Family:Whitney, John (c1814-a1850)

John Whitney, parentage unknown, was born circa 1814, TN.

He married, say 1830, Elinder -----. She was born circa 1810, TN.

Children of John and Elinder (-----) Whitney:

i.	(daughter) Whitney, b. say 1833 (1830-1835).
ii.	Martha Whitney, b. ca. 1835, MO.
iii.	Susan Whitney, b. ca. 1837, MO.
iv.	(daughter) Whitney, b. say 1839 (1835-1840).
v.	Norman Whitney, b. 1842, MO.
vi.	Wade Whitney, b. ca. 1844, MO.
vii.	Coleman Whitney, b. ca. 1844, MO.
viii.	Zachariah T. Whitney, b. ca. 1849, AR.

Notes

Was he perhaps a son of Family:Whitney, William O. (b1775-1822) and brother of William Whitney, his next door neighbor in the 1850, Washington, Independence County, Arkansas census? Note that he had a son Wade Whitney, and the early settlers of Bedford Co., TN included the Wade family.

Census

• 1840, Polk Co., MO: John Whitney, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 15-20, 1 female 30-40, 1 female 5-9, 3 females under 5, 7 people total, 1 person in agriculture.
• 1850, Washington Twp, Independence Co., AR:

818 818 John Whitney 36 M - Farmer Tenn Illiterate Elinder Whitney 40 F - Tenn Illiterate Martha Whitney 15 F - Mo Susan Whitney 13 F - Mo Norman Whitney 8 M - Mo Wade Whitney 6 M - Mo Coleman Whitney 6 M - Mo Zacariah T. Whitney 1 M - Ark

• 1860: not found.
• 1870: not found.
• 1880: not found.

References

• Census records

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