Family:Whitney, Norman Knox (1810-1877)
Norman Knox8 Whitney (Cyrus7, Lemuel6, Joshua5, Nathaniel4, Nathaniel3, John2, John1), son of Cyrus7 and Ruth (Mayo) Whitney, was born 14 Nov 1810, Springfield, VT,[1] and died 31 May 1877. He was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI.[2]
He married, 30 Mar 1836, Mary Ruth Pratt, daughter of Daniel and Deborah (Oakes) Pratt. She was born 27 Jun 1810, Springfield, VT, and died 1876. She was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI.[3]
Children of Norman Knox8 and Mary (Pratt) Whitney:
i. Norman Steuben9 Whitney, b. Dec 1836, VT; m. Augusta M. Nevins. ii. Henry Pratt Whitney, b. ca. 1839, VT; d. 2 Nov 1899, county poor farm, Marengo, MI, aged 59 years, of cerebral sclerosis. He was buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Marshall, MI.[4] iii. Cyrus Walker Whitney, b. ca. 1841, VT. iv. Daniel Richard Whitney, b. 4 Feb 1844, VT; d. 27 May 1927, Lowell, MI; m. 20 Dec 1911, Grand Rapids, MI, Nancy A. (Knapp) Wooding. He was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Battle Creek, MI.[5] v. Mary Whitney, b. say 1846; d. young. vi. William Wilson Whitney, b. ca. 1848, VT; d. 20 Jan 1923, Battle Creek, MI, aged 75 years; m.(1) 3 Dec 1879, Calhoun Co., MI, Josephine E. Coleman; m.(2) ca. 1904, Lena/Vena -----.
Census
- 1840, Rutland, Rutland Co., VT: Norman K. Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 0-4, 1 female 50-59, 1 female 30-39, and 1 female 20-29; 1 engaged in manufacturing or trades.
- 1850, Springfield, Windsor Co., VT:
87 87 Norman K. Whitney 39 M - Machinist Vt. Mary R. " 39 F - " Norman S. " 13 M - " Attended school Henry P. " 11 M - " Attended school Cyrus W. " 9 M - " Attended school Daniel R. " 6 M - " Attended school William R. " 2 M - "
- 1860: not found.
- 1870, Bedford, Calhoun Co., MI:
94 95 Whitney, N. K. 56 M W Farmer $12000 $1500 Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary R. 59 F W Keeping House Vermont Clark, Thomas 3 M W At Home Mich. -----, Estella 1 F W " Mich.
71 72 Neal, C. R. 36 M W Farmer $1500 $500 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Adelia 28 F W Keeping House Penn. -----, Julia 10 F W At Home Mich. Attended school -----, John 8 M W " Mich. Attended school -----, Eda J. 6 F W " Mich. Attended school -----, Hattie 1 F W " Mich. -----, Levi 80 M W " Conn. Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Daniel R. 26 M W Farmer Vermont Male citizen over 21 -----, William U. 22 M W " Vermont Attended school, Male citizen over 21 Nash, Lizzy 10 F W At Home Mass. Attended school Gesler, Mary 16 F W Domestic Servant Mich.
- 1870, Henry not found.
References
- All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), p. 446.
1.^ Vermont, Vital Records Index, All Births
2.^ Find A Grave memorial #29386477, Norman K. Whitney.
3.^ Find A Grave memorial #29386474, Mary P. Whitney.
4.^ Find A Grave memorial #98478055, Henry Whitney.
5.^ Find A Grave memorial #29386473, Daniel R. Whitney.
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