Family:Whitney, Hiram (1812-1853)

Hiram⁸ Whitney (John Rodman⁷, William⁶, Thomas⁵, William⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of John Rodman⁷ and Catherine (Schoonover) Whitney, was born 24 May 1812, NY, and died 4 Jun 1853, Camden, OH, by the kick of a horse, aged 41 years 11 days. He was buried in Camden Cemetery, Kipton, OH.^[1]

He married firstly, before 1830, Charlotte Appleby. She was born about 1812, and died 25 Jan 1839, Camden, OH. She was buried in Camden Cemetery, Kipton, OH, aged 27 years.^[2]

He married secondly, 20 Jun 1839, Mary Louisa Juckett, daughter of Ebenezer and Lucena (Jones) Juckett. She was born 20 Jan 1821, Clarkson, NY, and died 3 Jan 1906, Norwalk, OH. She married secondly, 20 Sep 1854, Camden, OH, Milo Hill Thomas.

Mr. Whitney lived in Camden, where he had come with his brothers William W.⁸ and Calvin⁸, in 1834, then moved to Wellington, and lastly to Henrietta Hill (all in Lorain county, OH). He was killed by the kick of a horse 4 Jun 1853.

Children of Hiram⁸ and Charlotte (Appleby) Whitney:

i.	John9 Whitney, d. in infancy.
ii.	Henry S. Whitney, b. 2 May 1833, PA; m. Sarah E. Brown.
iii.	Hiram Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1835, PA; m.(1) Hannah Shay; m.(2) Effie Shay.
iii.	Elmina Whitney, d. in infancy.

Children of Hiram⁸ and Mary Louisa (Juckett) Whitney:

iii.	Eli Hannibal9 Whitney, b. 6 Aug 1840, Wellington, OH; m. Mary Hales.
iv.	Elmina L. Whitney, b. 5 May 1842, OH; d. 30 Apr 1921, Lorain Co., OH; m. Joseph Kent.
v.	Charlotte Elizabeth Whitney, b. 7 Jul 1844, Wellington, OH; d. 25 Sep 1929, Huron, OH; m.(1) 31 Oct 1864, Lorain Co., OH, William Hoag, d. 1902; m.(2) 27 Nov 1905, Erie Co., OH, Lewis L. Marka.
vi.	James Vincent Whitney, b. 21 Mar 1846, Wellington, OH; m. Etta Pike.
vii.	Jason Darius Whitney, b. 10 or 20 Jun 1848, Henrietta, OH; m. Mary Anna Tillinghast.
viii.	Charles Hardy Whitney, b. 11 Nov 1850, OH; m. Sarah M. Tillinghast.

Census

• 1830, Windham, Bradford Co., PA: Hiram Whitney, 1 male 15-19 and 1 female 15-19.
• 1840: not found.
• 1850, Camden, Lorain Co., OH:

1291 1308 Myron Whitney 38 M - Farmer $5000 N.Y. Mary 30 F - do Henry 17 M - Farmer Penn. Attended school Hiram 15 M - Farmer Ohio Attended school Hannable 10 M - do Attended school Almina 8 F - do Attended school Sharlott 6 F - do Attended school James 4 M - do Jason 2 M - do

This was Hiram (not Myron).

• 1860, Henrietta, Lorain Co., OH:

246 253 Milo H. Thomas 33 M - Hotel Keeper O. Mary L. 27 F - Vt. Eli Whitney 19 M - O. Elmira 18 F - " Attended school Charlotte 15 " - " Attended school James 14 M - " Attended school Jason 11 " - " Attended school Charles 9 " - " Attended school Helen Thomas 4 F - " Attended school Cora 2 " - " Angel M. 8/12 " - " Henry Whitney 27 M - Blacksmith Pa. Hiram 25 " - " O. Edward Witmore 27 " - Painter England Chas. Billson 27 " - " Conn. John Cook 23 " - Carpenter N.Y. Thomas 21 " - O.

This was Hiram's widow, remarried, and their children.

References

• Census records.

• All data from Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., comp., Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y. (1932), typescript, NEHGS Library, call number Manuscripts G WHI 6956.

• Whitney, Hallam S., and Weeks, Dr. F. E., comp., Whitney Genealogy of the Brothers, Judge Joshua and Gen. William Whitney of Binghamton, N.Y. (1932), typescript, NEHGS Library, call number Manuscripts G WHI 6956.

1.^  Find A Grave memorial #40684069, Hiram Whitney.

2.^  Find A Grave memorial #40684068, Charlotte Appleby Whitney.

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