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Revision as of 19:19, 11 April 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
- Obituary of Margaret J. (Yoemans) Whitney
- Obituary of William R. Whitney
- Cemetery Records, Holyoke, CO.
Copyright © 2011, Helen Rogers and the Whitney Research Group.
