Whitman, Alfred, 1842-1907

He moved to Kansas in 1858, the family settling on a farm in Douglas County. In 1862, his father was appointed Assistant Quartermaster, with the rank of Captain, in the Army of Ohio and the Army of the Tennessee, continuing in the government service until 1868, the last three years being devoted to the organization of National Cemeteries, Alfred Whitman acting as Chief Clerk for his father during this period. Whitman was married in Lawrence, Kan., April 4, 1867, to Mary W. Brown.

About 1868, Whitman was a bookkeeper in Louisville, Ky., at a wholesale house for about four years. He was then appointed manager of the Louisville Lithographing Company, a position he retained until 1877, when he traveled in connection with the Travelers Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn., as special agent for the Southern States, his field covering ten States. Resigning January 1, 1883, he settled in Lawrence, Kan., and became a junior member of the firm of Gleason & Whitman, dealers in real estate.