Family:Whitney, Edwin W. (1851-1905)

Edwin W.⁸ Whitney (Sumner⁷, Marshall Hill⁶, Barnabas⁵, Isaac⁴, Nathaniel³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Sumner⁷ and Elizabeth J. (Burbank) Whitney, was born Aug 1852, ME, and died 1905. He was buried in Spangle Cemetery, Spangle, WA.^[1]

He married, 1 May 1873, Rockland, ME, Ada W. Bean.^[2] She was born Oct 1854, ME, and died 1901. She was buried in Spangle Cemetery, Spangle, WA.^[3]

Children of Edwin W.⁸ and Ada W. (Bean) Whitney:

i.	Albert⁹ Whitney, b. ca. 1876, ME. Possibly the same as Alfred Howard Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1876, Rockland, ME, d. 13 Mar 1933, Spokane, WA; bur. Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, WA;^[4] m. Jessie Gillette, b. Oct 1879, NY, d. 7 Jun 1900, Cheney, WA, dau. of Jason Linsley and Sarah Malinda (Lawton) Gillette, bur. Spangle Cemetery, Spangle, WA.^[5]
ii.	Eva Whitney, b. ca. 1879, MN; probably an error for Edwin below.
iii.	Edwin C. Whitney, b. Dec 1878, MN; d. 30 May 1921, Spokane, WA, aged 41 years 5 months 7 days;^[6] m. Eva H. -----.
iv.	Arthur K. Whitney, b. 26 Dec 1885, Rochester, MN; m. 10 Oct 1912, Stark Co., OH, Verna L. Bordner, b. ca. 1886, Canton, OH, dau. of Frank J. and Emma C. (Bean) Bordner.^[7]

Census

1880, Rochester Ward 1, Olmsted Co., MN:

Edwin WHITNEY 28 Self M M W ME Clerk In D. G. Store ME ME Ida WHITNEY 26 Wife F M W ME Keeping House ME ME Albert WHITNEY 4 Son M S W ME ME ME Eva WHITNEY 1 Dau F S W MN ME ME

1900, Spangle, Spokane Co., WA:

14 14 Whitney, Edwin W. Head W M Aug 1851 48 mar 27 Maine Maine Maine Merchant dry goods, Owns free house -----, Ada W. Wife W F Oct 1854 45 mar 27 3ch 3liv Maine Maine Maine -----, Edwin C. Son W M Dec 1878 21 sgl Minnesota Maine Maine Farmer -----, Arthur K. Son W M Dec 1885 14 sgl Minnesota Maine Maine At school