Family:Whitney, Charles Napoleon (1865-1940)
Charles Napoleon Whitney (Jason W., Jason), born Apr 1865, Texas.
He married Mary Elizabeth Reese, 1889, Arkansas. She was born May 1866, Arkansas.
It was after his mother died that Charles Napoleon Whitney, the youngest son of Jason and Sarah, traveled to Arkansas to visit his Mother's sister, Mary Ellen Morton Sutton Reese. It was while there he and her daughter, Mary Elizabeth, were married, in 1889. his closely related family of Whitney and Morton lived at Center Point, Arkansas for 20 years. It was there their children; Ellen, Mittie, Houston, Henry, Reese, Albert, and Robert were born. In 1908 Charley Whitney, with his three oldest children; Ellen, Mittie, and Houston, left Arkansas to return to Lamar Co., where he had lived his first 18 or 19 years. He packed a wagon with household belongings; a few chickens; tied the cow to the wagon, and the four of them started out for Texas. They would walk during the day, rotating turns as driver. As they followed the established route to Texas, would camp by the trail at night. With the camp fire burning, people from the area would come to hear the news of Arkansas, and hear the singing of the 2 girls. His wife, Mary Elizabeth, with her mother and small children, journeyed by train to Deport. In Texas, 2 more children, Knox and Gladys were born.
Children of Charles Napoleon and Mary Elizabeth (Reese) Whitney:
i. Ellen Whitney, born Jul 1889, Arkansas, probably Howard County. ii. Unknown Whitney, born perhaps about 1891, Arkansas, probably Howard County; died before 1900, probably Howard County, Arkansas. iii. Mittie Whitney, born Mar 1893, Arkansas, probably Howard County. iv. Houston Whitney, born Dec 1894, Arkansas, probably Howard County. v. Reese Whitney, born May 1896, Arkansas, probably Howard County. vi. Henry Whitney, born Oct 1898, Arkansas, probably Howard County. vii. Albert Whitney, born Apr 1900, Arkansas, probably Howard County.
Census Records
- 1870: Not yet located
- 1880: John Thompson, Precinct 7, Lamar County, Texas
- 1900: Chas Whitney, County Line, Howard County, Arkansas
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