Family:Whitney, Mark (1818-1907)

Mark⁸ Whitney (Joseph⁷, Elisha⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Joseph⁷ and Abigail (Townes) Whitney, was born 17 Dec 1818, Peru, VT, and died 2 Mar 1907.

He married 27 Apr 1848, Cordelia Gifford. She was born 5 Apr 1825, and died 10 Mar 1916.

Children of Mark⁸ and Cordelia (Gifford) Whitney:

i.	Alice9 Whitney, b. ca. 1852, OH; not in family in 1870.
ii.	Otis J. Whitney, b. ca. 1857, OH.
iii.	Herbert Lee Whitney, b. ca. 1860, OH; m. before 1880, Hattie Ball.
iv.	Flora Emily Whitney, b. ca. 1867, OH.
v.	Mark A. Whitney, b. 22 Nov 1869, OH, d. 28 Jul 1921.
vi.	Frank Whitney, b. 24 Jun 1871; m. Lou Emma R. Green.

Census

• 1850, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

340 343 Lorin [Whitney] 17 M - Farmer Vermont Mark Whitney 30 M - Do Cordelia 24 F - N.Y.

• 1860, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

220 225 Mark Whitney 42 M - Farmer $4000 $1856 Vt. Cordelia 34 F - N.Y. Alice 8 F - O. Attended school Otis 3 M - " Herbert 1/2 M - " William Mills 18 M - Labourer England Mary Gordon 16 F - Servant "

• 1870, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

182 184 Whitney, Mark 51 M W Farmer $16000 $2800 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Cordelia K. 46 F W Keeping House New York -----, Otis J. 13 M W Ohio Attended school -----, Herbert Lee 10 M W Ohio Attended school -----, Flora Emily 2 F W Ohio -----, Ann M. 6/12 M W Ohio Born in Nov Stone, Shelden 20 M W $1000 Ohio Beam, Vian Anna 18 F W Domestic Servant Ohio

• 1870, Alice not found.
• 1880, Pittsfield, Lorain Co., OH:

Mark WHITNEY 61 Self M M W VT Farmer MASS VT Cornelia WHITNEY 54 Wife F M W N Y Housekeeper MASS MASS Ottis J. WHITNEY 22 Son M S W OHIO Farm Laborer VT N Y Flora WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W OHIO At Home VT N Y Mark WHITNEY, JR. 10 Son M S W OHIO At Home VT N Y Frank WHITNEY 8 Son M S W OHIO VT N Y Mary WHITNEY 31 Niec F S W OHIO School Teacher VT VT Cathrine ROGERS 19 Oth F S W ENGLAND Servant ENGLAND ENGLAND Judson STONE 19 Oth M S W OHIO Farm Laborer OHIO OHIO

• 1880, Oberlin, Lorain Co., OH:

Herbert WHITNEY 26 Self M M W OHIO Brick Mason VT N.Y. Hattie WHITNEY 18 Wife F M W OHIO Keeping House N.J. N.J. Harriet BALL 62 MotL F D W NEW JERSEY Taylorin ENG ENG

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