Family:Whitney, Benjamin Rush (1832-a1885)

Benjamin Rush⁸ Whitney (David⁷, Jonathan⁶, David⁵, Jonathan⁴, Jonathan³, Benjamin², John¹), son of David⁷ and Elizabeth Smith (Granger) Whitney; born Shelburne, Massachusetts, Apr 27, 1832; married at Utica, Missouri, Nov 25, 1858, Mary Anne Conrad, born Newry, Pennsylvania, Mar 8, 1838.

He was born in Shelburne, Massachusetts, Apr 27, 1832. While an infant his parents removed to western New York, and in 1845 to Madison, Indiana. He received his education at Hanover College, Hanover, Jefferson County, Indiana, taking the degree of B.A., Sept. 18, 1858. Taught school in Shelby County, Kentucky, and Lafayette, Indiana, for the next two years and in Sept, 1852, joined a party of civil engineers on the Ohio and Mississippi Railway, and has practiced the profession of civil engineer ever since. Went to Missouri in May, 1856, and was assistant engineer on the Hannibal & St. Joseph, R.R. for two years. Married Nov 25, 1858, and went to Kansas City, Missouri, July, 1860, when work was commenced on the west end of the Missouri Pacific Ry., and has made his permanent home in Kansas City ever since. Was city engineer of Kansas City in 1885-86, but his practice has been mainly in railway construction, in which he has filled all the positions from chairman to chief engineer, having served in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Colorado and California and the territories of New Mexico and Arizona; resided Kansas City, Missouri, 628 Harrison street.

Children of Benjamin Rush⁸ and Mary Anne (Conrad) Whitney:

i.	Mary9 Whitney, born Aug 22, 1859; died Nov 24, 1876.
ii.	Benjamin Rush Whitney, born Feb 24, 1861; married Lillian White.
iii.	David Victory Whitney, born Dec 26, 1864; married Minnie May Shively.
iv.	Lucy Gertrude Whitney, born Nov 28, 1867.
v.	Paul Whitney, born 24 Jun 1870.
vi.	Arthur Avery Whitney, born Mar 15, 1872.
vii.	Mari Francis Whitney, born Oct 22, 1875; resided Cassel, Germany, 1894.
viii.	Mary Elinor Whitney, born 11 Jul 1881.
ix.	Beatrice Fanny Whitney, born Aug 10, 1885.
x.	Four Others, died in infancy.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 588-589.

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