Family:Whitney, Loammi (1790-1866)

Loammi⁶ Whitney (John⁵, Samuel⁴, Joshua³, David², Samuel¹), son of John⁵ and Ann (Merritt) Whitney, was born 9 Apr 1790 and died 24 Jul 1866, KY.

He married, 3 Apr 1815, Jane Bush, daughter of George Bush. She was born 10 Apr 1799, died 2 Jul 1852, KY.

Children of Loammi⁶ and Jane (Bush) Whitney:

i.	John W.7 Whitney, b. 11 Jun 1818, d. 26 Feb 1861, KY.
ii.	Samuel B. Whitney7, b. ca. 1820?, d. 11 Feb 1842. He m. Rebecca Gibson.
iii.	Delia Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1825?, d. 20 Dec 1853, m. R. E. Lee.
iv.	William B. Whitney, b. ca. 1827?, d. 16 Aug 1852.
v.	Catherine E. Whitney, b. ca. 1829?, d. 27 Sep 1845.
vi.	Martha Jane Whitney, b. ca. 1830?, d. 6 Sep 1854, m. J. W. Howard.
vii.	Loammi Whitney, b. ca. 1831?, d. 5 Aug 1860. He m. Nancy Kenady.
viii.	Charles Bush Whitney7, b. 2 Feb 1834, Barren Co., KY, d. 14 Apr 1908. He m. Emily Baker Hobbs.
ix.	Virgil L. Whitney7, b. 14 Apr 1835 (or 14 Apr 1836), d. 25 Mar 1895 (or 28 Mar 1895), m. 6 Feb 1870, Mary Eliza Whitney, b. 21 Apr 1839, d. 30 Dec 1920.
x.	George B. Whitney, 26 Oct 1839, d. 19 Oct 1874.
xi.	Cammila Whitney, b. 19 Jan 1843, d. 28 Jan 1896 (or 28 Jan 1898), m. William A. Turner, Sr. He was b. 16 Feb 1841, d. 8 Mar 1922.

Census

• 1820, no township listed, Barren Co., KY: Laomi Whitney, 1 male 26-44, 2 males 0-9, 2 females 16-25, and 1 female 0-9; 1 male slave 0-13; 2 engaged in agriculture.
• 1830, Barren Co., KY: Lomy Whitney
• 1840, No township listed, Barren Co., KY: Loamma Whitney
• 1850, Division 1, Barren Co., KY
• 1860, District 2, Barren Co., KY: L. Whitney

References

• Avant, p. 294.

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