(VIII) Charles Andrew WHITNEY, son of Col. John WHITNEY (VII) was born in Princeton, Mass. on Nov. 14, 1834. He attended the public schools of Princeton until he was 15 years old, when he went to Millbury, Mass. and began to learn the trade of cutter in the boot and shoe factory of Amasa WOOD & Son at West Millbury. Nine years later, in 1859, he engaged in manufacturing shoes in Chicago with (?) THOMPSON and his brother, Levi L. WHITNEY, under the firm name of THOMPSON, WHITNEY & Company. For about 10 years this firm carried on a prosperous and growng business, having a factory in North Clark Street, and having from 3-5 salesmen on the road selling their products in the Northwest. They also had government contracts. At the time of the great fire in Chicago they lost their plant and suffered heavy losses. In 1875 Mr. WHITNEY returned to Millbury and has since made his home there. Mr. WHITNEY is a well known Freeman, being a member of all the bodies up to that of the 32nd Degree. In politics heis a Republican, and since 1898 has been the Collector of Taxes of Millbury. He has been 2 years on the Board of Selectmen, during one year of which he was the Chairman. he has been egaged in the real estate and insurance business since 1888 in Millbury and has a high standing among the businessmen of the town. He married on Nov. 29, 1864 at Millbury to Martha E. WATERS, daughter of Jonathan E. and Martha R. ( LELAND ) WATERS of Millbury, descendant of the WATERS family, which is located among the early settlers of Sutton in which is now Millbury. The farm formerly owned by Mrs. WHITNEY, sold in 1897, was a part of the 3,000 acres ownd by Nathaniel WATERS, the pioneer. The 2 children of Charles Andrew and Martha E.(WATERS) WHITNEY are: #1 Charles Dana WHITNEY born in Chicago on March 18, 1866 was educated at Chicago and Millbury, is agent at Millbury of the ADAMS Express Company and married Nellie L. WHITE, and they have one son...Raymond Cyrus WHITNEY born March 19, 1893 #2 Jesse Marion WHITNEY born in Chicago on March 2, 1869, graduate of Wheaton Seminary, married S. Foster H. GOODWIN of Duncan-Goodell Hardware Company of Worcester. They have 2 children... Haven Whitney GOODWIN born March 31, 1895 and Marjory GOODWIN born Aug. 6, 1896. THE END of WHITNEY Family # 5