Family:Whitney, Horace Dexter (1826-1863)

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Horace Dexter Whitney, parentage unknown but perhaps son of John and Rachel Holbrook (Osgood) Whitney, was born circa 1826, "Addington", VT,[1] and died Dec 1863, Chattanooga, TN.[2]

He married, 1 Jul 1858, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, Harriet Root.[3] She was born circa 1835, NY.[4]

Horace D. Whitney, age 35, resided Ann Arbor, Michigan, enlisted as a private 15 Aug 1861, Ann Arbor. Enlisted in Company G, Michigan 9th Infantry Regiment, 15 Oct 1861. Mustered out 30 Dec 1863, Chattanooga, TN. He did not survive the war. Sources: Record of Service of Michigan Volunteers 1861-65.[5]

Children of Horace Dexter and Harriet (Root) Whitney:

i. Charles H. Whitney,[6] b. ca. 1858[7] or 1859, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI,[8] m. Janet McGregor.
ii. Alice D. Whitney,[9] b. ca. 1860, MI.[10]
iii. Phebe A. Whitney,[11] b. ca. 1863, MI.[12]
iv. Adelle Whitney.[13] Is this the same daughter as Alice D., listed above?

Notes

According to information in the forum post Whitney- Vermont to Michigan on GenForum.com, Horace Dexter Whitney was born in Addison Co., VT.

In 1830, the following Whitney families are found in Addison Co., VT:

However, Horace Dexter Whitney was b. ca. 1826, so there should be a son listed in the 0-5 age range in the household. Removing families where this is not the case leaves us with:

Also, just in case Horace was actually b. ca. 1825 and thus could have been listed as age 6-10, the following family should also be considered

Notes:

  • John Whitney of Middlebury has not been identified, nothing is known of his family.
  • John & Josiah of Shoreham have not been identified, nothing is known of their families.

These are the 3 families where research should probably be concentrated.

Census

  • 1830: not found.
  • 1840: not found.
  • 1850: not found. Was he perhaps the Dexter H. Whitney, age 22, b. NY, Cooper, residing in Parma, Jackson Co., MI with the Gilliman Greely family?
  • 1860, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI:

1037 1128 George L. Wheelock 29 M - Laborer $300 Mich. Rachel A. 28 F - " Herbert O. 4 M - " Vedde I, 1 F - " 1129 Horace D. Whiting 35 M - Laborer Vt. Married in year Harriet 26 F - N.Y. Married in year Charley 1 M - Mich.

110 111 Whitney, Harriet 35 F W Keeping House $800 $150 New York -----, Chas. H. 12 M W At School Mich. -----, Alice D. 10 F W " " Attended school -----, Pheobe A. 7 F W " " Attended school

References

1. ^  Information from Kim Cole. Note that "Addington" cannot be located in Vermont. His age is verified by Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA, as found on Ancestry.com.

2. ^  Information from Kim Cole

3. ^  Washtenaw County, MI marriages, W-3

4. ^  1870 Census

5. ^  Historical Data Systems, comp.. U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA, as found on Ancestry.com.

6. ^  1870 Census

7. ^  1870 Census

8. ^  Information from Kim Cole

9. ^  1870 Census

10. ^  1870 Census

11. ^  1870 Census

12. ^  1870 Census

13. ^  Information from Kim Cole

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