Family:Whitney, Eli Hannibal (1840-1891)

Eli Hannibal⁹ Whitney (Hiram⁸, John Rodman⁷, William⁶, Thomas⁵, William⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Hiram⁸ and Mary Louisa (Juckett) Whitney, was born 6 Aug 1840, Wellington, OH, and died 20 May 1891, Saybrook, IL.

He married Mary E. Hales. She was born about 1845, OH.

Children of Eli Hannibal⁹ and Mary E. (Hales) Whitney:

i.	Ervin Clayton10 Whitney, b. ca. 1866, OH; m. ----- -----.
ii.	Jennie Whitney, b. ca. 1868, OH; m. Harding Witmer.
iii.	Corabell Whitney, b. ca. 1872, IA; m. Frank Gagel.
iv.	William Allen Whitney, b. ca. 1874, IA.
v.	Leroy Whitney, b. ca. 1875, IA; m. Kate Stilwell.
vi.	Edwin Hales Whitney, b. ca. 1877, IA.

Census

• 1870, Lodomillo, Clayton Co., IA:

125 125 Whitney, Eli H. 29 M W Farmer $3000 $600 Ohio Male citizen over 21 Mary E. 25 F W Keeping House " Father foreign born Ervin C. 4 M W At Home " Jennie 2 F W " "

• 1880, Independence, Jasper Co., IA:

E. H. WHITNEY 59 Self M M W OH Farmer OH OH Mary WHITNEY 35 Wife F M W OH Keeping House ENG OH Clayton WHITNEY 15 Son M S W OH Farm Laborer OH OH Jennie WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W OH Farm Laborer OH OH Cora WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W IA OH OH Allen WHITNEY 6 Son M S W IA OH OH Leroy WHITNEY 5 Son M S W IA OH OH Edwin WHITNEY 3 Son M S W IA OH OH

His age should be 39, not 59.

References

• All data from Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., comp., Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y. (1932), typescript, NEHGS Library, call number Manuscripts G WHI 6956.

• Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., comp., Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y. (1932), typescript, NEHGS Library, call number Manuscripts G WHI 6956.

• Census records.

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