Family:Whitney, William H. H. (1841-a1885)
William H. H.9 Whitney (Henry S.8, William W.7, Enoch6, David5, Thomas4, Thomas3, Thomas2, John1), son of Henry S.8 and Susan7 (Whitney) Whitney, was born 11 Apr 1841, Manchester, NH, and died after 1885.
He married, 14 Sep 1869, Alberta S. McGowan, daughter of ----- and Eliza (-----) McGowan. She was born about 1843, PA, and died after 1880.
W. H. H. Whitney, the fourth child of Henry S., and Susan (Whiting) Whitney, was born in Manchester, NH, 11 Apr 1841. While never very robust as a child, he was persevering and industrious and obtained a good education in the public schools of the city, becoming a bookkeeper for the Manchester Iron Works after graduating. He held this position until Apr 1864, when he decided to see Washington, DC, the city toward which all eyes, both north and south, were turned. He secured a position in the U. S. Treasury, later became chief of a division, and held that position seventeen years. In Jun 1885, he lost the position, as the party in power had changed. The failing health of his father recalled him to Manchester the following month, and there he has since resided, being a bookkeeper for the Amoskeag corporation; resided Manchester, NH.
Children of William H. H.9 and Alberta S. (McGowan) Whitney:
i. Henry Selden10 Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1876, DC.
Census
1202 1285 McGowan, Eliza 61 F W Keepign House $2000 Maryland -----, David 30 M W Clerk Brewery Pennsylvania Male citizen over 21 Whitney, William 29 M W Do New Hampshire Married Sep, Male citizen over 21 -----, Bertie 27 F W At Home Pennsylvania Married Sep Moody, James 30 M W Clark Brewery New Hampshire Male citizen over 21
Benjamin F. GRAFTON 38 Self M M W OH Lawyer VA VA Virginia A. GRAFTON 33 Wife F M W PA Keeping House PA MD Thomas E. GRAFTON 9 Son M S W DC OH PA Virginia A. GRAFTON 4 Dau F S W DC OH PA William H. WHITNEY 38 BroL M M W NH Clerk Treas. Dept. MA MA Alberta WHITNEY 35 SisL F M W PA At Home PA MD Henry S. WHITNEY 3 Neph M S W DC NH PA
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. 642.
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