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From: "James Whitney" <>
Subject: Fw: [WHITNEY-L] Trying to Find Nathan Whitney, born 1838, W.Va
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 18:08:21 -0500


I believe this will link up with Sampson Whitney and the living
Whitney -John F. Whitney.
Right-John?
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Whitney" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Trying to Find Nathan Whitney, born 1838, W.Va


> More data:
> Household:
>
> Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation
> Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
> Nathan WHITNEY Self M Male W 45 OH Farmer ME VA
> Martha E. WHITNEY Wife M Female W 30 IL Keeping House TN
> NC
> Charles F. WHITNEY Son S Male W 10 KS At School OH IL
> Nancy E. WHITNEY Dau S Female W 8 KS OH IL
> Dennis V. WHITNEY Son S Male W 5 KS OH IL
> Mary E. WHITNEY Dau S Female W 2 KS OH IL
> Rhoda A. WHITNEY Dau S Female W 7M KS OH IL
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> ----
> Source Information:
> Census Place Peoria, Franklin, Kansas
> Family History Library Film 1254381
> NA Film Number T9-0381
> Page Number 145A
> Notice Nathan was born in Ohio in 1835. His father was born in Maine and
his
> mother in Va. One reason
> he could have not appeared in the census. He was 15 and was out on his own
> working. Remember the index of 1850 only shows heads of household. A lad
of
> 15 possibly working as a laborer would be hidden from the index.
> You would have to stumble upon the household were he was living. Maybe it
> will turn up.
> This new info on Nathan makes sense. Nathan would fit nicely between the
two
> sisters Mahala b.1833 and Matilda b. 1838. I think this is great. Notice
the
> children carry names from that line....Dennis,Mary, Rhoda.
>
> Jinny-I believe you have brought this line foward to the 21st. century.
> What does anyone else think?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 12:31 PM
> Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Trying to Find Nathan Whitney, born 1838, W.Va
>
>
> > I am new at this so I hope I am asking this the correct way. I am
trying
> to
> > track down info on my paternal great-grandfather, NATHAN WHITNEY,
believed
> to
> > have been born in 1838 in W. Va. He married MARTHA ELLEN DURHAM in
> Stanton,
> > KS (?) and had 9 children and built a home near Peoria, Franklin County,
> > Kansas. His father was NATHAN WHITNEY (NATHAN, DAVID, NATHAN,
NATHANIEL,
> > BENJAMIN, JOHN, THOMAS, ROBERT, ROBERT, EUSTACE DE WHITNEY) born about
> 1798
> > in Maine and died 1851 in Monroe, OH. He married MARY ANN HENSEL.
> >
> > I have written papers from my great aunt (deceased) that are about 40
> years
> > old, giving lots of info about all these long ago ancestors. Some of
the
> > dates given are off but interesting info. She gives several references
to
> > Indian heritage, that the Nathans (there are several) married into
Indian
> > tribes but I don't know which tribes. Supposedly there was paperwork
> showing
> > this several generations ago but was destroyed. How can I find any of
> those
> > documents? If they can't be found is there anyway to do DNA testing to
> show
> > Indian ancestry?
> >
> > Thanks for any help you can give me. Jinny Parks
> >
> >
>


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