Family:Whitney, Artemas Stephens (1801-1870)

Artemas Stephens Whitney (John), son of John and Lovina (Bullock) Whitney), was born 1 Apr 1801, QC, or NH, and died 6 Oct 1870. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS.^[1]

He married, 14 Sep 1822, Chambly, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, QC, Abigail Beal Knight, daughter of Paul and Abigail (Beal) Knight. She was born 9 Oct 1798, Newbury, MA, and died 25 Apr 1882. She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS.^[2]

Children of Artemas Stephens and Abigail Beal (Knight) Whitney:

i.	(son) Whitney, b. 1820-1825.
ii.	(daughter) Whitney, b. 1820-1825.
iii.	Abigail Whitney, b. ca. 1826, QC; d. aft. 1850.
iv.	Miriam Whitney, b. ca.1830, NY.
v.	John Wiley Whitney, b. 4 Dec 1831, NY; d. 16 May 1908, Water Valley, MS; bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS;^[3] m.(1) 29 Jun 1882, Yalobusha Co., MS, Eliza Ann Taliaferro, b. 1 May 1850, Marshall Co., MS, d. 16 Sep 1895, Water Valley, MS, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS,^[4] dau. of William and Eliza (Allen) Taliaferro
vi.	Julius Benjamin Whitney, b. 13 Oct 1833, NY; d. 25 Mar 1906; bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS;^[5] m.(1) bef. 1872, A. O. -----; m.(2) Hortense Angelina Murray, b. 1851, MS, d. 1932, bur. Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS,^[6] dau. of Jehu Cotter and Sarah Elizabeth (Carleton) Murray. He was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War.
vii.	Mary K. Whitney, b. ca. 1836, NY; d. aft. 1850.
viii.	Mahala H. Whitney, b. ca. 1838, NY; d. aft. 1860.
ix.	Sarah Helen Whitney, b. 20 Nov 1840, NY; d. aft. 1850.

Census

1840, Dickinson, Franklin Co., NY: Artimas S. Whitney, 1 male 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 5-9, 1 female 30-39, 1 female 15-19, 2 females 10-14, 1 female 5-9, and 1 female 0-4; 1 engaged in agriculture.
1850, Dickinson, Franklin Co., NY:

76 77 Whitney, Artemas J. 48 M - Farmer Canada E. " Nabby 51 F - Mass. " Abigail 24 " - Canada " Miriam 20 " - N.Y. Attended school " John W. 18 M - " Attended school " Julius B. 16 " - " Attended school " Mary K. 14 F - " Attended school " Mahala H. 12 " - " Attended school " Sarah 10 " - " Attended school

1860, Stockholm, Saint Lawrence Co., NY:

521 521 Artemus J. Whitney 59 M - Farmer $800 $663 Canada Abigail " 61 F - House keeper Mass. Julius " 27 M - Farmer N.Y. Mahala " 20 F - Schoolteacher "

1870, Township 11, Yalobusha Co., MS:

14 14 Ratagan, Morgan 32 M B Laborer Georgia Male citizen over 21 -----, Phillis 29 F B Keeping House Alabama -----, Willis 10 M B At Home Mississippi -----, Mary Jane 8 F B " " -----, Susanna 1 F B " " Galliger, Dennis T. 38 M W Laborer Ireland Parents foreign born, Male citizen over 21 Lawry, Dennis F. 21 M W " Mississippi Male citizen over 21 Whitney, Julius 30 M W Clerk in store New York Male citizen over 21

1880, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., MS:

Julius B. WHITNEY 47 Self M M W NY Furniture Dealer --- NH A. O. WHITNEY 25 Wife F M W MS Keeps House NC NC A. O. WHITNEY 8 Dau F S W MS School NY MS N. B. WHITNEY 84 Moth F W W NH Home NH NH John W. WHITNEY 48 Bro M S W NY Ex Merchant NH NH James WHITNEY 15 Oth M S B MS Drayman --- ---

1900, Beat 4, Carroll Co., MS:

148 150 Taylor, John W. Head W M 42 mar Tennessee Virginia Tennessee Ginner & Brick Mfg -----, Jennie Wife W F 47 mar Mississippi Virginia Alabama -----, Forence Dau W F 18 sgl Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi -----, Jennie Dau W F 15 sgl Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi -----, Willie D. Son W M 10 sgl Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi -----, Della V. Dau W F 8 sgl Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi -----, John T. Son W M 5 sgl Tennessee Tennessee Mississippi Whitney, John BiL W M 68 sgl New York -- -- Ginner & Brick Mfg