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Note: rom Waterman in DeKalb County, Illinois. Luman was enrolled at North Central College in Naperville, IL for the fall term of 1876 along with his sister Eva. He was registered as C. L. Whitford and he was 18 at the time. I would guess that this implies that he had finished high school which would be quite unusual for a farm family at that time. This shows the importance that the Whitford family placed on education. Source: 1873-1877 enrollment book North Central College.
Charles was listed in the 1860 and 1870 census living with his parents in DeKalb County and then in 1880 he was listed as Luman as he had decided to use his middle name rather than his first name and still living with his parents. This was the case for the rest of his life and it would be interesting to know why he decided to make this change.
Luman was married to Mary Ellen Huff in 1885 and the notice in the newspaper read: "WHITFORD-HUFF in the town of Victor, at residence of the bride's parents Mr & Mrs Wilson Huff 26 April 1885 by Rev. Hicks. C. L. Whitford & Mary E. Huff." By their 15th year of marriage they were well established on a farm in Clinton Township. They had 6 children by that time and the two oldest children were attending school but Viletta, who was 9 years old at the time had not started yet.
1900 census Clinton Twp, DeKalb, IL ED 2, Sheet 9
Luman C. Whitford, b. Mar 1858, 42, married 15 yrs, b. IL, farmer, literate,
owned farm #82 with a mortgage Mary E. b. Mar 1860, 40, 6 children all living, b. IL, literate
Manly C. b. Mar 1886, 14, b. IL, att school, literate
Freddie W. b. Dec 1887, 12, b. IL att school, literate
Viletta E. b. Jun 1890, 9, b. IL
Minnie L. b. Nov 1892, 7, b. IL
Irma H. b. May 1895, 5, b. IL
Harriet A. b. May 1896, 4, b. IL
Sena B. Joneston, b. Sep 1876, 23, b. IL , servant
1910 census Clinton Twp, DeKalb, Illinois Ed 15, sheet 11
taken 14 Apr, 1910 L C Whitford, head, 52, married 26 years, b. Ill, father b. Vermont, mother
b. b. New York, farmer, home farming, can read and write, owns farm with
a mortgage Mary E, wife, 50, married 26 years, 7 children, aoll living, b. Canada English,
parents b. Canada English Manley, son, 24, b. Illinois, laborer on home farm, can read and write
Fred W, son, 22, b. Illinois, laborer on home farm, can read and write
Viletta, daughter, 18, b. Illinois, laborer, house work, can read and write
Minnie, daughter, 17, b. Illinois, attending school
Erma, daughter, 14, b. Illinois, attending school
Harriet, daughter, 13, b. Illinois, attending school
Burdell, daughter, 9, b. Illinois, attending school
Myron Lutz, nephew, 17, b. Illinois, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. Illinois,
laborer, working out, can read and write 1920 Census Waterman, DeKalb, IL ED 17 sheet 11A
Leuman C Whitford, head, owns home free of mortgage, 62, b IL, father b VT,
mother b NY, retired Mary E, wife, 59, came to US 1869, Na 1885, b Canada English, father b. NY
mother b Canada English Harriet, daughter, 22, literate, b IL, teacher at the high school
Berdel, daughter, 19, attending school, b IL
1930 census Waterman, DeKalb, Illinois ED 19-2 sheet 1B
census taker was L E Whitford taken 23 Apr 1930 Luman C Whitford, head, owns home worth $2800, 72, married at age 27, b. IL
father b. VT, mother b. NY, no occupation Mary, wife, 70, married at age 26, b. Canada English, parents b. Canada English,
came to US 1865, naturalized, no occupation
Note: Charles Luman was born in Pritchards Grove which is not too far f
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