Family:Whitney, Harry Garrison (1846-a1900)

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Harry Garrison Whitney, parentage unknown, was born Jun 1846, NY, and died after 1900.

He married 13 Jan 1877, Linn Co., IA, Dora Louisa Snedeker,[1] daughter of Merrit and Nancy M. (McMahan) Snedker. She was born 1 Dec 1855, Knox Co., OH, and died 1 Jun 1916, Cedar Rapids, IA. She was buried in Murdock-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA.[2]

On 29 Feb 1908, from Iowa, Dora I. Whitney applied for a widow's pension based on the service of her husband Harry G. Whitney in the New York Volunteers. The application was #893,410.[3]

His widow Dora I. Whitney is listed at 705 H Street in the city directories of Cedar Rapids, IA, in 1910[4] and 1912.[5]

Children of Harry Garrison and Dora Louise (Snedeker) Whitney:

i. Laura May Whitney, b. 2 Jun 1877, Cedar Rapids, IA; d. 23 May 1923, Cedar Rapids, IA;[6] bur. Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA;[7] m. 30 Nov 1893, George Washington Mefford, son of Eli and Melinda (Jones) Mefford.[8]
ii. Merritt Roy Whitney, b. 12 Dec 1878, IA; d. 4 Dec 1927, Cleveland, OH;[9] m.(1) Jessie White, d. 26 Oct 1915, Cedar Rapids, IA, dau. of John White;[10] m.(2) 28 May 1921, Cuyahoga Co., OH, Nettie R. (Grobes) Hansing, b. ca. 1894, Falls Creek, PA, dau. of Frank and ----- (Stewart) Grobes.[11]
iii. Ella Alice Whitney, b. 13 Jan 1881, Cedar Rapids, IA; d. 21 Sep 1935, Lyons, IL;[12] bur. Fairmount Cemetery, Palos, IL; m. 8 Jun 1902, Cedar Rapids, IA, Alanson Douglas.
iv. Mamie Frances Whitney, b. Mar 1883, Cedar Rapids, IA; d. aft. 1933; m. 1 Nov 1906, Cedar Rapids, IA, Thomas Sheeran, son of George and Callie (Hamilton) Sheeran;[13] apparently divorced by 1933, when she res. Pasadena, CA.
v. Frank Ray Whitney, b. 2 Mar 1885, Cedar Rapids, IA; d. 6 Jun 1933; bur. Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA;[14] m.(1) Nellie Watts, b. 1889, d. 13 May 1913, Linn Co., IA, [15] bur. Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA,[16] dau. Willam and Eliza (Wilson) Watts m.(2) 3 Apr 1918, Cedar Rapids, IA, Bessie Hayes,[17] b. 15 Jul 1890, Cedar Rapids, IA, d. 5 Feb 1967, bur. Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, IA,[18], dau. of Fred and Mary (Lindsley) Hayes.
vi. Harry G. Whitney, b. 20 Sep 1888, Cedar Rapids, IA; d. 1957, Cedar Rapids, IA; n. 3 Nov 1913, Rock Island Co., IL, Merle M. Osborn,[19] b. 1892, d. 1970.
vii. Mable Nancy Whitney, b. Oct 1894, Cedar Rapids, IA; d. aft. 1940; m. 2 Sep 1911, Marion, IA, Carl Raymond Scott,[20] son of J. H. and Susan (Pisel) Scott.
viii. Dorothy Loraine Whitney, b. Jul 1898, Cedar Rapids, IA; d. 29 Mar 1971, Whittier, CA; bur. Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, CA;[21] m. 22 Jan 1920, Los Angeles Co., CA, Clarence Elwin Ulery, son of Walter D. and Luella M. (Broomall) Ulery.[22]

Census

Harry WHITNEY 32 Self M M W NY Carpenter NY NY Dora WHITNEY 24 Wife F M W OH Keeps House OH OH Laura WHITNEY 3 Dau F S W IA NY OH Merritt WHITNEY 1 Son M S W IA NY OH Frances STARMAN 11 Oth F S W IA Servant BOH BOH Lewis NORTON 18 Oth M S W BOH Servant BOH BOH

279 287 Whitney, Henry Head W M Jun 1846 53 mar 24 New York New York New York Carpenter (Contr.), Rents house -----, Dora Wife W F Dec 1855 44 mar 24 8ch 7liv Ohio Ohio Ohio -----, Meritt Son W M Dec 1878 21 sgl Iowa New York Ohio Carpenter -----, Mamie Dau W F Mar 1883 17 sgl Iowa New York Ohio Chocolate dipper (Fct.) -----, Frankie Son W M Mar 1886 14 sgl Iowa New York Ohio At school -----, Harry Son W M Nov 1888 11 sgl Iowa New York Ohio At school -----, Mable Dau W F Oct 1894 5 sgl Iowa New York Ohio -----, Dorthy Dau W F Jul 1898 1 sgl Iowa New York Ohio

341 357 Whitney, Ella A. Head W F Jan 1881 19 sgl Iowa New York Ohio Ironer laundry, Rents house Downey, Ella Brdr W F Mar 1870 30 mar -- 4ch 4liv Ireland Ireland Ireland Ironer laundry

  • 1910, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA: Frank R. Whitney, Head, M, 25, Iowa; Nellie Whitney, Wife, F, 21, Iowa; Dora Whitney, Mother, F, 53, Ohio; and Dorothy Whitney, Sister, F, 11, Iowa.
  • 1915, Cedar Rapids, Linn Co., IA: Dora Whitney, wid., b. OH, parents b. OH.

References

1.^  Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, at FamilySearch.org.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #32108652, "Mother" Whitney.

3.^  U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, at Ancestry.com.

4.^  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, at Ancestry.com.

5.^  U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, at Ancestry.com.

6.^  Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992, at FamilySearch.org.

7.^  FindAGrave Memorial #80023052, Laura Whitney Mefford.

8.^  Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, at FamilySearch.org.

9.^  Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, at FamilySearch.org.

10.^  Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992, at FamilySearch.org.

11.^  Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013, at FamilySearch.org.

12.^  Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, at FamilySearch.org.

13.^  Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, at FamilySearch.org.

14.^  FindAGrave Memorial #29478962, Frank R. Whitney.

15.^  Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992, at FamilySearch.org.

16.^  FindAGrave Memorial #32108523, Nellie Whitney.

17.^  Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, at FamilySearch.org.

18.^  FindAGrave Memorial #29432197, Bessie Hayes Whitney.

19.^  Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934, at FamilySearch.org.

20.^  Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, at FamilySearch.org.

21.^  FindAGrave Memorial #117491718, Dorothy L. Ulery.

22.^  California, County Marriages, 1850-1952, at FamilySearch.org.

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