Benny Ray White, 63, of Hemphill, died Friday April 25, 2008 at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital.
He was born June 30, 1944 in Pineland to William E. White and Abilene Kilburn. He was a lifetime resident of Hemphill and was a welder. He was a member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors: wife, Marie White of Hemphill; son, Mike White of Hemphill; daughter, Tina Ebarb and husband Johnny of Hemphill; sister, Neva Alexander of Jasper; and five grandchildren, Jordan, Harlee and Abbee Ebarb and Brittany and Morgan White.
Funeral services were held Sunday, April 27 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel in Hemphill with Rev. Glenn Morton and Rev. Vance Purtell officiating.
Interment followed in Pinehill Cemetery.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, May 2008)
Share this obituary
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share in Email
Sign Guestbook| View Guestbook Entries| Send Sympathy Card
Betty Jo Webb, 80, of Center, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 29, 2020, in Garrison.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 3, 2020, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with Bro. Bobby Bressman officiating. Visitation with limited family present will begin prior to the service at Noon. Private family graveside will be at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center. The family requests social distancing be observed.
Betty was born in Hemphill, Texas, on July 19, 1940, to Carter Arnold and Connie White. She graduated from Hemphill High School in 1958. She married Robert Stephen Webb on February 9, 1963. Steve and Betty made their home in Center. They spent 50 years together until his death in 2013. Over the years, all the neighborhood kids could be found playing around the Webb's house.
Betty started a career in banking and loved her job and customers. She worked at Farmers State Bank for 34 years until retirement. She loved the Lord and was a member of First Baptist Church of Center. Betty also served on Housing Authority Board of City of Center for over 20 years.
Betty loved her family and friends dearly. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and watching them grow. She always looked forward to a visit from her friends to catch up. She was an avid reader and loved a good book. Betty touched many lives and will be missed by everyone.
She is survived by her sons, Barry Webb and wife Michelle of Crystal Beach, TX, and Darren Webb and wife Wendi of Lago Vista, TX; sister, Linda Horton of Hemphill, TX; brother-in-law, Millard Smith of Hemphill, TX; sister-in-law, Mildred Webb of Center, TX; grandchildren, Emily Webb of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Taylor Webb of Lago Vista, TX, Mallory Webb of Lago Vista, TX, Trace Greer of Nacogdoches, TX, and Tatum Greer of New Braunfels, TX; great grandchildren, Charlotte Webb of Lago Vista, TX, Averi Greer of Nacogdoches, TX, and Addison Greer of Nacogdoches, TX; numerous nephews, nieces, and a host of family and friends.
Betty is preceded in death by her husband, Steve Webb; parents, Carter Arnold and Connie White; sister and brother-in-law, Billie Ruth and Alvin Ferguson; sister, Johnnie Mae Smith; brothers-in-law, Joe Horton and Eugene Webb.
Pallbearers will be Michael Spells, Allen Metcalf, George Stubblefield, Randy Smith, Chris Mayfield, and Eric Williams. Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Webb, Robert Ferguson, Kenneth Ferguson, and Ronald Ferguson.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Affinity Hospice, 203 Hurst St., Center, Texas 75935, or First Baptist Church 117 Cora Street, Center, Texas 75935.
Barry and Darren would like to thank the staff at Garrison Nursing Home for taking great care of their mother during her time there.
Downloaded from Watson and Sons Funeral Home website. Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 9, 2020, page 4
Billie Ruth Ferguson, 77, died in her residence in Milam after an illness. She was born in Hemphill to Carter Arnold and Connie Brown White. Billie Ruth lived in Crockett from 1969 until 1984 when she moved to Jasper. In 2005 she moved back to Hemphill and was a member of the Hemphill Church of God.
She is survived by her mother Connie White of Hemphill, her sons Kenneth Alvin Ferguson and his wife Donna of Milam, Robert Arnold Ferguson and his wife Raven of Jasper, and Ronald E. Ferguson and his wife Julie of Dallas, her sisters Johnnie Mae Smith and her husband Millard of Milam, Betty Jo Webb and her husband Stevie of Center, and Linda Gail Horton and her husband Joe of Hemphill. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Nikki [Ferguson of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho], Zack, and Katy [Ferguson of Jasper].
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery.
http://www.starrfuneralhome.com
A more detailed version of this obituary was in the November 16, 2011 issue of the Sabine County Reporter on page 15. It noted, among other things, that she was the eldes daughter of Arnold and Connie White and was raised in the Pine Park community of Sabine County, and they were members of the Church of God in Hemphill. She attended both Bronson and Hemphill High Schools, graduating from Hemphill in 1951, and was married to Alvin Ferguson on Feb. 21, 1953 in Hemphill. They delivered and raised their three sons in Hemphill, moving to Crockett, Texas in 1970, where she worked as a seamstress at Alee Work Clothes. She and Alvin retired to Jasper, and following his death and the circumstances of "Hurricane Rita" she moved back to her hometown to be near her mother and sisters, and doing what she enjoyed most, attending church, gardening, and spending time with family and friends. She often visited relatives in both Sabine County and Lake Charles, LA.
Billy Joe White, 75, passed away Friday morning surrounded by his family, November 18, 2011, in the Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches, Texas. Billy Joe was born August 11, 1936, to Rex Carl White Sr. and Atrall Lilly Wright White. He was a lifetime resident of Sabine County, where he worked as a logger. He served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict.
Billy Joe was survived by two sons, Carl Wayne White and wife Elisha of Apple Springs, and Frank Benton White of Hemphill; seven daughters, Sherri Tomlin and husband Jimmy of Henderson, Jana Gonzales and husband Felix of Hudson, Carla Adair and David of Hurst, Nancy White of Henderson, Jean Chaddick and husband Velton of Nacogdoches, Kay Frederick and husband Lynn of Nacogdoches, and Nita Knight and husband Ricky of Splendora; one brother, William Fred White of Hemphill; five sisters, Frances Jean Denby of Huntington, Mary Adams of Conroe, Betty Ann McGown and husband Pap of Hemphill, Carlyon Erwin and husband Roy of Huntington, Jane Hill and husband Ralph of Hemphill; and his sister-in-law Lois White of Hemphill; twenty-one grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers Charles and R.C. "Dink" White; his sister-in-law Jeanette Franks; brother-in-laws Lamar Denby and Leo Adams; granddaughter Charoltte Gonzales and great grandson Nathan Watson.
Visitation will be from 5:00 until 9:00 pm. Sunday, November 20, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm., Monday, November 21, 2011, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Meador Cemetery in Milam, Texas.
Donations toward funeral expenses would be greatly appreciated by the family and may be sent to First Bank and Trust of East Texas, Nita Knight, Account #8448500.
The Sabine County Reporter
January 1, 1997
Back in Time
1992 Five Years Ago
Sabine County Justices of the Peace attended a 20-hour seminar in Tyler that was conducted by the Texas Justice Court Training Center headquartered at Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos. Attending were: Bobby White of Pct. 4; Thomas Hamilton of Pct. 1, Place 1; Daniel Featherston of Pct. 3; Clarice Clark of Ptc. 5; and Jimmy Clark of Pct. 2
Obituary
Bobby Glenn White, 76, of Bronson, Texas died at his home Monday, February 6, 2017. He was born in Sabine County, December 21, 1940, to William Curtis (1905-1990) and Freddie Miller White (1914-1985). Bobby attended Bronson I.S.D. for 12 years. He was Mr. Bronson high School, an FFA Officer, an Annual Staff member, Class Officer, Boy Scout, and a member of the Bronson Bulldogs basketball and baseball teams. Bobby graduated Bronson High School in 1959, going on to attend Lamar University where he earned an Associate's Degree. Bobby served two terms as a West Sabine I.S.D. School Board member, served as the Sabine County Precinct Two Justice of the Peace for eighteen years, and retired as a supervisor for Temple-Inland. He was a member of Pinehill Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Jean White, of Bronson, Texas; his two sons, Curtis White and wife, Brenda, and Rocky White and wife Margaret, all of Bronson; his brothers, Burl White and wife, Helen, and Earl White and his sister, Johnnie Phillips and husband, Glen, also all of Bronson, six grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held 5 pm to 9 pm, Tuesday, February 7, 2017, at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Plainview Cemetery.
Downloaded from www.starrfuneralhome.com, also published in the Sabine County Reporter, February 15, 2017, page 5
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
Enumerated 6 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 3A
39-40
White, Cade Head W M Jan 1851 49 m 25 Tx Miss Miss Farmer
White. Mary S Wf W F Nov 1855 44 M 25 8/7 Ark Tenn Ark
White, Cade D Son W M Sept 1883 16 S Tx Tx Ark Farm Laborer
White. Wm P Son W M Nov 1885 14 S Tx Tx Ark Farm Laborer
White, Lola M Dtr W F Jan 1890 10 S Tx Tx Ark
White, Thos A. Son W M Nov 1891 8 S Tx Tx Ark
White, Elbert Son W M July 1894 5 S Tx Tx Ark
Could Cade be a nickname for Cajabeth? Jack White emailed, in August, 2013, that he is descended from Cajabeth White, who was living in Bute Co, NC with his brother, William, as early as 1766. He had two sons, John and Robert. John White inherited land from a man named John Seagrove, whose will names John White as his nephew. It seems likely that Cajabeth's wife, Frances, was a Seagrove, but this is not proven.
The 1771 tax list for Bute Co shows that Young McLemore, who is part of your family tree, had an overseer named John Seagrove, who appears on a number of documents with members of the McLemore family before they migrated out of Bute (later Warren) Co. I have been trying for a couple of years to piece together precisely how the Seagrove, McLemore and White families may have interacted with one another, but the Seagrove family history is as complicated as that of the Whites.
The thing that interests me about your website is that Cajabeth White was frequently referred to in court documents as Cade, and I see in your website that two sons of Edward White (b. 1781 in Mecklenburg Co, VA) each had sons they named Cade.
In an article about Jack Causey from OLDTIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS, it is noted that he "attended a one-room school which was called Hickory Hill and was located a bit north of the J.B. Bohannon place. Teachers he remembers are Miss Lillie Speights, Miss Anna Watson (later Mrs. John Dent), Drew White, who married Miss Dora Speights, and Miss Nora Goodrich."
Charlie White reports he had spinal meningitis.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JX7W-BM9
Name: C.D. White
Death Date: 09 Jan 1913
Death Place: Sabine Co., Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 29 years 3 months
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 1883
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Cade White
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Mary Click
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence: Sabine Co.
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2050885
Digital Film Number: 4165765
Image Number: 685
Reference Number: v 5 cn 2166
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
Shown in Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1775-1984, Succession File No. 2322-2380, 1914-1915, for Mary C. White, as one of eight surviving children of her parents, viz "Cade W. White...(resident) of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana."
When he registered for the draft during World War I, he was a resident of Shreveport, and manager at the Southern Farm Co. His nearest relative was his wife, Mrs. Oliva White. She was shown as having gray eyes and brown hair, and being tall and slender.
The Social Security Applications and Claims Index has a listing for a Cade W. White, the husband of Oliva McMichael, and father of Edward Earl White. Cade's older sister, Bessie, was married to Artie McMichael.
Could Cade be a nickname for Cajabeth? Jack White emailed, in August, 2013, that he is descended from Cajabeth White, who was living in Bute Co, NC with his brother, William, as early as 1766. He had two sons, John and Robert. John White inherited land from a man named John Seagrove, whose will names John White as his nephew. It seems likely that Cajabeth's wife, Frances, was a Seagrove, but this is not proven.
The 1771 tax list for Bute Co shows that Young McLemore, who is part of your family tree, had an overseer named John Seagrove, who appears on a number of documents with members of the McLemore family before they migrated out of Bute (later Warren) Co. I have been trying for a couple of years to piece together precisely how the Seagrove, McLemore and White families may have interacted with one another, but the Seagrove family history is as complicated as that of the Whites.
The thing that interests me about your website is that Cajabeth White was frequently referred to in court documents as Cade, and I see in your website that two sons of Edward White (b. 1781 in Mecklenburg Co, VA) each had sons they named Cade.
Name: Carter Arnold White
Death Date: 03 Jun 1957
Death Place: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 48 years 6 months 3 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 29 Nov 1908
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: J M White
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Kate Morris
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Carpenter
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Springhill Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 05 Jun 1957
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2135738
Digital Film Number: 4163633
Image Number: 1532
Reference Number: cn 33708
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Cecil Forrest White
Death Date: 19 Oct 1974
Death Place: Pineland, Sabine, Texas
Gender: Male
Race:
Death Age: 50 years
Estimated Birth Date: 1924
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Virginia White
Father's Name: R. W. White
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Florence Carrico
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery:
Burial Place:
Burial Date:
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 2243402
Digital Film Number: 4167721
Image Number: 2432
Reference Number: 77684
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Funeral services for Charlie White, 59, of San Augustine were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 18, 2006 at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine. Burial followed at Meador Cemetery in Milam. Bro. Gordon Simmons officiated. He died November 17, 2006 in Lufkin.
Charlie White was born in Hemphill on October 19, 1947 to Rex White and Altrall WRIGHT White. He attended Rosevine United Pentacostal Church. He is survived by his sons, Chris WHITE and wife, Michelle of San Augustine and Stephen WHITE and wife, Kiley of Marthaville, Louisiana; sisters, Mary Lou ADAMS and husband, Leo of Conroe, Betty Ann McGOWN and husband, Pat of Pine Park (Sabine County), Jane HILL and husband, Ralph of Hemphill, Carla Joyce ERWIN and husband, Roy and Frances DENBY, all of Huntington; brothers, Billy Joe WHITE, R. C. WHITE and wife Lois, and Fred WHITE and wife, Janette, all of Hemphill. Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine was in charge of arrangements.
A similar obituary was published in the November 22, 2006 Sabine County Reporter.
The following birth announcement was in the May 10, 2007 San Augustine Tribune:
Tiffany WHITE is proud to announce the birth of her son, Justin Allen WHITE, born March 23, 2007 at Nacogdoches Medical Center. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Terry and Lisa MORELAND of San Augustine and Stephen Lynn WHITE of Marthasville, Louisiana. Great-grandparents are Louise (MOSLEY) McCary, Linda PONDER, both of San Augustine, the late Joe Louis McCARY and the late Charles Mack WHITE previously from San Augustine; Bobby and Barbara MORELAND of Carthage. Justin is also a nephew to Mike McCARY of Grand Prarie and Lola MORELAND of Mt. Enterprise.
Funeral services for Chris Sean White, 38, of San Augustine, will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, September 26, 2008 at Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel in San Augustine. Burial will follow at Meador Cemetery in Milam with Bro. Gordon Simmons and Bro. Jeff Hedrick officiating. He died September 23, 2008 in San Augustine County.
Chris Sean White was born in Hemphill on August 5, 1970 to Charles White and Linda West. he was an equipment operator. He was a member of the San Augustine Volunteer Fire Department and was of the Pentacostal Faith.
He is survived by his wife, Michelle White of San Augustine; children, Christian Kirkindoll, Crystal McGown, Catelynn White and Traycee White all of San Augustine and Caleb Osborn of Chicago, Illinois; mother Linda West Ponder and husband Phillip of San Augustine; brother Stephen White and wife Kiley of Marthaville, Louisiana; grandparents Billy and Evon Wright of Hemphill; stepbrothers, Clayton Ponder and Norman Ponder; step-sisters, Armanda Johnson, Freida Horger, Mary Ponder and Phyllis Smith.
A memorial fund has been established at First Bank and Trust for the family of Chris White. In lieu of flowers, all donations made to this account will be recorded and very much appreciated. Please call (936) 275-7356 for account information.
Obituary can be viewed and condolences left at www.timeformemory.com/wymanroberts.
Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine is in charge of arrangements.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, September 2008)
A nearly identical obituary was published in the Sabine County Reporter on October 1, 2008.
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 6
Enumerated 6 May 1910
SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 313
204-204
Cade White
205-205
Roberts, Will I M W 40 M1 15 La La La Family
Roberts, Cora F W 33 M1 15 3/2 Tx Tx Ark
Roberts, Eugene M W Tx La Tx
Roberts, Ora Lee F W Tx La Tx
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 20 and 21 January 1920
SD 326 ED 173 Sheet 17A
340-340
Roberts, Isaac Hd 49 M La Miss Miss Farmer
Roberts, Cora W 42 M Tx Tx Ark
Roberts, Ora L Dtr 11 Tx La Tx
Roberts, L.C. Son 7 Tx La Tx
Shown in Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1775-1984, Succession File No. 2322-2380, 1914-1915, for Mary C. White, as one of eight surviving children of her parents, viz "Mrs.Cornelia Evans, wife of R.E. Evans....(resident) of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana."
His death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, indicated he was married, and that he was employed at the Treating Department of Texaco. He died of a self-inflicted shotgun wound.
Pfc. Curtis Burl White, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis White of Pineland, was stationed with the U. S. Army - 270 Signal Company in Phi Bai, Vietnam.
Obituary
Curtis Burl White, 72, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 at his home on Highway 184.
Burl was born in Hemphill, Texas on March 23, 1949 to William Curtis White and Freddie Miller White. After attending West Sabine High School, he entered the United States Army where he served in Vietnam in 1969. After his military service, he began working for Temple-Inland in Pineland where he worked as a saw filer until his retirement after 30 plus years.
Burl enjoyed hunting and he loved spoiling his grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Burl is survived by his wife of 52 years, Helen Waldrop White; sons, Kurtis White and wife, Tracy, of Pine Park Community and Brandon White and wife, Hannah, of Bronson; twin brother, Earl White of Hemphill; sister, Johnnie Sue Phillips and husband, Glenn, of Pine Park; grandchildren, Terra White and husband, Bryan Godeaux, Chelsi Woods and husband, Clayton Woods, Tyler White, BreeAnn White, Andrew Russell, and Bailee White; and great grandchildren, Prestin White, Lilly Godeaux, Colston Woods, and Cullen Woods.
He was preceded in death by his parents Curtis and Freddie White; brother, Bobby White and wife, Jean; and sister-in-law, Mary Ann White.
Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 1, 2021, page 9
Military graveside services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 30, 2021 in Plainview Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. David Ebarb officiating.
Serving as pallbearers are Tyler Jones, Rocky White, Bradley White, Corey Ross, Logan Ermias, Curtis James White, Dustin White and Chris Jones. Providing military honors are the Sabine County Honor Guard.
In lieu of flowers, it is the family's request that donations be made instead to Starr Funeral Home to offset funeral expenses.
Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.
Name David F White
Titles and Terms
Event Type Death
Event Date 14 Nov 1910
Event Place Danvers,,Massachusetts
Residence Place
Address
Gender Male
Age
Marital Status Married
Occupation Shoemaker
Birth Date
Birthplace St Johns, New Brunswick
Birth Year (Estimated)
Burial Date
Burial Place Pine Grove Cemetery Lynn, Mass
Cemetery
Father's Name Leslie White
Father's Titles and Terms
Father's Birthplace New Brunswick
Mother's Name Elizabeth Mcfadden
Mother's Titles and Terms
Mother's Birthplace New Brunswick
Additional Relatives
Spouse's Name
Reference ID 13
GS Film number 2314142
Frame Number
Digital Folder Number 4283175
Image Number 00298
Citing this Record:
"Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N4S5-JJ3 : accessed 15 May 2014), David F White, 14 Nov 1910; citing Danvers,,Massachusetts, 13, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2314142.
The September 20, 2006 "Sabine County Reporter" had a picture of the Milam, Texas, First Grade through High School--Spring 1927. A Drew White was pictured, but a grade was not indicated. The photo was submitted to the "Sabine County Reporter" by Robert E. "Ted" Finley of Van Nuys, California.
There is an Ed White in Pike County, Mississippi in 1820. This may or may not be the same Edward White that is located in Amite County, Mississippi 10 years later. The family composition is 3 males under the age of 10, 1 male between 10-16, two males between 26 and 45, two females under the age of 10, and one female age 26 to 45.
On the 1830 Amite County, Mississippi census, Edward White and wife had 3 boys & 3 girls, 0-9, 1 boy and 1 girl 10-19. He was between the ages of 40 to 60 and his wife was between 20 and 40.
He was still in Amite County in 1840, on page 52. The microfilm at the San Antonio Public Library was faded and difficult to read. It appeared to show the following, however< Edward White Males 1-0-2-0-0-0-0-1 Females0-2-0-2-0-0-1-0 He appears to have held at least two female slaves, one under the age of five, and the other between five and ten. The number of male slaves is difficult to read. It is probably just one.
Edward White, his wife Elizabeth, and several of his children can be found in Amite County, Mississippi on the 1850 census as well. Sometime after this enumeration, they moved to Sabine County, Texas.
In White and Toole's book, Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records it was noted hat "Later that year (ca. 1843-sic), the Edward White family...and many of their friends and relatives came to Sabine County. Some forty or fifty covered wagons, some of them drawn by oxen, travelled together." From "Sabine County Historical Sketches And Genealogical Records."
Edward White is shown on various internet trees, most unsourced, as either the son of William White and Mary Matilda Mason of Mecklenberg, Virginia or as the son of Edward White and Pembrook Singleton of Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia. In neither case has documentary evidence been shown. Mildred Bell Landers emailed that she had "heard from a ggg grandson of Edward White (through his daughter who married Cannon Travis), and he asked if I had ever heard that Edward was an Indian named Whitecloud or Whitefeather, like his father, William. I had never heard this, and in Sabine County the past is closer than elsewhere. Nor had I heard that Edward White's father was William. One of my other gg grandfathers was part Indian, and this seems to be known in Sabine County, at least by descendants. Ever heard of any of this? There was a picture of an Edward White, Civil War veteran, in an issue of the Sabine County Reporter (maybe a son or grandson) and he did not appear to be part Indian. In my mother's family, some of them had characteristics that could be considered Indian."
Jack Hutchins White emailed, in August 2013, that his White ancestor was "Cajabeth White, who was living in Bute Co, NC with his brother, William, as early as 1766. He had two sons, John and Robert. John White inherited land from a man named John Seagrove, whose will names John White as his nephew. It seems likely that Cajabeth's wife, Frances, was a Seagrove, but this is not proven. The 1771 tax list for Bute Co shows that Young McLemore....had an overseer named John Seagrove, who appears on a number of documents with members of the McLemore family before they migrated out of Bute (later Warren) Co. I have been trying for a couple of years to piece together precisely how the Seagrove, McLemore and White families may have interacted with one another, but the Seagrove family history is as complicated as that of the Whites.
The thing that interests me about your website is that Cajabeth White was frequently referred to in court documents as Cade, and I see in your website that two sons of Edward White (b. 1781 in Mecklenburg Co, VA) each had sons they named Cade.
I believe it is likely that the Edward White in your website is the son of William White Sr. of Mecklenburg Co, VA. The personal property tax lists for that county show a son of William named Edward who is first listed as a taxable adult in the household of his father in 1797 and as head of his own household in 1800. He is gone from the county by 1801.
I am researching the possibility that William White Sr. was the brother of Cajabeth "Cade" White named in the 1766 tax rolls for Bute Co. The fact that the name Cade appears twice among the grandchildren of Edward White seems to support this theory.
I am still a bit fuzzy on when this White line intermarries with the Strong and McLemore families. I am hoping one of your family researchers would be willing to collaborate with me on the foregoing topics. I have copied Lisa Lisson, a White family descendant, who is assisting in this research."
CENSUS YR: 1850
STATE or TERRITORY: MS
COUNTY: Amite REEL NO: M432-368
PAGE NO: 93A
REFERENCE: Enumerated 12 Dec 1850 by Henry Flowe
23 615 615 White Edward 69 M Farmer 750 Va
24 615 615 White Elizabeth 55 F Geo 25
615 615 White Jane E. 25 F Amite Co Miss (Widow of J.H. Wente---I believe she is actually listed as Went on the microfilm)
26 615 615 White S. P. 17 F Amite Co Miss
27 615 615 White Wm. T. 12 M Amite Co Miss
28 615 615 Went Elizabeth 7 F Amite Co Miss
29 615 615 Went John E. 6 M Amite Co Miss
30 615 615 Went Jane E. 4 F Amite Co Miss
31 615 615 Went James T. 1 M Amite Co Miss
On the 1860 Sabine County, Texas census, Edward and Elizabeth (age 79 and 66) were living with 11 year old L.E. White, a female born in Texas. Edward's real property was valued at $500 and he had personal property valued at $7,943. I speculate that L.E. White might actually be M.E. White, Mary Elizabeth Sophronia White, the oldest daughter of James and Drucilla White. James died prior to 1860, and his wife remarried John C. Partin. James and Drucilla's two younger daughters are listed with Drucilla and her new husband, but their oldest daughter, born circa 1848/1849, has disappeared. It could be that this oldest daughter died. Or it could be that the oldest daughter went to live with and/or care for her elderly grandparents. Additionally, the 11 year old L.E. White does not seem to fit into any other of the White families shown on the 1850 census, nor can she be found after 1860.
Enrolled in the District 6 School in Sabine County in 1854.
Blanche Finley Toole wroted Melinda Strong, in September 2000, that Edward "ran away and joined to Civil War at age 14. He was a Bugle Boy." Mackie and Kay McCary's transcription of the Meador Cemetery shows that his gravesite was marked with "Co. G. Col. Bradford's Inf Brig. - CSA"
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Enumerated 24 Jun 1880
Page 12D SD 1 ED 85
117-118
White, Edward J W M 33 Farmer La Ga Miss
White, Mary W F 27 Wf Keeping House Tx Va Ky
White, Edna E W F i Dtr Tx
White, Fannie R W F 6 Dtr Tx
White, Ben M W M 3 Son Tx
White, Pattie M W F 1/12 May Dtr Tx
Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page, originally created by Sandra Betram Meier, and maintained by Keith Kuhn:
Elvia Pennington, 83, of Webster died Friday, October 31, 1997, at Lakeview Nursing Home in Webster.
Funeral services were held Monday, November 3, at E.E. Stringer Funeral Home in Buna with burial at Antioch Cemetery in Buna.
A native of Pineland and former resident of Buna, she lived in Webster six years.
Survivors include her sons, Glenn Pennington of Houston, Engene Pennington of Buna; daughters, Bobbie Jean Parish of Houston, Faye Hill of Buna and Madie Kuhn of Webster; sister, Floyce Rouse of Orange; 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Copied from the Obituary Collection in Buna Public Library, Vol. 1 1986 - 1999.
Shown in Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1775-1984, Succession File No. 2322-2380, 1914-1915, for Mary C. White, as one of eight surviving children of her parents, viz "Mrs. Emma Young, wife of Shelby N. Young....(resident) of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana."
Mrs. Ethel Marie Buehrly, 74, a lifelong resident of the Cass City area, died Saturday, Nov. 2, at Hills and Dales General Hospital after a lengthy illness.
She was born Aug. 15, 1911, in Greenleaf Township. Her parents were Fred and Lydia Clark WHITE. Miss White was married to Lawrence W. Buehrly June 29, 1929 in Cass City. He died Oct. 12, 1981. She was a member of the Salem United Methodist Church of Cass City, the United Methodist Women and its Dorcas Club, and a past member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Mrs. Buehrly is survived by two sons, Donald BUEHRLY and Dale BUEHRLY, both of Cass City, and one daughter, Esther BUEHRLY, of Cass City; one grandson, one granddaughter; two great-grandsons; two sisters, Mrs. Isla COOK of Cass City and Mrs. Mary Bell RICH of Gagetown, and one brother, Frank of Cass City. Two sisters, Cora and Wreatha, preceded her in death.
Funeral services were scheduled Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church, with Clare Patton, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Elkland Cemetery. Little's Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
ETHEL BUEHRLY 15 Aug 1911 Nov 1985 48726 (Cass City, Tuscola, MI) (none specified) 383-48-0734 Michigan
On the 1920 Sabine County census, she was living in the household of her son, John B. Walker in Precinct #1 of Sabine County, household #579/601. She was listed as a 67 year old widow.
Her son, Glenn McCroskey, married Nelda Miller. They had three children: Jeff, Scott and Kyle. Kay Parker McCary's transcription of the Gravel Hill Cemetery shows that she was first married to Lee Roy McCroskey and second to Col. Piram. In his autobiography, Robert Cecil McDaniel writes that while they were stationed in San Antonio, his sister-in-law, Evilee "lived with us for a year so so, and during that time, she worked for Frost National Bank. After we left San Antonio, she worked at Fort Sam Houston as a Federal Civil Service employee. Later, and when in her early fifties, she married a Colonel Piram, a widower, who was then stationed at Fourth Army Headquarters. They were later transferred to Fort Bliss, where he retired. During the late sixties, Colonel Piram died of a heart attack while on a fishing trip int he Rocky Mountains."
Toledo Chronicle Published ? Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Freda Gail "Gay" White Aug. 6, 1958-Oct. 18, 2010 Gay White passed away on Oct. 18, 2010. Gay was preceded in death by her father, O.B. White. She is survived by her son, Cody Wayne Scott of Lake Charles; daughter, Amy Perez of Fayetteville, N.C.; mother, Bobbie Lou White of Pineland, Texas; brother, Wendell Wayne White of Lake Charles; sister, Pam Reich of LeCompte and five nieces; two nephews and two granddaughters, Elena and Olivia.
Gay loved fishing, spending time with family and friends, cooking and taking care of her animals. She was a nurturer with a heart of gold. She will be greatly missed.
Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Springhill Cemetery in Hemphill. Pallbearers will be Trey Reich, Josh Reich, Danny Scott, Gareth McCown, Jason Francis, Kyle Savoie and Eric Snow. Honorary Pallbearers will be Wendy White McCown, Katie White Snow, Lacie White Savoie, Lensi White and Cherish Reich Francis.
Donations can be made to the building fund of her church, Water's Edge Gathering in Lake Charles.
Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, October 27, 2010, page 13
1880 Census
Texas, Limestone County,
Enumerated 9 Jun 1880
Page 22B SD 4 ED 94
195-205
White, Frederic W M 36 Farming Miss Tenn Tenn
White, Virginia W F 37 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss SC
White, Zachariah W M 11 Son At Home Tx Miss Miss
White, George W M 8 Son Tx Miss Miss
White. Mary W F 4 Dau Tx Miss Miss
White, Lee M W 2 Son Tx Miss Miss
196-206
White, Terry W M 70 Farmer Tenn NC NC
Wilson, Robert W M 24 Servant Huckster Tx Ga Ala
1930 Census
Texas, Nacogdoches County, JP 8
Enumerated 11 Apr 1930
ED 174-21 SD 12 Sheet 9B
Abbly and Maytown Road
182-188
White, Tom J Head M W 56 m 29 Tx Miss Ala Farmer
White, Nettie Wf F W 57 M 30 Miss Miss Ala
White, Velma Dtr F W 26 S Tx Tx Miss Stenographer Bank
---/189
White, Foster Head M W 21 M 20 Tx Tx Miss Telegraph Operator Railroad Office
White, Estill Wf F W 18 M 17 Tx La Tx
The Sabine County Reporter
December 30, 2009, Page 9
Geri White Rigsby
Geraldine "Geri" Rigsby, 80, of Nacogdoches, a local native, died Saturday, December 19, 2009.
She was born Aug. 7, 1929, in Sabine County as a daughter of the late A. V. White and Edna McDaniel White.
She enjoyed reading, gardening and quilting. She and her husband, "Red," love to travel. When in Woodville, she enjoyed involvement with the Ivanhoe Civic Club. When her children were young, she spent many years as a Girl Scout leader and also worked along Red with Boy Scouts.
Survivors: son, Michael Rigsby, and wife, Dawn of Nacogdoches; daughter, Kathleen Rigsby Behrman and husband, Tom of Houston; son, Kyle Rigsby and wife, Julie of Lumberton; sisters-in-law, Ethel White of Woodville and Jackie Rigsby of San Antonio; brothers-in-law, Joe Rigsby and wife, Patsy of Cleburne and Larry Rigsby, and wife Bobbie of Midlothian; grandchildren, Ben, Kristen and Daniel Rigsby, Annie and Tommie Behrman, Sheila, Katrien, Jessica, and Joshua Rigsby; and a great grandson, Caleb Rigsby.,
She is preceded in death by her parents, A. V. and Edna White; her spouse of 57 years, Lewis "Red" Eldon Rigsby; and a brother, Alan Victor White.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the First United Methodist Church in Nacogdoches with Dr. Bill Gandin officiating. Interment followed at Nat Cemetery in Nacogdoches County with Dr. Duane Kelley officiating.
Memorials may be made to Habitat for Humanity, P. O. Box 630383, Nacogdoches, Tx 75963 or the American Heart Association, Nacogdoches County Division, 3629 West Meadow, Nacogdoches, TX 754961.
Services were under the direction of Cason Monk Metcalf Funeral directors in Nacogdoches. Online obituary and guestbook at www.casonmonk-metcalf.com.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2010)
Enrolled in the District 6 School in Sabine County in 1854.
Died in the Hospital in Virginia during the Civil War. He was in Company P, Hood's Texas Brigade. (McDaniel, Robert Cecil CITIZEN SOLDIERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS.)
Shown in Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1775-1984, Succession File No. 2322-2380, 1914-1915, for Mary C. White, as one of eight surviving children of his parents, viz "Harry T. White, a resident of Sabine County, Texas (Bronson P.O.)."
Harry T. White, Geneva, was also on a list of 11 members of the Sabine County Medical Society, June 1910, in the TEXA STATE JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, published in 1911.
In 1920, he was living in the home of his widowed mother and younger brother.
His Texas Death certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, indicates that he was a retired merchant.
Name: Henry Ernest White
Death Date: 05 Feb 1960
Death Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 78 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 02 Jan 1882
Birthplace: Hemphill, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Henry Strickland White
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Cordelia Delia Buckley
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Merchant
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Hemphill Cemetery
Burial Place: Hemphill, Texas
Burial Date: 06 Feb 1960
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2116165
Digital Film Number: 4135999
Image Number: 1053
Reference Number: cn 11826
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated April 28, 1930
ED 202-3 SD 19 Sheet 6A Stamped 28
63-66
White, Henry E Head M W 48 M 23 Tx Tx Tx Grader Man State Highway
White, Sarah E Wf F W 42 M 18 Tx Tx Tx
White. Lillian A Dtr F W 24 S Tx Tx Tx Stenographer Chevrolet Co
White, Sibyl E. Dtr F W 21 S Tx Tx Tx Teacher Public School
White, Buna E Dtr F W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
On the Sabine County 1854 Scholastic Census, H.S. White was shown as of household with five (5) children between the ages of 6 and 16 enrolled at School District No. 6. They were: Edward, Vardamenn, Mary, Hanibal, and Arrilla. Who was Arrilla, and who was her mother? Could this have been Hanzel, his daughter by Eliza Jones?
Henry S and Mary E White (third wife) were among the 11 founding members of the First Baptist Church of Hemphill, all of whom gathered on the banks of the Housen Bayou, drawing up 12 articles of Faith and 24 articles of Decorum. Henry served as the clerk to the church, recording all church proceedings for a period of some 12 years (from 1858 to 1870), as a delegate to church conferences, and as the moderator of church proceedings. In November, 1868, he was ordained as a Deacon of the Church. The MINUTES 1858-1890 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH HEMPHILL, TEXAS were transcribed and indexed by Di Ann Vick in 1982, and are available for purchase from both Ingmire Publications, 10166 Clairmont Dr St. Louis MO 63136 and Ericson Books 1614 Redbud St Nacogdoches, Texas 75961.
In 1876, H S and Mary E White left the First Baptist Church and were among the founding members of the Antioch Baptist Church in the Gravel Hill Community of Sabine County. According to a plaque on the front of the Antioch Church, J. S. Lambert and J J Roundtree were the organizers. Other founding members included: George Conn, John Anderson, T.D. Burkhalter, John De Weese, L.W. Hoard, Hosie Baldree, Ann Mason, Sophie H. Wallace, Mrs. C.A. Hoard, C. Baldree
Per the book "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" by White and Toole, "Henry S. White Sr. was Judge of Sabine County from 1869-1875, serving with Solomon Arthur. (They were called Chief Magistrates until the new State Constitution went into effect at the end of their term). Henry S. White was also a member of the Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge. As the White Plantation lay just west of Hemphill, he was one of the last of the "Paderos" for the return of run-a-way slaves."
I have been unable to locate a CSA service record for Henry. It is probable that he was considered too old for service, he was almost 50 at the outbreak of the war.
His tombstone indicates he was a Mason.
Note in the 1920 Sabine County, Texas federal census, there was a 50 year old mulatto farmer named Jesse White (#594-616). He noted that his father was born in Mississippi and his mother in Georgia. What is his relationship, if any, to the other White's in Sabine County, Texas?
1850 Census
Louisiana, Sabine Parish
13 Sept 1850
305-307
Henry White 37 M Farmer 900 Ga
Anne White 26 F Miss
H J 13 M Miss
Mary White 11 F Miss
Will White 8 M Miss
A. V. White 6 La
Edward White 3 M La
Jno. White 3/12 M La
1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr. No 1
Page 15C and 16D SD 1 ED 85 Stemped 231\\
Enumerated 26 and 28 Jun 1880
155-156
White, Henry S. W M 68 Farmer Ga Va Ga
White, Mary E W F 59 Wf Keeping House Miss Tn NC
Wallace, Sophia W F 30 StpDtr Farm laborer Miss --- ---
White, Eunice W F 28 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx --- ---
White, Ann E W F 25 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx --- ---
White, Ruth T W F 19 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx --- ---
1880 Census
Enumerated 29 and 30 June 1880
Page 18B SD 1 ED 85
179-182
White, Henry S Jr W M 23 Farmer Tx Ga Miss
White, Mary W F 22 Wf Keeping House Tx Ala Miss
White, William C W M 1 Son Texas
180-183
Buckley, William N W M 50 Farmer Ala Ga Ga
Buckley, Ruthy M W F 43 Wf Keeping House Miss Miss Miss
Buckley, Frances E W F 23 Dtr At Home Tx
Buckley, Nancy E W F 19 Dtr At Home Tx
Buckley, William A W M 17 Son Farm Laborer Tx
Buckley, Young E W M 14 Son Farm Laborer Tx
Buckley, Laura E W F 11 Dtr W F 11 Dtr Farm Laborer Tx
Buckley, Ruthy O W F 8 Dtr Tx
Buckley, John C W M 6 Son Tx
Buckley, Jefferson B W 1 Son Tx
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2A Stamped 93
23-24
White, Henry Head W M Apr 1857 43 M 22 Tx Ga Miss Farmer
White, Mary C Wf W F Dec 1858 41 M 22 8/8 Tx Ala Miss
White, Earnest H Son W M Jan 1882 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
White, Rutha B Dtr W F Apr 1884 16 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Mary Dtr W F Oct 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Archie B Son W M Jun 1890 10 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Minina E Dtr W F May 1893 8 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Jessie A Son W M Jan 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Ophilia Dtr W F Jan 1900 5/12 Tx Tx Tx
White, John H Bro W M Apr 1850 50 D La Ga Miss Farm Laborer
Her FindAGrave memorial page links her to parents own memorial pages. They are shown as Hugh Leigher White (1889-1936) and Cora V. Breeden (1890-1967).
Presumably the trailblazer in the family. He was the only family member living in Sabine County in 1850. All the other family members migrated from Mississippi at a later date. His two oldest daughters were born in Louisiana circa 1848 and 1849, so he had not been in Texas long. His middle initial is sometimes shown as C and other times as E.
1850 Census
Texas, Sabine County
Enumerated 20 Nov 1850
Stamped 327
257-257
Morris, Amon P 25 M Farmer Miss
Morris, Mary A 21 F La
Morris, Mary C. F. 3 F La
Morris, Alfred W 1 m La
Watkins, Mary 45 F NC*
258-258
White, John C 24 M Farmer Miss
White, Drucilla C 21 F Tx
White, Mary E 2 F La
White, Theodotia 1 F La
White, Drucilla 1/12 F Tx
(Courtesy of Scott Watkins)
*Schluter and Toole, in their annotated transcription of the 1850 Sabine County, Texas census, show her as "dau of John and Mary Smith and widow of ---- Watkins." Scott Watkins points out that she is actually Mary Kemp Watkins, mother of Mary Morris and Drucilla White. A daughter of John and Mary Smith, namely Elizabeth, was married to Green Berry Watkins, thus causing the confusion.
Shown in Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1775-1984, Succession File No. 2322-2380, 1914-1915, for Mary C. White, as one of eight surviving children of his parents, viz "J. Louie White---(resident) of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana."
His Texas Death Certificate shows he was married and worked as a Building Contractor. No father was listed, and his mother was shown as Mary Cornelia ?. The informant was W.E. White, relationship not indicated. He had been a resident of Houston for 17 years prior to his death, thus arriving ca 1932.
1900 Census
Mississippi, Pike County, Beat 4 (part) McComb City Town
SD 7 ED 112 Sheet 7A Stamped page 167
Enumerated 6 Jun 1900
105-120
White, William F. (sic) W M July 1838 61 M 32 Miss Miss Miss Merchant
White, Mary Wf W F Nov 1845 54 M 32 11/9 Miss Miss
106-121
Martin, Albert Head W M Nov 1875 24 M 1 Miss Miss Miss Machinist
Martin, Ary Wf W F Jan 1877 (*) Wife 23 M1 1/1 Miss Miss Miss
107-122
White, Louie Hed W M Apr 1872 28 M 3 Miss Miss Miss Merchant
White, Mady Wf W F Jan 1877 23 M 3 2/2 Tenn Tenn Tenn
White, Willie Son M W feb 1898 2 S Miss Miss Tenn
White, Louis Son W M Apr 1900 2/12 S Miss Miss Tenn
Jane Ellen Hill (n?e White), born on April 1, 1955, in Hemphill, Texas to Rex White and Atrell Wright White, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2024, in Jasper, Texas at the age of 69.
A lifetime resident of Sabine County, Jane was a graduate of Hemphill High School. She dedicated her life to her family, embracing her role as a loving housewife, mother, and caregiver. Jane was the heart of her household, known for her nurturing spirit and the warm, welcoming home she maintained.
Jane married Ralph Hill, Sr., nearly 48 years ago, and together they built a life filled with love and laughter.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Hill, Sr. of Hemphill; sons, Lee Craig Hill (Rhonda) of Bronson, and Ralph Carson Hill, Jr. of Hemphill; daughter, Jennifer Hill (Mark Weaver) of Hemphill; brother, Frank White (Sherry) of Beaumont; sisters, Mary Lou Adams of Conroe and Carolyn Erwin (Roy) of Huntington; and her cherished grandchildren, Alissa, Summer, Kaden, Carson, Kenny, Megan, Brantley, Casen, Chase, Paisley, Keith, Christian, Courtney, James, Brittany, and Hailley, along with numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Cheyenne Hill; brothers, Charlie White, R.C. "Dink" White, Billy Joe White, and Fred White; and sisters, Frances Denby and Betty Ann McGown.
Jane's passions included crafting, gardening, and caring for her chickens. She relished the time spent with her grandchildren, and her love for the outdoors was evident through her enjoyment of fishing and camping. Jane also enjoyed playing BINGO with friends.
Visitation for Jane will be held from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.
Funeral services will commence at 2:00 p.m. in the same location, officiated by Bro. Rex White and Bro. Lamar Denby.
Burial will follow at Meador Cemetery, Milam, Texas.
Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill, Texas is handling the arrangements, downloaded from their website
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 7, 2024, page 4
According to her death certificate, filed by her daughter, Grace Schopf, she had lived in Everett for 13 years prior to her death (since approximately 1936), and although born in New Brunswick, Canada, she was a citizen of the U.S. The marriage register for Janet and Edwin show that Janet was born in St. John and a resident of St. John. Her parents were shown as Leslie and Elizabeth White. Her religion was listed as Baptist. (Courtesy of Cecelia Payne)
Katherine Friestat shows him as a son of John Franklin White. His date of birth and death is from her tree at the RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project. However, these can not be verified, on either the SSDI or in the Texas Death Index, so it is possible they are not accurate. They should be verified through an immediate family member, obituary, or official record. Friestat's online tree also shows that John David White was married several times, both prior to and after, his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Smith. He is said to be buried at Resthaven Cemetery. The "Lawrence-Clinton" tree on Ancestry.com also show his father as John Franklin White, and lists his mother as well, Mary Ann Reddell. The same DOB is listed, 14 Dec 1914 in Collin County, TX. The date of death, varies somewhat, showing 1 March 1993, but I am still unable to find him on the SSDI with that year of birth.
There is, however, a John D. White, born 14 Dec 1914 and died Mar 1992 on the SSDI. Additionally, the Texas Death index has a listing for a John White, date of death 13 Mar 1992, Dallas County, Texas.
According to the 1870 census, John H. White could not read or write, and suffered an "impairment." Charlie White notes that on the 1880 census, he is listed as married to a woman named Elizabeth, born circa 1857 in Arkansas. Five year old Lizzie Davis is shown as John's stepdaughter. On the 1900 census, it was also indicated that he could not read or write. He was living in the home of his younger half-brother, Henry Strickland White, Jr. It was also shown that he was divorced.
1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
Enumerated 5 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 2A Stamped 93
23-24
White, Henry Head W M Apr 1857 43 M 22 Tx Ga Miss Farmer
White, Mary C Wf W F Dec 1858 41 M 22 8/8 Tx Ala Miss
White, Earnest H Son W M Jan 1882 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
White, Rutha B Dtr W F Apr 1884 16 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Mary Dtr W F Oct 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Archie B Son W M Jun 1890 10 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Minina E Dtr W F May 1893 8 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Jessie A Son W M Jan 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Ophilia Dtr W F Jan 1900 5/12 Tx Tx Tx
White, John H Bro W M Apr 1850 50 D La Ga Miss Farm Laborer
Per OLDTIMERS OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS "he was known as the Daniel Boone of his day, never tiring of being in the woods. He hunted wild game at every opportunity, and never was his larder empty of venison, turkey and squirrel. A nephew, A.V. White recalls seeing John and his brother-in-law, George Morris, coming home with two large turkey gobblers, with their feet tied together and a pole between their legs and their heads dragging.
He loves to tell tall tales and was known as somewhat of a joker. He tells of the time his uncle, Jack White, shot a deer and thinking it was dead, ran up and grabbed it by the horns. The deer came up stomping and kicking Jack with its sharp hoofs. "Jacks feet were in pretty bad condition" chuckled John "but he was always getting in trouble. Once he caught a fawn and tied it to a tree with his shirt. When Jack got ready to go home home, it had broken loose and fled, taking Jack's shirt along." A dead pan joker, John White had such a reputation for tall tales that Andrew Lott told a newcomer Tom Pulliam, who started to repeat something John said, "anyone repeating anything John White says has to shell a a half a bushel of peanuts. Once when someone was bragging about his corn harvest, Johh said "Oh that's nothing. I had to haul half of mine into have room to windrow the rest."
The Whites have lived all their married life on their farm in the Pinehill community where they raised their children and where they now have retired in their pleasant little house surrounded by tall pines and beautiful scenery.
There are 23 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren (circa 1964).
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDBJ-C8Q
Name: John Madison White
Death Date: 28 Dec 1964
Death Place: Buna, Jasper, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 84 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 15 Nov 1880
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: A.V. Vardenon White
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Era Edna Davidson
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation: Farmer
Place of Residence: Hemphill, Sabine, Texas
Cemetery: Springhill Cemetery
Burial Place: Sabine County, Texas
Burial Date: 29 Dec 1964
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117697
Digital Film Number: 4028381
Image Number: 1099
Reference Number: cn 83352
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 1
Enumerated 30 Apr 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 11B
Hemphill and Homer Road
184-186
White, Robert W Head m W 27 m1 7 Tx Tx Ala Farmer
White, Florence B Wf F W 27 m1 7 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
White, A. V. Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
White, William C Son M W 4 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Lafayette Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Tx
185-187
White, Thomas J Head M W 37 m2 7 Tx La Ala Farmer
White, Nettie H Wf F W 39 m1 7 2/2 Ala Ala Ala
White, Francis V Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Ala
White, George F Son M W 2 S Tx Tx Ala
186-188
White, John M Head M W 27 m1 2 Tx La Ala Farmer
White, Kate Wf F W 23 m1 2 1/1 Tx Tx Tx
White, Corra Son M W 1 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx
White, Aary A Mother F W 62 Ed 11/7 Ala Ala Tenn
Davidson, Jefferson O Uncle M W 64 Wd Ala Ala Tenn
John Thomas "J. T." White, died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, near Hemphill.
J. T. was born on Nov. 14, 1990 in Lufkin and had lived near Hemphill in the Gravelhill community. He was a senior at Hemphill High School and a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Grevelhill.
J. T. is survived by his father, Keven White and his wife Kimberly of Gravelhill; his mother, Charlene Howard and her husband Doug of Nacogdoches; great grandparents, Mildred and Jesse Travis of Hemphill; grandmother, Kathleen White of Gravelhill; grandparents Wendy and Kirk Travis of Richmond, VA; three sisters, Chris White and Brianna Smith of Gravelhill, and Candace Howard of Nacogdoches; and four brothers, Zachery Johnson of Beaumont, Jared, Joshua and Carl Howard, all of Nacogdoches.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 28 in the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church,. Interment followed in the Gravelhill cemetery.
Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill.
(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, March 2009)
Mrs. Johnnie Mae Smith, 79, of Milam died Friday, March 31, 2017 at CHI Memorial Hospital, Lufkin, TX. after a brief illness. Johnnie was born April 30, 1937 in Hemphill, TX. to Charles Conway (Connie) Brown White and Carter Arnold White and resided in Sabine County throughout her life. She was a housewife, mother and lifelong member of Hemphill Church of God. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Millard Smith; son, Randy Smith and wife Becky of Strickland Crossing; daughters Sheila Woods of Hudson and Angie Fuller and husband Rusty of Lufkin, two sisters, Betty Webb of Center and Linda Horton of Hemphill; grandchildren Justin Smith and wife Cassie, Kaitlyn Smith, Benjamin Smith; Hannah Woods, Reece Woods, Haylee Woods, Hayden Woods; Samantha McElroy and husband Will, Demi Fuller and Chase Fuller. She was preceded in death by her sister Billie Ruth Ferguson and son-in-law Vince Woods. Mrs. Smith is also survived by brothers in law Lamar Smith and wife Ruth, Tommy Smith and wife Juanita, Morris Shofner; sisters in law Janice Hughes and Brenda Elliott. Mrs. Smith leaves behind a large number of loving nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 PM, Monday evening at Starr Funeral Home with the funeral service at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 4, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Liberty Springs Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice in the Pines, 1504 West Frank, Lufkin, TX 75904 or the Liberty Springs Cemetery Fund, 1895 Reeves Road, Milam, TX 75959.
Copied from the Lufkin News. Also published in the Sabine County Reporter, April 5, 2017, Page 5
Mrs. Johnnie Sue White Phillips, age 78, of Hemphill, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 27, 2021, in Hemphill, Texas.
Born May 20, 1943, to parents William Curtis and Freddie (Miller) White, Mrs. Phillips was a native and lifelong resident of the Sabine County, Texas, area. She retired after several years of a successful career in real estate sales and development. Johnnie was the owner of Tryco Realty for 29 years.
Her survivors include her husband, Glenn Arthur Phillips of Hemphill, Texas, a brother, Earl White of Hemphill, Texas; and sisters-in-law, Libbie Jones of Center, Texas, and Helen White of Hemphill, Texas; and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, William Curtis White; mother, Freddie Miller White; brothers, Bobby G. White and Burl White; and sisters-in-law, Mary Ann White and Jean White.
A graveside service was set for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Plainview Cemetery, located at the intersection of FM 1 and FM 2024 near Pineland, Texas, with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating.
Pallbearers: J.C. Helmer, Riley Helmer, Nason Helmer, Kenneth Brodie Jr., James Helmer, and Anthony Ridley. Honorary pallbearer: Sammy DuBose.
Services were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas.
Downloaded from Find A Grave
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, December 8, 2021, page 8
Shown in Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1775-1984, Succession File No. 2322-2380, 1914-1915, for Mary C. White, as one of eight surviving children of his parents, viz "Leon C. White..(resident) of Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana."
Cecelia Payne of New Brunswick, Canada cites a "Genealogical CD with the first two generations of the NB families on it" as showing Leslie White as the son of George and Ann/Agnes White (d. December 20, 1878).
George White was said to have been born in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The death certificate of son, Leslie, instead shows Glasgow.
Leslie's siblings were shown as Margaret (married George Thomas Ward), Jane, Mary (married a Mr. Nicholson), Peter, George (d. January 17, 1915) and Agnes (b. November 18, 1846 d. March 18, 1928; wife of Andrew Campbell b. April 03, 1833 d. December 02, 1913).
Name Leslie White
Titles and Terms:
Event Typ Death
Event Date 08 Jul 1907
Event Place Lynn,,Massachusetts
Residence Place
Address:
Gender Male
Age 59
Marital Status Married
Occupation Buffer
Birth Date 1848
Birthplace St John, New Brunswick Canada
Birth Year (Estimated) 1848
Burial Date
Burial Place Pine Grove, Lynn
Cemetery
Father's Name Leslie White
Father's Titles and Terms
Father's Birthplace Glasgow, Scotland
Mother's Name Elizabeth Mcfadden
Mother's Titles and Terms
Mother's Birthplace St. John NB
Additional Relatives
Spouse's Name
Reference ID 152
GS Film number 2217232
Frame Number
Digital Folder Number 4282848
Image Number 00732
Citing this Record:
"Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWRN-7JF : accessed 15 May 2014), Leslie White, 08 Jul 1907; citing Lynn,,Massachusetts, 152, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2217232.
Letitia Gayle Johnson, 70, of Longview, Texas passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at Longview Regional Medical Center in Longview.
Gayle was born in Pineland, Texas on July 3, 1951 to Ronald B. "Tidlow" White and Jerlene "Jerri" Smith. She was a graduate of West Sabine High School and had earned her degree in computer science. She was 30 resident of Longview, having previously lived in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Gayle was a talented and award winning photographer.
Gayle is survived by her husband, Charles "Buddy" Johnson of Longview; daughters, Kelli Fajardo and husband, Rafael, of Longview and Kristy Shivers and husband, Brandon, of Henderson; brother, Bob White of Pineland; brothers-in-law, Keith Johnson and Randy Johnson and wife, Jewel, all of Pineland; and grandchildren, Esther Fajardo, Gabe Fajardo, Sara Fajardo, Kenlie Shivers, and Kylie Shivers.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Jerri Fuller and her father, R. B. White.
Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.
Graveside services will follow visitation at 11:00 a.m. Sunday in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, on Whitehead Cemetery Rd off Hwy 83, Pineland, Texas under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with Bro. Steven Ferguson officiating.
Condolences can be made and guest book may be signed online at starrfuneralhome.com.
Downloaded from Star Funeral Home
Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, August 18, 2021, page 9
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXHK-8Q8
Name: Lillian Mary Grubbs
Death Date: 30 Oct 1959
Death Place: El Paso, El Paso, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Death Age: 86 years
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1873
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Luther Calvin White
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mehitabel Cochran
Mother's Birthplace:
Occupation:
Place of Residence:
Cemetery: Restlawn Memorial Park
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 02 Nov 1959
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2115989
Digital Film Number: 4165962
Image Number: 820
Reference Number: item 2 cn 55294
Collection: Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976
She grew up in the Gravelhill Community, about seven miles north of Hemphill, Texas.
Loye McDANIEL
Loye McDANIEL, 83, of Hemphill died at 11:52 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at Twin Lakes Care Center in San Augustine. Mrs. McDANIEL was born Oct. 30, 1919. Survivors: husband, Cecil McDANIEL of Hemphill; two sons, Dwight McDANIEL of Houston and Stephen McDANIEL of Longview: a brother, Tommy WHITE of Gravel Hill community, Sabine county and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2005 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc. in Hemphill follwed at Oakhill Cemetery in Sabine County.
San Augustine Tribune, December 19. 2002
Sabine County Reporter, December 11, 2002
1860 Census
Texas, Jasper County, PO Newton
Enumerated 2 Aug 1860
Page 33
208-208
L C White 32 M Merchant $800 $--- La
Mahetabel White 26 F Ind
John White 9 M La
Lewis White 4 M Tx
Eli White 2 M Tx
B W Hamilton 19 M Clerk Miss
Isaac Marshall 30 M Clerk Miss
L C White & Co -- -- 1,300 11,000 Miss
1870 Census
Texas, Jasper County, Subdivision 23, PO Jasper
Enumerated 27 Aug 1870
Page 77 Stamped 521
567-577
White, Luther C 43 M W Merchant 1000 5000 La
White, Hellie 41 F W Keeping House Indiana
White, John L. C 20 M W Clerk Dry Goods Store La (by prior marriage??)
White, Louis 14 M W Tx
White, Eli 12 M W Tx
White. Alice 10 F W Tx
White, Davis 8 M W Tx
White, Van 6 M W Tx
White, Edward 2 M W Tx
1880 Census
Texas, Jasper County, District 37, Precinct No 2
Enumerated 8 Jun 1880
Page 16D SD 1 ED 37
567-577
White, Luther C W M 53 Nurseryman La SC SC
White, Mahable W F 50 Wife Keeping House Indiana Ohio Ky
White, Louis W M 24 Son Farmer Tx La Ind
White, Eli V W M 22 Son Printer Tx La Ind
White. Alice A W F 19 Dtr Tx La Ind
White, Davis 8 W M 17 Tx Son Tx La Ind
White, Arandes W M 14 Son Tx La Ind
White, Edwin W M 11 Son Tx La Ind
White, Lillian W F 7 Dtr Tx La Ind
Said to be the daughter of James E. "Jim" WHITE, a Union Civil War soldier, and survivor of both Andersonville Prison and the explosion of the Sultana.
Mark Allen White, Sr., 43, of Pineland, Texas passed away August 4, 2018 at his residence.
Mark was born on June 4, 1975 in Dallas, Texas to Mitchell Talmadge White and Freda Brown White Brooks. He was a lifelong resident of Pineland and attended West Sabine I.S.D. He and Angela Crow White were married on August 28, 1998 and had two sons together.
Mark worked as a welder. He was employed with Temple-Inland for 18 years and later for Hart Lumber in Jasper, Texas. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his sons.
Mark is survived by his wife of nearly 20 years, Angie White of Plainview Community; mother, Freda Brooks and husband, Walter, of Dallas, Texas; sons, Mark White, Jr. and Corey White, both of Plainview; stepson, Matthew Page and wife, Bethany, of Hemphill, Texas; sister, Tina White of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Hayden, Izzy, and Randall; his uncle, Kenneth (Plunket) White; and his cousin and best friend, Bob White.
He was preceded in death by his father, Talmadge White.
Visitation will start at 5:00 p.m. Monday, August 6, 2018 at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr St., Hemphill, Texas.
Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2018 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Curtis White and Bro. Rocky White officiating.
Burial will follow services in Pine Hill Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home.
Serving as pallbearers are Brandon White, Colton White, Tuff White, Clint Bennett, Trayce White, and Donny Latham.
Online condolences and book signing can be made at starrfuneralhome.com.
1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 27 and 28 January 1920
SD 226 ED 168 Sheet 22A Stamped 115
424-446
Carlton, Martha A Head F W 43 Wd Tx La Ala Farmer
Carlton, Eugene Son M W 18 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Laborer
Carlton, Ary E Dt F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Carlton, Ethel B Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
Davidson, Jefferson O Uncle M W 74 Wd Ala Miss Miss