Hiram Elias WHITNEY

Father: William Peace WHITNEY
Mother: Nancy J. CARLTON

Family 1: Catherine HARSHEY

(1) Illinois, Marriages via Ancestry.com

  1. Sylvia H. WHITNEY
  2. Effie G. WHITNEY

Family 2: Mary E. DOW

(1) Illinois, County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

  1. Frank Walter WHITNEY
                                           _Abel WHITNEY _
                          _Micah WHITNEY _|
                         |                |_Mary CANE ____
 _William Peace WHITNEY _|
|                        |                 _Andrew COBB __
|                        |_Hannah COBB ___|
|                                         |_Hannah GREEN _
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|--Hiram Elias WHITNEY
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|_Nancy J. CARLTON ______|
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Notes

Updated November 11, 2020. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census for Illinois, DeKalb Co., Pampas Twp.: Page 739; October 29, 1850.

Hiram WHITNEY is the son of William and Nancy J. WHITNEY. He is 19 years old, born in Maine, and is a farmer and is attending school.

(2) Illinois, Marriages via Ancestry.com

- Name: Hiram WHITNEY
- Gender: Male
- Spouse Name: Catharine HARSHEY
- Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1852
- Marriage County: De Kalb

(3) Illinois, County Marriage Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Hiram E. WHITNEY
- Gender: Male
- Marriage Date: 1858
- Marriage Place: Kane, Illinois, USA
- Spouse: Mary E. DOW
- Film Number: 001443738

(4) 1860 United States Census for Illinois, DeKalb Co., Pampas Twp., Cortland Post Office: Page 150-151; July 9, 1860.

Hiram WHITNEY is head of household, married to Mary [maiden surname unknown] WHITNEY. He is 27 years old, born in Maine, and is a reaper agent with personal estate valued at $100. There is a child, Effie G. WHITNEY, who is likely Hiram's daughter from his previous marriage. His parents, William and Nancy J. WHITNEY, and his brother George are also residents.

(5) U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records via Ancestry.com; 2nd Congressional District of Illinois, June 1863.

- Residence: Pampas, DeKalb Co.
- Name: WHITNEY, H. E.
- Age (on 1st July 1863): 31
- Profession: Laborer
- Marital Status: Married
- Place of Birth: Maine

(6) 1880 United States Census for Missouri, Holt Co., Bigelow Twp. West of Big Tarkio River: Supervisor's District 7; Enumeration District 23; page 10; June 21, 1880.

Hiram E. WHITNEY is head of household, married to Mary [DOW] WHITNEY. He is 48 years old and was born in Maine as were his parents. He is a physician. Their child Franklin (age 4) is also included in the household.

(7) Find a Grave

- Name: Hiram Elias WHITNEY
- Birth: unknown
- Death: 9 Jul 1890
- Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery; Shellsburg, Benton County, Iowa, USA
- Memorial ID: 19325459

(8) U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index via Ancestry.com

Hiram WHITNEY and Martha DOWE are listed as the parents of Frank Walter WHITNEY

(9) Our Pioneering Families, Genealogies of Whitney, Groathouse and Lignitz, researched and compiled by Vivian Gail Morrow Wade, Dec. 1986, first edition. Self-published manuscript available at DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 90.

"Hiram remarried Mary by 1860 and then they must have moved as I have been unable to find them again. He was a reaper agent -- a reaper is a harvest machine."

(10) Whitney Research Group

"Hiram Elias7 WHITNEY (William Perse6, Micah5, Abel4, Nathaniel3, Benjamin2, John1), son of William Perse6 and Sarah (Frank) Whitney, was born 12 Apr 1832, Phillips, ME, and died 9 Jul 1890, IA, aged 58 years 2 months 27 days. He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Benton Co., IA. He married, firstly, 24 Aug 1852, Sycamore, IL, Catherine HARSHEY. She was born 1835, and died 1857, Cortland, IL. She was buried in Ohio Grove Cemetery, Cortland, IL. He married, secondly, 29 Dec 1858, Kane Co., IL, Mary E. DOW. She was born 1838, NY, and died after 1860. He married, thirdly, bef. 1876, Mary E. -----. She was born Apr 1837, VT, and died 1925, Western State Mental Hospital, Fort Supply, OK. She was buried in Fort Supply Hospital Cemetery, Fort Supply, OK. He was a physician; resided in Shellsborough, IA. Children of Hiram E.7 and Catherine (HARSHEY) WHITNEY: i. Sylvia H.8 WHITNEY, b. 1851, Cortland, IL; d. 1851, Cortland, IL. Possibly the Sylvin R. WHITNEY bur. Ohio Grove Cemetery, Cortland, IL. ii. Effie G. WHITNEY, b. 1853, Cortland, IL; d. 1862; bur. Ohio Grove Cemetery, Cortland, IL. There were no known children of Hiram E.7 and Mary E. (DOW) Whitney. Children of Hiram E.7 and Mary E. (-----) WHITNEY: iii. Frank Walter WHITNEY, b. 23 Feb 1876, IA; d. 8 Nov 1940, Clinton, OK, aged 63 years; bur. Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, OK; m. ca. 1917, Martha/Mattie M. -----, b. ca. 1873, d. 8 Jul 1936, Clinton, OK, aged 63 years; bur. Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, OK. No known children."

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Additional Notes.

Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; Hope Chipman -3; Samuel Cobb -4; Chipman Cobb -5; Andrew Cobb -6 (DAR/SAR ancestor); Hannah Cobb -7; William Whitney -8; Hiram Whitney -9.