Family:Whitney, Taylor S. (s1827-b1859)

Taylor S. Whitney, parentage unknown, was born say 1827, OH, and died before 1859.

He married firstly, 20 Dec 1849, Dearborn Co., IN, Jane McShane.^[1] She apparently died before 1854.

He married secondly, 2 Feb 1854, Pickaway Co., OH, Elizabeth Hardinger,^[2] daughter of John W. and Susan (Walter) Hardinger. She was born 3 Jul 1833, Fairfield Co., OH, and died 12 Apr 1915, Union, IA. He was buried in Sheppard Cemetery, Gifford, IA.^[3] She married secondly (using surname Hartinger), 3 Apr 1859, Hardin Co., IA, Peter Lepley,^[4] son of John Stoner and Mary (Kemery) Lepley, born 31 Jan 1826, Knox Co., OH, and died 28 Jan 1908, Hardin Co., IA. He was buried in Sheppard Cemetery, Gifford, IA.^[5]

Children of Taylor S. and Jane (McShane) Whitney, possibly incomplete:

i.	Elmina Whitney, b. 5 Oct 1850; m. Charles DeWitt.

Children of Taylor S. and Elizabeth (Hartinger) Whitney:

ii.	Susan Whitney, b. 1854, OH; d. 3 Sep 1885; bur. Sheppard Cemetery, Gifford, IA;^[6] m. 25 Aug 1872, Clay, IA, Silas W. Harlan.^[7]
iii.	Charles W. Whitney, b. 23 Feb 1856, Union, IA; m. Barbara Ann Bushman.

Census

1850: not found.
1860, Union, Hardin Co., IA:

88 91 P. Liply 34 M - Farmer $1500 $309 Ohio E. Do 26 F - do S. Whitney 5 F - do C. W. Do 4 M - Iowa

1870, Union, Hardin Co., IA:

103 102 Lepley, Peter 45 M W Farmer $9000 $1568 Ohio Male citizen over 21 " Eliza 36 F W Keeping house Ohio Illiterate Whitney, Susan 15 F W Going to School Ohio Attended school " Chas. 13 M W " " Iowa Attended school Lepley, M. M. 9 F W " " Iowa Attended school " J. M. 6 M W " " Iowa Attended school " J. M. 4 M W " " Iowa