Josephine West

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      Sex: F

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 3 Apr 1861 - Ohio, USA
    Christening: 
          Death: 11 Feb 1953 - 112 Chidlaw Ave., Hooven, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
         Burial: 13 Feb 1953 - Greendale Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
 Cause of Death: cerebral arteriosclerosis, duration 2 years

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Parents

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         Father: Warren West
         Mother: Nancy Hayes

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Dr William Hutchinson
       Marriage: 

2. Felix O. Whitney
       Marriage: 21 Jun 1883 - , Hamilton, Ohio, USA
       Children:
                1. Ethel Emzy Whitney
                2. Kenneth Omer Whitney {FGID: 69682615}

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Notes

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General:

Per 1870 US Census: 7/7/1870, Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
56 year old farmer Warren West, a white male whose house is valued at $40,000, and personal effects valued at $13,000, was born in Pennsylvania. Nancy West, age 50, keeps house and was born in Indiana.
The children are: Mary J. West, 20, born in Ohio; Warren Hayes, 16, born in Ohio; Arabella Hayes, 12, born in Ohio; Josephine Hayes, 9, born in Ohio; Joseph Hayes, 6, born in Ohio. The kids are all at home, and all but Mary attended school this year.
Others living in the house are: Ezra Jackson, farm hand; Sarah Vilmus, domestic servant; Jacob Haas, laborer; and Fred Frank, laborer.

Per 1880 US Census: 6/2/1870, Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Warren West is a 66 year old white male farmer, born in Pennsylvania. His wife, Nancy, is 59 and was born in Indiana, her father in Pennsylvania. Their 4 children living at home are: John, widowed farmer, 38 years old, born in Indiana; Warren, single farmer, 26 years old, born in Indiana; Josephine, single and at home, 19 and born in Ohio; Joseph, single and at home, attended school 8 months this year, 16 and born in Ohio.
3 grandchildren live in the home, all born in Ohio, attended school 8 months this year: Warren, 12 years old; Carrie, 14 years old; and Nancy, 10 years old.
Spencer West, Warren's 78 year old brother, lives in the home. He is widowed, and was born in Pennsylvania, his parents in Connecticut.
Also living on the farm are: a servant, Mary Glarden, 18; a seamstress, 38 year old Mrs Lawrence; and 4 hired hand farm laborers, Henry Lightner, Jordan Ransom, John Noon and Dennis McCullough.

Per 1900 US Census: 6/14/1900, Lawrenceburg Township, Dearborn County, Indiana
Felix Whitney is the 42 year old white male head of household, who owns his farm house with a mortgage. Born in Indiana, April 1858, his father in New York, his mother in Virginia, Felix is a farmer. He is married to 39 year old Josephine Whitney. Josephine was born in Ohio, April 1861, her father in Pennsylvania, her mother in Indiana. They have been married 17 years, had 2 children, both still living. Kenneth Whitney is their 13 year old son, born July 1886 in Indiana. He is at school. [Their other child, Ethel Oberting, is married and lives next door]

Per 1940 US Census: 4/29/1940 Lawrenceburg-Harrison-Pike
Elizabethtown, Whitewater Township, Hamilton County, Ohio
Carrie Whitney is the 57 year old white female widowed head of household, who owns her home, valued at $4,000. Born in Ohio, she lived in the same house in 1935. Carrie was educated through 8th grade. Moses Whitney is her 23 year old son, divorced, born in Ohio, lived in rural Dearborn Indiana in 1939, educated through 2 years of high school, works as a painter, 56 weeks out of work. Evelyn Whitney is the 18 year old daughter, educated through 3 years of high school, lived in the same house in 1935. Robert Whitney is the 16 year old son, born in Ohio, lived in the same house in 1935, educated through 1 year of high school, attends school. Roy Whitney, 9 year old grandson, born in Kentucky, lived in rural Hamilton Ohio in 1935, finished 3rd grade and attends school. Carol Whitney is the 6 year old granddaughter, born in Kentucky, lived in rural Hamilton, Ohio in 1935, attends school.
Living with the family is Carrie's mother-in-law, 79 year old widow Josephine Whitney. Josephine was born in Ohio, finished 4 years of college, and lived in the same house in 1935.

Per Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953
Name: Josephine Whitney
Event Type: Death Event Date: 11 Feb 1953
Event Place: 112 Chidlaw Ave., Hooven, Hamilton, Ohio
Cause of Death: cerebral arteriosclerosis, duration 2 years
Residence Place: 112 Chidlaw Ave., Hooven, Hamilton, Ohio
Gender: Female Age: 91
Marital Status: Widowed Race:White
Occupation: Housework
Birth Date: 03 Apr 1861
Birthplace: Ohio
Burial Date: Feb 13, 1953
Burial Place: Greendale, Indiana
Cemetery:Greendale Cemetery
Father's Name:Warren West
Mother's Name:Nancy Hayes
Informant: Mrs. Carrie Corson
File Number: certificate GS Film number: 2246448
Digital Folder Number: 004109454 Image Number: 03013

Marriage Notes (Felix O. Whitney)

Per Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958
Name: Felix Whitney
Spouse's Name: Josie West
Officiator: Rev. W. R. Lathrop, Minister of the Gospel
Event Date: 21 Jun 1883 Event Place: Hamilton, Ohio
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51345-5
System Origin: Ohio-ODM GS Film number: 0344484 V. 87-89