WI BIO - Wood Co - WHITNEY, George W.

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, vol II, p 
1209

George W. WHITNEY, M. D., Centralia [a defunct community; was on the west 
bank the Wisconsin River; in 1900 combined with Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, on 
east bank of Wisconsin River, and become Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, 
Wisconsin], was born in Cumberland County, Maine, 12 April 1833. He was 
educated in Portland [Cumberland County, Maine], and graduated at Maine 
Medical School in 1854. Dr. WHITNEY practiced at the Marine Hospital, Boston 
[Suffolk County, Massachusetts], previous to coming to Grand Rapids [defunct 
community; combined in 1900 with Centralia to form Wisconsin Rapids, Wood 
County, Wisconsin] in 1855 [Wood County created during the preceding year 
from Portage]. He was the first physician who settled here.

On 20 June 1857 Dr. George W. WHITNEY was married to [his first wife] Miss 
Elizabeth ANSON, of Portland [Cumberland County], Maine. She [Elizabeth 
(ANSON) WHITNEY] died on 24 July 1863, leaving one child, Willis, who was 
born 23 July 1863. In July 1865 Dr. George W. WHITNEY was married to [his 
second wife] Miss Emily HANSON. They [Dr. George W. and Emily (HANSON) 
WHITNEY] have one son living, Max.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly