Family:Whitney, William Graves (1837-1900)

William Graves⁷ Whitney (William Graves⁶, Rufus⁵, Joshua⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of William Graves⁶ and Lydia (Marchant) Whitney, was born 19 May 1837, Warsaw, NY, and died 1900, Wiscoy, NY. He was buried in Wiscoy Cemetery, Wiscoy, NY.^[1]

He married, 25 Jan 1868, Portageville, NY, Sylvia J. "Jennie" Baker. She was born 20 Nov 1835, and died 1906, Wiscoy, NY. She was buried in Wiscoy Cemetery, Wiscoy, NY.^[2]

He is a machinest and merchant; resided Wiscoy, NY.

Civil War, Co. D, 4th NY Heavy Artillery.

Children of William Graves⁷ and Sylvia J. (Baker) Whitney:

i.	William C.8 Whitney, b. 25 May 1869; resided Rochester, NY.
ii.	Ellen Greenleaf Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1871; d. 9 Jan 1890.
iii.	Mary J. Whitney, b. 26 Mar 1873, NY; d. aft. 1900; then unmarried.
iv.	Angeline Williams Whitney, b. 28 Jul 1877; d. aft. 1892.

Census

• 1865 State, Hume, Allegany Co., NY:

92 Frame $1000 92 Lydia Whitney 62 F - ---- Washington 5 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - William G. Whitney 23 M - Chld Wyoming - - - - 1 Machinist 1 - - - - - - 1 - - -

• 1870, Hume, Allegany Co., NY:

137 144 Whitney, Graves W. 33 M W Engine Builder $1350 $900 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Jennie 32 F W Keeping House " -----, Wm. C. 1 M W " Lee, Dianna 14 F W Domestic Servant "

• 1880, Hume, Allegany Co., NY:

G. WHITNEY 43 Self M M W NY Manufacture NY NY S. C. WHITNEY 44 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY W. C. WHITNEY 11 Son M S W NY At School NY NY Etta WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W NY NY NY M. E. WHITNEY 7 Dau F S W NY NY NY Angie WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W NY NY NY

• 1892 State, Hume, Allegany Co., NY:

Graves Whitney M 55 - United States C. Jennie whitney F 56 - " C. Mamay Whitney F 18 - " C. Teacher Anga Whitney F 15 - " C.

• 1900, Cuba, Allegany Co., NY:

209 220 Whitney, Sylvia Head W F Nov 1835 64 wid 4ch 3liv New York New York New York Rents house -----, Mary J. Dau W F Mar 1876 24 sgl New York New York New York Teacher

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. 398.

1.^  FindAGrave Memorial #53655395, W. Graves Whitney.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #53657597, Sylva Whitney.

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