When Laurene Williams was born on 6 June 1867, in Newton, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States, her father, William Williams, was 31 and her mother, Leah Caroline Greenman, was 28. She married Frank Henry Whitney on 9 February 1886, in North La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Dewey, South Dakota, United States in 1935 and Firesteel Township, Dewey, South Dakota, United States in 1940. She died on 1 September 1955, in Poulsbo, Kitsap, Washington, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Crescent, Iberville, Louisiana, United States.