Whitney

Whitney Lineage
Elijah Whitney 1761-1830, father of Hiram Whitney 1785-1842,  father of Wayman C Whitney 1826-1864,  father of Missouria L Whitney 1850-1923.

Missouria L Whitney 1850-1923, was the mother of Eddie Robertson 1872-1952,  father of James C Robertson 1921-2007,  father of Cheryl Dean Robertson.

Whitney Migration
Washington, Virginia > Trigg, Kentucky > Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky > Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois > Trigg County, Kentucky > Iuka, Livingston, Kentucky

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Missouria L Whitney, Great-Grandmother
20 March 1850 - 3 February 1923
b. Trigg County, Kentucky
d. Iuka, Livingston

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Parents:
Wayman C Whitney 1826-1864
Ruth Kenady 1833-1863

Maternal Lineage:
Ruth Kenady 1833-1863, mother of Missouria L Whitney 1850-1923

Spouse: James E Robertson 1843-1907
Married: 4 November 1866
Children: 5

1. Ida M Robertson 1867-1927
2. Mennie Robertson 1871-1938
3. Eddie Morris Robertson 1872-1952
4. Marvin Clay Robertson 1882-1977
5. Ollie Rhea Robertson 1882-1960

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Wayman C Whitney, 2nd Great-Grandfather
1826 - 9 March 1864
b. Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky
d. Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois
Prisoner of war camp for Confederate prisoners. His uncle, Jesse C Whitney, 1830-1864, also died there.

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Parents:
Hiram Whitney 1785-1842
Mary Ann Harris 1789-1843

Maternal Lineage:
Martha Thomas 1764-1856, mother of Mary Ann Harris 1789-1843, mother of Wyman C Whitney

Spouse: Rut Kenady 1833-1863
Married: 31 May 1848
Children: 5

1. Marilda Whitney 1848-1860
2. Missouria L Whitney 1850-1923
3. Alice Whitney 
4. Wayman Whitney 
5. George Whitney 

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Hiram Whitney, 3rd Great-Grandfather
1785 - 15 January 1842
b. Virginia
d. Trigg County, Kentucky

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Parents:
Elijah Whitney 1761-1830
Obedience Childers 1780-1804

Maternal Lineage:
Nancy Sweeney 1764-1834, mother of Obedience Childers 1780-1804, mother of Hiram Whitney

Spouse: Mary Ann Harris 1789-1843
Married: 22 August 1805
Children: 11

1. Ishem Whitney 1805-1858
2. Nancy Whitney 1808-1842
3. Eliza Whitney 1809-1848
4. Silas Whitney 1810-1881
5. Pryor Whitney 1813-1877
6. Elijah Whitney 1814-1873
7. Hiram Whitney 1820-1848
8. Marilda Whitney 1825-1870
9. Wayman C Whitney 1826-1864
10. Jesse C Whitney 1830-1864
11. Emily Whitney 1832-1855

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Elijah Whitney, 4th Great-Grandfather

21 April 1761 - 1830

b. Washington, Virginia
d. Trigg, Kentucky

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Parents & Maternal Lineage TBD

Spouse 1: Ailey Obedience Childress 1760-1804

Sources vary on the spelling of the surname as Childers or Childress, on the spelling of Ailey as perhaps Ailsy or Ailcey, and on whether Obedience is part of her name. Also some sources seem to conflate someone by the same name but with birth dates of 1780 or 1783, which would not work with the dates of her marriage and the birth of her children. 

Married: 1781
Children: 6

1. Hiram Whitney 1785-1842
2. Eliza Whitney 1789-1870
3. Joseph Whitney 1793-1830
4. Elizabeth Whitney 1796-1849
5. Martha Patsy Whitney 1797-1850
6. Mary Polly 1798-1867

Spouse 2: Sally Curtis 1794-1882
Married: 3 July 1819
Children: 1

1. Jemina Ellen Whitnecy 1835-1889

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Bibliography 

Ancestry ®. "Public Member Trees Database.” © 1997-2025 Ancestry®.  Ancestry.  ancestry.com/ Lawson-Robertson Family Tree. www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/10075800/family  User profile for William Harris Lawson, Jr., user Livingweb. Accessed 14 October 2025.

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Geneanet. "Public Member Database." © 1996. Geneanet. en.geneanet.org Accessed 15 October 2025.

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The original date of this post: 10 October 2025
Most recently updated: 23 October 2025

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