Family:Whitney, Octavius Lebbeus (1815-a1870)

Octavius Lebbeus' Locations

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Octavius Lebbeus⁷ Whitney (Archibald⁶, Lebbeus⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Archibald⁶ and Mary (Drennes) Whitney, was born 22 Mar 1815, SC, and died after 1870.

He married, 2 Jul 1836, SC, Elizabeth Ann Luther. She was born about 1820, SC, and died after 1860.

Children of Octavius Lebbeus⁷ and Elizabeth Ann (Luther) Whitney:

i.	William W.8 Whitney, b. ca. 1837, SC; m. Emily -----.
ii.	Isabelle B. Whitney, b. ca. 1840, SC; m. before 1856, Capeous M. Rivers.
iii.	Jane B. Whitney, b. ca. 1840, SC.
iv.	Jemmima Whitney, b. ca. 1842, SC.
v.	Elvira Whitney, b. ca. 1844, SC.
vi.	Mary E. Whitney, b. ca. 1846, SC.
vii.	Evey Whitney, b. ca. 1855, SC.

Census

• 1840, Charleston 4th Ward, Charleston District, SC: O L Whitney, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 15-20, 1 male under 5, 1 female 20-30, 1 female under 5.
• 1850, St. Michaels and St. Phillip, Charleston Co., SC:

119 127 O. L. Whitney 30 M - Broker South Carolina Elizabeth " 30 F - do Wm. W. " 12 M - do Attended school Jane B. " 10 F - do Attended school Jemmima C. " 8 M - do Attended school Eliza A. " 6 F - do Attended school

• 1860, St. Bartholomew's Parish, Colleton Co., SC:

258 231 O. L. Whitney 43 M - Shopkeeper $2000 S.C. E. A. 40 F - " Mary E. 14 F - " E. C. 5 F - "

• 1870, Walterboro, Colleton Co., SC:

63 63 Octavius Whitney 54 M W Retired Merchant $1500 $150 So. Ca. Father foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary 24 F W Keeping House So. Ca. -----, Evey 15 F W So. Ca. Rivers, Capeous 35 M W Physician So. Ca. Male citizen over 21 -----, Isabell 30 F W Keeping House So. Ca. -----, Elizabeth 14 F W So. Ca. -----, Mary 2 M W So. Ca. -----, Charles 5/12 M W So. Ca. Born in Oct

• 1880, Verdier, Colleton Co., SC:

C. M. RIVERS 46 Self M M W SC Physician SC SC I. B. RIVERS 39 Wife F M W SC Keeping House SC SC Mary J. RIVERS 13 Dau F S W SC To School SC SC Marion L. RIVERS 5 Son M S W SC SC SC Robert C. RIVERS 2 Son M S W SC SC SC Mary E. WHITNEY 36 SisL F S W SC At Home SC SC

These were daughters Isabel and Mary.

References

• Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 389.

• Census records.

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