Whitney's Bert and Lettie
(The following information was submited By Warren Whitney)
Bert and Lettie (Julietten GravesPotter Whitney) were married and had one child, Warren. Bert was born on 3/5/1892 and died in 1981. Lettie Died in 1966. Bert Had one sister Carrien. Briefly, Emmett J. Whitney the son of Alva Lewis Whitney married Dora Kruse Whitney. To this union was born Ada,Bert,John,Eunice, Oscar,and Caroline. Bert married "Lettie' Potter Whitney{we do not know where the Graves in her name came from} And that is that story. Bert moved to Maynard in1921 and started a tile business, hiring Elmer and Pete Mates for a short time Mother and Ijoined him shortly there after. Warren gave Bud a journal of his about part of that. Warren remembers one entry, Elmer $1,75 for over shoes. it also had some of the Potter receipes. Also Elmer bought a team of horses from dad and started a dray route. By the way my dad carried a bullet in his foot from a 32 short Warren Potter fired at a jack rabbit. Berts parents were Emit Whitney 1865-1947, Dora Whitney Feb 13, 1865 - November 13th 1935.
