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. 30 Jun 1885, Jasper Co., IA, Mary E. Dickey.
ii.	Jennie Whitney, b. ca. 1868, OH; m. 15 Mar 1887, Jasper Co., IA, Harding D. Witmer.
iii.	Corabell Whitney, b. ca. 1872, IA; m. 30 Sep 1888, Jasper Co., IA, Frank Gagel or Gagle.
iv.	William Allen Whitney, b. ca. 1874, IA; m. 27 Feb 1894, Jasper Co., IA, Ollie C. Dickey.
v.	Leroy Whitney, b. ca. 1875, IA; m. 20 Jan 1897, Maxwell, IA, Kate Stilwell.
vi.	Edwin Hales Whitney, b. ca. 1877, IA; m. 20 Apr 1898, Maxwell, IA, Francis Langhery.

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.

• 1885 State, Clear Creek, Jasper Co., IA:

53 59 Whitney, E. H. 8 21 34 NW SW 45 M - m Farmer Ohio Whitney, Mary " 40 F - m Keeping House " Whitney, Clayton " 20 M - s - " Whitney, Jennie " 17 F - s - " Whitney, Cora " 12 F - s - [Hum]bolt Co. Whitney, William " 11 M - s - " Whitney, Leroy " 9 M - - - Jasper Co. Whitney, Edwin " 8 M - - - "

• 1895 State, [Providence], Hardin Co., IA:

29 30 William Allen Whitney 21 M W m Humboldt Co. Farmer Friend Military, Voter Ollie D. Whitney 23 F W m Jasper Co. Keeping House "

• 1900, Washington Township, Polk Co., IA:

123 130 Whitney, Allie Head W M Feb 1874 26 mar 6 Iowa Ohio Ohio Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Ollie Wife W F Apr 1871 29 mar 6 2ch 2liv Iowa Ohio Indiana -----, Florence Dau W F Jul 1895 4 sgl Iowa Iowa Iowa -----, Esther Dau W F Oct 1898 1 sgl Iowa Iowa Iowa

• 1900, Washington Township, Polk Co., IA:

80 85 Whitney, L. R. Head W M Jun 1873 26 mar 3 Iowa Ohio Ohio Farmer, Owns mortgaged farm -----, Katie Wife W F Apr 1870 39 mar 3 2ch 2liv Iowa New York Pennsylvania -----, Anna M. Dau W F Dec 1898 1 sgl Iowa Iowa Iowa -----, Floyd G. Son W M Mar 1900 2m sgl Iowa Iowa Iowa

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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