Family:Whitney, Samuel (1811-1889)

Samuel⁶ Whitney (Isaac⁵, Jason⁴, Mark³, Benjamin², John¹), son of Isaac⁵ and Susanna (Turnback)(Hall) Whitney, was born 9 Jul 1811, Middlesex, NY, and died 26 Apr 1889, Macomb, MI.

He married, 21 Apr 1836, Macomb, MI, Ann Stroup. She was born 5 Mar 1819.

He was born in Middlesex, Ontario Co., NY, now Potter, Yates Co. He migrated to Michigan in 1834, settling in Detroit, where he resided for two years going then to a farm at Macomb, which he purchased of the government, where he ever after resided. He resided Macomb, MI.

Children of Samuel⁶ and Ann (Stroup) Whitney:

i.	Sophronia7 Whitney, b. 16 May 1837; unmarried; resided Mount Clemens, MI.
ii.	Jason C. Whitney, b. 9 Feb 1839; m.(1) Elida Berney; m.(2) Lettie E. Heyman.
iii.	William Henry Whitney, b. 16 Dec 1840; m. Mary Euretta Kellogg.
iv.	Esther A. Whitney, b. 1 Sep 1842; m. 27 Aug 1873, Warren Crawford; resided Kings Mill, MI; 5 ch.
v.	George Clay Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1844; m. Martha A. Freis.
vi.	Milton I. Whitney, b. 4 Jun 1846; m. Elizabeth M. Fuller.
vii.	Samuel Emory Whitney, b. 28 Mar 1848; resided 23 Adams Ave., Detroit, MI. S. Emory Whitney was born at Mount Clemens, Michigan. His father, a native of New York, was raised on a farm, occasionally as a diversion teaching district school for a term, or commanding a boat for a season on the Erie canal. In 1834, when 23 years of age, he emigrated to Michigan, purchased 20 acres of land near Mount Clemens from the government, upon which he lived till the time of his death. S. Emory lived on his father's farm till well along in his teens, attending district school three or four months of the year. Abandoning the farm, he chose teaching as his profession, attended the Normal school of his state, from which he graduated in 1872, since which time he has been employed in his profession. Since graduation he has occupied the position of superintendent of schools at Armada, Marine City, and Hancock, MI, coming to Detroit in 1885 as principal of the Cass school -- one of the most prominent public schools in the state. Of a social as well as professional nature, he is a member of several fraternal societies, ranking high in masonic circles, and has also held several elective offices. A recent publication entitled, "Prominent Educators of Michigan" contains a very complimentary notice of him and his work. The subject of this sketch is unmarried.
viii.	Laton Dennis Whitney, b. 8 Mar 1850; resided Mount Clemens. Farmer at Macomb.
ix.	Milo Herbert Whitney, b. 5 Mar 1852; resided Mount Clemens. Farmer at Macomb.
x.	Lora A. Whitney, b. 16 Apr 1854; m. 20 Sep 1876, Ira H. Briggs; resided Mount Clemens.
xi.	Allen Sisson Whitney, b. 16 Jun 1857; resided Saginaw. For several year he was superintendent of the public schools there.
xii.	Florence Hattie Whitney, b. 17 Jul 1865, resided Mount Clemens.
xiii.	Clarence Eugene Whitney, b. 2 Jun 1866; resided 23 Adams St., Detroit, MI. He is a teacher in the Detroit public schools.

References

• All data imported from Frederick Clifton Pierce, The Descendants of John Whitney, Who Came from London, England, to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1635, (Chicago: 1895), pp. 239-240.

---

Copyright © 2006, 2009, Robert L. Ward and the Whitney Research Group