Family:Whitney, Marcus W. (1852-1930)
Marcus W.8 Whitney, (James Marshal7, Asaph6, Jonathan5, Benjamin4, Benjamin3, Benjamin2, John1), son of James Marshal7 and Mary E. (Huntley) Whitney, was born 15 Mar 1852, Amboy, NY, and died 21 Jan 1930, Chicago, IL.[1] He was buried in Section H, Lot 352, Grave 4, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Skokie, IL.[2]
He married, 27 Nov 1876, Chicago, IL, Ella E. Brady. She was born 6 Dec 1851, Cook Co., IL, died 28 Jan 1931, Chicago, IL, and was buried 31 Jan 1931, Lot 352, Grave 5, Section H, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Skokie, IL.
He resided Plano, IL, Milwaukee, WI, and Chicago IL, 202 Fullerton Ave., (1930 Census) 925 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago, IL.
Children of Marcus W.8 and Ella E. (Brady) Whitney:
i. Harriett G.9 Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1877; d. 30 Jan 1927; bur. with her husband at Lot 337 Section H, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Skokie, IL; m. Jacob Henry Levi Conner. - Ch.: Vida Lenore Conner, b. 1 Nov 1905, d. 29 Nov 1994; and Lorin Whitney Conner, b. 6 Jan 1908, d. 24 Jan 1968.
ii. Alice A. Whitney, b. 25 Jul 1878; d. 27 Jul 1957; bur. at Section H, Lot 352, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Skokie, IL; m. Nicholas O. Mollerup; they had no children. iii. Katella L. Whitney, b. 14 Aug 1880; d. 1951; bur. Section H, Lot 352, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Skokie, IL; m. Benjamin Franklin Umphrey; they had no children. iv. Litta M. Whitney, b. 14 Aug 1887; d. 29 Jun 1967; bur. Section 14, Lot 893, Ridgewood Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL; m.(1) John M. Pedersen; m.(2) 15 Jun 1937, Chicago, IL, Alvin Humphrey Sayers, b. 10 Apr 1899, d. Apr 1978. - Ch.: Marcus M. Pedersen, b. 7 Apr 1906, d. 25 Feb 1970; Velma B. Pedersen, b. 17 Sep 1908, d. 8 Nov 1965; Robert C. Pedersen, b. 19 Apr 1912, d. 7 Apr 1945.
Census
Marcus WHITNEY 28 Self M M W NY Carpenter NY NY Ella WHITNEY 28 Wife F M W IL Housekeeper NY NY Harriet WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W IL NY IL Alice WHITNEY 1 Dau F S W IL NY IL
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. 591.
1.^ Chicago, Cook County, IL, death certificate # 6017760, buried June 23, 1930, Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Section H, Lot 352, Grave 4, Skokie, Cook County, IL.
2.^ Find A Grave Memorial #64529702, Marcus W. Whitney.
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