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Subject: [WHITNEY-L] L.D. Whitney
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 11:04:04 EST

Another Iowa Whitney family. Settled in Chickasaw County.

L D WHITNEY is now living retired from business, but for many years was
actively identified with farming on section 9, Deerfield township, Chickasaw
county. He now makes his home in the town of Deerfield . He was born August
4, 1861, on the farm which he still owns, his parents being Moses and Mary
(Hoyt) Whitney, who are natives of New Hampshire. In September, 1854, they
came west with other pioneers to Chickasaw county and Mr Whitney purchased
120 acres from the government at the usual price of dollar and a quarter an
acre. In April, 1861, responding to the country's call for troops, he
enlisted for service in Civil War and was on active duty on the frontier as a
cavalryman, fighting Indians. He was wounded near Sioux City, Iowa and died
from the effects of this injury in the hospital at Davenport, Iowa in Sep
1862. Immediately after the death of her husband, Mrs. Whitney was obliged to
sell 80 acres of the home farm to support the family. In 1867 she again
married, becoming the wife of Joseph Stram and her death occurred on 12 Oct
1883. L D Whitney, began farming at 18 years of age cultivating the land
owned by his mother. In 1900, Mr Whitney married Mrs. John Johnstone, who in
her maidenhood was Miss Eliza Biggs, a native of Ontario, Canada, where her
parents lived and died. By her former marriage Mrs. Whitney had seven
children, five of whom survive, as follows: Arthur A Johnstone, who is with
the Northwestern Trading Company of New York City; William O., who is engaged
in the operation of the Babcock farm near New Hampton; Margaret L. who is a
kindergarten teacher in Charles City, Iowa; Ethel R, the wife of T R
Ballentyne, who cultivates her father's farm; and Gladys E., who is employed
in the navy department at Washington, D C. Mr Whitney has served as president
and secretary of the school board for several years. Ref History of Chickasaw
and Howard Co, 1919, page 112

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