Family:Whitney, Nelson (1857-1942)

Nelson⁹ Whitney (Streeter⁸, Orange⁷, Ebenezer⁶, Ephraim⁵, Zachariah⁴, Ebenezer³, Richard², John¹), son of Streeter⁸ and Harriet (Ransom) Whitney, was born Feb 1857, NY, and died 1942. He was buried in Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, NY.^[1]

He married, about 1880, Ida M. Buell, daughter of Wallace and Ann Elizabeth (Perry) Buell. She was born Jun 1860, NY, and died after 1957. She was buried in Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, NY.^[2]

Children of Nelson⁹ and Ida M. (Buell) Whitney:

i.	Bessie9 Whitney, b. Feb 1884, or 17 Feb 1885, NY; d. 13 Dec 1971; bur. Quincy Rural Cemetery, Ripley, NY;[3] m. Joseph A. Coogan.

Census

• 1892 State, Sherman, Chautauqua Co., NY:

Nelson Whitney M 35 - U.S. C. Butter maker Ida M. Whitney F 31 - U.S. C. Bessie E. Whitney F 8 - U.S. C.

• 1900, 8 Kendrick Street, Sherman, Chautauqua Co., NY:

368 368 Whitney, Nelson Head W M Feb 1857 43 mar 20 New York New York New York Carpenter, Owns mortgaged house -----, Ida M. Wife W F Jun 1860 39 mar 20 1ch 1liv New York New York New York -----, Bessie Dau W F Feb 1884 16 sgl New York New York New York At School

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #25659021, Nelson Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #25659044, Ida M. Whitney.

3.^  Find A Grave Memorial #38422724, Bessie E. Coogan Whitney.

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