Family:Whitney, John Henry (1827-a1880)
John Henry7 Whitney (David St. John6, Henry5, Henry4, Henry3, John2, Henry1), son of David St. John6 and Lois (Northrop) Whitney, was born 31 Dec 1827, Sidney, NY, and died after 1880.
He married, 26 Sep 1854, Unadilla, NY, Anna Jane Griffin, daughter of Obadiah and Martha (Kenyon) Griffin. She was born 20 Apr 1835, Meredith, NY, and died after 1880.
Phoenix says the following:
- ". . . a farmer . . . . They settled at Sidney Centre, N.Y., where her parents then dwelt, and lived there till 24 Dec. 1856; at Gorham, Ohio, till 27 Nov. 1864; at Mason, Mich., till 5 Ap. 1869; and then moved to Medina, Mich., where they were living in Jan. 1875."
Children of John Henry7 and Anna Jane (Griffin) Whitney:
i. Willard Elmer Whitney, b. 23 Oct 1860, Gorham, OH. ii. Frank Elgin Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1863, Gorham, OH.
Census
163 Frame $50 282 Henry Whitney 27 M - - Otsego 1 - 19 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Anna J. Whitney 20 F - Wife Delaware 1 - 5 - - - - - - - -
822 786 J. H. Whitney 31 M - Farmer N.Y. Anna J. 25 F - " Perry Watson 16 M - " Attended school
317 310 Whitney, J. H. 41 M W Farmer $5000 $1500 N. York Male citizen over 21 -----, Anna J. 55 F W Keeping House " -----, Willard E. 9 M W At School Ohio Attended school -----, Frank E. 6 M W " " Attended schoo Worden, Charles 20 M W Works on Farm N. York Attended school
Henry WHITNEY 52 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Anna WHITNEY 45 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Willird WHITNEY 19 Son M S W OH At Home NY NY Frank WHITNEY 16 Son M S W OH At School NY NY
References
- All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 454 and p. 1101.
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