Family:Whitney, Ira (1810-a1880)

Ira⁷ Whitney, (John⁶, John⁵, Joshua⁴, Joshua³, Benjamin², John¹) probably son of John and Polly (Gibbs) Whitney, was born 13 Oct 1810, Broome County, NY, and died after 1880.

He married Lucy A. ----- or Lucy M. -----, born 1824, VT, and died after 1880.

Children of Ira⁷ and Lucy A. (-----) Whitney:

i.	Squire Edward8 Whitney, b. 5 Aug 1835, NY; d. 4 Jan 1906; m. about 1867, Harriet Ferry, of Golden, CO.
ii.	Rhoda C. Whitney, b. ca. 1839, NY; d. after 1850.
iii.	Frank R. Whitney, b. ca. 1841, PA; d. after 1850.
iv.	Jay Manly Whitney, b. ca. 1849, WI; d. after 1860.

Census

• 1840, Hanover, Chautauqua Co., NY: Ira Whitney, 1 male 20-29, 1 male under 5, 1 female 20-29, 1 female under 5, 4 people total, 1 in manufacture or trades.
• 1850, Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI:

288 299 Ira Whitney 39 M - Shoemaker $500 N.Y. Lucy M. " 26 F - Vert. Squire E. " 13 M - N.Y. Attended school Rhoda C. " 11 F - " Attended school Frank R. " 9 M - Penna. Attended school J. Manly " 7/12 M - Wis.

• 1860, Summit, Waukesha Co., WI:

25 27 Ira Whitney 49 M - Shoemaker $350 $200 New York Lucy 38 F - Vermont Jay M. 10 M - Wis. Attended school

• 1860, children Rhoda and Frank not found.
• 1870, Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., WI:

113 109 Singer, Bernard 30 M W Butcher $300 $2000 Prussia Parents of foreign birth, Male citizen over 21 110 Whitney, Ira 59 M W Stove Maker New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Lucy 46 F W Seamstress Vermont

• 1870, Denver, Arapahoe Co., CO Territory:

824 821 Whitney, L. Edward 34 M W Laborer $300 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Hattie 31 F W Keeping House Ohio -----, Gertrude 3 F W Colorado -----, Susan 1 F W Wisconsin

• 1870, children Rhoda, Frank, and James not found.
• 1880, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara Co., CA:

Ira WHITNEY 65 Self M M W NY Retired Shoemaker NY NY Lucy A. WHITNEY 56 Wife F M W VT Keeping House VT MA

• 1880, Carpinteria, Santa Barbara Co., CA:

Squire E. WHITNEY 43 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Harriet WHITNEY 41 Wife F M W OH Keeps Restaurant MA VT Gertrude WHITNEY 13 Dau F S W CO At Home NY OH Matie WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W CO NY OH Charles WHITNEY 7 Son M S W CO NY OH J. Edward WHITNEY 1 Son M S W CA NY OH

• 1880, children Rhoda, Frank, and James not found.

References

• Census records

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