Family:Whitney, Charles Carroll (1844-a1880)

Charles Carroll⁸ Whitney (Richard H.⁷, Cyrus⁶, Isaiah⁵, Isaiah⁴, Isaiah³, Thomas², John¹), born Adrian, Michigan, 4 Jul 1844; married 13 Oct 1870, Emma L. Lapham, born 28 Feb 1850.

Charles Carroll Whitney, born 4 Jul 1844; was married to Emma L. Lapham, of Adrian, Michigan, to whom were born two children, at Alpena, Michigan. Charles C. Whitney entered the drug store of Fred Steans, of Detroit, in 1865, and remained with him until 1867, when he removed to Alpena and engaged in the drug business himself, but removed to Bay City in 1874 and engaged in the manufacture of crackers fo the wholesale market, at which he made money rapidly. In 1887 he was instrumental in organizing the Commercial Bank of Bay City, and was elected as the 1st vice-president of that bank, which position he still holds, and the bank is a success. He has been successful in his business enterprises and at this date, 1895, is honored and repected, and one of the prominent men of the city, and worth about $50,000, and is a working Christian man, being a member of the First Baptist church of Bay City, Mich; resided Alpena and Bay City, Michigan, 521 N. Washington St.

Children of Charles Carroll⁸ Whitney:

i.	Lulu F. Carroll9 Whitney, born 4 Jun 1873.
ii.	Harry Livingston Whitney, born 6 May 1880.

References

1. 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. 545.

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