Family:Whitney, Cyrus (1814-1890)
Judge Cyrus7 Whitney (Eliphalet6, Cornelius5, Matthias4, Cornelius3, Joshua2, John1), born Mexico, New York, 19 Feb 1814; married 26 Sep 1848, at Shelburne, Vermont, Jane E. Brown, born at Burlington, Vermont, 15 Aug 1830. She resided 981 Asylum Ave., Hartford, Connecticut. Ex-county Judge Cyrus Whitney was one of the oldest lawyers in Oswego county. Judge Whitney was born in the town of Mexico, Oswego county, Feb. 19, 1814, and in his youth attended the Mexico academy, an institution famous for the many bright men it has sent out into the world. He wished to become a lawyer, and to gratify that ambition he found it necessary to teach school to supply himself with the necessary funds to continue his studies. He taught school at Pompey, Ouondaga county, and then entered the law office of his cousin, Mr. Orla F. Whitney of Mexico. In 1846 he was admitted to the bar and at once began the practice of his profession in Mexico. He was noted as a great student and his early successes brought to the young lawyer many clients. Shortly after he entered into a partnership with T. W. Skinner, and up to 1870 the law firm of Whitney & Skinner was known as one of the most successful in Oswego county. It was while in Mexico, in 1867, that Judge Whitney was first elected county judge. He succeeded the late Judge Tyle and the term was for four years. In 1871 he was re-elected and served a six-year term. He came to Oswego in 1870, and became the law partner of J. J. Lamoree, and for several years the firm was known as Whitney & Lamoree. After they dissolved Judge Whitney continued the practice of his profession alone until up to about five years ago when he formed a partnership with his son, Mr. C. F. Whitney, and the firm has since been styled Whitney & Whitney. Judge Whitney was married to Miss Jane E. Brown, of Shelburne, Vermont, who survives her husband. There were three children born to them, all of whom are living; Mr. C. F. Whitney, of that city; Jennie L., wife of Benjamin R. Stillman, of Hartford, Connecticut, and Harry C. Whitney, of Watertown. Through his long life Judge Whitney had been a practical Christian. He was a member of Grace church, and at his death was a trustee and deacon. A few years ago he was prominent in Sunday-school work, in which he took an active interest. In the death of Judge Whitney the bar association of Oswego county has lost one of its oldest and most honored members, and Oswego a good citizen. He died 16 Sep 1890; resided Mexico and Oswego, New York.
Children of Cyrus7 Whitney:
i. Charles Fred8 Whitney, born 19 Dec 1849; married Mattie E. Davis. ii. Jennie Louise Whitney, born 15 Dec 1855; married 14 May 1880, Benjamin R. Stillman; resided Hartford, Connecticut - Ch.: Daisy Gilbert, born Sept. 30, 1881; Cyrus Whitney, born 20 Oct 1884; died 6 Mar 1894. She was educated at Rye seminary, New York, and was graduated in 1873. Mr. Stillman is a thorough insurance man and resided at 981 Asylum Av.
iii. Harry Cyrus Whitney, born 19 Jul 1862; married Georgie Story.
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), pp. 392-393.
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