Family:Whitney, William (1818-1895)

William⁷ Whitney (Henry⁶, John⁵, Abraham⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Henry⁶, was born 19 Jun 1818, Wilton, CT, and died after 1873.

He married firstly, 25 Dec 1838, Chillicothe, OH, Mary Ressell, daughter of Philip and Catharine (Crotzer) Ressell. She was born 4 Sep 1822, Harrisburg, PA, and died 2 Mar 1859, Marion, IA, and was buried there in the Hickney Cemetery.

He married secondly, 12 Nov 1861, Wayne, IA, Ann Eliza Miller, daughter of Milton and Cineh (Plummer) Miller. She was born 13 Sep 1824, St. Clairsville, OH, and died after 1873.

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a black-smith; moved with his parents to Sharon, now Shelby, Ohio, reaching there on the day that he was one year old; went to Fairfield Co., Ohio, in the Winter of 1837, removing to Piketon, Ohio, in the next Spring, to Ross Co., Ohio, in the following Winter, and to Kingston, in Tippecanoe township, in Aug. 1838. . . . . They dwelt, first, in Kingston, Ohio; removed, in 1844, to Middletown, Ind.; thence to Putnam Co., and again to Tipecanoe Co., Ind.; and settled, 4 Oct. 1853, in Marion, Iowa, nine miles from Mount Pleasant, the county-seat. They were living near Mount Pleasant, in 1873, and he was engaged in the cultivation of his fine farm."

Children of William⁷ and Mary (Ressell) Whitney:

i.	William Henry Whitney, b. 7 Feb 1840, Kingston, O; m. 15 Jan 1860, Mount Pleasant, IA, Ann Deline Miller, dau. of Rev. Arthur and Rebecca (Wherret) Miller, b. 13 Dec 1837, Columbia, IN, d. 28 Jun 1864, Mount Pleasant, IA; a carpenter and builder. They dwelt in Mount Pleasant till 4 Mar 1862; in Canaan, IA, till 10 Aug 1862; in Winfield, IA, till 1 Apr 1863; and then returned to Mount Pleasant. He married secondly, 6 Dec 1867, Mount Pleasant, IA, Nancy Ann Lambert, dau. of Jacob and Sydney (Feral) Lambert, b. 3 Mar 1848, Fairview, IL. They were living in South Jefferson Street, Mount Pleasant, IA, in Aug 1874.
ii.	Hannah Elizabeth Whitney, b. 20 Jun 1841, Kingston, OH; was living with her father, near Mount Pleasant, IA, in 1873.
iii.	Mary Melinda Whitney, b. 1 Mar 1843, Kingston, OH; d. 22 May 1848, Middletown, IN, and was buried there.
iv.	Alice Jane Whitney, b. 25 Apr 1846, New Maysville, IN; d. after 1873; m. 27 Aug 1867, Henry Co., IA, Isaac Daniel Royce, a farmer, of Jackson, NE. They settled at Jackson, NE, and were living there in 1873.
v.	John Philip Whitney, b. 7 Oct 1848, Wayne, IN; a blacksmith; was living at Mount Pleasant, IA, in 1873, unmarried.
vi.	Joseph Vernon Whitney, b. 4 Aug 1853, Tippecanoe, IN; was living with his father, in Marion, IA, in Sep 1874.
vii.	Sarah Maria Whitney, b. 20 Aug 1856, Marion, IA; was living there with her father, in Sep 1874.

Children of William⁷ and Ann Eliza (Miller) Whitney:

viii.	Cineh Lauretta Whitney, b. 22 Dec 1862, Marion, IA; d. 10 feb 1863, Marion, IA, and was buried in Prairie Grove Cemetery, at the Friends' meeting-house, called Prairie Grove chapel, in Wayne Twp., IA.
ix.	Milton Miller Whitney, b. 24 Oct 1865, Marion, IA; was living there with his parents, in Sep 1874.

Census

• 1840, Scioto, Ross Co., OH: William Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 15-19; 1 engaged in agriculture.
• 1850, Wayne, Montgomery Co., IN:

1460 1490 William Whitney 30 M - Blksmith Mich. Mary A. " 28 F - Penn. Hannah E. " 9 F - Ohio Attended school William H. " 10 M - " Attended school Catherine J. A. " 5 F - Ia. Attended school John P. " 2 M - "

• 1860, Marion, Henry Co., IA:

2522 2210 Wm. Whitney 38 M - Farmer $1500 $500 Ohio 27 27 Wm. H. Whitney 20 M - " Hannah " 19 F - " Kate I. " 14 F - " Jno. P. " 12 M - " Jos. " 9 M - " Sarah " 4 F - " Lerry 32 M - $500 -- "

• 1870, Marion, Henry Co., IA:

7 7 Whitney, William 55 M W Farmer $4800 $250 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Ann Eliza 45 F W Keeps House Ohio -----, Elizabeth 24 F W At Home Ohio -----, Joseph W. 16 M W At Home Indiana Attended school -----, Sarah M. 13 F W At Home Iowa Attended school -----, Milton M. 4 M W Iowa

• 1880:

William WHITNEY 63 Self M M W CT Farmer CT CT Anna E. WHITNEY 56 Wife F M W OH Keeping House PA PA Sarah M. WHITNEY 24 Dau F D W IA At Home CT OH Milton M. WHITNEY 14 Son M S W IA Farm Laborer CT OH Mary E. VESSAR 3 GDau F S W IA IA IA Iona VESSAR 1 GDau F S W IA IA IA Ada MILLER 42 SisL F W OH At Home PA PA

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), pp. 424-425 and pp. 1069-1070.

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