Family:Whitney, John F. (c1842-1918)

John F.⁹ Whitney (William W.⁸, John Rodman⁷, William⁶, Thomas⁵, William⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of William W.⁸ and Ann (Sigsworth) Whitney, was born May 1842, OH, and died 22 Feb 1918, Camden, OH, aged 75, widowed.

He married, about 1861, Mary Dent, daughter of Isaac Dent. She was 18 Jan 1844, England, and died 2 Apr 1915, Camden, OH.

John F.⁹ and Mary (Dent) Whitney had no children.

i.	(adopted) Maud E. Whitney, b. ca. 1877, OH; poss. the Maud B. Whitney who m. 15 Dec 1897, Lorain Co., OH, Carl A. Schmidt.

Census

• 1870, Camden, Lorain Co., OH:

123 123 Whitney, J. F. 29 M W Carpenter $700 Ohio Male citizne over 21 -----, Mary 27 F W Keeping House England Parents foreign born Dent, Luttie 12 F W Ohio Attended school -----, Charles 10 M W Ohio Attended school

• 1880, Camden, Lorain Co., OH:

John F. WHITNEY 38 Self M M W OHIO Carpenter NEW YORK ENGLAND Mary A. WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W ENGLAND Keeping House ENGLAND ENGLAND Maud E. WHITNEY 3 ADau F S W OHIO --- --- Lee DENT 21 Sis F S W NEW YORK Dressmaking ENGLAND ENGLAND Adelphus DENT 20 Bro M S W OHIO Carpenter ENGLAND ENGLAND Edmund DENT 60 Uncl M M W ENGLAND Farmer ENGLAND ENGLAND

• 1900, Camden, Lorain Co., OH:

135 137 Whitney, John Head W M May 1842 58 mar 39 Ohio New York New York Carpenter, Owns free house -----, Mary Wife W F Jan 1845 55 mar 39 1ch 1liv England England England Immig. 1850

The one living child of Mary might be the adopted daughter Maud.

References

• Census records.

• All data from Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., comp., Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y. (1932), typescript, NEHGS Library, call number Manuscripts G WHI 6956.

• Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., comp., Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y. (1932), typescript, NEHGS Library, call number Manuscripts G WHI 6956.

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