Lorenzo D. Whitten (1841 - 1914)

Born 22 Mar 1841 in Cumberland, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha L. (Seaman) Whitten — married 24 Mar 1869 (to 28 Mar 1881) in Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1914 at age 73 in Mitchell, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Lorenzo Whitten was born in Maine.

Birth and Parents

Lorenzo, the fourth of six children of James Whitten and Ruth Bradbury was born on 22 March 1841 at Cumberland, Maine.

U.S. Civil War Service - Union Army

Private Lorenzo Whitten served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Sep 29, 1862
Mustered out: Jul 10, 1863
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company C; 25th Maine Infantry

Lorenzo served at the rank of Private during the American Civil War with Company C, Maine 25th Infantry. He enlisted on 29 September 1862 at Maine and mustered out on 10 July 1863 at Portland, Maine.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Lorenzo married Martha L. Seaman (1851-1881), the daughter of Russell S. and Elizabeth (Arnold) Seaman on 24 March 1869 at Big Rapids, Michigan.^[2] They had five children born at Michigan:

1. Elbridge Allen Whitten (b. 8 Sep 1870; d. 1917)^[3]m. 24 Jun 1896 at Hendley, NE, Jennie McCool (1876-1958)^[4]
2. Clarence E. Whitten (b. 1873; d. 1926) m. 26 Mar 1897 at Wilsonville, NE, Lorena Florence McClain (1881-1945)
3. Nettie Elizabeth Whitten (b. 1875; d. 13 Aug 1956, Riverside, CA)^[5] m. 6 Dec 1942 at Phoenix, AZ. Orson Hyde Robinson (1881-1946)
4. Lola Ruth Whitten (b. 30 Aug 1878; d. 1941, Phoenix, AZ)^[6][7]m. 1900 at Hendley, NE, Wilbur Jesse Ireland (1871-1928)^[8]
5. Lorenzo Whitten Jr. (b. 1881; d. 29 Aug 1881, Big Rapids, MI)^[9]

Death and Burial

Lorenzo D. Whitten died on 8 December 1914 in his year at Mitchell, and is buried in Mitchell Cemetery at Mitchell, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database. Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/665735:1555?ssrc=pt&tid=27552321&pid=231001033568
2. ↑ "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3ZL-C8Q : Sat Oct 21 06:46:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Lorenso D. Whitten and Martha L. Seaman, 24 Mar 1869.
3. ↑ "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHML-9XM : 17 January 2020), Lorenzo Whitten in entry for Elbridge Whitten, 1870.
4. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZP-VR22 : 8 June 2021), S D in entry for E A Whitten, 1896.
5. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGR7-LZ4 : 26 November 2014), Whetten in entry for Nettie Robinson, 13 Aug 1956; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
6. ↑ "Michigan Births, 1867-1902", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQV2-F4H : Tue Oct 31 22:46:47 UTC 2023), Entry for Ruth Whitten and Lorenzo D. Whitten, 30 Aug 1878.
7. ↑ "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLNK-RVN : Sun Oct 15 09:36:07 UTC 2023), Entry for Lola Ruth Ireland and L. D. Whitten, 1941.
8. ↑ "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZP-VPLF : 8 June 2021), L D Whitten in entry for Wilber J Ireland, 1902.
9. ↑ "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1X-FMK : 29 November 2023), Lorenzo Whitten in entry for Lorenzo Whitten Jr., 1881.
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19203879/lorenzo_d-whitten: accessed February 7, 2024), memorial page for Lorenzo D Whitten (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19203879, citing Mitchell Cemetery, Mitchell, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Michael Gompert (contributor 46636793).

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J2-C85 : Tue Oct 03 23:42:33 UTC 2023), Entry for James Whitter and Ruth Whitter, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHY-2L8 : Tue Oct 03 07:50:21 UTC 2023), Entry for James Whitten and Ruth Whitten, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHC7-PFT : Fri Oct 06 20:43:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Lorenzo D Whitten and Martha Whitten, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSB-HZC : Fri Oct 06 21:08:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Lorenzo D. Whiten and Martha Whiten, 1880.

• "Nebraska State Census, 1885", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3FC-QPY : Fri Oct 06 07:08:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Lorenzo Whittier and Elbridge Whittier, 1885.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3B9-J3M : Wed Oct 04 16:58:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Lorenzo Whitten and Nettie Whitten, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4D-S5H : Fri Oct 06 08:50:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Hugh E Stowe and Adla C Stowe, 1910.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing, and connected to father following further research by Carol Baldwin on 7 February 2024.