Family:Whitney, Henry (1840-1906)

Henry⁸ Whitney (James Davis⁷, Henry⁶, John⁵, Abraham⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of James Davis⁷ and Hannah (Pugh) Whitney, was born 9 Apr 1840, Kirkersville, OH, and died 17 Sep 1906, Lima, Allen Co., OH. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, OH.^[1]

He married, 30 Nov 1865, Logan Co., OH, Elizabeth Ann Duckworth, daughter of Christian Stephen and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Duckworth. She was born 4 Sep 1845, Concord Twp., Champaign Co., OH, and died 9 Feb 1914, Lima, OH. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, OH.^[2] They were divorced 26 Oct 1897, Lima, OH.

He was a farmer. He served for fifteen months in the Union Army, during the war of 1861; and has since lived in Bloomfield, OH.

Corporal, Co. K, 57th Ohio Infantry, enlisted 5 Apr 1862, discharged 27 Aug 1863. Corporal, Co. H, 192nd Ohio Infantry, enlisted 6 Feb 1865, discharged 1 Sep 1865.

Children of Henry⁸ Elizabeth Ann (Duckworth) Whitney:

i.	Ella Mabelle9 Whitney, b. 30 Sep 1866, Washington, OH; d. 14 May 1933, Lima, OH, aged 66 years; bur. Woodlawn Cemetery, Lima, OH; m.(1) 27 Oct 1886, Allen Co., OH, Milton Drake; m.(2) 23 June 1897, Allen Co., OH, Thomas Sprague Ballinger.
ii.	Clara Alberta Whitney, b. 14 Nov 1867, Bloomfield, OH; d. Mar 1933, Lima, OH; m. 1 Jan 1888, Lima, OH, Leroy Sherman Witherill.
iii.	Delmer Theodore Whitney, b. 17 Jan 1870, Bloomfield, OH; d. 20 Nov 1952, Lima, OH; bur. Shawnee Cemetery, Fort Shawnee, OH;[3] m. 24 Jun 1897, Covington, Kenton Co., KY, Fannie Belle Bricker.
iv.	(child) Whitney, b. ca. 1872, Bloomfield, OH; d. 5 May 1872, Bloomfield, OH, aged 0 years.

Census

• 1870, Bloomfield, Logan Co., OH:

69 69 Whitney, Henry 30 M W Farmer Ohio Male citizen over 21 -----, Eliza Ann 24 F W Ohio -----, Ella M. 4 F W Ohio -----, Clara A. 3 F W Ohio -----, Delmer F. 4/12 M W Ohio Born in Jan

• 1880: not found.
• 1880, Bloomfield, Logan Co., OH:

Elizabeth DUCKWORTH 52 Self F W W OH Keeping House PA OH Clara WHITNEY 11 GDau F S W OH At School OH OH

• 1890 Veterans Schedule, Lima, Allen Co., OH:

181 212 Henry Whitney Corporal K 57 OH Inf 5 Apr 1862 27 Aug 1863 [Lima, OH] Vericocele of left Side Injury Hip & Leg

• 1890 Veterans Schedule, Lima, Allen Co., OH:

181 213 Henry Whitney Corpl. H 192 OH Inf 6 Feb 1865 1 Sep 1865 [Lima, OH]

• 1900, Lima Ward 4, Allen Co., OH:

Whitney, Eliza A. Head W F Sep 1845 54 wid Duckworth, Elizabeth Moth W F 72

• 1900, Henry not found.
• 1910, Lima Ward 4, Allen Co., OH: Eliza Whitney, 54, mother-in-law in family of Ray S. Wetherill.

References

• Census records.

• All data imported from Stephen Whitney Phoenix, The Whitney family of Connecticut, and its affiliations; being an attempt to trace the descendants, as well in the female as the male lines, of Henry Whitney, from 1649 to 1878; to which is prefixed some account of the Whitneys of England. (New York : Priv. Print. [Bradford Press] 1878), p. 1067 and p. 1933.

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