It looks like I've opened up an interesting topic of conversation! At least 4 people are researching the families of Dr. Elisha Whitney: Kim Holeton (Kelizah@msn.com) Karen Beenblossom Bree (longhorn@wavecom.net) Kate Hogen (Katehogen@cs.com) and Stu Pyper (Smpyper@aol.com) who sent me the below message today. Reminder to all -- please copy the Whitney List in your replies so others can see them and respond. Thanks! Jeanne ----- Original Message ----- From: Smpyper@aol.com To: jwmuse@compuserve.com Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Dr. Elisha Whitney (1797-1847) I was interested in your request for information on Dr. Elisha Whitney. I am one of his descendants. His son, Erasmus Darwin Whitney (1824-1898) went to Illinois in 1845 and married Laura Bixby there. I have full information about his family as he was my great-great grandfather. He settled in Winnebago County Illinois but some of his children moved to New Mexico around 1900. I have lived among both families in both areas. I now live in Colorado. Stu Pyper smpyper@aol.com