Family:Whitney, Charles A. (1830-a1900)

Charles A.⁸ Whitney (John⁶, Zachariah⁵, John⁴, Joseph³, John², John¹), son of John⁷ and Sophia (Faulkner) Whitney, was born 16 Feb 1830, Lunenburg, MA, and died after 1900.

He married, 29 Apr 1857, Lydia Marinda Lyon, daughter of Freeman and Miranda (Smith) Lyon. She was born 11 Sep 1835, Peru, VT, and died 16 Jul 1904, Peru, VT. They were divorced.

He married secondly, 24 Nov 1875, Rindge, NH, Delia Maria Lyon,^[1] daughter of Freeman and Miranda (Smith) Lyon. She was born 5 Jun 1844, Peru, VT, and died 27 Aug 1927, Peru, Cotesfield, NE.

He resided Rindge, NH, and Elba, NE.

Children of Charles A.⁸ and Lydia M. (Lyon) Whitney:

i.	(child)9 Whitney, b. 30 Jun 1858, Rindge, NH (given name omitted).[2]
ii.	Frank Lincoln Whitney, b. 15 Sep 1860, Rindge, NH;[3] m. Elnora Emilie Smith.
iii.	Arthur Burnside Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1863, Rindge, NH; d. 23 Nov 1943, Santa Clara Co., CA; m. 14 Jun 1895 Tustin, CA, Ella E. Feuel Wilsey.
iv.	Mary Isabelle Whitney, b. 14 Feb 1866, Rindge, NH; d. 18 Jul 1953, Sunnyside, WA; m. ca. 1886, Joseph Sherman Adams.
v.	Edith Marinda Whitney, b. 15 Feb 1870, Rindge, NH.[4]
vi.	Nellie Whitney, b. 17 Jul 1874, Northfield, MA;[5] d. 17 April 1955, Peru, VT.
vii.	Ned Eugene Whitney, b. 14 Oct 1876, Northfield, MA; d. 15 Jun 1970, Londonderry, VT.

Children of Charles A.⁸ and Delia Maria (Lyon) Whitney:

viii.	Grace Adelaide9 Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1875 Cheshire, NH; d. 29 Oct 1961.
ix.	Zachariah Faulkner Whitney, b. 12 Nov 1877, Cotesfield, NE; d. 4 May 1949, Kern Co., CA.
x.	Henry Meredyth Whitney, b. 2 Nov 1879, Panama, IA; d. 25 Sep 1947, Los Angeles Co., CA.
xi.	Freeman Lyon Whitney, b. 17 Jun 1881, Cotesfield, NE; d. 5 Sep 1978, Paramount, CA.
xii.	John Osborn Whitney, b. 17 Sep 1883, Cotesfield, NE; d. 8 Nov 1971, Big Springs, NE.
xiii.	Elijah Grant Whitney, b. 12 Aug 1885, Cotesfield, NE; d. 2 Nov 1905, Cotesfield, NE.
xiv.	Sarah Elnora Whitney, b. 10 Oct 1888; d. 26 Aug 1987, Bellflower, CA.

Census =

• 1860, Rindge, Cheshire Co., NH:

5 4 Chas. A. Whitney 29 M - Farmer $800 $200 Mass. Lydia M. 24 F - Vt.

• 1870, Rindge, Cheshire Co., NH:

136 149 Whitney, Charles 39 M W Pail Manf. $1500 $500 N.H. Male citizen over 21 -----, Susan 35 F W Keeping House N.H. -----, Frank 10 M W N.H. Attended school -----, Arthur 9 M W N.H. Attended school -----, Mary E. 4 F W N.H. Attended school -----, Edeth M. 1 F W N.H.

• 1880, Cotesfield, Howard Co., NE:

Chas. A. WHITNEY 50 Self M M W MA Farmer MA --- Delia M. WHITNEY 36 Wife F M W VT Keeps House MA VT Arthur D. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W NH Works At Home MA VT Mary C. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W NH Goes To School MA VT Edith A. WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W NH Goes To School MA VT Grase A. WHITNEY 4 Dau F S W NH MA VT Zackariah WHITNEY 2 Son M S W NE MA VT Henry M. WHITNEY 7M Son M S W NE MA VT

• 1880, Northfield, Franklin, Co., MA:

Gardner COLLER 52 Self M M W MA Farm Laborer MA MA Mary COLLER 43 Wife F M W MA Keeping House MA MA Julia COLLER 25 Dau F S W MA At Home MA MA Clarence COLLER 22 Son M S W MA Farm Laborer MA MA William COLLER 19 Son M S W MA Farm Laborer MA MA Westley COLLER 17 Son M S W MA Laborer MA MA Charles COLLER 14 Son M S W MA At Home MA MA George COLLER 11 Son M S W MA At Home MA MA Emma COLLER 10 Dau F S W MA At Home MA MA Maria COLLER 7 Dau F S W MA At Home MA MA Lydia WHITNEY 44 Oth F S W VT No Occupation VT VT Nellie WHITNEY 6 Oth F S W MA At Home VT VT Edward WHITNEY 4 Oth M S W MA At Home VT VT Jenny CLAPP 51 Oth F S W CT No Occupation MA VT

• 1900, Cotesfield, Howard Co., NE:

112 117 Whitney, Charles A. Head W M Feb 1830 70 mar 44 Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire Farm, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Delia Wife W F Jun 1844 55 mar 44 7ch 7liv Vermont Vermont Vermont -----, Grace Dau W F Mar 1876 24 sgl New Hampshire Massachusetts Vermont School teacher -----, Henry Son W M Nov 1878 21 sgl Nebraska Massachusetts Vermont At school -----, Freeman L. Son W M Jun 1881 18 sgl Nebraska Massachusetts Vermont At school -----, John O. Son W M Sep 1883 16 sgl Nebraska Massachusetts Vermont At school -----, Elijh Son W M Aug 1885 14 sgl Nebraska Massachusetts Vermont At school -----, Elnora Dau W F Oct 1888 11 sgl Nebraska Massachusetts Vermont At school

• 1900, Peru, Bennington Co., VT:

89 89 Lyon, Freeman Head W M Feb 1811 89 wid Vermont Massachusetts Vermont Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm Whitney, Lydia M. Dau W F Sep 1835 64 div 8ch 6liv Vermont Vermont New York Yes Chapin, Edward E. Brdr W M Sep 1828 71 sgl Vermont unknown unknown Calhurn, Samuel M. Brdr W M Dec 1832 67 wid New York New Hampshire Massachusetts

• 1900, New Era, Furnas Co., NE:

175 176 Whitney, Arthur A. Head W M Nov 1863 36 mar 5 New Hampshire New Hampshire Vermont Farm laborer, Rents house -----, Ella E. Wife W F Oct 1876 23 mar 5 0ch 0liv Indiana Ireland Indiana

• 1900, Kiplinger Ave., York, York Co., NE:

191 200 Stinton, F. Head W M Apr 1853 47 mar 22 New York England England Clergyman, House -----, Barbara Wife W F Feb 1857 49 mar 22 0ch 0liv Indiana Ohio Indiana Whitney, Z. F. Brdr W M Nov 1877 22 sgl Nebraska New Jersey Ohio At school Hall, W. O. Brdr W M May 1877 23 sgl Minnesota unknown unknown At school

References

• Census records.

• 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. 470.

1.^  "Charles A. Whitney (b. 1830, Lunenburg, MA, s. of John Whitney & Sophia Faulkner) & Delia M. Lyon, m. 24 Nov 1875, Rindge, Cheshire Co., NH," according to New Hampshire, Vital Records, Marriage Index.

2.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

3.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

4.^  New Hampshire, Vital Records, Birth Index.

5.^  "Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1910," from original records held by the Massachusetts Archives. Online database: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2004; volume 259, page 363.

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