John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne

1807 - 1884  (77 years)

• Name	John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne
  Born	24 Apr 1807	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA
  	Editor
  Occupation	New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  	Editor
  Elected	Between 1835 and 1838
  	Member of Congress
  Occupation	1880  [2]
  	Journalist and Planter
  Residence	1880	Adams, Mississippi, USA   [2]
  Burial	1884	Trinity Cem, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  Buried	1884	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  Died	17 May 1884	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I3866	mytree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne,   b. 9 Mar 1772, Sussex, Virginia, USA ,   d. 22 Mar 1815, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA  (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Magdalene Celeste Hutchins,   b. 1777, Adams, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 1816, Adams, Mississippi, USA  (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	19 Aug 1802	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Dunbar,   b. 13 Jul 1811, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 6 May 1895  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Dec 1828	Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Nathaniel Herbert Claiborne,   b. 22 Jun 1833,   d. 3 Sep 1833  (Age 0 years)  [natural] + 2. Emily Ann Magdaline Claiborne,   b. 1834,   d. 1916  (Age 82 years)  [natural]   3. Willis Herbert Claiborne,   b. 9 Oct 1834, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 13 Aug 1869, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA  (Age 34 years)  [natural]   4. Mary Jane Claiborne,   b. 2 Aug 1836, Madison, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1840  (Age 4 years)  [natural]   5. Martha Elizabeth Claiborne,   b. 1842, Adams, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 11 Nov 1911, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   6. John Francis Claiborne,   b. 28 Oct 1845,   d. 24 Apr 1846, Adams, Mississippi, USA  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F1715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Apr 1807 - Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Occupation - Editor - - Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Occupation - Editor - - New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Married - Dec 1828 - Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1880 - Adams, Mississippi, USA Burial - 1884 - Trinity Cem, Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Buried - 1884 - Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA Died - 17 May 1884 - Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		1880 US Census - Organs, Adams, MS - District 056 (p171B)
  		John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne [1807-1884]

  
  

• Notes

  John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne is known as the "father of Mississippi history." He was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1825 and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives, 1830-34. He was a member of Congress, 1835-38, and then was editor of the "Mississippi Free Trader." He moved to New Orleans, LA in 1844 where he was editor of the "Jeffersonian" and the "Louisiana Courier." In 1853 he was appointed U.S. timber agent for Louisiana and Mississippi.

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p467. [S193] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: National Archives and Records Administration;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Organs, Adams, Mississippi; Roll: 640; Family History Film: 1254640; Page: 171B; Enumeration District: 056; Image: 0035. J. F. H. Claiborne Martha D. Martha E. [S57] Find A Grave. [S38] Claiborne of Virginia: The First Eight Generations, John Frederick Dorman, (Name: Baltimore, 1995;), p455. [S544] Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911, (Name: FamilySearch; Location: http://FamilySearch.org; Date: 14 June 2016;). Ferdinand L. Claiborne and Magdalane Huchins, 19 Aug 1802; citing Adams, Mississippi; FHL microfilm 893,521.