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Civil War Pension File of Crosby Whitney
Widow: Lucinda A. Whitney
Invalid's Application #1245007, Certificate #1005828
Widow's Application #854428, Certificate #673422
National Archives Building, Washington, D.C.
Private, Company G, 44th Iowa Infantry
He is identified as Crosby9 Whitney (George8, Crosby7, Stephen6, Phineas5, Isaac4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1).
He is probably somehow related to Crosby C. Whitney and Stephen Henry Whitney.
On 26 February 1900 from Republic County, Kansas, Crosby Whitney signed an Application for Invalid Pension. He is fifty-three years old and a resident of Belleville, Republic County, Kansas. On 5 May 1864 he had enrolled in Company G of the 44th Regiment of Iowa Infantry Volunteers. He had been honorably discharged at Davenport, Iowa on 15 September 1864. He is totally unable to earn a support by manual labor by reason of stomach trouble, indigestion, rheumatism, and general debility.
The Surgeon's Certificate reveals him to be 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 pounds in weight, and 53 years old. He is found to be old looking for his years. He received a disability rating for his stomach troubles only, and was certified for a pension at six dollars per month commencing 3 March 1900.
Crosby answered an inquiry from the Bureau of Pensions dated 22 March 1900. He is married to Lucinda A. Whitney, whose maiden name was Lucinda A. Williams. They were married 18 November 1874 in Grundy County, Iowa by Rev. A. D. Kinzer. Neither had been previously married. Their living children are: Herbert C. Whitney, born 7 November 1876; Herman G. Whitney, born 8 January 1878; Elmer L. Whitney, born 4 April 1879; George S. Whitney, born 22 August 1880; Addie M. Whitney, born 7 April 1882; Guy S. Whitney, born 3 February 1889; Ila M. Whitney, born 22 January 1892; and Loretta A. Whitney, born 10 December 1898.
Subsequently, Crosby and family removed to Fresno County, California. From there he signed a Declaration for Increase of Pension on 17 June 1905. He is fifty-eight years old and a resident of Laton, Fresno Co., California. He had been born on 26 October 1846 at Rideout, Illinois. He described himself as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a light complexion, light hair, and blue eyes.
On 13 April 1906 the Pension Commissioner was advised that Crosby Whitney, who had last been paid at six dollars per month to 4 November 1905, had been dropped from the pension rolls because of his death on 29 December 1905 (sic).
The application for a pension by Crosby's widow contained a Duplicate Certificate of Death from the California State Board of Health for her husband Crosby. He had been born 26 October 1846, and was 59 years, 2 months, 4 days old at the time of his death. He was married, and his occupation was farmer. His father was George Whitney, who was born in Canada. His mother's name was Maria Row, and she had been born in New York. The informant for this Personal and Statistical Particulars information was Mrs. L. A. Whitney of Laton, California. The informant for the Medical Certificate of Death was Charles W. Hardman of Laton, California. Crosby's death occurred at 5 AM on 30 December from cerebral hemorrhage. He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Hanford on 31 December 1905.
On 23 July 1906 from Fresno Co., California Lucinda A. Whitney signed a Declaration for Widow's Pension. She is fifty-one years old and a resident of Laton, Fresno Co., California. She was married to the soldier under the name Lucinda A. Williams at Liscomb, Grundy Co., Iowa on 18 September 1874 (sic) by Rev. A. D. Kinzer. Neither had been previously married. The soldier died at Laton, Fresno Co., California on 30 December 1874. The soldier left the following child under the age of 16: Loreta Ann Whitney, born 10 December 1897 at Cuba, Republic Co., Kansas. This application was rejected because insufficient evidence had been submitted to validate the claim.
On 26 October 1908 while still residing in Laton, Lucinda again signed a Declaration for Widow's Pension. One fact differs in this application from the last. She now says that their marriage took place in Felix, Grundy Co., Iowa on 18 November 1874. All other information is given as in the first application.
I. W. M. Blough, Clerk of the District Court of Grundy Co., Iowa submitted a certified copy of the marriage license record of Crosby Whitney and Lucinda Williams. The date of issue of the license is 16 November 1874. The date of the return is 27 November 1874, and the marriage took place on 18 November 1874. The record was made by Rev. A. D. Kinzer.
The State of Iowa, Adjutant-General's Office supplied a certificate of the service record of Crosby Whitney. Crosby Whitney, age 18, a native of Illinois, residence Marshall Township, Marshall County, Iowa was enlisted in Company G, (Captain Cyrus H. Shaw), 44th Regiment of Iowa Vol. Infantry on 5 May 1864 and was mustered in as a private for a period of 100 days on 1 June 1864 at Davenport, Iowa. He was mustered out of service at Davenport, Iowa 15 September 1864 by reason of expiration of term for which he had enlisted.
On 27 March 1929, Lucinda A. Whitney, address 2302 Clay Street, Fresno, California, was reported dropped from the pension roll. She was last paid at thirty dollars per month to 4 March 1929, and was dropped because of her death on 8 March 1929.
See Gerald E. Whitney to WHITNEY-L, 16 Mar 2007 for much additional information
Copyright © 2007, Kenneth L. Whitney and the Whitney Research Group
