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1. [Fwd: [WHITNEY-L] Whitneys - New York - Decendants of Walter or Alfred]
2. Russ Whitney
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------3798179547F323E5A72BA5CD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --------------3798179547F323E5A72BA5CD Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <slist@lists5.rootsweb.com> Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com ([63.92.80.123]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for <wins@olsusa.com>; Sat, 16 Sep 2000 14:28:43 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e8GIZUG06127; Sat, 16 Sep 2000 11:35:30 -0700 Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 11:35:30 -0700 Message-Id: <200009161835.e8GIZUG06127@lists5.rootsweb.com> To: wins@olsusa.com Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Whitneys - New York - Decendants of Walter or Alfred References: <39C24C60.3ADD08F5@olsusa.com> <000401c01f74$593b4da0$3035a918@stny.rr.com> <39C3BDB8.1857093F@olsusa.com> In-Reply-To: <39C3BDB8.1857093F@olsusa.com> From: WHITNEY-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mailer: Procmail Autoreply X-Loop: WHITNEY-L-request@rootsweb.com CC: WHITNEY-admin@lists5.rootsweb.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 >From WHITNEY-L-request@rootsweb.com > --------------3921AD0078E74C59CECF865D > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Connelly, > I am in tears as I write this. Lynn Nelson (Whitney) is my aunt. She was the > sister of my father, Russell Walter (junior) Whitney. Aunt Lynn raised me from > the time I was 3 until I was about 7 years old. > Aunt Lynn and my father, apparently grew up in an small old farmhouse in > Westkill, N.Y. Aunt Lynn is a Whitney (by blood - Daughter of Russell B., my > Grandfather) and did die several years ago of a brain tumor. She was a saint, > you'd be very proud of what a loving, caring lady she was. > It looks as if we are related. Per my email, here is the order. My father, > Russell Walter Whitney's (died 1970 at 39 years old) father was Russell B. > Whitney. His father was Walter B 2nd., his father was Walter B. the 1st. > Walter B's the 1st's father was Alfred. This is the Alfred Whitney born in 1810 > - 1867. So Alfred had a son named John (your line) and John's bother was Walter > B., my line...... I dont know how old you are, so I don't know where we fit... > I am 44 years old, and I am Russell Andrew Whitney. ( The Andrew, is from my > mother's side,,,,has nothing to do with the Whitney lineage). > That is as far as I have been able to trace, factually. However, Aunt Lynn did > a lot of work on our family line before she died. Her husband Carl Nelson has > much of this info,,,some I believe they even researched upon travelling back to > England. I have been in touch with Gail Nelson (Aunt Lynn's daughter, my first > cousin & also half Whitney by blood) and she told me Carl did in fact have a lot > of info. I will be calling him today. I will also be scheduling a trip to fly > to Westkill in the next several weeks to continue the research myself. > I was considering buying the old Whitney Farm in Westkill and perhaps up to a > couple of hundred acres of land to preserve a camp for present Whitneys and > future generations of Whitneys. I am assembling all of the documents on our > family including old Bibles, the actual minutes of our Whitney Family reunions > from the years 1924 -25 - 26 - and 27. I have those in my possession now and > will preserve them in a Whitney Library that all future generations of our > family will be able to access. > So, where do you live? How old are you ? Did you know of my father or > Grandfather? Where were the last reunions? Who attended? > I would like to promote and do a mailing to all Whitneys this coming year and > really put on a big event. The current Whitney reunion minutes actually elected > officers for the family and the minutes mandate that a Whitney Family reunion is > to be held the Saturday following Labor Day of each year thereafter,,,,,dated > September 11, 1926. total in attendance at that meeting were 66 Whitneys. > Officers elected for the ensuing year were > President of the Whitney Family - Mrs. WB Soudder > Secretary WA Whitney > Committee Ethel Streeter, Edith Harrington, Minnie Kelly, Etta Whitney > ( that stuff gives me goose bumps.) > I'll stop here. I'd love to trade info. I am determined to find all of the > answers and bring this line of the Whitney family back together,,,, at least > once a year. We have a great heritage, great genes. We should preserve this > history for future generations. I never want to see any more of our family > lost, like I have been for so many years. I have had no idea where I came > from. My Dad died when I was only 14. My Grand-Dad died before I was born. > It's been a long road, but I have been diligent in re-building a new line of > fortunes and pride for our family..... > I hope to hear from you again. Thank you very much for responding. It has made > my day. > Most Sincerely & With the Love of Whitney Blood > Russ Whitney > Connelly Vanvalkenburgh wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am a descendent from Alfred Whitney, through his son Jonathan. > > > > We have been working for years, trying to find who Alfred's parents were. > > > > Correct me if I am wrong, but I think that you had an aunt "Lynn Nelson" who > > passed away several years ago. > > > > We tried to get a reunion going again, back in 1987. That year had pretty > > good > > attendance. 1988 had 19 attending; 19 in 1990; The last meeting only had > > about ten persons, of which 2 were small children. That is the last year > > that we tried to renew the get-together. > > > > Would willingly exchange information on any of these lines. > > > > Connelly VanValkenburgh > --------------3921AD0078E74C59CECF865D > Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > <!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> > <html> > Connelly, > I am in tears as I write this.  > Lynn Nelson (Whitney) is my aunt.  She was the sister of my father, > Russell Walter (junior) Whitney.  Aunt Lynn raised me from the time > I was 3 until I was about 7 years old. > Aunt Lynn and my father, apparently > grew up in an small old farmhouse in Westkill, N.Y.  Aunt Lynn is > a Whitney (by blood - Daughter of Russell B., my Grandfather) and did die > several years ago of a brain tumor.  She was a saint, you'd be very > proud of what a loving, caring lady she was. > It looks as if we are related.  > Per my email, here is the order.  My father, Russell Walter Whitney's  > (died 1970 at 39 years old)    father was Russell B. Whitney.  > His father was Walter B 2nd.,  his father was Walter B. the 1st. > Walter B's the 1st's father was > Alfred.  This is the Alfred Whitney born in 1810 - 1867.  So > Alfred had a son named John (your line) and John's bother was Walter B., > my line......  I dont know how old you are, so I don't know where > we fit...  I am 44 years old, and I am Russell Andrew Whitney.  > ( The Andrew, is from my mother's side,,,,has nothing to do with the Whitney > lineage). > That is as far as I have been > able to trace, factually.  However, Aunt Lynn did a lot of work on > our family line before she died.  Her husband Carl Nelson has much > of this info,,,some I believe they even researched upon travelling back > to England.  I have been in touch with Gail Nelson (Aunt Lynn's daughter, > my first cousin & also half Whitney by blood) and she told me Carl > did in fact have a lot of info.  I will be calling him today.  > I will also be scheduling a trip to fly to Westkill in the next several > weeks to continue the research myself. > I was considering buying the > old Whitney Farm in Westkill and perhaps up to a couple of hundred acres > of land to preserve a camp for present Whitneys and future generations > of Whitneys.  I am assembling all of the documents on our family including > old Bibles, the actual minutes of our Whitney Family reunions from the > years 1924 -25 - 26 - and 27.  I have those in my possession now and > will preserve them in a Whitney Library that all future generations of > our family will be able to access. > So, where do you live?  > How old are you ?  Did you know of my father or Grandfather?  > Where were the last reunions?  Who attended? > I would like to promote and do > a mailing to all Whitneys this coming year and really put on a big event.  > The current Whitney reunion minutes actually elected officers for the family > and the minutes mandate that a Whitney Family reunion is to be held the > Saturday following Labor Day of each year thereafter,,,,,dated September > 11, 1926.  total in attendance at that meeting were 66 Whitneys.  > Officers elected for the ensuing year were > President of the Whitney Family > - Mrs. WB Soudder > Secretary  WA Whitney > Committee  Ethel Streeter, > Edith Harrington, Minnie Kelly, Etta Whitney > ( that stuff gives me goose bumps.) > I'll stop here.  I'd love > to trade info.  I am determined to find all of the answers and bring > this line of the Whitney family back together,,,, at least once a year.  > We have a great heritage, great genes.  We should preserve this history > for future generations.  I never want to see any more of our family > lost, like I have been for so many years.  I have had no idea where > I came from.  My Dad died when I was only 14.  My Grand-Dad died > before I was born.  It's been a long road, but I have been diligent > in re-building a new line of fortunes and pride for our family..... > I hope to hear from you again.  > Thank you very much for responding.  It has made my day. > Most Sincerely & With the > Love of Whitney Blood > Russ Whitney >   >   > Connelly Vanvalkenburgh wrote: > <blockquote TYPE=CITE>Hi, > I am a descendent from Alfred Whitney, through his son Jonathan. > We have been working for years, trying to find who Alfred's parents > were. > Correct me if I am wrong, but I think that you had an aunt "Lynn Nelson" > who > passed away several years ago. > We tried to get a reunion going again, back in 1987. That year had pretty > good > attendance. 1988 had 19 attending;  19 in 1990;  The last > meeting only had > about ten persons, of which 2 were small children. That is the last > year > that we tried to renew the get-together. > Would willingly exchange information on any of these lines. > Connelly VanValkenburgh</blockquote> > </html> > --------------3921AD0078E74C59CECF865D-- Hi -- The message you submitted to this list (included above) wasn't sent to the list subscribers. RootsWeb accepts only plain text mail. That means that HTML mail, attachments, ``enriched text'', and a few other formats can't be sent to RootsWeb mailing lists. You can post your message if you send it in plain text; turn off the ``Post in HTML'' or ``Enriched Text'' features of your mail reader, or don't use any attachments. See http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/html-off.htm for instructions on turning off HTML in most of the popular mail programs, or ask your ISP's technical support line for help. 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