Family:Whitney, James Monroe (1822-1869)
James Monroe8 Whitney (Elisha7, Elisha6, Joshua5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Elisha7 and Sally (Brown) Whitney, was born 31 Mar 1822, and died 21 Oct 1869, Nevada, IA.
He married, 27 Feb 1849, Edith (Fawkes) Woodfield, of Stroud, England. She was born 14 Feb 1819, England, and died 16 Jan 1882, Towanda, PA. She had married firstly, before 1838, James Woodfield, who died between 1845 and 1850.
Children of James and Edith (Fawkes) Woodfield:
i. Thomas Woodfield, b. ca. 1838, PA. ii. Mary J. Woodfield, b. ca. 1841, PA. iii. Sarah A. Woodfield, b. 8 Aug 1845, Browntown, PA; m. 1862, David Brown.
Children of James Monroe8 and Edith (Fawkes)(Woodfield) Whitney:
i. Ellen Rozette9 Whitney, b. 23 Nov 1850, Browntown, PA; d. 10 Aug 1851, Browntown, PA. ii. Emily Elizabeth Whitney, b. 14 Sep 1852, Browntown, PA; d. 29 Feb 1854, Browntown, PA. iii. Anna Wynona Whitney, b. 12 Jun 1856, Browntown, PA; d. after 1900; m. 11 Jun 1905, Browntown, PA, John Cicero Cleveland. iv. Martin Luther Daniel Whitney, b. 24 Nov 1858, Browntown, PA; d. 30 MAY 1884, Browntown, PA; graduated from Susquehanna Collegiate Institute, Towanda, PA. v. Adeline Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1862, Browntown, PA; d. 7 Dec 1893, Pittsburgh, PA; m. 29 Nov 1888, Browntown, PA, Benjamin H. Pettes.
Census
108 107 J. M. Whitney 29 M - Farmer Pa. Married in year Edith 30 F - England Married in year Thomas Woodfield 12 M - Pa. Attended school Mary J. 9 F - [Pa.] Attended school Sarah A. 5 F - [Pa.] Attended school John Woodfield 31 M - Farmer "
660 650 Sally Whitny 56 F - Pa. Jas. " 38 M - Farmer $1000 $365 " Adoth " 41 F - England Wynona " 4 F - Pa. Luther " 1 M - "
656 646 Thos. Woodfield 22 M - Farmer $1800 $250 Pa. Edith Whitny 41 F - England Anna " 4 F - Pa. Martin " 1 M - " Sarah Woodfield 14 F - " Attended school
11 11 Brown, Clark 32 M W Farmer $7000 $982 Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 -----, Jane 28 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania Parents foreign born -----, Stella 8 F W Attending School Pennsylvania -----, Charles 6 M W Attending School Pennsylvania -----, Lewis 4 M W Pennsylvania -----, Isabella 1 F W Pennsylvania Whitney, Edith 50 F W England Parents foreign born -----, Adeline 8 F W Attending School Pennsylvania Parents foreign born
15 15 Woodfield, Sam. 32 M W Farmer $1000 Penna. Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 -----, Melinda 30 F W Keeping House " -----, Charles 4 M W " -----, Emma 11/12 F W " Born in Aug Whitney, Luther 11 M W " Attended school
33 34 Brown, David 30 M W Farmer $350 $760 Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 -----, Sarah 25 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania -----, Matthias 4 M W Pennsylvania -----, Martin L. 1 M W Pennsylvania -----, James 9 M W Pennsylvania Attended school Whitney, Winnie 14 F W Attending School Pennsylvania
Edith WHITNEY 61 Self F W W ENGLAND Keeping House ENG. ENG. Winona WHITNEY 23 Dau F S W PA PA ENG. Luther WHITNEY 21 Son M S W PA At School PA ENG. Adeline WHITNEY 17 Dau F S W PA PA ENG. John WOODFIELD 56 Oth M M W ENGLAND Farm Laborer ENG. ENG.
References
- Census records.
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