Family:Whitney, William Stearns (1867-1931)

William Stearns¹⁰ Whitney (Nathaniel Bradish⁹, Aaron Stearns⁸, William Henry⁷, Aaron⁶, Aaron⁵, Moses⁴, Moses³, Richard², John¹), son of Nathaniel Bradish⁹ and Rhuby H. (Houghton) Whitney, was born 10 Aug 1867, and died 25 Sep 1931, Orange Co., CA, aged 64 years.^[1]

He married, 15 Feb 1888, Los Angeles Co., CA, Alice M. Wiggins. She was born in Sep 1861, NY, and died after 1920. She is buried in Santa Ana Cemetery, Santa Ana, CA.^[2]

He resided Santa Ana, CA.

Children of William Stearns¹⁰ and Alice M. (Wiggins) Whitney:

i.	Elfreida A.11 Whitney, b. 19 Feb 1889, CA.
ii.	Jessie E. Whitney, b. 16 Sep 1890; d. -----.
iii.	Ray Briant Whitney, b. Sep 1892, CA.
iv.	Ruth J, Whitney, b. Oct 1896, CA.

Census

• 1900, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA
• 1910, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA
• 1920, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA
• 1930, Santa Ana, Orange Co., CA

References

• 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. 662.

1.^  California, Death Index, 1905-1939, from Ancestry.com.

2.^  Find A Grave memorial #104903434, Alice M. Whitney.

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