Family:Whitney, Lewis Cass (1851-a1910)

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Hon. Lewis Cass8 Whitney (Wait7, Thomas6, Peter5, Josiah4, Josiah3, [prob.] Benjamin2, John1), son of Wait7 and Barbara (Burkholder) Whitney, was born 20 Jun 1851, Danville, OH, and died after 1910.

He married firstly, 30 Jun 1877, Centerville, IA, Mary Eunice Best, daughter of John and Lydia (Kirkham) Best. She was born Nov 1859, Jackson, KS, and died 8 Feb 1920, Pueblo, CO. They were divorced in 1889. She married secondly, about 1900, Joseph Link, and lived in Calhan, CO.

He married secondly, 1896, Snohomish Co., WA, Edith Adelaide Isabella (Kaye) Summerfield, daughter of James and Elizabeth (-----) Kaye. She was born Feb 1864, England, and died after 1910. She had married firstly, 20 Feb 1885, Victoria, BC, Peter Summerfield.

Lewis Cass Whitney, born 20 Jun 1851, in Brown Township, Knox County, OH. Born with the measles. Attended one term of school at Hayesville academy, at Hayesville, OH. At fourteen went west to Iowa. Next year went to Denver, CO; same year went to Saint Louis, MO. Through the aid of his brother, A. G. Whitney, he entered the I. I. university at Champaign City, IL, in the year 1868; attended three years; taught school several terms in Illinois; went back to Iowa in 1871; studied law with Judge Joseph C. Knapp at Keosauqua, Van Buren County, IA; was admited to the bar in 1872; commenced practice at Centerville, IA. Was a Democrat in politics; took an active part in the politics of Iowa. Was elected mayor of Centerville four terms. Was married to Mamie Eunice Best at Centerville, IA, 30 Jun 1877. Moved to Sedan, KS, 1885. Was a Democrat candidate for county attorney of Chautauqua County, KS, in the year 1887, and again in 1889; defeated both times by a small majority, the last time by seventeen votes. The county was several hundred Republican. Removed to Snohomish, WA, 1891. Was a candidate for county attorney on Democratic ticket in 1892 for Snohomish county; was defeated in a three-cornered fight by the Peoples' Party candidate by forty-three votes. His marriage was an unfortunate one, both for his wife and himself; it was unhappy from the first; was ended by his wife getting a divorce, practically by agreement, in 1889. Of this marriage three children were born; all boys. His wife is still living and is now Mrs. L. G. McPherson; resided Sedan, KS. At Snohomish he formed a copartnership in the law business with the Hon. J. W. Frame, one of the leading Democrats of the state. Their firm have taken a high standing at the bar; resided Snohomish, WA.

Children of Lewis Cass8 and Mamie Eunice (Best) Whitney:

i. Cecil9 Whitney, b. 17 Dec 1878, Centerville, IA; m. c1902, MaBelle L. Boucher.
ii. Hansel Whitney, b. 20 Sep 1880, Centerville, IA; d. after 1900. No records found after the 1900 census location of Denver, CO.
iii. Monfort Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1883, Centerville, IA; m. c1903, Lillie Jenny Cooley.

Children of Lewis Cass8 and Edith Adelaide Isabella (Kaye)(Summerfield) Whitney:

iv. Barbara Evelyn K.9 Whitney, b. Nov 1898, Everett, WA; m. 18 Dec 1914, San Francisco, CA, Charles James Ramsey.

Notes

He was named after military officer and politician Lewis Cass, of Michigan.

Census

773 825 Posey, Burnett 47 M W Farmer $12000 $1000 Illinois Male citizen over 21 " Catherine 30 F W House Keeper Prussia Parents foreign born " Fracis K. 14 F W Illinois Mother foreign born, Attended school " Mattie 10 F W " Mother foreign born, Attended school " George S. 7 M W " Mother foreign born, Attended school " Robert L. 5 M W " Mother foreign born, Attended school " Blanche 2 F W " Mother foreign born, Attended school " Bridget 4/12 F W " Mother foreign born, Born in Feb Whitney, Louis 19 M W Laborer Ohio

Lewis C. WHITNEY 28 Self M M W OH Atty At Law VA VA Mary Eunis WHITNEY 20 Wife F M W KS Keeping House OH IA Cecil WHITNEY 1 Son M S W IA OH KS Inez BEST 6 SisL F S W KS OH IA Barbara WHITNEY 66 Moth F W W VA VT VA John M. WHITNEY 39 Bro M S W OH Feather Renevator VA VA Minor K. WHITNEY 23 Bro M S W OH Day Laborer VA VA

310 348 Whitney, Louis C. -- W M May 1852 48 mar 4 Ohio Vermont Virginia Lawyer, Rents house -----, Edith A. I. Wife W F Feb 1864 32 mar 4 4ch 3liv England Scotland Wales Summerfield Beatrice SDau W F May 1889 11 Canada (Eng) England England At school -----, Hugh Son W M Sep 1891 9 Canada (Eng) England England At school Whitney, Barbara E. K. Dau W F Nov 1898 2 California Ohio England

  • 1910, Tacoma Ward 5, Pierce Co., WA

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