When Jacob Henry Whiteman was born on 4 March 1826, in Woodhull, Steuben, New York, United States, his father, John Henry Whiteman, was 24 and his mother, Catherine Smith, was 19. He married Annis M. Bartoo on 14 December 1847, in Jasper, Steuben, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Clarksville, Allegany, New York, United States for about 25 years and Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States in 1915. He registered for military service in 1862. In 1900, at the age of 74, his occupation is listed as farmer - they were living next door to their son jesse and his family in Clarksville, Allegany, New York, United States. He died on 12 May 1918, in Nile, Friendship, Allegany, New York, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in West Clarksville, Clarksville, Allegany, New York, United States.
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During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Established in 1835
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English: variant of Whitman .
Native American (also White Man): translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on a word, such as Lakota Sioux wašiču(ŋ), meaning ‘white man’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weissmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesWhitman, Jacob H. Jacob H. Whitman was born in Woodhull, Steuben county in 1826. In 1847, he married Annis M. Bartoo, of the same county, and in 1850 came to Clarksville from Jasper, Steuben county. …
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