WHITNEY, Eliza B

1863 - 1950  (~ 86 years)

• Name	WHITNEY, Eliza B
  Birth	May 1863	New York
  Gender	Female
  Death	26 Mar 1950	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I86539	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	WHITNEY, John,   b. Apr 1824, New York d. Abt 1911, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 86 years)
  Mother	GARRETT, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1825, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette Private services for Miss Eliza B. Whitney, a teacher here for 40 years and a leader at the First Presbyterian church, will be held at her home, 552 Seventh street, tomorrow afternoon. Miss Whitney died at her home yesterday. A member of one of the pioneer families of this area. Miss Whitney was born on the Whitney farm. Lockport road. Town of Niagara. She retired 20 years ago after teaching 40 years at the Cleveland a v e n u e , Fifth street and Third street schools. She and her sister. Miss Emma Whitney, were lifelong workers at the First Presbyterian church. They were the senior members in the church and represented a con- Unuous family membership in rts century and a quarter long history. The Whitney family membership started in 1831 when Theodore Whitney, grandfather of the Whitney sisters. Immigrated here from England and Joined the First Presbyterian Society of Niagara Miss Whitney's father. John Whitney, was also' a lifelong member of \he church and became an elder there in 1858. Besides her sister Miss Whitney is survived by two neices. Mrs. Fred M. Ackerson. this city, and Mrs Charles Welch. Sarasota. Pla ; three nephews. Dr. Clarence Vogt. Charles W. Vogt. Tampa. Fit and J. Whitney Vogt. Buffalo The Rev. Charles C. Berryhill will officiate at the services Friends may call at the Whitney home until noon tomorrow.