'''Joseph Leon Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Edward (1829-?)|Edward8]],
[[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1798-1872)|Joseph7]], [[Family:Whitney, Palmer (1778-1854)|Palmer6]], [[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1717-a1800)|Joseph5]], [[Family:Whitney, Timothy (1678-a1736)|Timothy4]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1643-1727)|John3]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John2]], [[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John1]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Edward (1829-?)|Edward8 and Catherine Ann (Plouch) Whitney]],
was born 13 Aug 1872, Red Oak, IA,{{ref|Joseph-birth}} and died 11 Mar 1949, Cherokee, OK.{{ref|Joseph-death}}

He married, 2 Sep 1902, Stella Academy near Cherokee, OK, '''Bertha Orpha Coppock''',{{ref|marriage}} daughter of Alvin and Laura Ann (Stanley) Coppock. She was born 18 Dec 1878, Near Smyrna, IA,{{ref|Bertha-birth}} and died 6 Jan 1937, Cherokee, OK.{{ref|Bertha-death}}

Lee Whitney had no formal education beyond the third or fourth grade; however, he loved to read and became self-educated.

Lee started “working out” on neighboring farms when about twelve years of age. By about the age of 17 or 18, he had acquired a buckboard, a span of mules, and a large box camera with a tripod. He set out for Oklahoma Territory, covering his expenses by taking pictures of people and families en route. On 29 Oct 1896, he filed for a homestead about seven miles northwest of Alva, Woods Co., OK.{{ref|Lee-homestead}}

After their marriage, Lee and Bertha lived in a dugout on Bertha’s homestead,{{ref|Bertha-homestead}} situated close to Lee's. Their two oldest children were born here.

About 1905, Lee’s family moved to the vicinity of Stella Academy east of Cherokee, Woods (now Alfalfa) Co., OK, where they lived on the “John Howard place”. Their third and fourth children were born here.

Lee bought 160 acres adjoining the Salt Plains on the west, built a house on the property, and moved his family there in 1909. The two youngest children were born at this location. Lee was a farmer, and grew mainly wheat. He was one of the first farmers in the area to buy a tractor, and later a combine.

Lee bought the “John Howard place” where the family had previously resided, rebuilt the house, adding a wing and a second story to it, and moved the family there in 1921. The family remained here until the house burned in 1935, and the family relocated to Cherokee, OK.

After Bertha died in 1937, Lee resided with son Alvin and with daughter Laura, both in the Cherokee vicinity, until his death in 1949.

Children of Joseph Leon9 and Bertha Orpha (Coppock) Whitney:{{ref|Children}}

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Leta Ruth10 Whitney''', b. 1 Jul 1903, Near Alva, OK,{{ref|Leta-birth}} d. 10 Nov 2003, Newton, KS.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Willard Fay Whitney''', b. 1 Jul 1904, Near Alva, OK,{{ref|Fay-birth}} d. 4 Nov 1991, Pratt, KS.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Pauline Esther Whitney''', b. 10 Sep 1907, Near Cherokee, OK,{{ref|Pauline-birth}} d. 11 Nov 2002, Nashville, TN.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''Alvin Edward Whitney''', b. 12 Oct 1908, Near Cherokee, OK,{{ref|Alvin-birth}} d. Claremore, Oklahoma.
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| '''Laura Elmina Whitney''', (Living).
|-
| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''Lester Vernon Whitney''', b. 27 Sep 1919, Near Cherokee, OK,{{ref|Lester-birth}} d. 30 Jul 1999, Haviland, KS.
|}

==References==

1.{{note| Joseph-birth}} Alvin L. Anderson, ''The Ancestry and Descendants of Aaron and Amy (Cobbs) Coppock'', Medellin, Columbia: Jan. 1965, p. 45.

2.{{note| Joseph-death}} ''Ibid'', p. 45.

3.{{note|Marriage}} ''Ibid'', p. 45.

4.{{note| Bertha-birth}} ''Ibid'', p. 45.

5.{{note| Bertha-death}} ''Ibid'', p. 45.

6.{{note|Lee-homestead}} Homestead File for Joseph Leon Whitney.

7.{{note|Bertha-homestead}} Homestead File for Bertha Orpha Coppock.

8.{{note|Children}} Alvin L. Anderson, ''The Ancestry and Descendants of Aaron and Amy (Cobbs) Coppock'', Medellin, Columbia: Jan. 1965, pp. 46-51.

9.{{note|Leta-birth}} ''Ibid'', p. 46.

10.{{note|Fay-birth}} ''Ibid'', p. 48.

11.{{note|Pauline-birth}} ''Ibid'', p. 49.

12.{{note|Alvin-birth}} ''Ibid'', p. 50.

13.{{note|Lester-birth}} ''Ibid'', p. 52.

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Copyright © 2007, [[User:GSwinson|Gary E. Swinson]] and the [[Whitney Research Group]].

[[Category: Red Oak, Iowa]]
[[Category: Cherokee, Oklahoma]]
[[Category: Smyrna, Iowa]]
[[Category: Alva, Oklahoma]]

Family:Whitney, Joseph (1798-1872)

2007-11-30T00:04:02Z

GSwinson: Corrected & expanded information for son Joseph Palmer.

'''Joseph7 Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Palmer (1778-1854)|Palmer6]],
[[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1717-a1800)|Joseph5]],
[[Family:Whitney, Timothy (1678-a1736)|Timothy4]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1643-1727)|John3]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John2]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John1]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Palmer (1778-1854)|Palmer6 and Judath (Barber) Whitney]],
was born 8 Aug 1798, Orange, MA,{{ref|Joseph-birth}} and died 24 Nov 1872, Thomson, IL.{{ref|Joseph-death}}

He married, 20 Nov 1823, Gilsum, New Hampshire, '''Sophronia Taylor''', daughter of Joseph and Susannah (Bliss) Taylor{{ref|Marriage}}. She was born 10 Nov 1805, and died at the home of her son, Alonzo Whitney, in Ustick Township, Whiteside Co., Illinois, 10 Jan 1882.{{ref|Sophronia-vitals}}

Joseph Whitney lived out his early years with his parents in Warwick, Massachusetts; U.S. Census records for the Palmer Whitney household account for Joseph in 1800 (two years old) and 1810 (twelve years old).

Joseph's parents moved from Warwick, MA to China Township (now Java Village), Genesee Co. (now Wyoming Co.), New York in 1817.{{ref|Move-to-Java}} The 1820 U.S. Census shows the Palmer Whitney family residing in China Township. However Joseph does not appear to be living there with the family at that time; neither is he listed as a head of household in the Warwick, Massachusetts area.

Joseph Whitney moved to Gilsum, New Hampshire in 1823. He and Sophronia married later that same year and lived with her father in a two story house in Gilsum.{{ref|Move-Gilsum}}

According to [Pierce], Joseph Whitney continued to reside in Gilsum until 1826; however, this can’t be quite right as daughter Nancy was born in Java Village, New York, 5 Oct 1825. According to another account,{{ref|Cole-Nancy-Obit}} their oldest child was born in Gilsum in 1824, and they removed shortly thereafter to the “Holland Purchase” in Genesee Co., New York, and lived at Java Village.

At the time of the 1830 U.S. Census, the Joseph Whitney family still resided at China Township, Genesee Co., New York. In addition to Joseph and wife, Sophronia, there were three sons and one daughter. Neighbors included Joseph’s parents (Palmer Whitney family), Sophronia’s parents (Joseph Taylor family), and Joseph’s younger brother, John Whitney.

Two additional children, one son and one daughter, were added to the Joseph Whitney family while they lived in Java Village. Meanwhile, John Whitney, brother of Joseph Whitney, had taken up a claim “embracing a thousand acres or more” in Section 14, Campton (now Wasco), Kane Co., Illinois; other relatives had likewise settled in Kane and DuPage counties in Illinois. Joseph heard encouraging reports of the opportunities which were open to the settler, and finally, he and a neighbor made a journey to Illinois, and decided this would be the best location in which to rear their families. Upon his return, Joseph set about making arrangements for immigration to the “far west”!{{ref|Aunt-Nancy}}

On 1 Sep 1837, "our household goods were taken by wagon to Buffalo. Accompanied by Harry Eddy’s family (the Eddys and their five children),{{ref|Eddy-family}} we boarded a steamboat bound for Chicago. Eleven days were spent in the crossing of the [Great] lakes, as the boat (almost unfit for service) was not always running. We experienced a severe storm, and I and many of the other passengers learned the agonies of seasickness!" Their boat made stops at Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinaw, and Milwaukee. "Our next stop was Chicago. By no means, was it the Chicago of today! Buildings were small frame affairs, and teams almost became mired hauling their loads in the muddy streets." In Chicago, Joseph hired a team and wagon that was going to Naperville; he "was prevailed upon to take the women and smaller children. He finally agreed. There were eight of us, including the five children, and with the bedding, as well, a fairly large load resulted." It took two days and required fording the De Plaines River for the family to arrive at a relative's home in Naperville. On continuing their journey, they learned that the bridge was out at St. Charles, so forded the Fox River at Geneva, IL, and arrived at the home of Joseph's brother, John Whitney, near Campton (now Wasco), IL.{{ref|Aunt-Nancy}}

In Kane Co., the family “suffered all the hardships and sicknesses common to the early settlers in that region, the low lands and slugish streams giving rise to much malarial trouble”.{{ref|Cole-Nancy-Obit}}

The 1840 U.S. Census lists the Joseph Whitney family among the residents of Kane Co., Illinois. Children included four sons and two daughters. In addition, Sophronia’s parents (Joseph and Susanna Taylor) resided with the Joseph Whitney family.

By 1850, the U.S. Census records indicate the Joseph Whitney family was farming in DuPage Co., Illinois. In addition to Joseph and Sophronia, family members at that time included “J. Palmer, Nancy, Alonzo, Edwin [Edward], Jasper, Alvira [Elvira], and Luther”. J. Palmer was listed as a farmer; sons Alonzo, Edward, and Jasper were listed as Laborers.

“Tiring of the [Kane Co. area], and lured by stories of opportunities in Michigan, [the family] went to that state [in 1854], but two years later came to the vicinity of Thomson, Carroll Co., Illinois, this time following in the wake of another brother, Alonzo Taylor, who had emigrated from Java, Genesee Co., New York, in 1849. Here their wanderings ceased and the remainder of the parents’ lives were spent here ...”.{{ref|Cole-Nancy-Obit}}

The 1860 U.S. Census shows the Joseph Whitney family residing in York Township, Carroll Co., Illinois. All of the surviving children except for Alonzo were still living at home.

"In the summer of [1872], [Joseph] became ill. The doctors told us he had typhoid fever. His condition worsened and he died in November of that year. The Rev. Cartwright, a well-known pioneer minister, conducted the funeral services in our home. He was buried in the [Lower York] cemetery east of Thomson. The headstone bears one of the earliest dates there… Later my mother, Sophronia Taylor Whitney, was laid to rest there, also."{{ref|Aunt-Nancy}}

Joseph Whitney was a farmer. He resided Gilsum, NH, Java, NY, Campton (now Wasco), IL, DuPage Co., IL, Detroit, MI, and Thomson, IL.

Children of Joseph7 and Sophronia (Taylor) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Joseph Palmer8 Whitney''', b. 20 Mar 1824, Gilsum, NH;{{ref|Jospeh-Palmer-birth}} d. 10 Mar 1887;{{ref|Joseph-Palmer-death}} bur. Montgomery Co., IA;{{ref|Joseph-Palmer-bur}} unmarried.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Nancy Whitney''', b. 5 Oct 1825; m. 15 Feb 1862, Joseph French; resided Thomson, IL; b. 20 Apr 1828 (1827 in IL according to Nancy Whitney French's obituary). He is a farmer.
:Ch.: Louisa (Louie) C., b. 25 May 1864; m.(1) 8 Sep 1881, J. K. P. Ditton; m.(2) 8 Apr 1885, Henry Rupple, b. 26 Apr 1865; d. 24 Aug 1869; (Children of Louisa were Melvin Ditton, b. 8 Jul 1882; Ray Rupple and Earl Rupple); Melvin E.; William N., b. 20 Jul 1866; d. 20 Sep 1869.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| [[Family:Whitney, Alonzo (1827-a1910)|'''Alonzo Whitney''']], b. 6 Mar 1827; m. Lucina French 16 Feb 1860 and resided Thomson, Illinois.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| [[Family:Whitney, Edward (1829-?)|'''Edward Whitney''']], b. 7 Aug 1829; m. Catherine Ann Plough,
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| [[Family:Whitney, Jasper (1831-?)|'''Jasper Whitney''']], b. 23 Aug 1831; m. Sarah E. Alden.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''Susannah B. Whitney''', b. 28 Jul 1834; d. 30 Sep 1837. From the account of her sister, Nancy: "... on the last day of September, ... word was brought to us of the death of our little sister, Susannah, who had just passed her third birthday in July. The hardships of the long trip [from Buffalo, NY to Kane Co., IL] had proved too strenuous for the little one! This was my first real grief. A neighbor made the casket, and another neighbor, a farmer-preacher (the Rev. Gilmore) conducted the services in our home. An oddity of the service was that the Rev. Gilmore asked each of the family members to rise as he called our names. As there was no cemetery here, burial was made on some land where there were already two or three graves. .. Later, when ground was set aside for a cemetery, all were removed to that location, and now repose near Wasco, Illinois (formerly known as Campton)."{{ref|Aunt-Nancy}}
|-
| align=right valign=top | vii.
| '''Elvira Whitney''', b. 8 Aug 1839, Campton (now Wasco), IL,{{ref|Elvira-birth}} d. 15 Feb 1905;{{ref|Elvira-death}} m. 1 Jan 1861, Thomson, IL, her 2nd cousin, Marshall Taylor son of Almon and Sophia (Hendee) Taylor,{{ref|Elvira-marriage}} b. abt 1829, Gilsum, NH,{{ref|Almon-birth}} d. Jan 1898, Red Oak, IA.{{ref|Almon-death}} Resided Thomson, IL (1880), Douglas Township, Montgomery Co., IA (1900).
:Ch. (surname Taylor): Jessie, b. 10 Nov 1862, IL, d. abt 1950, m(1). Jun 1891, Red Oak, IA, Ira Ancil Foote,{{ref|Jessie-vitals}} b. 23 Oct 1857, Grant, IL, d. Nov 1920,{{ref|Ira-vitals}} m(2). 27 Apr 1939, Charles Dekay; Arthur, b. 15 Sep 1864, IL;{{ref|Arthur-vitals}} Harry, b. 29 Sep 1870, IL, d. 18 May 1940, unm.;{{ref|Harry-vitals}} John E., b. 2 Sep 1870, IL, d. Mar 1954, unm.;{{ref|John-vitals}} Ingar T., b. 1 Nov 1873, Thomson, IL, d. 17 Jan 1933, Seattle, WA, m. 10 Aug 1898, Seward S. Morris,{{ref|Ingar-vitals}} b. Aug 1870, IA, d. 1 Apr 1929, Seattle, WA.{{ref|Seward-vitals}}
|-
| align=right valign=top | viii.
| [[Family:Whitney, Luther (1841-?)|'''Luther Whitney''']], b. 7 Dec 1841; m. Ellen A. Willey.
|}

== References ==

* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 251|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 251]].

1.{{note|Joseph-birth}} [Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', Chicago: 1895, p. 251].

2.{{note|Joseph-death}} ''Ibid''.

3.{{note|Marriage}} [“Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905”, Kate Cole Whitney, unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney, Thomson, Illinois.] For place of marriage, see [Gary E. Swinson, "Genealogical Notes on the Whitney, Willey/Willie and Kellogg Families". Transcribed copies of old notes, found among Bess Whitney's papers. Possession of Lester Whitney. Torrance, CA: 1987].

4.{{note|Sophronia-vitals}} [“Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905”, Kate Cole Whitney, unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney, Thomson, Illinois].

5.{{note|Move-to-Java}} [Charles Barber, "Brief History of the Barber Family with Portrait of the Author", Eagle Press, North Java, NY: 1892]

6.{{note|Move-Gilsum}} [Silvanus Hayward, A.M, ''History of the Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire, from 1752 to 1879, with Maps and Illustrations'', John B. Clarke, Manchester, NH: 1881]

7.{{note|Cole-Nancy-Obit}} [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905": Obituary for Nancy (Whitney) French, unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

8.{{note|Aunt-Nancy}} [Gary E. Swinson. ''The Story of "Aunt Nancy", Nancy Whitney French (1825-1927); A Pioneer from New York State to Illinois in 1837'', Rev 1, Torrance, CA: 1987 (2007), p. 9]

9.{{note|Eddy-Family}} Harry Eddy was married to Joseph Whitney's sister, Anna Whitney. For more information on this family, see the record for her father, Palmer Whitney.

10.{{note|Aunt-Nancy}} [Gary E. Swinson. ''The Story of "Aunt Nancy", Nancy Whitney French (1825-1927); A Pioneer from New York State to Illinois in 1837'', Rev 1, Torrance, CA: 1987 (2007), pp. 9-11]

11.{{note|Cole-Nancy-Obit}} [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905": Obituary for Nancy (Whitney) French, unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

12.{{note|Cole-Nancy-Obit}} ''Ibid''.

13.{{note|Aunt-Nancy}} [Gary E. Swinson. ''The Story of "Aunt Nancy", Nancy Whitney French (1825-1927); A Pioneer from New York State to Illinois in 1837'', Rev 1, Torrance, CA: 1987 (2007), pp. 26]

14.{{note|Joseph-Palmer-birth}} Joseph Palmer's birth is recorded by [Pierce, p. 251]. His birth place is recorded in [Gary E. Swinson, "Genealogical Notes on the Whitney, Willey/Willie and Kellogg Families", transcribed copies of old notes found among Bess Whitney's papers, Torrance, CA: 1987.]

15.{{note| Joseph-Palmer-death}} Joseph Palmer died of "T.B." on 10 Mar 1887. [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

16.{{note| Joseph-Palmer-bur}} [telecon w/Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Iowa]

17.{{note|Aunt-Nancy}} [Gary E. Swinson. ''The Story of "Aunt Nancy", Nancy Whitney French (1825-1927); A Pioneer from New York State to Illinois in 1837'', Rev 1, Torrance, CA: 1987 (2007), pp. 12]

18.{{note|Elvira-birth}} Birth date: [Pierce, p. 251]; place: [Gary E. Swinson, "Genealogical Notes on the Whitney, Willey/Willie and Kellogg Families", Transcribed copies of old notes found among Bess Whitney's papers. Torrance, CA: 1987.]

19.{{note|Elvira-death}} [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

20.{{note|Elvira-marriage}} ''Ibid''.

21.{{note|Almon-birth}} Birth date: 1860 US Census; place: [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

22.{{note|Almon-death}} Death date: Obit for daughter Ingar (Taylor) Morris.

23.{{note|Jessie-vitals}} Birth date: [Swinson letters]; place: 1880, 1900 US Census. Death date: [Swinson letters] Mar(1) & Mar(2): [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

24.{{note|Ira-vitals}} Birth: [Abram W. Foote, ''Foote Family Comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote of Weathersfield, Conn. and His Descendants …, Vol. I'', Rutland, VT: 1907]. Death date: [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

25.{{note|Arthur-vitals}} Birth date: [Swinson letters]; place:1880 US Census.

26.{{note|Harry-vitals}} Birth date: [Swinson letters]; place:1880 US Census. Death date: [Swinson letters]

27.{{note|John-vitals}} Birth date: [Swinson letters]; place:1880 US Census. Death date: [Swinson letters]

28.{{note|Ingar-vitals}} Obituary.

29.{{note|Seward-vitals}} Birth: 1900 US Census. Death: Obituary for Ingar (Taylor) Morris (wife).

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[[Category: Massachusetts]]
[[Category: Orange, Massachusetts]]
[[Category: New Hampshire]]
[[Category: Gilsum, New Hampshire]]
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[[Category: Java, New York]]
[[Category: Campton, Illinois]]
[[Category: Wasco, Illinois]]
[[Category: Michigan]]
[[Category: Kane Co., Illinois]]
[[Category: DuPage Co., Illinois]]

Family:Whitney, Joseph (1798-1872)

2007-11-29T23:31:06Z

GSwinson: Expand information for daughter Elvira.

'''Joseph7 Whitney'''
([[Family:Whitney, Palmer (1778-1854)|Palmer6]],
[[Family:Whitney, Joseph (1717-a1800)|Joseph5]],
[[Family:Whitney, Timothy (1678-a1736)|Timothy4]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1643-1727)|John3]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1621-1692)|John2]],
[[Family:Whitney, John (1592-1673)|John1]]),
son of [[Family:Whitney, Palmer (1778-1854)|Palmer6 and Judath (Barber) Whitney]],
was born 8 Aug 1798, Orange, MA,{{ref|Joseph-birth}} and died 24 Nov 1872, Thomson, IL.{{ref|Joseph-death}}

He married, 20 Nov 1823, Gilsum, New Hampshire, '''Sophronia Taylor''', daughter of Joseph and Susannah (Bliss) Taylor{{ref|Marriage}}. She was born 10 Nov 1805, and died at the home of her son, Alonzo Whitney, in Ustick Township, Whiteside Co., Illinois, 10 Jan 1882.{{ref|Sophronia-vitals}}

Joseph Whitney lived out his early years with his parents in Warwick, Massachusetts; U.S. Census records for the Palmer Whitney household account for Joseph in 1800 (two years old) and 1810 (twelve years old).

Joseph's parents moved from Warwick, MA to China Township (now Java Village), Genesee Co. (now Wyoming Co.), New York in 1817.{{ref|Move-to-Java}} The 1820 U.S. Census shows the Palmer Whitney family residing in China Township. However Joseph does not appear to be living there with the family at that time; neither is he listed as a head of household in the Warwick, Massachusetts area.

Joseph Whitney moved to Gilsum, New Hampshire in 1823. He and Sophronia married later that same year and lived with her father in a two story house in Gilsum.{{ref|Move-Gilsum}}

According to [Pierce], Joseph Whitney continued to reside in Gilsum until 1826; however, this can’t be quite right as daughter Nancy was born in Java Village, New York, 5 Oct 1825. According to another account,{{ref|Cole-Nancy-Obit}} their oldest child was born in Gilsum in 1824, and they removed shortly thereafter to the “Holland Purchase” in Genesee Co., New York, and lived at Java Village.

At the time of the 1830 U.S. Census, the Joseph Whitney family still resided at China Township, Genesee Co., New York. In addition to Joseph and wife, Sophronia, there were three sons and one daughter. Neighbors included Joseph’s parents (Palmer Whitney family), Sophronia’s parents (Joseph Taylor family), and Joseph’s younger brother, John Whitney.

Two additional children, one son and one daughter, were added to the Joseph Whitney family while they lived in Java Village. Meanwhile, John Whitney, brother of Joseph Whitney, had taken up a claim “embracing a thousand acres or more” in Section 14, Campton (now Wasco), Kane Co., Illinois; other relatives had likewise settled in Kane and DuPage counties in Illinois. Joseph heard encouraging reports of the opportunities which were open to the settler, and finally, he and a neighbor made a journey to Illinois, and decided this would be the best location in which to rear their families. Upon his return, Joseph set about making arrangements for immigration to the “far west”!{{ref|Aunt-Nancy}}

On 1 Sep 1837, "our household goods were taken by wagon to Buffalo. Accompanied by Harry Eddy’s family (the Eddys and their five children),{{ref|Eddy-family}} we boarded a steamboat bound for Chicago. Eleven days were spent in the crossing of the [Great] lakes, as the boat (almost unfit for service) was not always running. We experienced a severe storm, and I and many of the other passengers learned the agonies of seasickness!" Their boat made stops at Cleveland, Detroit, Mackinaw, and Milwaukee. "Our next stop was Chicago. By no means, was it the Chicago of today! Buildings were small frame affairs, and teams almost became mired hauling their loads in the muddy streets." In Chicago, Joseph hired a team and wagon that was going to Naperville; he "was prevailed upon to take the women and smaller children. He finally agreed. There were eight of us, including the five children, and with the bedding, as well, a fairly large load resulted." It took two days and required fording the De Plaines River for the family to arrive at a relative's home in Naperville. On continuing their journey, they learned that the bridge was out at St. Charles, so forded the Fox River at Geneva, IL, and arrived at the home of Joseph's brother, John Whitney, near Campton (now Wasco), IL.{{ref|Aunt-Nancy}}

In Kane Co., the family “suffered all the hardships and sicknesses common to the early settlers in that region, the low lands and slugish streams giving rise to much malarial trouble”.{{ref|Cole-Nancy-Obit}}

The 1840 U.S. Census lists the Joseph Whitney family among the residents of Kane Co., Illinois. Children included four sons and two daughters. In addition, Sophronia’s parents (Joseph and Susanna Taylor) resided with the Joseph Whitney family.

By 1850, the U.S. Census records indicate the Joseph Whitney family was farming in DuPage Co., Illinois. In addition to Joseph and Sophronia, family members at that time included “J. Palmer, Nancy, Alonzo, Edwin [Edward], Jasper, Alvira [Elvira], and Luther”. J. Palmer was listed as a farmer; sons Alonzo, Edward, and Jasper were listed as Laborers.

“Tiring of the [Kane Co. area], and lured by stories of opportunities in Michigan, [the family] went to that state [in 1854], but two years later came to the vicinity of Thomson, Carroll Co., Illinois, this time following in the wake of another brother, Alonzo Taylor^, who had emigrated from Java, Genesee Co., New York, in 1849. Here their wanderings ceased and the remainder of the parents’ lives were spent here ...”.{{ref|Cole-Nancy-Obit}}

The 1860 U.S. Census shows the Joseph Whitney family residing in York Township, Carroll Co., Illinois. All of the surviving children except for Alonzo were still living at home.

"In the summer of [1872], [Joseph] became ill. The doctors told us he had typhoid fever. His condition worsened and he died in November of that year. The Rev. Cartwright, a well-known pioneer minister, conducted the funeral services in our home. He was buried in the [Lower York] cemetery east of Thomson. The headstone bears one of the earliest dates there… Later my mother, Sophronia Taylor Whitney, was laid to rest there, also."{{ref|Aunt-Nancy}}

Joseph Whitney was a farmer. He resided Gilsum, NH, Java, NY, Campton (now Wasco), IL, DuPage Co., IL, Detroit, MI, and Thomson, IL.

Children of Joseph7 and Sophronia (Taylor) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''Joseph Palmer8 Whitney''', b. 20 Mar 1824; d. Gilsum, unmarried.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Nancy Whitney''', b. 5 Oct 1825; m. 15 Feb 1862, Joseph French; resided Thomson, IL; b. 20 Apr 1828 (1827 in IL according to Nancy Whitney French's obituary). He is a farmer.
:Ch.: Louisa (Louie) C., b. 25 May 1864; m.(1) 8 Sep 1881, J. K. P. Ditton; m.(2) 8 Apr 1885, Henry Rupple, b. 26 Apr 1865; d. 24 Aug 1869; (Children of Louisa were Melvin Ditton, b. 8 Jul 1882; Ray Rupple and Earl Rupple); Melvin E.; William N., b. 20 Jul 1866; d. 20 Sep 1869.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| [[Family:Whitney, Alonzo (1827-a1910)|'''Alonzo Whitney''']], b. 6 Mar 1827; m. Lucina French 16 Feb 1860 and resided Thomson, Illinois.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| [[Family:Whitney, Edward (1829-?)|'''Edward Whitney''']], b. 7 Aug 1829; m. Catherine Ann Plough,
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| [[Family:Whitney, Jasper (1831-?)|'''Jasper Whitney''']], b. 23 Aug 1831; m. Sarah E. Alden.
|-
| align=right valign=top | vi.
| '''Susannah B. Whitney''', b. 28 Jul 1834; d. 30 Sep 1837. From the account of her sister, Nancy: "... on the last day of September, ... word was brought to us of the death of our little sister, Susannah, who had just passed her third birthday in July. The hardships of the long trip [from Buffalo, NY to Kane Co., IL] had proved too strenuous for the little one! This was my first real grief. A neighbor made the casket, and another neighbor, a farmer-preacher (the Rev. Gilmore) conducted the services in our home. An oddity of the service was that the Rev. Gilmore asked each of the family members to rise as he called our names. As there was no cemetery here, burial was made on some land where there were already two or three graves. .. Later, when ground was set aside for a cemetery, all were removed to that location, and now repose near Wasco, Illinois (formerly known as Campton)."{{ref|Aunt-Nancy}}
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| '''Elvira Whitney''', b. 8 Aug 1839, Campton (now Wasco), IL,{{ref|Elvira-birth}} d. 15 Feb 1905;{{ref|Elvira-death}} m. 1 Jan 1861, Thomson, IL, her 2nd cousin, Marshall Taylor son of Almon and Sophia (Hendee) Taylor,{{ref|Elvira-marriage}} b. abt 1829, Gilsum, NH,{{ref|Almon-birth}} d. Jan 1898, Red Oak, IA.{{ref|Almon-death}} Resided Thomson, IL (1880), Douglas Township, Montgomery Co., IA (1900).
:Ch. (surname Taylor): Jessie, b. 10 Nov 1862, IL, d. abt 1950, m(1). Jun 1891, Red Oak, IA, Ira Ancil Foote,{{ref|Jessie-vitals}} b. 23 Oct 1857, Grant, IL, d. Nov 1920,{{ref|Ira-vitals}} m(2). 27 Apr 1939, Charles Dekay; Arthur, b. 15 Sep 1864, IL;{{ref|Arthur-vitals}} Harry, b. 29 Sep 1870, IL, d. 18 May 1940, unm.;{{ref|Harry-vitals}} John E., b. 2 Sep 1870, IL, d. Mar 1954, unm.;{{ref|John-vitals}} Ingar T., b. 1 Nov 1873, Thomson, IL, d. 17 Jan 1933, Seattle, WA, m. 10 Aug 1898, Seward S. Morris,{{ref|Ingar-vitals}} b. Aug 1870, IA, d. 1 Apr 1929, Seattle, WA.{{ref|Seward-vitals}}
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| [[Family:Whitney, Luther (1841-?)|'''Luther Whitney''']], b. 7 Dec 1841; m. Ellen A. Willey.
|}

== References ==

* All data imported from [[Archive:The Descendants of John Whitney, page 251|Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', (Chicago: 1895), p. 251]].

1.{{note|Joseph-birth}} [Frederick Clifton Pierce, ''The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635'', Chicago: 1895, p. 251].

2.{{note|Joseph-death}} ''Ibid''.

3.{{note|Marriage}} [“Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905”, Kate Cole Whitney, unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney, Thomson, Illinois.] For place of marriage, see [Gary E. Swinson, "Genealogical Notes on the Whitney, Willey/Willie and Kellogg Families". Transcribed copies of old notes, found among Bess Whitney's papers. Possession of Lester Whitney. Torrance, CA: 1987].

4.{{note|Sophronia-vitals}} [“Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905”, Kate Cole Whitney, unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney, Thomson, Illinois].

5.{{note|Move-to-Java}} [Charles Barber, "Brief History of the Barber Family with Portrait of the Author", Eagle Press, North Java, NY: 1892]

6.{{note|Move-Gilsum}} [Silvanus Hayward, A.M, ''History of the Town of Gilsum, New Hampshire, from 1752 to 1879, with Maps and Illustrations'', John B. Clarke, Manchester, NH: 1881]

7.{{note|Cole-Nancy-Obit}} [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905": Obituary for Nancy (Whitney) French, unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

8.{{note|Swin}} [Gary E. Swinson. ''The Story of "Aunt Nancy", Nancy Whitney French (1825-1927); A Pioneer from New York State to Illinois in 1837'', Rev 1, Torrance, CA: 1987 (2007), p. 9]

9.{{note|Swin}} Harry Eddy was married to Joseph Whitney's sister, Anna Whitney. For more information on this family, see the record for her father, Palmer Whitney.

10.{{note|Swin}} [Gary E. Swinson. ''The Story of "Aunt Nancy", Nancy Whitney French (1825-1927); A Pioneer from New York State to Illinois in 1837'', Rev 1, Torrance, CA: 1987 (2007), pp. 9-11]

11.{{note|Cole-Nancy-Obit}} [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905": Obituary for Nancy (Whitney) French, unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

12.{{note|Cole-Nancy-Obit}} ''Ibid''.

13.{{note|Swin}} [Gary E. Swinson. ''The Story of "Aunt Nancy", Nancy Whitney French (1825-1927); A Pioneer from New York State to Illinois in 1837'', Rev 1, Torrance, CA: 1987 (2007), pp. 26]

14.{{note|Swin}} [Gary E. Swinson. ''The Story of "Aunt Nancy", Nancy Whitney French (1825-1927); A Pioneer from New York State to Illinois in 1837'', Rev 1, Torrance, CA: 1987 (2007), pp. 12]

15.{{note|Elvira-birth}} Birth date: [Pierce, p. 251]; place: [Gary E. Swinson, "Genealogical Notes on the Whitney, Willey/Willie and Kellogg Families", Transcribed copies of old notes found among Bess Whitney's papers. Torrance, CA: 1987.]

16.{{note|Elvira-death}} [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

17.{{note|Elvira-marriage}} ''Ibid''.

18.{{note|Almon-birth}} Birth date: 1860 US Census; place: [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

19.{{note|Almon-death}} Death date: Obit for daughter Ingar (Taylor) Morris.

20.{{note|Jessie-vitals}} Birth date: [Swinson letters]; place: 1880, 1900 US Census. Death date: [Swinson letters] Mar(1) & Mar(2): [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

21.{{note|Ira-vitals}} Birth: [Abram W. Foote, ''Foote Family Comprising the Genealogy and History of Nathaniel Foote of Weathersfield, Conn. and His Descendants …, Vol. I'', Rutland, VT: 1907]. Death date: [Kate Cole Whitney, "Notes on Family History Collected and Arranged by Kate Cole Whitney for her son Kenneth Cole Whitney, born Dec. 15, 1905", unpublished. Possession of Jonathan Kenneth Whitney]

22.{{note|Arthur-vitals}} Birth date: [Swinson letters]; place:1880 US Census.

23.{{note|Harry-vitals}} Birth date: [Swinson letters]; place:1880 US Census. Death date: [Swinson letters]

24.{{note|John-vitals}} Birth date: [Swinson letters]; place:1880 US Census. Death date: [Swinson letters]

25.{{note|Ingar-vitals}} Obituary.

26.{{note|Seward-vitals}} Birth: 1900 US Census. Death: Obituary for Ingar (Taylor) Morris (wife).

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