Walter Whitman, Jr.

1819 - 1892  (72 years)

• Name	Walter Whitman
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	31 May 1819	West Hills, Suffolk, New York   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1892	Camden, Camden, New Jersey
  Person ID	I8202	Scudder
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2004

  
  

  Father	Walter Whitman,   b. 1789, New York d. DECEASED
  Mother	Louisa van Velsor,   b. Est 1792, New York d. DECEASED
  Marriage	8 Jun 1816	New York   [1]
  Family ID	F2977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  One of the most original and influential American poets, Walt grew up and attended public schools in Brooklyn, and spent his summers in central Long Island. He started his working life teaching school and working for several newspapers and magazines in New York, Brooklyn, and New Orleans. During the Civil War, he worked as a volunteer nurse in Army hospitals in Washington, DC. After the war, he was a government employee, but a paralytic attack in 1873 forced him to give up his work in Washington. For just about the remainder of his life, he lived and worked in Camden, New Jersey. Among his works are "Leaves of Grass," "Drum Taps," and "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd."

  
  

• Sources

  [S26] International Genealogical Index (R), Film #1760965.