Family:Whitney, David (1835-1919)

David⁷ Whitney (Isaac⁶, Isaac⁵, [prob.] Joshua⁴, Cornelius³, Joshua², John¹), son of Isaac⁶ and Lucilla (Gould) Whitney, was born 22 Jan 1835, Genesee Co., NY, and died 4 Oct 1919. He was buried in Hooper Cemetery, Hooper, NE.^[1]

He married, 22 Dec 1858, St. Joseph Co., MI, Susannah Hyde, daughter of Gershom and Dolly (-----) Hyde. She was born 10 Jun 1840, Elmira, NY, and died 8 Sep 1915, Central City, NE. She was buried in Hooper Cemetery, Hooper, NE.^[2]

He served in the Civil War as a Corporal in Co. C, 128th Indiana Infantry.

Children of David⁷ and Susannah (Hyde) Whitney:

i.	Mary8 Whitney, b. ca. 1857, MI; not in family in 1870.
ii.	Franklin Whitney, b. ca. 1858, MI; not in family in 1870.
iii.	Lorette Whitney, b. 21 Jan 1860, IN; d. 26 Jan 1903; m. ----- Ladd.
iv.	William Willard Whitney, b. Feb 1867, IN; m.(1) Mary Ann Mount; m.(2) Inga Katrena Peterson.
v.	Flora Whitney, b. Feb 1869, IN; "Floy" d. aft. 1915; m. ----- Thompson; res. Central City, NE.
vi.	Adolph Whitney, b. Oct 1873, NE; d. aft. 1900, and bef. 1915.
vii.	Louis Sylvester Whitney, b. 11 Mar 1876, NE; d. 28 Jun 1968, Central City, NE; bur. Central City Cemetery, Central City, NE;[3] m. 11 Oct 1899, Fremont, NE, Grace Ethel Maxfield, daughter of C. W. and Susan V. (-----) Maxfield.[4]

Census

• 1860, Van Buren, LaGrange Co., IN:

228 233 David Whitney 24 M - Farm Laborer $25 N. York Susanna 18 F - " Illiterate Mary 3 F - Michigan Franklin 2 M - Michigan Angeline Hubman 1 F - Indiana

• 1870, Center, La Porte Co., IN:

162 154 Whitney, David 34 M W Day Lab. $100 N.Y. Male citizen over 21 -----, Susannah 29 F W Keeps House N.Y. -----, Lorette 9 F W Home Ind. -----, Willard 3 M W Home Ind. -----, Flora 1 F W Home Ind.

• 1880, Belvidere, Monona Co., IA:

David WHITNEY 46 Self M M W NY Farmer NY NY Susannah WHITNEY 39 Wife F M W NY Keeping House NY NY Willard L. WHITNEY 13 Son M S W IN At School NY NY Flora WHITNEY 10 Dau F S W IN At School NY NY Sylvester WHITNEY 4 Son M S W NE NY NY

• 1900, Hooper, Dodge Co., NE:

204 206 Whitney, David Head W M Jan 1835 65 mar 41 New York New York New York Farmer, Rents farm -----, Susana Wife W F Jun 1840 59 mar 41 8ch 5liv New York New York New York -----, Sylvester Son W M Mar 1878 22 mar 0 Nebraska New York New York Partner -----, Grace DiL W F Jun 1879 20 mar 0 0ch 0liv Nebraska Indiana Indiana -----, Adolph Son W M Oct 1873 26 sgl Nebraska New York New York Farm laborer Ladd, Nick Brdr W M Jul 1867 32 sgl Nebraska New York New York Partner Whitney, Flora Dau W F Feb 1869 31 wid 0ch 0liv Nebraska New York New York

• 1900, Nickerson, Dodge Co., NE:

130 130 Wickersham, Maurice Head W M Aug 1856 43 mar 22 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farmer, Rents farm -----, Alice Wife W F Jul 1861 38 mar 22 7ch 5liv Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -----, Ross Son W M Mar 1884 16 sgl Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farm laborer -----, Charley Son W M Aug 1886 13 sgl Nebraska Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Farm laborer -----, Effie Dau W F May 1888 12 sgl Nebraska Pennsylvania Pennsylvania At school -----, Addie Dau W F Jan 1890 10 sgl Nebraska Pennsylvania Pennsylvania At school Whitney, Sylvester Srvt W M Mar 1877 23 sgl Nebraska Michigan Michigan Farm laborer

References

• Census records.

1.^  Find A Grave Memorial #24202355, Corp. David Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave Memorial #112347912, Susanna Hyde Whitney.

3.^  Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, from Ancestry.com.

4.^  Find A Grave Memorial #31754277, Louis Sylvester Whitney.

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