Brief Life History of Samuel Pinkney
When Samuel Pinkney Whitman was born in January 1863, in Jasper, Mississippi, United States, his father, Anderson "Andrew" Whitman, was 33 and his mother, Belinda Cone, was 35. He married Charlotte Adeline Brady on 2 June 1891, in Newton, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Beat 5, Perry, Mississippi, United States in 1900 and Beat 4, Forrest, Mississippi, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 February 1935, in Forrest, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in McLaurin, Forrest, Mississippi, United States.
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- Sam P Whitman, "United States Census, 1900"
- Samuel Pinkney Whitman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sam P Whitman, "United States Census, 1930"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created
In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Whytman (Old English Hwītmann, from hwīt ‘white’ + mann ‘man’). Compare White 1 and also Wightman , with which this surname was probably confused.
History: John Whitman settled in Weymouth, MA, c. 1638. The poet Walt Whitman (1819–92) was descended from Joseph Whitman, who had settled in Stratford, CT, from England around 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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