His mother was Anna Amanda (Fellows). She is not buried with his father William Alfred Whitney. I am still trying to locate her death info.
He was working as a cigar maker. He had dark hair and blue eyes and was 5'9" tall with a cleft chin like most the Whitney's.
Was 21 with the 22nd Infantry, Co E till 1895 then went with the 9th Reg Co G deployed to China. He was working as a cook and was 24. From there he was shipped out of California to Manila on 2nd enlistment. On 3rd enlistment he was in San Francisco CA doing coastal artillary with 28th regiment Age: 28 1/12. Enlistment 4, Age: 31 at Presidio, San Francisco, CA as soldier for 28th Regiment Coastal Artillary. He spent some time at Camp McKinley, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA as a Corporal. Enlistment 5, Age: 34 2/12, as soldier with CA regiment, 52nd Company, discharged at Fort Radman Massachusetts. Enlistment 6, Age: 35 9/12, as soldier with the California Regiment stationed at Fort Hancock in New Jersey. By 1919 on his 7th enlistment he was a 1st Lt. in WWI and spent time in Fort McIntosh, Webb, Texas in 1920.
He was in the Army for 30 years fighting in Boxer Rebellion, Spanish American War, and WWI. He rode a horse named Blackie. He finally married Alice on 30 March 1921 as she refused to marry him unless he was out of the military so she waited for him that long. They moved to New York and he was working as a government worker as a Guard at a Naval Ordnance facility.
His other children are Richard Benjamin Whitney who passed away and was cremated in Florida in 1992. He was married to Jean Anne Guy who also was cremated in January 2008 in Houston Texas. His other children were Alfred Guy Whitney who passed away 5 May 2001 wife still living, Mildred Josephine Whitney who passed away in 25 Sept 2008 in Conn and one son still living.
He was working as a cigar maker. He had dark hair and blue eyes and was 5'9" tall with a cleft chin like most the Whitney's.
Was 21 with the 22nd Infantry, Co E till 1895 then went with the 9th Reg Co G deployed to China. He was working as a cook and was 24. From there he was shipped out of California to Manila on 2nd enlistment. On 3rd enlistment he was in San Francisco CA doing coastal artillary with 28th regiment Age: 28 1/12. Enlistment 4, Age: 31 at Presidio, San Francisco, CA as soldier for 28th Regiment Coastal Artillary. He spent some time at Camp McKinley, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA as a Corporal. Enlistment 5, Age: 34 2/12, as soldier with CA regiment, 52nd Company, discharged at Fort Radman Massachusetts. Enlistment 6, Age: 35 9/12, as soldier with the California Regiment stationed at Fort Hancock in New Jersey. By 1919 on his 7th enlistment he was a 1st Lt. in WWI and spent time in Fort McIntosh, Webb, Texas in 1920.
He was in the Army for 30 years fighting in Boxer Rebellion, Spanish American War, and WWI. He rode a horse named Blackie. He finally married Alice on 30 March 1921 as she refused to marry him unless he was out of the military so she waited for him that long. They moved to New York and he was working as a government worker as a Guard at a Naval Ordnance facility.
His other children are Richard Benjamin Whitney who passed away and was cremated in Florida in 1992. He was married to Jean Anne Guy who also was cremated in January 2008 in Houston Texas. His other children were Alfred Guy Whitney who passed away 5 May 2001 wife still living, Mildred Josephine Whitney who passed away in 25 Sept 2008 in Conn and one son still living.
His mother was Anna Amanda (Fellows). She is not buried with his father William Alfred Whitney. I am still trying to locate her death info.
He was working as a cigar maker. He had dark hair and blue eyes and was 5'9" tall with a cleft chin like most the Whitney's.
Was 21 with the 22nd Infantry, Co E till 1895 then went with the 9th Reg Co G deployed to China. He was working as a cook and was 24. From there he was shipped out of California to Manila on 2nd enlistment. On 3rd enlistment he was in San Francisco CA doing coastal artillary with 28th regiment Age: 28 1/12. Enlistment 4, Age: 31 at Presidio, San Francisco, CA as soldier for 28th Regiment Coastal Artillary. He spent some time at Camp McKinley, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA as a Corporal. Enlistment 5, Age: 34 2/12, as soldier with CA regiment, 52nd Company, discharged at Fort Radman Massachusetts. Enlistment 6, Age: 35 9/12, as soldier with the California Regiment stationed at Fort Hancock in New Jersey. By 1919 on his 7th enlistment he was a 1st Lt. in WWI and spent time in Fort McIntosh, Webb, Texas in 1920.
He was in the Army for 30 years fighting in Boxer Rebellion, Spanish American War, and WWI. He rode a horse named Blackie. He finally married Alice on 30 March 1921 as she refused to marry him unless he was out of the military so she waited for him that long. They moved to New York and he was working as a government worker as a Guard at a Naval Ordnance facility.
His other children are Richard Benjamin Whitney who passed away and was cremated in Florida in 1992. He was married to Jean Anne Guy who also was cremated in January 2008 in Houston Texas. His other children were Alfred Guy Whitney who passed away 5 May 2001 wife still living, Mildred Josephine Whitney who passed away in 25 Sept 2008 in Conn and one son still living.
He was working as a cigar maker. He had dark hair and blue eyes and was 5'9" tall with a cleft chin like most the Whitney's.
Was 21 with the 22nd Infantry, Co E till 1895 then went with the 9th Reg Co G deployed to China. He was working as a cook and was 24. From there he was shipped out of California to Manila on 2nd enlistment. On 3rd enlistment he was in San Francisco CA doing coastal artillary with 28th regiment Age: 28 1/12. Enlistment 4, Age: 31 at Presidio, San Francisco, CA as soldier for 28th Regiment Coastal Artillary. He spent some time at Camp McKinley, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA as a Corporal. Enlistment 5, Age: 34 2/12, as soldier with CA regiment, 52nd Company, discharged at Fort Radman Massachusetts. Enlistment 6, Age: 35 9/12, as soldier with the California Regiment stationed at Fort Hancock in New Jersey. By 1919 on his 7th enlistment he was a 1st Lt. in WWI and spent time in Fort McIntosh, Webb, Texas in 1920.
He was in the Army for 30 years fighting in Boxer Rebellion, Spanish American War, and WWI. He rode a horse named Blackie. He finally married Alice on 30 March 1921 as she refused to marry him unless he was out of the military so she waited for him that long. They moved to New York and he was working as a government worker as a Guard at a Naval Ordnance facility.
His other children are Richard Benjamin Whitney who passed away and was cremated in Florida in 1992. He was married to Jean Anne Guy who also was cremated in January 2008 in Houston Texas. His other children were Alfred Guy Whitney who passed away 5 May 2001 wife still living, Mildred Josephine Whitney who passed away in 25 Sept 2008 in Conn and one son still living.
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