BIOGRAPHIES:  James R. WHITNEY, Spring Brook Township, Dunn Co., WI

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JAMES R. WHITNEY, a pioneer of Dunn County now deceased, was born in
Rochester, N. Y., March 14, 1832. It was in 1857, at the age of 25,
that he came to Dunn County, Wisconsin, settling on land in the town
of Spring Brook. In the following year, 1858, on September 25th, he
was married to Charlotte Curtis and together in time they built up a
comfortable farm home. During the most active period of his life Mr.
Whitney also followed the trade of carpenter, which he had learned in
the East, in later years confining his activities to farming, and to
performing the duties of certain official positions to which he was
elected from time to time, including that of town assessor. His war
service covered the period from Sept. 3, 1864 to June 20, 1865, and
as a private in Company K, Fifth Wis. Vol. Inf., he took part in the
siege of Petersburg and also in the action at Sailor's Creek just
before Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Many years after the war, on
July 21, 1894, he became a member of William Evan's Post G. A. R.
He attained the advanced age of 91 years, dying April 10, 1923. His
wife Charlotte was born in Ohio, Oct. 1, 1842. Five children were
born to them: Mary L., now Mrs. Gabriel Ludvigson; Frank, who died
March 1, 1924; George, who died July 18, 1884; Fred S., who died Feb.
24, 1922, and Edwin of the town of Spring Brook.

-Transcribed from the "History of Dunn County Wisconsin, 1925," page
606


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