Family:Whitney, John Snodgrass (1820-1858)
John Snodgrass7 Whitney (John Merrick6, James Rex5, Caleb4, William3, Joshua2, John1), son of John Merrick6 and Clarissa (Montgomery) Whitney, was born 19 Apr 1820, Natchez, MS, and died 20 Jul 1858, Decatur, IL.
He married, Dec 1844, Jefferson County, MS, Malissa Ann Coleman. She died 24 May 1858.
He resided Decatur, IL.
Children of John Snodgrass7 and Malissa Ann (Coleman) Whitney:
i. Lucy8 Whitney, b. 8 Jul 1847, m. 8 Oct 1868, W. O. Baldwin, Jr.; 8 ch; resided Canton, MS. ii. Hattie Coleman Whitney, b. 18 Jul 1854; m. 1879, H. H. Coleman; 3 ch.; resided Canton, MS. iii. Mary Clarissa Whitney, b. 15 May 1858; m. Feb 1876, Samuel C. Divine. He d. 20 Jan 1889, s.p. Canton, MS.
Census
245 245 John Whitney 30 M W Lawyer 8000 Mi. M. A. Whitney 22 F W Mi. Clam M. Whitney 5 M W do Lucy D. Whitney 3 F W do
- 1860: not found.
- 1860, Fayette P.O., Jefferson Co., MS:
231 226 John M. Whitney 68 M - Planter $15000 $75000 Mississippi C. Whitney 62 F - Do Lucy Whitney 12 F - Do Attended school
39 39 Edward J. Guise 34 M - Farmer $8000 $55000 Miss. Lucilla " 33 F - Domestic Miss. Cale Cameron 14 F - Miss. Attended school Lucy Whitney 13 F - Miss. Attended school Hattie Whitney 5 F - Miss. John Blean 48 M - Farm laborer Queens Co., Ireland
These are two of his daughters.
- 1860: daughter Mary not found.
- 1870, Township 9, Jefferson Co., MS, p. 61/93-62:
524 523 Clarisa Whitney 73 F W -- Miss. Whitney, L. R. 38 F W -- " -----, Hattie 16 F W At School " -----, Mary C. 12 F W At School Miss.
Hattie and Mary are his daughters.
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), p. 390.
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