View source for Family:Whitney, Leander J. (1850-1931)

'''Leander J. Whitney''' 
([[Family:Whitney, Luke S. (c1824-1864)|Luke S.]]), 
son of [[Family:Whitney, Luke S. (c1824-1864)|Luke S. and Juliett (Dunshee) Whitney]],
was born 1 Nov 1850, Litchfield, MI, and died 26 May 1931, Defiance Co., OH.

He married firstly 1 Mar 1877, Defiance Co., OH, '''Mary B. Weidenhammer''', daughter of Alfred and Catherine (Baker) Weidenhammer. She was born 13 Oct 1857, Richland, OH, and died 3 Feb 1882, Richland, OH.

He married secondly 28 Feb 1886, Henry Co., OH, '''Roditha E. (Vandusen) Minsel''', daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Relue) Vandusen.  She was born Dec 1858, OH, and died 1935.

Children of Leander J. and Mary B. (Weidenhamer) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | i.
| '''[[Family:Whitney, Alfred Luke (1877-1961)|Alfred Luke Whitney]]''', b. 1 May 1877, Richland, OH; m. Nellie M. Brindle.
|-
| align=right valign=top | ii.
| '''Harry Morrell Whitney''', b. 1 Sep 1878, Richland, OH; m. 23 Nov 1904, Defiance Co., OH, Mary Agnes Wehner; d. 1942, Miami, FL; no known children.
|-
| align=right valign=top | iii.
| '''Delores Whitney''', b. 25 Dec 1879, Richland, OH; d. before 1931.
|}

Children of Leander J. and Roditha E. (Vandusen) Whitney:

:{|
| align=right valign=top | iv.
| '''Carmen L. Whitney''', b. 10 Dec 1886, North Richland, OH; m. Edward S. Heffelfingerd, d. after 1940.
|-
| align=right valign=top | v.
| '''Orville H. Whitney''', b. 23 Jun 1891, North Richland, OH; d. after 1942. (Appears to had multiple wives making it difficult to identify sufficent records with certainty.)
|}

==Census==

* [[Archive:1880 Census Extracts, Ohio#65|1880, Richland, Defiance Co., OH]]:
<p class="Plaintext">Leander WHITNEY        29 Self M M W  MI  Farmer              MI  MI
Mary WHITNEY           22 Wife F M W  OH  House Keeping       PA  OH
Alfred WHITNEY          3 Son  M S W  OH                      MI  OH
Harry WHITNEY           2 Son  M S W  OH                      MI  OH
Delores WHITNEY        5M Dau  F S W  OH                      MI  OH</p>
* [[Archive:1900 Census Extracts, Ohio, Defiance County#Richland|1900, Richland, Defiance Co., OH]]
* 1910, Richland, Defiance Co., OH
* 1920, Waynesfield, Lucas Co., OH
* 1930, Richland, Defiance Co., OH

==References==

* Census records
* Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13680783 Whitney, Mary B. (Weidenhammer)] - Find A Grave Memorial
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=78473168 Whitney, Leander J.] - Find A Grave Memorial
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87979185 Whitney, Roditha E. (Vandusen)] - Find A Grave Memorial

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[[Category:Michigan]]
[[Category:Hillsdale County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Litchfield, Hillsdale County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Ohio]]
[[Category:Defiance County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Richland, Defiance County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Lucas County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Waynesfield, Lucas County, Ohio]]