Difference between revisions of "Family:Whitney, William R. (1823-1899)"
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'''William R. Whitney''' | '''William R. Whitney''' | ||
([[Family:Whitney, Jacob M. (1785-1800-1861)|Jacob M.]]), | ([[Family:Whitney, Jacob M. (1785-1800-1861)|Jacob M.]]), | ||
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| '''Mary Louise Whitney''', b. 4 Oct 1865, Andes, Delaware Co., NY, d. 4 Jun 1939, Holyoke, CO; m. 17 Aug 1897, Fred Borland, b. 6 Aug 1865, Lone Tree, IA or Iowa City, In., d. 18 Sep 1960 Holyoke, CO. He came west in 1884 at age 21, bringing a wagon, 2 blind horses and a plow and homesteaded the quarter where he built his home adjacent to the Whitney homestead quarter. | | '''Mary Louise Whitney''', b. 4 Oct 1865, Andes, Delaware Co., NY, d. 4 Jun 1939, Holyoke, CO; m. 17 Aug 1897, Fred Borland, b. 6 Aug 1865, Lone Tree, IA or Iowa City, In., d. 18 Sep 1960 Holyoke, CO. He came west in 1884 at age 21, bringing a wagon, 2 blind horses and a plow and homesteaded the quarter where he built his home adjacent to the Whitney homestead quarter. | ||
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| + | == Census == | ||
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| + | * [[Archive:1850 Census Extracts, New York, Delaware County#1|1850, Andes, Delaware Co., NY]]: | ||
| + | <p class="Plaintext">2662 Calvin Madison 34 M - Farmer N.Y. | ||
| + | Margaret " 26 F - " | ||
| + | John " 1 M - " | ||
| + | [[Family:Whitney, William R. (1823-1825-?)|William Whitney]] 28 M - Farmer $2000 " | ||
| + | Henry " 26 M - " $2000 " | ||
| + | Eli " 22 M - Labourer " | ||
| + | John " 16 M - " "</p> | ||
| + | * [[Archive:1860 Census Extracts, New York, Delaware County#2|1860, Andes, Delaware Co., NY]]: | ||
| + | <p class="Plaintext"> 487 490 William R. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $4000 $400 N.Y. | ||
| + | Margaret 35 F - [N.Y.] | ||
| + | Esther Bradley 17 " - Servant [N.Y.]</p> | ||
| + | * [[Archive:1870 Census Extracts, New York, Delaware County#3|1870, Andes, Delaware Co., NY]]: | ||
| + | <p class="Plaintext"> 218 227 Whitney, William R. 46 M M Farmer $6000 New York Male citizen over 21 | ||
| + | -----, Margaret J. 46 F W Keeping House New York | ||
| + | -----, Chancy 8 M W At Home New York Attended school | ||
| + | -----, Mary L. 4 F W " New York</p> | ||
| + | * [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, New York, Delaware County#191|1880, Union Grove, Delaware Co., NY]]: | ||
| + | <p class="Plaintext">William R. WHITNEY 56 Self M M W NY Retired Farmer NY NY | ||
| + | Margaret J. WHITNEY 58 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY | ||
| + | Mary L. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W NY At Home NY NY</p> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 27 March 2011
William R. Whitney (Jacob M.), son of Jacob M. and Nellie C. (Freeman) Whitney, was born 4 Jan 1823, Shandaken, Ulster Co., NY, and d. 15 Feb 1899, buried Holyoke, Phillips Co., CO.
He married Margaret J. Yeomans. She was born 2 or 12 Dec 1820, Delhi, Delaware Co., NY, and died 8 Oct 1898, Holyoke, CO.
Wm. R. Whitney and wife Margaret moved to Hollenburg, KS, about 1884. After 2 years they moved to Phillips Co., CO, homestead (6 miles east of Holyoke) where they lived in a sod house. (letters to a cousin)
Children of William R. and Margaret J. (Yeomans) Whitney:
i. Chauncey E. Whitney, b. 14 May 1861, Delaware Co., NY, d. 17 Jan 1878 of diphtheria, buried Margaretville, Delaware Co., NY. ii. Mary Louise Whitney, b. 4 Oct 1865, Andes, Delaware Co., NY, d. 4 Jun 1939, Holyoke, CO; m. 17 Aug 1897, Fred Borland, b. 6 Aug 1865, Lone Tree, IA or Iowa City, In., d. 18 Sep 1960 Holyoke, CO. He came west in 1884 at age 21, bringing a wagon, 2 blind horses and a plow and homesteaded the quarter where he built his home adjacent to the Whitney homestead quarter.
Census
2662 Calvin Madison 34 M - Farmer N.Y. Margaret " 26 F - " John " 1 M - " William Whitney 28 M - Farmer $2000 " Henry " 26 M - " $2000 " Eli " 22 M - Labourer " John " 16 M - " "
487 490 William R. Whitney 35 M - Farmer $4000 $400 N.Y. Margaret 35 F - [N.Y.] Esther Bradley 17 " - Servant [N.Y.]
218 227 Whitney, William R. 46 M M Farmer $6000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Margaret J. 46 F W Keeping House New York -----, Chancy 8 M W At Home New York Attended school -----, Mary L. 4 F W " New York
William R. WHITNEY 56 Self M M W NY Retired Farmer NY NY Margaret J. WHITNEY 58 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Mary L. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W NY At Home NY NY
References
- Letter from son, Whitney Borland (1905-2001), Retired U.S Dept. of Interior engineer, Lieut. Colonel in 10th Mt. Division WWII.
- Obituary of Mary Louise Whitney
- Cemetery Records, Holyoke, CO.
Copyright © 2011, Helen Rogers and the Whitney Research Group.
