Family:Whitney, George (1817-1878)

George⁷ Whitney (Henry⁶, John⁵, Abraham⁴, Joseph³, John², Henry¹), son of Henry⁶ and Lucy (Grumman) Whitney, was born 14 Feb 1817, Wilton, CT, and died 23 Oct 1878, Shelby, OH. He was buried in Shelby-Oakland Cemetery, Shelby, OH.^[1]

He married, 5 Apr 1838, Shelby, OH, Catharine Saltzgaber, daughter of Samuel and Catharine (Stober) Saltzgaber. She was born 17 Dec 1822, Schaefferstown, PA, and died 1 Feb 1877, Shelby, OH. She was buried in Shelby-Oakland Cemetery, Shelby, OH.^[2]

Phoenix says the following:

". . . a shoe-maker . . . . They lived, first, in Richland Co., Ohio; then in Wisconsin, for 9 months; in Richland Co. again, for two years; moved to Vernon, Ohio, in 1860, and lived there seven years; and finally returned to Shelby, where they were living in Aug. 1874."

Children of George⁷ and Catharine (Saltzgaber) Whitney:

i.	Samuel Whitney, b. 12 Apr 1839, Shelby, OH; m. Martha Briggs.
ii.	William Henry Whitney, b. 26 Oct 1841, Shelby, OH; enlisted at Shelby, OH, in the Autumn of 1861, in Company I, 15th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; and was killed in the battle of Murfreesborough, TN, 31 Dec 1863, and buried on the field of battle.
iii.	Almira Whitney, b. 20 Feb 1844, Shelby, OH; m. 23 Mar 1865, Mansfield, OH, William A. Hollenbaugh, b. 22 Nov 1835, Madison, PA, and d. after 1873; a repairer of clocks and musical instruments. They were living at Shelby in 1873.
iv.	Eli Whitney, b. 5 May 1846, Shelby, OH; enlisted in Company H, 64th Regiment, Ohio Voluntter Infantry; was killed 9 May 1864, in the battle of Rockyface Ridge, in Georgia, and was buried on the field of battle.
v.	Sarah Jane Whitney, b. 16 Nov 1848, Shelby, OH; d. 16 Sep. 1849, Shelby, OH, and was buried in the Shelby Cemetery.
vi.	Mary Melinda Whitney, b. 26 Aug 1850, Shelby, OH; d. 8 Oct 1927, Shelby, OH; m. 20 Sep 1866, Jackson, MI, Jacob B. Briggs, son of Jesse and Ruth (Bartram) Briggs, b. 9 Dec 1846, England; a farmer. They settled in the house where her grandfather, Henry Whitney, lived and died, four miles from Shelby; and in 1871, moved to Blooming Grove, OH, where they were living in 1873. He enlisted in 1864, in the 60th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; served under Burnside; took part in nineteen engagements; was discharged at Cleveland, OH; and reached home 24 July 1865, entirely unharmed.
vii.	Isidore Jane Whitney, b. 17 Mar 1854, Shelby, OH; was living with her parents, at Shelby, OH, in Aug 1874.
viii.	Alfred Franklin Whitney, b. 25 Mar 1858, Shelby, OH; m.(1) Willamina Ferguson; m.(2) Helen (Edwards) Herbert.
ix.	Emily Catharine Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1860, Vernon, OH; was living with her parents, at Shelby, OH, in Aug 1874.
x.	Elizabeth Adeline Whitney, b. 7 Apr 1862, Vernon, OH; was living with her parents, at Shelby, OH, in Aug 1874; m. 20 Jul 1879, Richland Co., OH, Daniel D. Johnston.[3]
xi.	Martha Matilda Whitney, b. 17 Aug 1864, Vernon, OH; d. 17 May 1900, Sulphur Springs, OH; m. bef. 1887, Calvin Boyd Robertson.

Census

• 1840, Sharon, Richland Co., OH: Geo. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 0-4, and 1 female 15-19.
• 1850, Sharon, Richland Co., OH:

155 155 George Whitney 33 M - Farmer $3000 Ct. Catharine Whitney 27 F - Penn. Samuel " 11 M - O. Attended school William 8 M - O. Attended school Almira 6 F - O. Attended school Eli " 4 M - O.

• 1860, Auburn, Crawford Co., OH:

1218 1198 George Whitney 43 M - Shoemaker $200 Connecticut Catherine " 38 F - Do Illiterate Samuel " 21 M - Plasterer Ohio William " 18 M - Apprentice O. Attended school Almira " 16 F - [Ohio] Attended school Eli Whitney 13 M - O. Attended school Mary M. " 10 F - [Ohio] Isadore " 6 F - [Ohio] Alfred " 2 M - [Ohio]

• 1870, Cass, Richland Co., OH:

1 1 Whitney, George 54 M W Shoemaker $1500 Connecticut Male citizen over 21 -----, Catharine 48 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania -----, Jane 15 F W At Home Ohio Attended school -----, Alfred 12 M W " Attended school -----, Emily 10 F W " Attended school -----, Betsie 9 F W " Attended school -----, Martha M. 5 F W "

References

• 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. 424 and pp. 1068-1069.

1.^  FindAGrave Memorial #85278285, George Whitney.

2.^  FindAGrave Memorial #85278250, Catherine Whitney.

3.^  Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958, from FamilySearch.org.

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