Family:Whitney, William Henry (1893-1985)

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William Henry10 Whitney (William Henry9, Cephas Newhall8, Amos Newhall7, Peter6, Jonas5, Jonas4, Moses3, Richard2, John1), son of William Henry9 and Emma Melinda (Gwin) Whitney, was born 1893, Salt Lake City, UT, died 21 Jan 1985, Charles Town, WV.

He married, 10 Jun 1920, Springfield, MO, Lucile Finkel, b. 30 Dec 1894, Kidder, MO, daughter of Benjamin Franklin Finkel and Hannah Cokeley, d. 29 Jan 1991, Harpers Ferry, WV.

He was a Professor of Accounting/Business Administration at Florida Southern College and University of Alabama.

Children of William Henry10 and Lucile (Finkel) Whitney:

i. Beatrice Louise11 Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1926, Cleveland, OH; d. 31 Dec 2017, Shepherdstown, WV; m. 23 Feb 1946, Cuyahoga, OH, Robert Bryant, b. 8 Jun 1925, Oxford, OH, d. 15 May 2013, Shepherdstown, WV. They had four daughters.
ii. David Gwin Whitney, b. 28 Oct 1927, Cleveland, OH; d. 5 Sep 1984, Redlands, CA; m. 23 Jul 1960, Palos Verdes, CA, Mrs. Geraldine Marie (O'Brien) Murphy. She was b. 6 Nov 1920, Brooklyn, NY, daughter of Sylvester Mulvehill O'Brien and Veronica Geraldine Hackett, d. 20 Mar 2019, Laguna Niguel, CA. Dave adopted 7 of the 10 children that Gerry had from a previous marriage. They had two children of their own.

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