Stephen Whitney (1818 - 1894)

Born 1818 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Apr 1894 at about age 76 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Private Stephen Whitney served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 30 Jul 1862
Mustered out: 12 Jun 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): 103rd Ohio Infantry, Company C

Stephen was born in 1818. According to his son Stephen's 1911 Obituary: "He was a son of Stephen Whitney, who was in charge of the first locomotive run over the Cleveland & Pittsburg, now a part of the great Pennsylvania system of railroads." Stephen enlisted in Company C of the 103rd OVI on 30 Jul 1862 as a Private. He mustered out with the company on 12 Jun 1865. After the war, Stephen was living in Wellsville, Ohio. Stephen checked into the National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers at Dayton, Ohio in 1873, suffering from rheumatism. His social status was listed as a Widower. He passed away in the Home in 1894. His son Stephen, living in Wellsville, Ohio, received the rest of his pension of $28.05 on 30 Jun 1894.

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The 103rd O.V.I. is a private organization whose members are all direct descendants of the veterans of the 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. We are always discovering new members; if you believe that you might be a member please contact us. We will check our records; if you are a descendant you are welcome to join us for the entire week of our annual reunion. [1]

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1319048/stephen-whitney: accessed July 20, 2024), memorial page for Stephen Whitney (1818–30 Apr 1894), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1319048, citing Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by William Stark (contributor 46521610).

• Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Soldier Grave Registrations, 1804-1958 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Original data: Graves Registration Cards Collection, Ohio History Connection, Columbus, Ohio.

• Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

• The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 515

• The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; Series: M1749