Hello Jan, Thanks for your reply. Eben enlisted in the army in 1861, and he is found in the Wayne census of 1860. In addition, archived on the WRG site is an inquiry from Sally Whitney Towns in 2001. She found a record in Wayne of the marriage of Eben to Helen Hill of Exeter, Maine. They were married 26 April 1860. Sally also found Eben's enlistment information, although she does not give its souce. So, perhaps he had not lived in Wayne long enough to be considered for inclusion on their Civil War Roll. I wonder if the other two Whitney families living in Wayne during the 1860 census are mentioned in the Wayne history? Kaen Whitney Silver Spring, MD ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Whitaker" <[email protected]> To: "Ken and Carol Whitney" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Eben B. Whitney > Ken > I have "Illustrated History of Wayne, Maine" Jack Perkins1968. There are > no Whitneys listed among Wayne's Civil War soldiers, so Eben must have > moved there after the war. Towns often did not "claim" a soldier, unless > he left from there to serve. > As for the book, there's no index, but lots of pictures of homes, local > sites and residents..I didn't find any Whitneys. > Jan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken and Carol Whitney" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 5:19 PM > Subject: [WHITNEY-L] Eben B. Whitney > > >> WRG: >> >> Below you will find my extraction of the genealogical and historical >> information from the Civil War pension file of Eben B. Whitney. The >> problem is that I have no idea how he fits into the family. From the >> information, I can deduce that he was born in Bowdoin, Maine, the son of >> Mary Whitney. Eben's father must have died not long after his birth, and >> Mary remarried to someone whose last name is Brimijion. With him she had >> two children: Caroline and Joseph. Eben can be found in the Wayne, >> Kennebec Co., Maine census of 1860 with his wife Helen (Nellie) and his >> half-brother Joseph (listed as Whitney instead of Brimijion). Also living >> in town are two other Whitney families headed by George C. and Calvin C. >> Whitney. I do not know if Eben is closely related to them. If at any time >> someone is able to help identify Eben B. Whitney, I would appreciate >> hearing from you. >> >>>From the Civil War Pension File of Eben B. Whitney >> Co. B. 15th Maine Infantry >> Widow's Claim >> Application #774192, Certificate #562237 >> National Archives, Washington, D.C >> >> Eben enlisted at Augusta, Maine 14 December 1861 for 3 years. He was born >> in Bowdoin, Maine, was 5 foot, nine inches tall, with blue eyes and brown >> hair. He was a carpenter and ship carpenter before enlistment. He served >> at Camp Parafieo, 9 miles above New Orleans, and contraced chronic >> diarrhea, fever and ague on board the ship Great Republic, bound from >> Portland, Me to Ship Island in the spring of 1862. He suffered the >> diarrhea the rest of his life, and it was the disability for which he was >> granted a pension. He was discharged at Augusta, Maine 21 October 1863, >> age 29 years. >> >> After discharge, he lived 2 years in Deer Isle, 2-3 years in Lisbon, 8-9 >> years in Lewiston (1869-1880), until April of 1880, when he removed to >> Omaha, Nebraska. He first married Nellie Hill, who died at Oceanville, >> Deer Isle, Hancock Co., Maine in June of 1866 from effects of childbirth. >> They had one son, Elwood C. Whitney, b. 19 March 1861. Elwood came to >> Omaha in 1889 from Deer Isle. >> >> Eben married second on 14 May 1867, Adelia Anna Eaton. They were married >> in Lisbon, Maine by Isaac Lord, Minister of the Gospel. Eben and Adelia >> moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 1880, and lived at 4354 Charles Street. Eben >> worked in the shops of the Union Pacific Railroad in Omaha since 1880. >> >> Eben died 17 November 1902 in Omaha of chronic diarrhea. He was buried 19 >> November 1902 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha, NE. The only child under 16 >> years old who was living at the time of his death was daughter Dora. >> Adelia died 9 December 1931. The children of Eben B. and Adelia Whitney >> were: >> >> Hattie May, b. Sept 1868 >> Etta L., b. May 1871 >> Walter W., b. July 1873 >> Daniel O., b. Aug 1875 >> David H., b. Aug 1881 >> Pearly Charles, b. Oct 1886 >> Dora E., b. January 29, 1890 >> >> Adelia's brother is Charles W. Eaton of Belton, Cass Co., Missouri. >> Eben's 1/2 sister is Mrs. Caroline Jumper, 103 Wood St., Lewiston, Maine >> (1902). His sister-in-law is Mrs. Mary Brimijion of Stonington, Hancock >> Co., Maine., the wife of Joseph. >> >> Ken Whitney >> Silver Spring, MD >>