Family:Whitney, William Colt (1832-1872)
William Colt8 Whitney (George Washington7, Joshua6, Joshua5, Joshua4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of George Washington7 and Juliette T. (Colt) Whitney, was born 11 Aug 1832, Livingston County, NY, and died 29 May 1872, Downeyville, CA.
He married, 1856, Naperville, IL, Helen M. Wilcox. She was born 7 Apr 1837, Binghamton, NY.
He resided Naperville, IL, Toledo, OH, and Downeyville, CA.
Children of William Colt8 and Helen M. (Wilcox) Whitney:
i. Fred9 Whitney, b. 24 Feb 1857; m. Mary Marshall. ii. Flora Sierra Whitney, b. 26 Jan 1859; m.(1) 1878, Aurora, IL, F. X. O'Brien; m.(2) 3 Jun 1889, James L. Riland, b. 5 May 1857; resided Leadville, CO. - Ch.: Frank L., b. 19 Dec 1879; d. 28 Aug 1871; Annie H., b. 30 Jul 1883.
Census
- 1860: not found.
- 1870: not found.
- 1870, York, Livingston Co., NY, p. 39/485:
310 304 Whitney, Geo. W. 65 M W Farmer $10500 $2660 Mass. Male citizen over 21 -----, Mary J. 51 F W Keeping house New York -----, Edward T. 25 M W Farm Labourer New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Carrie M. 23 F W At-home New York -----, Freddie 13 M W At-home Illinois Attended school -----, Mary A. 39 F W At-home New York
This is son Freddie, living with his grandparents.
- 1880: 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. 574.
Copyright © 2006, 2009, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group
- Missing from 1860 Census
- Missing from 1870 Census
- Missing from 1880 Census
- California
- Sierra County, California
- Downieville, Sierra County, California
- Colorado
- Lake County, Colorado
- Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
- Illinois
- Kane County, Illinois
- Aurora, Kane County, Illinois
- DuPage County, Illinois
- Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois
- New York
- Broome County, New York
- Binghamton, Broome County, New York
- Livingston County, New York
- Ohio
- Lucas County, Ohio
- Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio