Wm. V. WHITNEY (b. 1842)

WHITNEY, BURNHAM, DANLEY

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Date: 6/2/2005 at 22:58:33

WHITNEY, Wm. V., dealer in grain, Marvin Elevator; also member of the firm of Bullock & Whitney, grocers; Mr. Whitney was born in LaFayette, Onondaga Co., N. Y., March 26, 1842, and removed to Sheboygan Co., Wis., in 1853, and resided there until he came to Fayette in 1875. His first wife was Maria J. Burnham, of Greenbush, Wis.; she was born in the State of New York, and died July 7, 1873; they had two children, and one died in infancy; one daughter now living - Ada J., born Dec. 29, 1871. Mr. Whitney's present wife was Zelia C. Danley, and was married April 26, 1874; she was born in ___ N. Y.; they have three children - De La Forest, born Feb. 14, 1875; Frank, born Sept., 1876, and one infant son, born Feb. 8, 1878. Mr. Whitney is a member of the Congregational Church.

1878 History of Fayette Co. Iowa - Fayette Township
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