Family:Whitney, Eli Geddings (1842-1890)

Eli Gedding's Locations

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Eli Geddings⁸ Whitney (Theodore Archibald⁷, Archibald⁶, Lebbeus⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of Theodore Archibald⁷ and Eliza (Brown) Whitney, was born 2 May 1842, and died 2 Sep 1890.

He married, 4 Sep 1865, Josephine B. Huggins. She was born 8 Feb 1848, NC.

He resided Wilmington, NC, Charleston, SC, and Jacksonville, FL.

Children of Eli Geddings⁸ and Josephine B. (Huggins) Whitney:

i.	Annie Mcleod9 Whitney, b. 29 Jul 1866, NC.
ii.	Eliza Brown Whitney, b. 29 Jan 1868, NC.
iii.	Florence Huggins Whitney, b. 19 Jan 1872, NC.
iv.	William A. Whitney, b. 23 Jan 1874, NC.
v.	Hall Geddings Whitney, b. 11 Oct 1875, NC.
vi.	Theodore Arthur Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1877, NC.
vii.	Robert Cary Whitney, b. ca. 1879, NC; d. 27 Jun 1882.
viii.	Phoebe May Whitney, b. 27 May 1882.
ix.	Grover Cleveland Whitney, b. 4 Nov 1884.
x.	Bessie Miller Whitney, b. 11 Dec 1888.

Census

• 1850, St. Michael and St. Phillip Parishes, Charleston Co., SC:

432 465 Theodore A. Whitney 32 M - Broker 15,000 South Carolina Married within the year Sarah M. 18 F - do Archibald 11 M - do Attended school E. C. G. 8 M - do Attended school A. E. 5 M - do Attended school Mary Shandy 39 F - do

• 1860: not found.
• 1870: not found.
• 1880, Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC:

E. G. WHITNEY 38 Self M M W NC Clerk NC NC Josephine B. WHITNEY 32 Wife F M W NC NC NC Annie Mcl. WHITNEY 14 Dau F S W NC At School NC NC Eliza B. WHITNEY 12 Dau F S W NC At School NC NC Florence H. WHITNEY 9 Dau F S W NC At School NC NC William A. WHITNEY 7 Son M S W NC NC NC Hall G. WHITNEY 5 Son M S W NC NC NC Arthur T. WHITNEY 3 Son M S W NC NC NC Robert C. WHITNEY 1 Son M S W NC NC NC Mary I. BROWN 35 Oth F S MU NC Servant NC NC Sarah BRINKLY 14 Oth F S MU NC Servant NC NC

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), p. 570.

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