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Ann Louisa Vaughan nee Whitney
Will upload photos of Ann Louisa Vaughan nee Whitney taken in 1940's and 1950's onto website for you to access = possibly tomorrow.
Regards Rob
Thank you
Hello Tim,
I cannot tell you how exciting this is for me and my family. My mother's side has been traced back to France, but we were always unsure of my father's side. This means so much to us. I really appreciate you updating my page. I cannot wait to send it to my family!
Have a wonderful holiday weekend!
Julie
Edward Augustus Whitney
Hello:
I'm writing a biography of E.A. Whitney (1843-1917). I'm fortunate in that I have access to his personal papers; yet these are mostly related to travels (superficial notes) and business. He was a highly private, introverted and somewhat eccentric man who disliked publicity or having his photo taken. His papers are devoid of any journal or self-reflective letters. Some letters to his brother John have survived, however, and they are telling. But Edward Whitney basically remains a mystery and I'm being paid to unravel at least some of it. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Samuel Western
Adding an Image
Hello Mr Doyle,
I have just uploaded an image, apparently successfully, but I'm not sure how to embed it into 'my' introduction page. Sorry if this is elementary!
I would like to eventually embark on a page about Anne Whitney's descendants, if that's ok?
Regards Suzanne Maitland-Wood
Massachusetts Vital Records DONE!!
Tim:
Finally! The linking of the Mass. VRs to and from the family group records is done!
I am somewhat dismayed by the number of Unconnected Whitney Individuals. I've tried various strategies to identify them, and have failed in each case. Some have not enough information to make any connection. Probably many are not really Whitneys but Whitings, or other surnames. Most are probably really Whitneys, either with unrecorded births, or without means to connect them to those records.
I know that I said that I'd start on the other state VRs next, but before I do that, it might be more interesting to do something else. If you have suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them. What's a high priority?
- Robert - Talk to me 14:32, 24 July 2008 (CDT)
Wiki Bug?
Tim,
Why is the
at the end of the page Archive:1840 Census Extracts, New York visible?
- Robert - Talk to me 15:31, 29 July 2008 (CDT)
Percy A. Whitney
Hello Tim,
Thank you for your prompt research. I just discovered last night that in fact my great-grandfather's name was in fact Percy Austin, and his wife was named Elizabeth. My Grandfather would be Frank A. He was born in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.
Now to go backwards to find further generations.
Thank you! Crystal
I want to thank you sooooooooooooo much for your help!!
I believe that you are correct in what you found out! I'm trying, but just having started as one of my nieces contacted me after 29 years (she's now 37) and she's been researching for some time. :)
I welcome all the help. Thank you again, Kim
It does make sense!
Wow, I can't believe how quickly that all fell together. The research on this site is incredible, what a great service you are doing for people!
I have a couple of questions:
1) I see that Samuel (b. 1779)"spent most of his minority" with an unrelated man (Silas Ferry). Would this have been an apprenticeship? Or because he was the son of the first wife, he was separated from the new family? He must have been very small when he came to N.E. Harbour, if the American Revolution ended around 1783.
2) I see that quite a few of Samuel (b. 1779)'s children married people with the surname King. I wonder if this would have been a family they were close to or just a common name at the time.-->edited to add: I see that they were from different families.
Thank you again, Crystal
Edits to Harry's Page
Tim,
I agree that the child Whitney should be put in. Thanks for the help with Harry's page.
Dave
Cemetery records
Tim, How do I add a cemetery record of a few of my Whitney ancestors including a picture of the head stone?
Lowell
Hello
Hello Tim - -
Being a newbie, I'm very confused about the entire website. I do not even know how I got your message. I just clicked on something and there it was. I was in the middle of typing an email to one of the members ([email protected]) so I'll just save it as a draft, not send it, and include it to you here:
Hello - -
I happened to stumble across the Whitney website(s). I don't really know which one is valid anymore. I use a Mac with Safari and Firefox browsers. On both the sites on certain links, I get a window that states the database is offline and in another case, Error 404.
I'm contacting you because I see that you are a Whitney and you live not too far from me here in VA.
This is frustrating - - all I had to do was open my mouth and ask my father about his mother. If I had, I wouldn't be going through this now (his mother was the Whitney). So, now all I have to go by is second-hand hearsay which widely varies.
I looked through the John Whitney genealogy and could not find any reference to my grandmother or her father. The problems stated above occurred when I started to look through the information on Henry. Henry's line might be more viable because my grandmother and others on her side of the family did have the New York accent, did live in New York at one point as well as the Norwalk area of Connecticut. Unfortunately, I can go no further with this because of the website problems noted above.
So, if you could see fit to give me a little tutelage here, I'd appreciate it. Let me give you a little information, though of details I already know:
1 - My grandmother was Ethel Frances Whitney, b. June 5th, 1888 in NYC. Her parents were George and Ella (Wooten) Whitney. Gramma married William Knapp Sterling on March 26th, 1910 (don't know where).
2 - She apparently had a brother, Herb Whitney. I figure it be her brother because he appears to be around the same age as her from a photo I have of him taken probably in the late 1920's/early 1930's. My father told me the picture was of "Uncle Herb Whitney".
3 - Ethel also had a sister by the name of Anna, who married Ed Bloodgood (don't know where or when). I just vaguely remember them living in Georgetown, CT toward the end of their lives. But they did have a daughter, Ruth, who also had a prominent NYC accent.
4 - Here's the kicker: It looks likes Ethel had a half-brother by the name of Al Baxter. I think I recall my father saying this. So, I don't know if Ethel's sister, Anna, was a Whitney or a Baxter! Therefore, item 3 above may or may not be relevant.
(This is the point where I picked up your message to me, Tim)
I believe the above points answer your comments to me. If I were to guess, I'd say it would be the New York info.
Here's an immediate problem: I don't really know how to get this back to you. The buttons at the bottom of the page are "Save Page", "Show Preview", and "Show Changes" - - no button to "Send". So I don't even know if you'll get this. If you do, please contact me at [email protected]
Best regards,
- - Bill
Hello, again
Hello again, Tim - -
How did you get that census information?
That's my great-grandfather and his wife (Charles & Sarah), followed by my grandfather and grandmother (Will & Ethel), who at that time were living with them. Gramma & Grampa moved out that year about 2 miles distant, right after they were married.
Did you see if there was anything for Ethel's parents, George and Ella Whitney? You indicated there may be something for NY/1920.
You must clue me in to your info-gathering methods (so I don't have to bother you so much ;-) ).
Best regards,
- - Bill
George and Ella
Have you seen these?
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100327164380
- Robert - Talk to me 15:41, 28 September 2008 (CDT)
