Family:Whitney, Levi Walt (1845-1887)

Levi Walt Whitney (John), son of John and Larissa (Sutherland) Whitney), was born 8 Jul 1845, St. Catharines, ON, Canada, and died 16 Mar 1887, National, IA.

He married, 13 Oct 1867, prob. Clayton Co., IA, Louisa Larissa Stewart, daughter of William and Sarah (Swarthout) Stewart. She was born 18 Feb 1848, Battle Creek, MI, and died after 1880.

Children of Levi Walt and Louisa Larissa (Stewart) Whitney:

i.	Louise Larissa Whitney, b. 5 Feb 1872, MN.
ii.	Etta May Whitney, b. 9 Oct 1875, IA; d. 15 Oct 1968, Gilham, Sevier Co., AR.
iii.	Carrie Whitney, b. ca. 1879, IA.

Census

• 1860, Monona, Clayton Co., IA:

1491 1513 John Whitney 57 M - Farmer $3000 $600 New York Louissa " 50 F - Vt. Reuben " 18 M - Farmer Canada Levi " 15 M - Do Laborer Do Attended school John " 12 M - Do Attended school Louissa " 8 F - Iowa Harriet Stancliff 15 F - New York

• 1870, Des Moines, Jackson Co., MN:

94 94 Whitney, Lee 25 M W Farmer $500 $500 Canada Illiterate, Nonvoter Whitney, Louisa 22 F W Keeping House Michigan Illiterate

• 1880, Burr Oak, Jewell Co., KS:

Levi WHITNEY 34 Self M M W CAN Butcher NY NY Louesa WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W MI Housekeeping NY NY Louie WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W MN CAN MI Ettie May WHITNEY 5 Dau F S W IA CAN MI Carrie WHITNEY 1 Dau F S W IA CAN MI

References

• Census records.
• Ancestry World Tree at Ancestry.com.

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