Surname	Whitney
Given Name	John Wilbur
Nickname	Wilder
Sex	Male
Born	25-SEP-1878 in New Iberia, Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Died	16-DEC-1938 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas (Certificate 55344)
Buried	Oleander Cemetery (old Pottersfield), Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Father	James P. WHITNEY (~1856 - )
Mother	Gabrielle ETIE (11-FEB-1857 - APR-1943)

Birth Date

John Wilbur Whitney's birth date is recorded as 25-SEP-1879 in both his WWI draft card and on his death certificate. As explained in the notes below, however, I have recorded his birth year as 1878.

Marriage

~1905 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas to Lillian Martha MARTIN; born: 18-MAR-1878 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; died: 01-SEP-1968 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; father: Louis Valentine MARTIN (23-MAR-1854 TX - 05-SEP-1920 TX); mother: Mary Ann HARRINGTON (23-MAY-1856 AL - 29-MAR-1923 TX); SSN: 459-86-8058; Last residence: Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.

Children

• Edward Joseph WHITNEY; born: 03-DEC-1906 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; died: 22 JAN 1996 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; married: Florence Emelia BOLTON (05-JUN-1914 TX - 12-APR-1975 TX); buried: Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas

Notes

The first two sons of James and Gabrielle are confusing. One problem is the 1880 census.

The 1880 census records the first son as Wilder (1 years old) and then John (age 3/12 and born in FEB-1880). If you focus on the birth dates, rather than given names, the 1880 census looks like it might have mangled the names of the two boys. John Wilbur "Wilder" Whitney could very well have been recorded as Wilder and then John. Perhaps the enumerator was confused. Perhaps Andrew Jackson Whitney was not named yet (not uncommon). My assumption is that John Wilbur "Wilder" Whitney is the first son and Andrew Jackson Whitney is the second son.

First consider the birth order. John Wibur Whitney (aka Wilder) has a birth date of 25-SEP-1879 on his death certificate and WWI draft card. So that date is consistent. Andrew Jackson Whitney has a birth date of 14-FEB-1875 on his death certificate and 14-FEB-1979 on his draft card. The birth date and month are consistent, but the year is different. The birth year of 1875 is certainly incorrect, since no five or six year old was on the 1880 census. Moreover, if you drop the birth year entirely, the birth month of February ties the 1880 census with the death certificate and WWI draft card. That would place Andrew's date at 14-FEB-1880.

Assuming Andrew Jackson Whitney was born on 14-FEB-1880, the birth date of John Wibur Whitney (aka Wilder) becomes problematic. Gabrielle would have been pregnant with Andrew in September 1879. So John was probably born in 1878. That is inconsistent with the two birth dates on the death certificate and WWI draft card (which John filled out himself), but not inconsistent with the over body of recorded information, which shows a lot of turmoil in the family.