Thanks for the information, Ken. It seems the Whitneys (who numbered nearly 10,000 a century ago) have been both prolific and ubiquituous. On Fri, 26 Jan 2001, Kenneth Whitney wrote: > Hello Karl, > There is at least one and probably more black Whitney families in > Washington, D.C. and environs. Basketball fans will remember Charles > "Hawkeye" Whitney, a product of D.C. who went on to star in the Atlantic > Coast Conference, where he played basketball, I believe for N.C. State. > > Ken Whitney > Silver Spring, MD > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: karl h schwerin <schwerin@unm.edu> > To: <WHITNEY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 8:44 AM > Subject: Re: [WHITNEY-L] Question > > > > Alonzo B. Whitney, who was white (he is pictured in "Family Treasures" by > > David D. Whitney. Lancaster, PA: The Jaques Cattell Press, see no. 4, p. > > 18), was Capt. of a company of negros. He was shot 12 December 1864 by a > > negro on the picket line near New Orleans. > > > > Apparently white officers were appointed to lead negro or "Colored" > > troops. This is not to say that there may not be (and probably are) some > > Black Whitneys. In this case, however, my guess would be that since these > > were officers, they were _not_ colored. > > > > On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, W. WHITNEY wrote: > > > > > On pages 1006 and 1007 in Phoenix, some of the > > > male children of Bennet Whitney and Susan Curtis > > > are officers in the "U.S. Colored Troops". Does this > > > mean that they were colored themselves or were > > > officers of the day all white. > > > > > > If they were colored, with whom did this line start ? > > > > > > No offense meant, just curious. > > > > > > Bill Whitney > > > > > > > > > > > > > Karl Schwerin SnailMail: Dept. of Anthropology > > Univ. of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 > > e-mail: schwerin@unm.edu > > > > Cultural anthropology...is valuable because it is constantly rediscovering > > the normal. Edward Sapir (1949:151) > > > > ______________________________ > > Karl Schwerin SnailMail: Dept. of Anthropology Univ. of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131 e-mail: schwerin@unm.edu Cultural anthropology...is valuable because it is constantly rediscovering the normal. Edward Sapir (1949:151)