Elkanah Whitney, with his wife, Mary Ann (White) Whitney, homesteaded on Lost
River, near Merrill, one mile from the mouth of the river which ran into Tule
Lake. He built his log cabin during the summer of 1871 and went to Lakeview to
file his homestead.
They went back to Cottage Grove and spent the winter at home near their
parents. His father was William Markham Whitney and his mother was Rose B.
(Crow) Whitney. They, with his wife's parents, Daniel and Mary Jane (Storms)
White, crossed the plains in covered wagons in the early 1850's.
Early in the spring of 1872, they packed their covered wagons and started back
to Klamath co. (It was called Lake Co. at that time). They had three sons,
Alvert Vine, William Perry Morton and Daniel Morton Whitney. Two children died
previously, Phoebe Jane in 1867 at age four and an infant at birth in 1867.
They were expecting another child. This girl was born at the Hot Springs in
Linkville where they camped. An Idian woman took care of the mother and baby.
The baby girl was Emma Caroline born July 13, 1872. She was the first white
child born in the area. Other children born of this marriage were Jerome,
Johnston (aka John), Martha Ann and Rosina Jane. All were born at Tule Lake,
Clif.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
Photo on farm: left to right Rosina Jane, Martha Ann, Emma Caroline, Mary Ann Whitney, Jerome,
Elkanah and John or Albert Whitney.
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Elkanah Whitney and Mary White Whitney
Elkanah was born to WIlliam M. and Rosina Whitney in New York on Chritmas eve 1832. He came with his family to the Cottage Grove area in the summer of 1852. He and William filed claims on adjoining properties. "Elkanny" had claim #50, Certificate #268. Secs. 16 and 2, in Township 21S., Range No 3W, beginning at a point 10.68 chains N., and 19.61 chaind E., from the S.W. corner of said Section 16, thence running thence E. 40.00 chains, thence S. 40.00 chains; thence W. 40.04 chains, and thence N. 40.00 chains, to the place of the beginning, containing 160.08 acres, commencing at the interior N.W. corner of Wm. Whintey's claim. The claim commenced on April 8, 1854.
Elkanah left his mark on the Hebron area even though he didn't stay here. Some of the children were born in Lane County and then they had several in Lake or Klamath County. They apparently went back and forth for a few years. In about 1868 they settled at Linkville and in about 1870 they filed a homestead claim in Lake/Klamath County at Lost River near Merrill. They built a cabin in the summer of 1871; they were there during the Modoc Indian attack in 1872 or 1873 but they were advised by an Indian friend to stay inside and be still and make no smoke and they would be spared. They were there for the 1880 census. In Klamath Falls there's a hill called Mt. Whitney.
Mary Ann White lived to the north of Elkanah, in Cottage Grove, having come there with her parents and siblings in the fall of 1853. She was born in Indiana in 1839 and Mary married Elkanah on January 8, 1861. They had 9 children and the only one of the family buried at Taylor Lane cemetery is little Phebe who died in 1867. Her grave is well marked.
Mary died in 1896 and was the first person buried at Merrill Cemetery. Elkanah died 2 years later and is assumably buried near her. Records for Merrill Cemetery seem to be sketchy.
Their son, Jerome lived in the old homestead. He owned the property with his brother "John"ston. Jerome, Albert and Daniel went to Alaska in the spring of 1898 to try their hands at mining. They quickly returned home. The brothers invested in sheep, horses and cattle.
William Perry Morton Whiney, along with his brothers, became wealthy and prominent stockmen and farmers in the Merrill area. They also owned the Whitney Merchantile in Merrill. He was a member of I.O.O.F.
Look for more on the family in Klamath County History, which is available at the Cottage Grove Genealogical library. One bit of errata in that book says that Elkanah's father was John, born in 1635 in England.
Contributed by Carolyn Hall
River, near Merrill, one mile from the mouth of the river which ran into Tule
Lake. He built his log cabin during the summer of 1871 and went to Lakeview to
file his homestead.
They went back to Cottage Grove and spent the winter at home near their
parents. His father was William Markham Whitney and his mother was Rose B.
(Crow) Whitney. They, with his wife's parents, Daniel and Mary Jane (Storms)
White, crossed the plains in covered wagons in the early 1850's.
Early in the spring of 1872, they packed their covered wagons and started back
to Klamath co. (It was called Lake Co. at that time). They had three sons,
Alvert Vine, William Perry Morton and Daniel Morton Whitney. Two children died
previously, Phoebe Jane in 1867 at age four and an infant at birth in 1867.
They were expecting another child. This girl was born at the Hot Springs in
Linkville where they camped. An Idian woman took care of the mother and baby.
The baby girl was Emma Caroline born July 13, 1872. She was the first white
child born in the area. Other children born of this marriage were Jerome,
Johnston (aka John), Martha Ann and Rosina Jane. All were born at Tule Lake,
Clif.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
Photo on farm: left to right Rosina Jane, Martha Ann, Emma Caroline, Mary Ann Whitney, Jerome,
Elkanah and John or Albert Whitney.
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Elkanah Whitney and Mary White Whitney
Elkanah was born to WIlliam M. and Rosina Whitney in New York on Chritmas eve 1832. He came with his family to the Cottage Grove area in the summer of 1852. He and William filed claims on adjoining properties. "Elkanny" had claim #50, Certificate #268. Secs. 16 and 2, in Township 21S., Range No 3W, beginning at a point 10.68 chains N., and 19.61 chaind E., from the S.W. corner of said Section 16, thence running thence E. 40.00 chains, thence S. 40.00 chains; thence W. 40.04 chains, and thence N. 40.00 chains, to the place of the beginning, containing 160.08 acres, commencing at the interior N.W. corner of Wm. Whintey's claim. The claim commenced on April 8, 1854.
Elkanah left his mark on the Hebron area even though he didn't stay here. Some of the children were born in Lane County and then they had several in Lake or Klamath County. They apparently went back and forth for a few years. In about 1868 they settled at Linkville and in about 1870 they filed a homestead claim in Lake/Klamath County at Lost River near Merrill. They built a cabin in the summer of 1871; they were there during the Modoc Indian attack in 1872 or 1873 but they were advised by an Indian friend to stay inside and be still and make no smoke and they would be spared. They were there for the 1880 census. In Klamath Falls there's a hill called Mt. Whitney.
Mary Ann White lived to the north of Elkanah, in Cottage Grove, having come there with her parents and siblings in the fall of 1853. She was born in Indiana in 1839 and Mary married Elkanah on January 8, 1861. They had 9 children and the only one of the family buried at Taylor Lane cemetery is little Phebe who died in 1867. Her grave is well marked.
Mary died in 1896 and was the first person buried at Merrill Cemetery. Elkanah died 2 years later and is assumably buried near her. Records for Merrill Cemetery seem to be sketchy.
Their son, Jerome lived in the old homestead. He owned the property with his brother "John"ston. Jerome, Albert and Daniel went to Alaska in the spring of 1898 to try their hands at mining. They quickly returned home. The brothers invested in sheep, horses and cattle.
William Perry Morton Whiney, along with his brothers, became wealthy and prominent stockmen and farmers in the Merrill area. They also owned the Whitney Merchantile in Merrill. He was a member of I.O.O.F.
Look for more on the family in Klamath County History, which is available at the Cottage Grove Genealogical library. One bit of errata in that book says that Elkanah's father was John, born in 1635 in England.
Contributed by Carolyn Hall
Elkanah Whitney, with his wife, Mary Ann (White) Whitney, homesteaded on Lost
River, near Merrill, one mile from the mouth of the river which ran into Tule
Lake. He built his log cabin during the summer of 1871 and went to Lakeview to
file his homestead.
They went back to Cottage Grove and spent the winter at home near their
parents. His father was William Markham Whitney and his mother was Rose B.
(Crow) Whitney. They, with his wife's parents, Daniel and Mary Jane (Storms)
White, crossed the plains in covered wagons in the early 1850's.
Early in the spring of 1872, they packed their covered wagons and started back
to Klamath co. (It was called Lake Co. at that time). They had three sons,
Alvert Vine, William Perry Morton and Daniel Morton Whitney. Two children died
previously, Phoebe Jane in 1867 at age four and an infant at birth in 1867.
They were expecting another child. This girl was born at the Hot Springs in
Linkville where they camped. An Idian woman took care of the mother and baby.
The baby girl was Emma Caroline born July 13, 1872. She was the first white
child born in the area. Other children born of this marriage were Jerome,
Johnston (aka John), Martha Ann and Rosina Jane. All were born at Tule Lake,
Clif.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
Photo on farm: left to right Rosina Jane, Martha Ann, Emma Caroline, Mary Ann Whitney, Jerome,
Elkanah and John or Albert Whitney.
------------------------------------
Elkanah Whitney and Mary White Whitney
Elkanah was born to WIlliam M. and Rosina Whitney in New York on Chritmas eve 1832. He came with his family to the Cottage Grove area in the summer of 1852. He and William filed claims on adjoining properties. "Elkanny" had claim #50, Certificate #268. Secs. 16 and 2, in Township 21S., Range No 3W, beginning at a point 10.68 chains N., and 19.61 chaind E., from the S.W. corner of said Section 16, thence running thence E. 40.00 chains, thence S. 40.00 chains; thence W. 40.04 chains, and thence N. 40.00 chains, to the place of the beginning, containing 160.08 acres, commencing at the interior N.W. corner of Wm. Whintey's claim. The claim commenced on April 8, 1854.
Elkanah left his mark on the Hebron area even though he didn't stay here. Some of the children were born in Lane County and then they had several in Lake or Klamath County. They apparently went back and forth for a few years. In about 1868 they settled at Linkville and in about 1870 they filed a homestead claim in Lake/Klamath County at Lost River near Merrill. They built a cabin in the summer of 1871; they were there during the Modoc Indian attack in 1872 or 1873 but they were advised by an Indian friend to stay inside and be still and make no smoke and they would be spared. They were there for the 1880 census. In Klamath Falls there's a hill called Mt. Whitney.
Mary Ann White lived to the north of Elkanah, in Cottage Grove, having come there with her parents and siblings in the fall of 1853. She was born in Indiana in 1839 and Mary married Elkanah on January 8, 1861. They had 9 children and the only one of the family buried at Taylor Lane cemetery is little Phebe who died in 1867. Her grave is well marked.
Mary died in 1896 and was the first person buried at Merrill Cemetery. Elkanah died 2 years later and is assumably buried near her. Records for Merrill Cemetery seem to be sketchy.
Their son, Jerome lived in the old homestead. He owned the property with his brother "John"ston. Jerome, Albert and Daniel went to Alaska in the spring of 1898 to try their hands at mining. They quickly returned home. The brothers invested in sheep, horses and cattle.
William Perry Morton Whiney, along with his brothers, became wealthy and prominent stockmen and farmers in the Merrill area. They also owned the Whitney Merchantile in Merrill. He was a member of I.O.O.F.
Look for more on the family in Klamath County History, which is available at the Cottage Grove Genealogical library. One bit of errata in that book says that Elkanah's father was John, born in 1635 in England.
Contributed by Carolyn Hall
River, near Merrill, one mile from the mouth of the river which ran into Tule
Lake. He built his log cabin during the summer of 1871 and went to Lakeview to
file his homestead.
They went back to Cottage Grove and spent the winter at home near their
parents. His father was William Markham Whitney and his mother was Rose B.
(Crow) Whitney. They, with his wife's parents, Daniel and Mary Jane (Storms)
White, crossed the plains in covered wagons in the early 1850's.
Early in the spring of 1872, they packed their covered wagons and started back
to Klamath co. (It was called Lake Co. at that time). They had three sons,
Alvert Vine, William Perry Morton and Daniel Morton Whitney. Two children died
previously, Phoebe Jane in 1867 at age four and an infant at birth in 1867.
They were expecting another child. This girl was born at the Hot Springs in
Linkville where they camped. An Idian woman took care of the mother and baby.
The baby girl was Emma Caroline born July 13, 1872. She was the first white
child born in the area. Other children born of this marriage were Jerome,
Johnston (aka John), Martha Ann and Rosina Jane. All were born at Tule Lake,
Clif.
Submitted by Jeanie Sawyer
Photo on farm: left to right Rosina Jane, Martha Ann, Emma Caroline, Mary Ann Whitney, Jerome,
Elkanah and John or Albert Whitney.
------------------------------------
Elkanah Whitney and Mary White Whitney
Elkanah was born to WIlliam M. and Rosina Whitney in New York on Chritmas eve 1832. He came with his family to the Cottage Grove area in the summer of 1852. He and William filed claims on adjoining properties. "Elkanny" had claim #50, Certificate #268. Secs. 16 and 2, in Township 21S., Range No 3W, beginning at a point 10.68 chains N., and 19.61 chaind E., from the S.W. corner of said Section 16, thence running thence E. 40.00 chains, thence S. 40.00 chains; thence W. 40.04 chains, and thence N. 40.00 chains, to the place of the beginning, containing 160.08 acres, commencing at the interior N.W. corner of Wm. Whintey's claim. The claim commenced on April 8, 1854.
Elkanah left his mark on the Hebron area even though he didn't stay here. Some of the children were born in Lane County and then they had several in Lake or Klamath County. They apparently went back and forth for a few years. In about 1868 they settled at Linkville and in about 1870 they filed a homestead claim in Lake/Klamath County at Lost River near Merrill. They built a cabin in the summer of 1871; they were there during the Modoc Indian attack in 1872 or 1873 but they were advised by an Indian friend to stay inside and be still and make no smoke and they would be spared. They were there for the 1880 census. In Klamath Falls there's a hill called Mt. Whitney.
Mary Ann White lived to the north of Elkanah, in Cottage Grove, having come there with her parents and siblings in the fall of 1853. She was born in Indiana in 1839 and Mary married Elkanah on January 8, 1861. They had 9 children and the only one of the family buried at Taylor Lane cemetery is little Phebe who died in 1867. Her grave is well marked.
Mary died in 1896 and was the first person buried at Merrill Cemetery. Elkanah died 2 years later and is assumably buried near her. Records for Merrill Cemetery seem to be sketchy.
Their son, Jerome lived in the old homestead. He owned the property with his brother "John"ston. Jerome, Albert and Daniel went to Alaska in the spring of 1898 to try their hands at mining. They quickly returned home. The brothers invested in sheep, horses and cattle.
William Perry Morton Whiney, along with his brothers, became wealthy and prominent stockmen and farmers in the Merrill area. They also owned the Whitney Merchantile in Merrill. He was a member of I.O.O.F.
Look for more on the family in Klamath County History, which is available at the Cottage Grove Genealogical library. One bit of errata in that book says that Elkanah's father was John, born in 1635 in England.
Contributed by Carolyn Hall
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