Mrs. David Whitney: February 26 Died- At her home in Whitewater, Feb.,19 Mrs. David Whitney. Maria Smith was born in Tunbridge, Vermont, November 25, 1818. She was married to David Whitney August 16, 1840. After her marriage, about eleven years were spent in Vermont, and during this time five children were born to them. They moved to Hebron, Wisc., in the spring of 1851, and settled on a farm about four miles east of Ft. Atkinson, and here were born two more children, making seven, all of whom are still living. Mrs. Emeline Wright, living in Whitewater, Mark Whitney of Keosauqua, Iowa, Lewis Whitney, Whitewater, Austin Whitney, Hillsboro, Wisc., Dennis J. Whitney, Topeka, Kansas, Jennie and Etta Whitney, of Whitewater. They remained on the farm on which they first settled for about thirty-one years, then moving to Ft. Atkinson, remaining there for one year, then moving to Whitewater where she lived until death called her Feb. 19, 1895. She had been confined in her bed for about twenty weeks. The seven children were all at home in November 1894. Mrs. Whitney was a kind and loving neighbor, always willing to lend a helping hand in sickness or death. She was a member of the United Brethren church for about thirty years and led a faithful Christian life all these years. This obituary was published 1 March 1895, in the Jefferson County Union. Another obituary was published in the Whitewater Republican 7 March 1895, and included nothing new that the above did not have, except that the funeral was held Thursday forenoon February 21, and the remain were taken to Ft. Atkinson and laid to rest beside those of her husband. Hope this is of some help to someone. Whitney Hite