Family:Whitney, Alston C. (c1841-a1900)

Alston C. Whitney (Joseph, [prob.] Hezekiah), son of Joseph and Jerusha (Sumner) Whitney, was born about 1841, NY, and died after 1900.

He married, 2 Jun 1863, Julia Howard, daughter of Levi and Rebecca (Stevens) Howard. She was born about 1840, NY, and died after 1880 but before 1900.

He resided Washington, DC.

Children of Alston C. and Julia (Howard) Whitney:

i.	Nellie R. Whitney, b. ca. 1866, MD; not in family in 1880; d. ca. 1875.
ii.	Nena Cornelia Whitney, b. Jan 1873, DC; d. aft. 1900, then unmarried.

Census

• 1850, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

1267 1287 Joseph Whitney 51 M - Cooper $1200 Mass. Jerusha 51 F - Vt. Alston 9 M - N.Y. Attended school Levi Sumner 78 M - Farmer Mass.

• 1855 State, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

74 Frame $400 81 John Kenyon 44 M - - Oswego 1 - 44 Cooker 1 - - - - 1 - Lucy Kenyon 31 F - Wife Mass. 1 - 18 - - - - - - - - Martha Kenyon 8 F - Chld Oswego - - 8 - - - - - - - - Adelia Kenyon 2 F - Chld Oswego - - 2 - - - - - - - - Joseph Whitny 56 M - FiL Mass. 1 - 18 Cooker 1 - - - - 1 - Allstone C. Whitny 14 M - BiL Oswego - - 14 - - - - - - - -

• 1860, Mexico, Oswego Co., NY:

119 124 John Kenyon 49 M - Farmer $1000 $740 N.Y. Lucy " 35 F - Mass. Joseph Whitney 61 M - Cooper do Alston " 18 M - At school N.Y. Martha Kenyon 12 F - do Attended school Delia " 7 F - do Attended school

• 1870, Washington, Washington Co., DC:

434 489 Whitney, Alston T. 30 M W Huckster $2000 $400 New York Male citizen over 21 " Julia H. 30 F " Keeping house " " " Nellie R. 4 " " Maryland " Joseph 72 M " One of family Massachusetts Male citizen over 21 Gibbs, Elizabeth 39 F B Domestic Servant Maryland Illiterate

• 1880, Washington, Washington Co., DC:

Alston C. WHITNEY 40 Self M M W NY Watchman MA VT Julia H. WHITNEY 40 Wife F M W NY NY NY Nena C. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W DC At School NY NY

• 1900, 47 D Street, Washington, Washington Co., DC:

4 4 Whitney, Alston C. Head W M Jul 1840 59 wid New York Massachusetts Vermont Butter merchant, Owns free house -----, Cornelia Dau W F Jan 1873 28 sgl Dist. of Col. New York New York Teacher 5 Bartlett, Charles E. Head W M May 1870 30 mar 5 Maryland -- Germany Grocery clerk, Rents house -----, Erminie Wife W F Jan 1866 34 mar 5 1ch 1liv Dist. of Col. New Hampshire Dist. of Col. -----, Helen M. Dau W F Aug 1896 4 sgl Dist. of Col. Maryland Dist. of Col.

References

• Census records.

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