WHITNEY, Theodore^[1]

1824 - 1889  (64 years)

• Name	WHITNEY, Theodore
  Birth	25 Dec 1824	Richland County, OH
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 26038831
  _COLOR	11
  Death	13 Sep 1889	Clayton, OK
  Burial	Ingalls, OK
  	Address: Ingalls Cemetery
  Person ID	I34857	Puffers
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	WHITNEY, Jonathan,   b. 6 Apr 1783, Fitzwilliam, NH d. 1864, Poweshiek County, IA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	MARVIN, Miranda,   b. 13 Jan 1798, Norwalk, CT d. 1842, Brown County, IN (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1820	Mansfield, OH
  Family ID	F9702	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	QUINN, Isabella,   b. 1824   d. 19 Jul 1862, IA (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F17372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	BEASLEY, Susan,   b. 27 Apr 1840, St. Joseph, MO d. Bef 4 May 1910, OK (Age < 70 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1863	Red Oak, IA
  Residence	1870	Douglas, IA   [2]
  Residence	1880	Douglas, IA   [3]
  Children	1. WHITNEY, Martha J.,   b. CA 1864, IA d. Bef 1964 (Age < 99 years)   2. WHITNEY, James G.,   b. Mar 1866, IA d. Bef 1966 (Age < 99 years)   3. WHITNEY, Arthur E.,   b. Abt 1868, IA d. Yes, date unknown   4. WHITNEY, Eva B.,   b. CA 1869, IA d. 1964, OK (Age 95 years)   5. WHITNEY, Austin Birtie,   b. CA 1871, IA d. Bef 1955 (Age < 83 years)   6. WHITNEY, Lillian Ella,   b. 7 Apr 1873, IA d. 22 Jul 1955, KS (Age 82 years)   7. WHITNEY, Walter S.,   b. 8 Nov 1874, IA d. 4 Oct 1950, Boulder County, CO (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F8972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  Whitney Gen., P. 379 He first came to IA in 1855. He was a Veteran of the Mexican War, Co E, 3rd Indiana Volunteers On 16 February 1887 from Cowley County, Kansas Theodore Whitney signed a Declaration for Pension of Officer, Soldier, or Sailor of Mexican War. He is 62 years old and a resident of Arkansas City, Cowley Co., Kansas. He is married to Susan Puffer, to whom he was married at Montgomery Co., IA on 18 January 1863. He had served one year in the U.S. military in the War of 1846 to 48. He enlisted at Georgetown, Indiana on 15 June 1846 as a private in Company E, 3rd Indiana Regiment commanded by Captain James Tigart and Captain L.M. Adams. He was discharged at New Orleans, Louisiana on 14 June 1847. In a supporting affidavit he states that he was born on 25 December 1824. Theodore was granted a pension of eight dollars per month commencing 29 January 1887.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, page 345. [S328] _1870 United States Federal Census. [S386] _1880 United States Federal Census.