; and returned, in Feb. 1871, to Gibson, where they were living in Sept 1874."

Children of Wilberforce Richmond⁷ and Helen Maria (Washburn) Whitney:

i.	Frederick Mortimer8 Whitney, b. 31 Dec 1866, Gibson, PA; d. 4 Mar 1933; m. 11 Dec 1890, Binghamton, NY, Myrtie May Conrad, d. 10 Jan 1948.
ii.	Harland Eugene Whitney, b. 7 Sep 1868, New Milford, PA; m. 5 May 1895, Evaline M. Cogswell, of Union, NY.
iii.	Edna Luvella Whitney, b. 21 Nov 1870, New Milford, PA.
iv.	Bessie Lilian Whitney, b. 27 Jul 1872, Gibson, PA.

Census

• 1870, New Milford, Susquehanna Co., PA:

247 267 Whitney, Wilberforce R. 29 M W Farmer $2000 $600 Pa. Male citizen over 21 -----, Hellen M. 21 F W Keeping House " -----, Freddie 3 M W " -----, Harland 1 M W "

• 1880, Gibson, Susquehanna Co., PA:

W. R. WHITNEY 39 Self M M W PA Farmer CT PA Hellen WHITNEY 30 Wife F M W PA Keeping House PA PA Fredrick M. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W PA At School PA PA Harlan WHITNEY 11 Son M S W PA At School PA PA Luella WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W PA PA PA Bessie WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W PA PA PA

• 1900, 16 West Broadway, Oneonta, Otsego Co., NY:

262 299 Whitney, Wilberforce R. Head W M Aug 1840 59 mar 34 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Day Laborer, Own mortgaged house -----, Helen M. Wife W F mar 1849 51 mar 34 5ch 5lv Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -----, Ray A. Son W M Jul 1883 16 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania At School 6 mos.

• 1900, 1611 Bulwer Street, Scranton Ward 21, Lackawanna Co., PA:

36 38 Whitney, Frederick M. Head W M Dec 1866 33 mar 9 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Fireman on R.R., Owns mortagaged house -----, Myrtie M. Wife W F Sep 1867 32 mar 9 3ch 3liv Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -----, Edna M. Dau W F Apr 1892 8 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania At school 9 mos. -----, Floyd Son W M Apr 1894 6 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania At school 2 mos. -----, Henry Son W M Jul 1897 2 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

• 1900, Harlan not found.
• 1910, Wilberforce, Helen, and Harlan not found.
• 1910, 15 Way Street, Binghamton Ward 11, Broome Co., NY:

100 199 Whitney, Frederick M. Head M W 43 m19 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Engineer, Railway, Owns mortgaged house -----, Myrtie M. Wife F W 42 m19 3ch 3lv Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania None -----, Edna M. Dau F W 18 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania None -----, Floyd T. Son M W 16 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Apprentice, Glass factory -----, Henry H. Son M W 13 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania None

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. 699 and p. 1503.

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