Family:Whitney, Samuel Franklin (1827-1866)

Samuel Franklin⁷ Whitney (John Merrick⁶, James Rex⁵, Caleb⁴, William³, Joshua², John¹), son of John Merrick⁶ and Clarissa (Montgomery) Whitney, was born 19 Aug 1827, Fayette, MS, and died 5 Sep 1866, Grand Gulf, MS.

He married, 13 Dec 1854, Mattie Emanuel. She was born VA.

He resided Grand Gulf, MS.

Children of Samuel Franklin⁷ and Mattie (Emanuel) Whitney:

i.	Sims Emanuel8 Whitney, b. 1858 or ca. 1856, MS.
ii.	Bayard Whitney, b. 1859; d. 1859.
iii.	Mary Lelia Whitney, b. 14 Sep 1861; m. Dr. T. Ritchie Stone; resided Washington, DC.
iv.	Mattie Franklin Whitney, b. 1866.

Census

• 1860, Grand Gulf P.O., Claiborne Co., MS:

30 28 F. L. Whitney 33 M - Planter $5000 $25000 Miss. M. S. " 23 F - " Sims " 4 M - "

"F. L." probably should be "F. S." for Franklin Samuel.

• 1870, widow Mattie and children not found.

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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