Family:Whitney, Mordecai (1829-1904)

Mordecai⁸ Whitney (Thomas⁷, Phinehas⁶, Samuel⁵, William⁴, Nathaniel³, John², John¹), son of Thomas⁷ and Hannah (Preston) Whitney, was born 21 Dec 1829, Waterford, Washington County, Ohio, and died 19 Apr 1904, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, aged 74. He is buried in Mount Tabor Cemetery, Delaware County, Indiana.

He married, 1 Aug 1861, Delaware County, Indiana, Eliza Ann Orr, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hopping) Orr. She was born 24 Nov 1842, and died 20 May 1923, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. She is buried in Mount Tabor Cemetery, Delaware County, Indiana.

Mordecai served in the Civil War. He was injured in the war and sent home early.

In the 1880 Census, Indiana, Delaware County, Liberty Township, is found:

Mordecai WHITNEY  Self M Male   W 51 OH Farmer        --- --- 
Eliza A. WHITNEY  Wife M Female W 37 IN Keeping House IRE OH 
Harrison WHITNEY  Son  S Male   W 16 IN Works On Farm OH  IN 
Grant WHITNEY     Son  S Male   W 15 IN Works On Farm OH  IN 
Sherman WHITNEY   Son  S Male   W 12 IN Works On Farm OH  IN 
Sheridan WHITNEY  Son  S Male   W 10 IN               OH  IN 
Mary WHITNEY      Dau  S Female W  7 IN               OH  IN

Children of Mordecai⁸ and Eliza Ann (Orr) Whitney, all born Muncie, Indiana:

i.	Harrison9 Whitney, b. 18 Sep 1863; m. Minnie Bell Renner.
ii.	Grant Whitney, b. 26 May 1865; m. Aetna F. Miller.
iii.	Sherman E. Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1867; m. Anna Bell Carmichael.
iv.	Sheridan Whitney, b. 4 Sep 1869; m. Minnie Carolyn Waldo.
v.	Mary Whitney, b. 27 Jan 1873; m. Theodore Stewart.
vi.	Elwood "Edward" Whitney, b. 21 Aug 1883; m.(1) Kathryn Bohlender; m.(2) Cleda C. -----.

References

Almost all information from the research of Lynne Alber, on these web pages:

1. "Online Family Tree, by Ancestry.com", family group sheet of Thomas and Hannah (Preston) Whitney.
2. "Online Family Tree, by Ancestry.com", family group sheet of Mordecai and Eliza Ann (Orr) Whitney.

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