Family:Whitney, Joseph (1829-1882)

Joseph⁸ Whitney (Ephraim⁷, Ephraim⁶, Amos⁵, Amos⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Ephraim⁷ and Edith (Ross) Whitney, was born 8 Sep 1829, Tuscawaras Co., OH, and died 3 Aug 1882, Pottawattamie Co., IA.

He married, 11 Sep 1853, Tuscawaras Co., OH, Catharine Frease, daughter of Henry and Sarah (Barkman) Frease. She was born 18 Sep 1832, Somerset Co., PA, and died 31 Oct 1911, Scranton, Greene Co., IA.

Both Joseph and Catharine are buried in Downsville Cemetery, Downsville, Pottawattamie Co., IA.

Children of Joseph⁸ and Catharine (Frease) Whitney:

i.	Mary9 Whitney, b. ca. 1855, Bureau Co., IL.
ii.	Della Anna "Idella" Whitney, b. ca. 1857, IL.
iii.	Alice Whitney, b. 12 Nov 1859, Princeton, Bureau Co., IL.
iv.	Rebecca Whitney, b. 6 Oct 1861, Bureau Co., IL.
v.	William H. Whitney, b. 17 Nov 1865, Bureau Co., IL.
vi.	Charles Walter Whitney, b. 17 Feb 1868, Bureau Co., IL; d. 18 Feb 1914, Norwalk Township, Pottawattamie Co., IA.

Census

• 1860: Ohio, Bureau Co., IL; farmer
• 1870: Washington, Greene Co., IA; farmer
• 1880: Norwalk Twnshp, Weston, Pottawattamie Co., IA; farmer
• 1900: Norwalk Twnshp, Weston, Pottawattamie Co., IA
• 1910: Norwalk Twnshp, Weston, Pottawattamie Co., IA

References

• Contributions to these data by Sharon Kislingbury
• Other sources include: Whitney Family Bible records and Downsville Cemetery records.

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