Family:Whitney, Dewey Layman (1850-1909)

Dewey Layman⁹ Whitney (Alonzo Howe⁸, Jonas B.⁷, Jonas⁶, Samuel⁵, Nathaniel⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Alonzo Howe⁸ and Mary Ann (Kincaid) Whitney, was born 1850 or 29 Sep 1851, Menard Co., IL, and died 10 Aug 1909, Topeka, KS. He was buried in Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, NE.^[1]

He married 13 Oct 1875, Mason, IL, Sarah Elizabeth Bowman,^[2] daughter of Francis Marion and Mary Elender (Knox) Bowman. She was born 1 Nov 1854, TN, and died 29 Dec 1941, Los Angeles, CA. She was buried in Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, NE.^[3]

Children of Dewey L.⁹ and Sarah Elizabeth (Bowman) Whitney:

i.	Pearl M.¹⁰ Whitney, b. 21 Jul 1877, IL; d. 21 Oct 1909, Gage Co., NE; bur. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, NE;^[4] m. 10 Sep 1901, Gage Co., NE, Frank Leroy Spear.^[5]
ii.	Walter L. Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1880, IL; d. 7 Sep 1895; bur. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, NE.^[6]
iii.	Otho F. Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1887, NE; d. 13 Nov 1906; bur. Evergreen Home Cemetery, Beatrice, NE.^[7]

Census

1880, Pennsylvania, Mason Co., IL:

Dewey WHITNEY 28 Self M M W IL Grocer VT KY Sarah WHITNEY 24 Wife F M W TN Keeping House TN TN Pearl WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W IL --- --- Walter WHITNEY 5M Son M S W IL --- ---

1900, 1300 High St., Beatrice Ward 4, Gage Co., NE:

161 166 Whitney, Dewey L. Head W M Sep 1850 49 mar 25 Illinois Vermont Kentucky Real estate agt., Rents free house -----, Sarah E. Wife W F Nov 1854 45 mar 25 3ch 2liv Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee -----, Pearl M. Dau W F Jul 1877 22 sgl Illinois Illinois Tennessee Teacher school -----, Otho F. Son W M Mar 1887 13 sgl Nebraska Illinois Tennessee At school Shear, James Brdr W M Sep 1861 38 sgl Illinois England Ohio Carpenter