Source: A history of Jerauld County, South Dakota. Author: Dunham, N. J. Date of Publication: 1910 Subjects:History., South Dakota -- Jerauld County. Published in Ancestry.com-Family and Local History. A study of this history and census records of the era revealed these pioneers: George Edson Whitney-(1872,Clinton co.,Iowa-12 Feb.,1943,Jones co.,S.D.). s/o Edson Whitney(May 1833,Addison co.,Vt.-15 Sept., 1911,Jones co.,S.D.). s/o Josiah Whitney(1799,N.H.-1863,Clinton co.,Iowa). A humble shoemaker who had six children. He moved from N.H>Vt.>N.Y.>Oh.>Iowa. His exact linage is unknown to me. Also listed is Frank Wyman Whitney-postmaster. He married Eva Velina Kimball who had dau. Grace Mabell(b.25 Feb., 1888) and son Odell Kimball(b.31 Dec., 1884). Sincerely yours, James E. Whitney,II