White Family

Thomas White (1808-1888)
French B. White (1832-1893)
Thomas W. White (1866-1946)
John White
Census: Athens Co. (OH) (1840-1860)
Census: Athens Co. (OH) (1870-1880)
Census: Vernon Co. (WI) (1870-1880)
Marriage: Thomas White - Elizabeth Davis
Obit: Eugenia (Marshall) White
Obit: French B. White
Obit: W.T. White
Pension: French White
Will: Thomas White

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White Family: ? - Beaver Co., PA - Athens, Co., OH - Vernon, Co., WI - various

Thomas White Family Group

Thomas WHITE, (William)
b. 6 OCT 1808 at Beaver Co, PA, d. 5 DEC 1888 at Vernon Co., WI, Resided in Trimble Twp., Athens, OH in 1838-1860, Moved DEC 1860 to Retreat, Vernon, WI, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI

Father: William WHITE
Mother: Mary SHANER

(Source: Last Will and Testament of Thomas White of Sterling, Vernon Co., Wis.
(Source: Douglas K. Thompson, personal correspondence, 1999)
Birthdate - (Source: Family Bible)

We're currently trying to learn more about the parents and family of Thomas White. See Athens County, Ohio Census information for primary data that may help identify White and Shaner relatives. It seems very possible that we've located a brother of Thomas' in the Census' hyper-linked above. John WHITE of Trimble Twp, Athens Co., Ohio has enough similarities (mother named Mary, parents both born in Penn., farmer near where Thomas farmed in 1840-59, for examples) to warrant further research on him.

Spouse: Rachel FRENCH, b. 29 JUL 1809 at Beaver Co, PA, d. 5 JUN 1877, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI

Father: Enoch FRENCH b. ca. 1770 at Fayette Co, PA, d. OCT 1837 at Fayette Co, PA
Mother: Mary McELROY b. ca. 1772 at Pennsylvania, d. 6 APR 1841 at Fayette Co, PA

Birthdate - 1811 (Source: LDS IGI Record, Batch #8110502) Same Rachel?
Birthdate, 29 JUL 1809 (Source: White Family Bible)

That Enoch and Mary French are Rachel's parents has not been determined with ANY certainty. While LDS lists an 1811 birthdate of a Rachel French, it also has a death date of 1812. A family report of Enoch and Mary French on Rootsweb's Worldconnect project, lists a Rachel French b. 1811, d. 1812. This same family lists other daughters of Elizabeth, Nancy, Mary, and Jane. Thomas and Rachel (FRENCH) WHITE have daughters named Elizabeth, Mary and Nancy Jane. While it's hardly conclusive evidence, it's as close a connection that I currently have.

Married 31 JUL 1831.

Children and grandchildren:

1. French Blackstone WHITE b. 26 JAN 1832 at Beaver Co, PA, m. Sarah Ann HILL, 16 DEC 1857 at Mercer CO, PA, m. Ruth Marie BATES, 5 JUN 1873, m. Eugenia R. DODGE, 4 AUG 1887, d. 26 OCT 1893 at Retreat, Vernon, WI; 6 grandchildren
2. Rebecca WHITE b. 12 MAR 1834 at Beaver Co., PA, m. John Morton HILL, 10 MAR 1855 at Athens, Athens, d. 1 MAR 1889; 5 grandchildren
3. William WHITE, b. 5 MAR 1836 at Pennsylvania, d. 13 FEB 1854 at Trimble Twp, Athens, OH
4. Aaron WHITE, b. 18 NOV 1838, d. 7 MAR 1844
5. Mary M. WHITE, b. 25 JUN 1845 in Ohio, m. William B. WITCRAFT, 10 DEC 1865, d. 22 JUL 1922, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI; 14 grandchildren
   Photo of William and Mary (White) Witcraft
6. Thomas H. WHITE, Jr., b. 13 FEB 1846 at Ohio, served in 6th Wisconsin Infantry, Co. I during Civil War, d. 14 SEP 1864 at Whitehall, Allegheny, PA from wounds received in battle at Weldon Railroad, Va.
7. Elizabeth WHITE b. 20 MAR 1847 at Ohio, m. Henry P. KENDALL 28 MARCH 1872 at Town of Sterling, Vernon, WI, d. 5 JUN 1930 at Greene Co., IA; 2 grandchildren
   Photo of Elizabeth (White) Kendall
   
8. Nancy Jane WHITE, b. 15 APR 1849 at Ohio, m. Jesse ADAMS, 10 NOV 1866 at Town of Freeman, Crawford Co., WI, d. 20 JAN 1892 in Retreat, Vernon, WI; 8 grandchildren
9. Caroline Frances WHITE, b. 15 JUL 1852 at Ohio, m. Warren SMITH ca. 1875, d. 2 SEP 1914, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI; 4 grandchildren

Father: Frederick GLATTIN/GLATTEN
Mother: Rachel STROUD

Was previously married to a man named Davis.

Married 11 DEC 1881 at Town of Jefferson, Vernon Co., Wis., by Rev. G. L. Brokaw; witnesses: William and Mary Wade

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French Blackstone White Family Group

Signature of French B. White, June 25, 1891

Father: Thomas WHITE (1805 - 1888)
Mother: Rachel FRENCH (1811 - 1877)

French B. White was born in Beaver Co, Pennsylvania in 1832, moved to DeSoto, Vernon Co, WI in 1854 to apprentice as a blacksmith, moving back to Mercer Co, PA in 1857. After marrying Sarah HILL in Dec. 1857 and starting a family, he enlisted on 22 June 1863 with the Union army, eventually transferring to Company I of the 1st Ohio Heavy Artillery, with a rank of Artificer (Source: Ancestry.com's Civil War Database, accessed March 2000). He mustered out of the service on 25 July 1865.

Eventually, French brought the family to Vernon County, WI, where he worked with his brother-in-law, John M. Hill as a Blacksmith near the village of Retreat. On account of his disabilities from chronic diarrhea, he left the trade after 8 years to farm. In 1890, French began the  paperwork for an invalid's claim and pension. 

Spouse: Sarah Ann HILL, b. 18 JAN 1836, d. 19 APR 1869 at Retreat, Vernon, WI, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI

Father: John HILL b. 27 FEB 1802 at Beaver Co, PA, d. 17 MAR 1877
Mother: Isabell Deborah MORTON b. 1802 at Beaver Co, PA, d. 14 NOV 1871

Lived in Sandy Creek Township, Mercer Co, PA as of Aug 1850. John and Isabel Hill and family are all listed in 1850 Federal Census.

Married 16 DEC 1857 at Mercer CO, PA.

Children and grandchildren:

1. Martin Alva WHITE, b. 28 SEP 1858 at Pennsylvania, d. 8 JAN 1888
2. Clifton Leroy WHITE, b. 1 JAN 1863 at Athens Co, OH, m. Ella MYERS, 23 MAR 1889, d. 18 FEB 1932 at Charles City, Floyd, IA; 4 grandchildren
3. Thomas Wilber "Will" WHITE, b. 16 AUG 1866 at Wisconsin, m. Ida Louise JOSEPH, 6 FEB 1895, d. 23 FEB 1946 at Retreat, Vernon, WI; 4 grandchildren

Spouse: Ruth Marie BATES, b. 10 JUL 1850 at New York, d. 21 NOV 1884, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI

Father: John BATES b. 10 APR 1809 in New York, d. 20 OCT 1894, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI
Mother: Emeline TRACY b. ca, 7 May 1811 in New York, d. 10 AUG 1894, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI

Married 5 JUN 1873.
Resided JUN 1880 in Town of Sterling, Vernon, WI.

Children and grandchildren:

1. Lilly Ann WHITE, b. 23 NOV 1874, d. 10 NOV 1875; no issue.
2. Wallace WHITE, b. 4 MAR 1877, d. 25 MAR 1877; no issue.
3. Purley C. WHITE, b. 17 OCT 1878, d. 24 FEB 1889; no issue.

Spouse: Eugenia R. MARSHALL, b. 6 NOV 1839, Unity, Sullivan, NH, d. 22 JAN 1892, Retreat, Vernon, WI, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI

Father: Walker MARSHALL b. 3 NOV 1803 in Weare, Rockingham, NH, d. 15 FEB 1885, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI
Mother: Lydia CHASE b. 31 AUG 1808 in Deering, Hillsborough, NH, d. 10 AUG 1893, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI

Married 4 AUG 1887 at Red Mound, Vernon, WI.

Photo of French and Eugenia White

Obituary of French Blackstone White

(Source: Unknown local paper, aft. Oct. 29, 1893, provided by Kent Thompson, May 2007)

Obituary of Eugenia R. White

   Eugenia R. Marshall was born in Unity, New Hampshire, November 6, 1839. She was first married March 29, 1869, in Charlestown, Massachusetts, to John K. Dodge, with whom she lived until about ten years ago, when she was left a widow in Boston*. August 4, 1887, she married Mr. White in Red Mound. With him she lived until the 22nd inst., when she bade adieu to earth and passed to her reward.

   For many years Mrs. White was a member of the Methodist church. When she married Mr. White, he being a member of the Christian church, she very rightly united her interests with his in church relations. She was always active in church work. In the Sunday school she was an earnest and successful teacher, and many of her pupils recall with pleasure the days when her kind and tender words directed their feet into the paths of righteousness. For over forty terms she was a teacher in the public schools. Truly her life has not been a barren waste, but a fertile field in her works of usefulness.

   The funeral of Mrs. White was largely attended at the Christian church. Rev. Geo. W. Case, Methodist presiding elder, officiating. The husband and aged mother of the deceased were obliged to take the last look at her face at the home, both being confined by sickness. In the Retreat cemetery she peacefully sleeps.

G.W.C.
(Source: Vernon County Censor, Feb. 3, 1892, p. 3.)

*NOTE: Eugenia's first husband, John Kelso DODGE, died July 31, 1881 in New Boston, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.  Eugenia's brother and parents also lived in Vernon County and her parents were buried in Walnut Mound Cemetery.

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Thomas Wilber White Family Group

Signature of Wilber T. White, April 10, 1893

Father: French Blackstone WHITE b. 26 JAN 1832 at Beaver Co, PA, d. 26 OCT 1893 at Retreat, Vernon, WI
Mother: Sarah Ann HILL b. 18 JAN 1836, d. 19 APR 1869 at Retreat, Vernon, WI

Spouse: Ida Louise JOSEPH, b. 12 SEP 1870, d. 19 NOV 1957, buried at Walnut Mound Cemetery, Retreat, Vernon, WI

Father: William S. JOSEPH b. 14 DEC 1830 at Monmouthshire Co, England, d. 21 DEC 1902
Mother: Rubanion WILSON b. 20 SEP 1828, d. 10 JUL 1912

(Source: Douglas K. Thompson and Rhoda White)

Married 6 FEB 1895 in Town of Wheatland, Vernon, WI by James McSWEENEY.

Children and grandchildren:

1. Iva Lenore WHITE, b. 7 JAN 1896, d. 31 DEC 1905 of scarlet fever; no issue.
2. Donald Lee WHITE, b. 27 MAR 1901 at Retreat, Vernon, WI, m. Sarah Rhodina "Rhoda" MELLEM, 1 JUN 1938 at Omaha, NE, d. 17 MAR 1971 at Madison, Dane, WI; 2 grandchildren
3. Douglas Clare WHITE b. 27 MAR 1901 at Retreat, Vernon, WI, m. Gladys JACOBUS, 10 APR 1926, d. 14 FEB 1960 at Vernon Co., WI; 1 grandchild
4. Lucille Patience WHITE b. 13 OCT 1903, m. Norris J. KELLMAN, 31 OCT 1942, d. 23 DEC 1974; no issue.

NEW Photo of White Children, ca. 1901

Obituary of W.T. WHITE

RETREAT, Wis. - (Special) - W.T. White, 79, long prominent in Retreat civic affairs, died Saturday morning after a short illness. He had suffered a stroke last Thursday and was unable to recover.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home and 2 p.m. at the Retreat Methodist church. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove cemetery.

White served as director of the De Soto bank until his death and also acted as president of the cemetery association. He was one of the founders of the Retreat creamery and was president for many years. He also held town board offices.

Fraternal organizations to which he belonged included the Masonic order and the Odd Fellows.

He was born Aug. 16, 1866, at Retreat, where he spent all his life, 72 years being spend on the same farm. He was married to Ida Joseph of De Soto, Feb. 6, 1895.

Survivors include his wife, two sons, Douglas of Retreat, and Donald of Viroqua, one daughter, Mrs. Norris J. (Lucille) Kellman, Madison, and three grandchildren. One daughter, Iva, preceded him in death.
(Source: La Crosse Tribune, Sunday, February 24, 1946, p. 13.)

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Family group reports created by Gene 4.2.1, January 13, 2000

Please direct any comments or questions to Scott White - scottwwhite@sbcglobal.net
Last modified: Date: 1 June 2012