Mary Elizabeth Sophronie White

1854 - 1921  (73 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth Sophronie White  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Between 1848 and 1854	Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Aug 1921	Sabine County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	In her Rootsweb World Connect File entitled "Descendants of John and Mary Smith," Katherine Freistat shows that Mary White, the wife of Gram Berry Ferguson, is the daughter of James and Drucilla White. I believe that James and Drucilla are the most likely parents of Mary, but there are several discrepencies that should be resolved if possible. 1) The fact that Gram Ferguson's wife was a White is supported by this entry in "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" by Blanche Toole: White, Mary E to Green B Ferguson ca 1870 However, Green is Gram's twin, and it appears he actually married Lucy Bean in Orange County (source: Pam Mahon, family researcher) 2) A Mary E. S. White is listed on the 1850 Sabine County census as a two year old born in Louisiana in the household of James E. White and Drucilla C. (Watkins) White (#258-258), along with younger sisters Drucilla and Cordelia. However, the Mary Elizabeth Sophronia White shown as the wife of Gram Berry Ferguson by Katherine Freistat is shown as being born 6 years later, in 1854. 3) Another mystery is why she is not listed with her mother, Drucilla, and stepfather, John C. Partin, in the transcript of the 1860 Sabine County census by Helen Gomer Schluter. Her sisters Theodosia and Cordelia are listed. The actual microfilm should be reexamined. She would have been only 12/13 at the time, so it is doubtful she was already married. If she was not married, this means she had either died or was living with another family in 1860. Her grandparents, Edward and Elizabeth (Strickland) White were living in Sabine County in 1860, and an 11 year old girl, shown as L.E. White born in Texas, was living with them, according to the transcript of the 1860 census prepared by Mrs. Helen Gomer Schluter. Could this have actually been M.E. White? There is a discrepency in her birthplace, Texas vs. Louisiana. However, both she and her grandparents might have forgotten that she was born in Sabine Parish and not Sabine County. Additionally, L.E. White does not show up again. She may have either died or married after 1860, and may have indeed married Gram. 4) On a transcript of the 1870 Census of Sabine County (Blanche Toole), Household #25/25 lists: Ferguson, G. 21 M W Farmer Texas " , Mary E. 16 F W K.H. Texas This would make Gram's wife born circa 1854, not circa 1848 as is shown by Katherine Freistat. I read the actual microfilm, and the ages on the transcript match those on the microfilm. It is possible that the census taker made a mistake when recording her age, or that Mary gave him incorrect information. It could also be that Gram's wife is someone other thatn Mary White, the daughter of James White.
  Person ID	I10665	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	James White,   b. 1 Mar 1826, Mississippi d. Bef 1858 (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Drucilla C. Watkins,   b. 30 Jul 1829, Ayish Bayou, Texas And Coahuila, Mexico d. Aft Jun 1860 (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1846	Sabine Parish, Louisiana   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gram Berry Ferguson,   b. 29 Oct 1849, Sabine County, Texas d. 25 Apr 1923, Sabine County, Texas (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Blanche Toole's SABINE COUNTY MARRIAGES shows a Green Ferguson to Mary E. White ca 1870. On Katherine D. Freistat's web site, she shows that Gram Ferguson married Mary Elizabeth White, daughter of Jarvis White and J. Massa in Orange County, Texas. Katherine further states that Gram died April 5, 1922 in Bronson, according to Pat. Pat also said that Mary died August, 1920 in Bronson.
  Children	1. Alice Sophrina Ferguson,   b. 29 Mar 1871, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Jan 1946, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 74 years)   2. Mary Hiliary Ferguson,   b. 1873   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Florence Drucilla Ferguson,   b. 18 Apr 1875, Sabine County, Texas d. 21 Jun 1934, Texas (Age 59 years)   4. Minnie Lee Ferguson,   b. 8 Jan 1878, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 May 1911, Sabine County, Texas (Age 33 years)   5. Crockett E. Ferguson,   b. Apr 1880   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Walter Scott Ferguson,   b. 14 Jul 1884, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Between 1848 and 1854 - Louisiana Death - 27 Aug 1921 - Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S179] Mahon, Pam--Family Researcher (pmahon@brazosport.cc.tx.us). [S95] Freistat, Katherine (freistat@earthlink.net) "John E. and Mary Smith" Ver. Aug 29 04:05:04 2000 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=freistat. [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), John E. and Mary Smith (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi -bin/igm.cgi?db=freistat) Katherine Freistat (Freistat@eart hlink.net) Ver. Tue Aug 29 04:05:04 2000 (Reliability: 3). [S349] Schluter & Toole, "1850 Sabine County, Texas Census with Added Family Information and Corrections" c. 1979. [S282] Pickett, Tony--Family Researcher (abpickett@aol.com).