Family:Whitney, Orson Silas (1849-1939)

60th Anniversary, 2919 Asbury, Los Angeles, CA

Orson Silas⁸ Whitney (Silas⁷, Cornelius⁶, Cornelius⁵, Matthias⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Silas⁷ and Matilda (Cross) Whitney, was born 10 Jul 1849, Centerville, NY, and died 26 Oct 1939, Los Angeles, CA.

He married, 29 Feb 1872, Harlan, IA, Mary Baird. She was born 22 May 1854, and died after 1932.

He resided Coleridge, NE, and Los Angeles, CA.

Children of Orson Silas⁸ and Mary (Baird) Whitney:

i.	Gertrude9 J. Whitney, b. 28 Nov 1872; m. 18 Aug 1897, Cedar Co., NE, Clarence W. Goodsell.[1]
ii.	Mary E. Whitney, b. 2 Jun 1876; d. 11 Mar 1880.
iii.	Orson D. Whitney, b. 17 Dec 1879; d. 21 Aug 1889.
iv.	Ralph B. Whitney, b. 29 May 1883; d. aft. 1900.
v.	Ruth L. Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1885; d. aft. 1900.
vi.	Roy M. Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1888; d. bef. 1900

Census

• 1880, Clay, Shelby Co., IA:

Orson S. WHITNEY 30 Self M M W NY Farmer --- --- Mary WHITNEY 25 Wife F M W IA Keeping House KY --- Gertrude WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W IA --- --- Ethel M. WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W IA --- ---

• 1900, Precinct 16, Cedar Co., NE:

48 51 Whitney, Orson Head W M Jul 1849 50 mar 28 New York Vermont New York Farmer, Owns free farm -----, Mary C. Wife W F May 1855 45 mar 28 6ch 3liv Iowa Kentucky Indiana -----, Ralph Son W M May 1883 17 sgl Iowa New York Iowa At school -----, Ruth Dau W F Oct 1886 14 sgl Iowa New York Iowa At school

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. 572.

1.^  Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, from Ancestry.com.

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