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Ellen E. Hill Whitney

Birth	:	1836
Death	:	22 Jul 1892 Madison County, Montana, USA
Burial	:	Evans Cemetery, Jeffers, Madison County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.3451000, -111.6836000
Description	:	Note: It is unclear where Ellen Hill was born and what was the year of her birth. ~~ 'The Madisonian, ' Virginia City, MT 23 July 1892, page 3: DIED. Whitney -- On Madison Valley, Madison County, Montana, on July 22d, 1892, Mrs. Ellen, wife of Hon. O. C. Whitney. Deceased was among the oldest residents of Madison County, where she has resided ever since she came to the territory. She leaves an aged husband and three children to mourn her death, who will have the sympathy of many friends. 30... Read More	Note: It is unclear where Ellen Hill was born and what was the year of her birth. ~~ 'The Madisonian, ' Virginia City, MT 23 July 1892, page 3: DIED. Whitney -- On Madison Valley, Madison County, Montana, on July 22d, 1892, Mrs. Ellen, wife of Hon. O. C. Whitney. Deceased was among the oldest residents of Madison County, where she has resided ever since she came to the territory. She leaves an aged husband and three children to mourn her death, who will have the sympathy of many friends. 30 July 1892, page 3: Last Monday morning, the residents of Madison valley were startled and shocked by the news of the death of Mrs. W. C. Whitney, who unexpectedly died from the effects of the measles. Mrs. Whitney was a native of Pennsylvania, and had attained the age of 56 years. In 1863, she and Mr. Whitney emigrated to Colorado, and soon after came to Virginia City during the Alder Gulch excitement. In the summer of '64 they moved to the Madison valley and took up the ranch which the family still occupies. Mrs. Whitney was the first woman to make a home in the valley, and she exhibited all those traits of hardy endurance and characterized the early pioneer of "western emigration." In her untimely death, the community loses a kind and generous neighbor, the afflicted husband a patient and long faithful companion, and the children, a devoted, loving, and unselfish mother. But though she be not with them in the flesh, her wise counsels will ever remain with, and her spirit watch over, her loved ones. For she is not dead, but only "gone before." ~~ 'Pioneer Trails and Trials,' 1976, Madison County History Association, page 202 (excerpts): "Otis C. Whitney. Shortly after arriving in Alder Gulch the Whitney's and Mrs. Whitney's daughter, Miss Zelpha Parks, moved to the Madison Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney had lost four sons, before arriving in Alder Gulch. Their family consisting of Thomas H., Emma O., and Ellen Maria were all born on the Madison Valley home place, east of Ennis about two miles, and still known as 'The Whitney Place.' In the early eighties Mr. and Mrs. Whitney took two small children to raise. They were Georgia and Osmond Baker Wingate, children of Thomas Wingate of Virginia City, whose wife had died. Mrs. Whitney died in July 1892 and Mr. Whitney died on September 19, 1892. Their last resting place is in the Evans cemetery east of Jeffers." W. C. Jeffers for M. C. H. A. ~~ 'Society of Montana Pioneers,' 1899, James Upton Sanders, page 202: "Mrs. O. C. Whitney nee Ellen Hill, born in Wisconsin. Place of departure for Montana, St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota; route traveled, across the plains via Colorado, 1863; arrived at Virginia City in 1864. Residence, Ennis." ~~ Ellen E. Whitney is shown on two censuses for the Madison Valley, Montana, wife of O. C. Whitney: (1870) age 37, born in Arkansas; (1880) age 43, born in Arkansas.

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Ellen E. Hill Whitney's memorial is located at: Evans Cemetery, Jeffers, Madison County, USA.
When did Ellen E. Hill Whitney death?
Ellen E. Hill Whitney death on 22 Jul 1892 in Madison County, Montana, USA
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Latitude: 45.3451000
Longitude: -111.6836000

Family Members:

Spouse

Otis C Whitney

(1815 - 1892)

Children

Emma Olive Whitney Armitage

(1869 - 1921)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evans Cemetery
Jeffers, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3451000, -111.6836000

2. Madison Valley Cemetery
Ennis, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3345370, -111.7050900

3. McAllister Cemetery
McAllister, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4435000, -111.7421000

4. Daems Vetter Cemetery
Varney, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2377635, -111.7550082

5. Bear Creek Cemetery
Cameron, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1740000, -111.5900000

6. Virginia City Cemetery
Virginia City, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2971458, -111.9402542

7. Boothill Cemetery
Virginia City, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2956009, -111.9480972

8. Nevada City Cemetery
Virginia City, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3105392, -111.9703598

9. Red Bluff Cemetery
Norris, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5892000, -111.6476000

10. Taylor Cemetery
Alder, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3088989, -112.0781021

11. Laurin Cemetery
Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3574982, -112.1050034

12. Soldiers Chapel Cemetery
Big Sky Canyon Village, Gallatin County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2639900, -111.2566900

13. Black Cemetery
Bozeman, Gallatin County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6464615, -111.5190811

14. Valley View Cemetery
Pony, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6580000, -111.8814000

15. Sheridan Cemetery
Sheridan, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4342003, -112.1781006

16. Upper Ruby Cemetery
Burdick Place, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1517300, -112.1461000

17. Harrison Cemetery
Harrison, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7228012, -111.7891998

18. Hills Cemetery
Church Hill, Gallatin County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6854800, -111.3105200

19. Little Holland Cemetery
Gallatin County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6861000, -111.3097000

20. Salesville Cemetery
Gallatin Gateway, Gallatin County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6130981, -111.1952972

21. Sappington Cemetery
Gallatin County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7906890, -111.7701390

22. At Home on the Range Pet Cemetery
Manhattan, Gallatin County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7584000, -111.3974200

23. Stateler Cemetery
Willow Creek, Gallatin County, USA
Coordinate: 45.8170395, -111.6383972

24. Twin Bridges Cemetery
Twin Bridges, Madison County, USA
Coordinate: 45.5304350, -112.3142840