Loammi Whitney (1790 - 1866)

Born 19 Apr 1790 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Bush) Whitney — married 3 Apr 1815 in Barren, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1866 at age 76 in Barren County, Kentucky

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Biography

He was the son of John Whitney and Ann Merritt

He married, 3 Apr 1815, Jane Bush, daughter of George Bush.

Children of Loammi and Jane (Bush) Whitney:

1. (probably) Alfonzo Whitney, b. ca. 1817, m. Elizabeth F. -----.
2. John W. Whitney, b. 11 Jun 1818, d. 26 Feb 1861, KY.
3. Samuel B. Whitney, b. ca. 1820?, d. 11 Feb 1842. He m. Rebecca Gibson.
4. Delia Ann Whitney, b. ca. 1825?, d. 20 Dec 1853, m. R. E. Lee.
5. William B. Whitney, b. ca. 1827?, d. 16 Aug 1852.
6. Catherine E. Whitney, b. ca. 1829?, d. 27 Sep 1845.
7. Martha Jane Whitney, b. ca. 1830?, d. 6 Sep 1854, m. J. W. Howard.
8. Loammi Whitney, b. ca. 1831?, d. 5 Aug 1860. He m. Nancy Kenady.
9. Charles Bush Whitney, b. 2 Feb 1834, Barren Co., KY, d. 14 Apr 1908. He m. Emily Baker Hobbs.
10. Virgil L. Whitney, 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.
11. George B. Whitney, 26 Oct 1839, d. 19 Oct 1874.
12. 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.
13. (perhaps) Octavius Whitney, b. ca. 1845, KY, d. aft. 1860. In 1850 he was residing with the Martin Button family, but in 1860 he was residing with Loammi. If he wasn't a son of Loammi, he was probably a grandson.

Note

Note: Buried in Whitney Cemetery #4, Austin, Barren County, Kentucky Find A Grave: Memorial #41582593

Sources

• “Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WN-65S : 10 December 2020), Loammi Whitney, 1815.

• “United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65T-44L : 20 December 2020), Loammi Whitney, Barren, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• “United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBV-DSC : 11 November 2020), L Whitney, 1860.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 January 2021), memorial page for Laomi Whitney (19 Apr 1790–24 Jul 1866), Find a Grave Memorial no. 41582593, citing Whitney Cemetery #4, Austin, Barren County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by chcobe (contributor 47014701) .

• Whitney Research Group, Family:Whitney, Loammi (1790-1866), http://wiki.whitneygen.org/wrg/index.php/Family:Whitney,_Loammi_(1790-1866)

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