Family:Whitney, William Markham (1810-1889)

William Markham⁷ Whitney (Joshua⁶, Joshua⁵, Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Joshua⁶ and Huldah (Markham) Whitney, was born 7 Aug 1810, Genesee or Ontario Co., NY, and died 30 Dec 1889, Cottage Grove, OR.

He married, 1831, Rush, NY, Rosina Craw. She was born 9 Dec 1814, and died after 1880.

She resided Gale, OR. He was a millwright, and worked extensively at his trade in Oregon. He resided Cottage Grove, OR.

Children of William Markham⁷ and Rosina (Craw) Whitney:

i.	Elkanah8 Whitney, b. 24 Dec 1832, NY; m. Mary Ann White.
ii.	Jerome Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1837, MI; unmarried; resided Stockton, CA.
iii.	Matilda Jane Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1852, MI; m. ----- Turpin; resided Ceres, CA.

Census

• 1840, Marshall, Calhoun Co., MI: William Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Girard, Branch Co., MI:

16 16 Wm. Whitney 40 M - Farmer $1000 N.Y. Rosannah Whitney 35 F - Mass. Elkany Whitney 17 M - Farmer N.Y. Attended school Jerome Whitney 12 M - Mich. Attended school

• 1860, Coast Fork, Lane, OR:

306 306 W. M. Whitney 50 M Farmer 1500 150 NY Rosanna 40 F House wife MA Jerome 22 M Farmer MI Matilda J. 7 F "

• 1870, Coast Fork, Lane, OR:

81 81 Whitney, Wm. M. 60 M W Farmer $2000 $532 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, Rosina 55 F W Keeps house Mass. -----, Jerome 33 M W Farmer $2000 $532 Mich. Male citizen over 21 -----, Matilda J. 18 F W At home Mich.

• 1880, Cottage Grove, Lane, OR:

William M. WHITNEY 69 Self M M W NY Mill Wright CT NY Rosana B. WHITNEY 68 Wife F M W MA MA MA William W. CATHCART 28 Oth M S W IN Clerk In Store IN IN

• 1880, Cottage Grove, Lane, OR:

Jerome WHITNEY 43 Self M S W MI Farmer NY MA

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. 396.

• Legacy Tree Genealogists for Lisa Collier, COLLIERWhitney1604, dated 2 August 2016, [1], accessed 14 Jan 2017.

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