Whitney Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Whitney Family

4,483 Whitney records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

4,483Records in our database

1795Earliest birth

5Documented families

1Biographies

See the Whitney family trees →345 Whitney families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

4,483 Whitney records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (697 of 4,483)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Daniel Whitney, born 1795, Wisconsin

Most common first names

Charles89 Robert89 Mary85 William77 George75 John71 James67 Helen52 Margaret49 Richard49 Frank44 Ruth42

Documented families

Whitney families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (2)

The Whitney family of Linn CountyIowaStarts: Isaac Whitney and Laura (Montague) Whitney (b. 1635)Most recent: Harriet Lovie (Whitney) DeBerard (b. 1847)The Whitney family of Winneshiek CountyIowaStarts: Brayton Whitney and Martha M. (Rockwood) WhitneyMost recent: Perry H. Whitney (b. 1858)

Family records from county histories (3)

Hiram WhitneyMedina County, OhioStarts: Hiram WhitneyMost recent: J. D. Whitney Mary Worthington Whitney 1836 to 1894Harrison County, MissouriStarts: Joseph Ingram Whitney, from PennsylvaniaMost recent: Joseph W. Prentiss, Arthur Oglesby Prentiss, Edgar Worthington Prentiss Noah Ashley Whitney d. 1873Starts: Noah Ashley WhitneyMost recent: Ashley Whitney Jr.

The earliest Whitneys in the county histories

William WhitneyBorn 1809Licking County, Ohio Villiam M. WhitneyBorn 1819Linn County, Iowa C. S. WhitneyBorn 1829Summit County, Ohio A. J. WhitneyBorn 1829, Susquehanna CountyUnion County, Ohio Solomon WhitneyBorn 1832Riley County, Kansas F. W. WhitneyBorn 1835Linn County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

345 Whitney families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

24 Whitney death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

37 Whitney people in 28 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

F. W. WhitneyBorn 1826 · Linn County, Iowa

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Common questions

Whitney genealogy: FAQ

Where were Whitney ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 4,483 Whitney records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (697), then Missouri (692) and Michigan (584).

How far back does the Whitney family tree go?

The earliest Whitney birth in our database is 1795: Daniel Whitney, Wisconsin. We have pieced together 345 Whitney family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Whitney family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Whitney family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.