Family:Whitney, Emmett T. (1842-1920)

Emmett T. Whitney (John Ball), son of John Ball and Susan M. (Titus) Whitney), was born 25 Sep 1842, Rochester, NY, and died 18 Feb 1920, Saint Ignace, Mackinac Co., MI. He was buried in Saint Ignace Township Cemetery, Saint Ignace, MI.^[1]

He married firstly, 4 Jul 1867, Lake Co., OH, Isabelle C. Wood. She was born 1848, Madison, OH, and died 21 Nov 1890, Perry, OH. She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, OH.^[2]

He "of Cleveland, O." "sailor" married secondly, 1 Apr 1892, Traverse City, MI, Belle (Hallett) Towne "of Grand Traverse Co." "housewife", daughter of Marshall and Alice Olyette (Wyckoff) Hallett.^[3] She was born 16 Jun 1870, Grand Traverse Co., MI, and died 7 Aug 1951, Auburn, WA. She applied for a divorce 27 Dec 1897, for non-support. She had married firstly, 28 Jul 1890, Percy William Towne. She married thirdly, 11 Jul 1905, Clark Co., WA, Willard Elsworth Emmons.

Emmett served in the Civil War in Co. A, 128th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a guard on Johnson Island, a Civil War POW camp on Lake Erie in Ohio. In later years he listed his occupation as "sailor", and he captained schooners on Lake Erie.

Children of Emmett T. and Isabelle C. (Wood) Whitney:

i.	Susie C. Whitney, b. 1 Jun 1868, Lake Co., OH; d. Aug 1896, Perry, OH; bur. Evergreen Cemetery, Painesville, OH,^[4] m. 1890, N. Jay Valentine.
ii.	George Hardy Whitney, b. 2 Oct 1871; d. 1872.

Children of Emmett T. and Belle (Hallett)(Towne) Whitney:

iii.	Raymond Emmett Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1893, Bingham, MI; d. 12 Mar 1974, Elbridge, MI; bur. Elbridge Township Cemetery, Hart, MI;^[5] m. Miranda c. Arnold.

Notes

In 1880, he said his father was born in NY, but in 1900, 1910, and 1920, he said MA.

Census

1870, Geneva, Ashtabula Co., OH:

89 93 Whitney, Emmet P. 27 M W Sailor $1100 $100 New York Male citizen over 21 " Bell 21 F W Ohio " Susie 2 F W "

1880, Geneva, Ashtabula Co., OH:

Ernnest WHITNEY 37 Self M M W NY Sailor NY NY Belle C. WHITNEY 31 Wife F M W OH Keeping House NY NY Susa C. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W OH At School NY OH

1890 Veterans Schedule, Painesville, Lake Co., OH:

388 433 Whitney, Emmett T. Private A 128 OH Inf 21 Dec 1861 20 Jan 1865 3y 1m Painesville, OH Chronic Diarrhea

1900, Clinton, Fulton Co., OH:

301 302 Whitney, Emmett Head W M Sep 1842 57 wid New York Massachusetts Connecticut Sailor, Rents house -----, Ray E. Son W M Jun 1893 6 sgl Michigan New York New York

1910, Golden, Oceana Co., MI: Emmet C Whitney, 66, b. NY, parents b. MA & CT; Roy Whitney, 18, b. MI, parents b. NY.
1920, Saint Ignace, Mackinac Co., MI: Emmett Whitney, 76, b. NY, parents b. MA; Raymond Whitney, 26, b. MI, parents b. NY & MI.