Family:Whitney, Eleazer (1817-1897)

Eleazer³ Whitney (Ebenezer², Elijah¹), son of Ebenezer² and Jerusha (Murdock) Whitney, was born 1817, Nelson, NY, and died 1897.

He married Lucy E. Case. She was born 1815, Nelson, NY, and d. 1892. Children of Eleazer³ and Lucy E. Case Whitney:

i.	Laura A.4 Whitney, b. ca. 1859, NY; d. 19 Feb 1914, Pittsburgh, PA; m. in 1879 to Hobart C. Babcock (1856-1895), m 2. in 1897 to Prof. John Moffatt Mecklin (1871-1956). Children of Laura and John Mecklin: John Whitney Mecklin, b. 31 Oct 1902, d. 1 Nov 1902 in Whitfield, Morgan, Georgia.

Census

• 1850, Nelson, Madison Co., NY:

177 177 Ellizer Whitney 33 M - Saleratus[?] Manufacture $200 N.Y. Lucy " 35 F - "

• 1855 State, Nelson, Madison Co., NY:

63 Framed $700 64 Eleazer Whitney 38 M - - Madison 1 - 38 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Jenny C. Whitney 40 F - Wife Madison 1 - 40 - - - - - - - - Ebenezer Whitney 84 M - Fath Mass. 1 - 55 Farmer 1 - - - - 1 - Jerusha Whitney 79 F - Moth Conn. 1 - 55 - - - - - - - - Thomas Jones 37 M - Labr Wales 1 - 4 Farmer - - 1 - R - -

• 1860, Nelson, Madison Co., NY:

396 395 Elezer Whitney 43 M - Farmer $3000 $3407 New York Lucy " 45 F - Do Laura A. " 21 F - Do Orison Graves 24 M - Farm laborer $600 $80 Do

• 1870, Nelson, Madison Co., NY:

45 46 Whitney, Elezer 55 M W Farmer $7500 $2000 New York Male citizen over 21 -----, Lucy 56 F W Keeping house $14000 -- " -----, Laurie 12 F W At home " Attended school Barnes, Loren 20 M W Carpenter House " Attended school

• 1880, Nelson, Madison Co., NY:

Eleazer WHITNEY 62 Self M M W NY Farmer MA CT Lucy WHITNEY 65 Wife F M W NY Keeping House CT CT Hobart C. BABCOCK 24 SonL M M W NY Student NY NY Laura A. BABCOCK 21 Dau F M W NY At Home NY NY Dioma DAVIS 34 Othe F S W NY Servant WALES WALES

References

• Census records.

• Whitney Family Tree at Ancestry.com.

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