Individual Details

James White

(4 Jul 1812 - 6 Jul 1882)

Beckwith's history says: "His father . . . was in the war of 1812, and was wounded from the effects of which he died. His mother . . . died when he was seven years of age, leaving him without parents or money. He engaged as cabin-boy on one of the steamers on the Chesapeake Bay for fifty cents per month. He then worked on a farm for four and five dollars per month, in Pennsylvania, and in 1859 came to Vermilion county."

Events

Birth4 Jul 1812Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Marriage31 Dec 1840Hannah Rogers
Marriage1849Frances Sanders
Census1850Perrysville, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Census1860Catlin Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1870Catlin Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Census1880Catlin Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Death6 Jul 1882

Families

SpouseHannah Rogers ( - 1846)
ChildWilliam White (1842 - )
ChildSamuel White (1844 - )
ChildHannah White (1846 - )
SpouseFrances Sanders (1829 - )
ChildCharles White (1850 - 1860)
ChildJames E. White (1852 - )
ChildFrank White (1853 - )
ChildJosephine White (1854 - )
ChildCharles White (1859 - )
ChildAndrew Jackson White (1859 - )
ChildRobert White (1862 - )
ChildSarah Ellen White (1864 - )
ChildBooker Coleman White (1867 - 1941)
ChildJesse A. White (1868 - )
ChildJulia White (1871 - )
ChildElizabeth White ( - 1942)
FatherWilliam White ( - )
MotherJulia ( - )

Notes

Census

His occupation is given as cooper and his real estate is valued at $2,400.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $2,000 and his personal estate at $1,040.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $12,000 and his personal estate at $2,500.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer.

Endnotes

1. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 646.

2. James White household, 1850 U.S. census, Perrysville, Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 50, household 62, family 62; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 177..

3. James White household, 1870 U.S. census, Catlin Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, page 79, household 298, family 298; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..

4. James White household, 1880 U.S. census, Catlin Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 207, page 260, household 103, family 99; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 255..

5. 1860 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Catlin Twp., p. 653, dwelling 727, family 727, James White household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 November 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 233.

6. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 646.

7. H. W. Beckwith, History of Vermilion County (Chicago: H. H. Hill, 1879), 646.

8. James White household, 1850 U.S. census, Perrysville, Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 50, household 62, family 62; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 177..

9. James White household, 1870 U.S. census, Catlin Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, page 79, household 298, family 298; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..

10. James White household, 1880 U.S. census, Catlin Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 207, page 260, household 103, family 99; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 255..

11. 1860 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Catlin Twp., p. 653, dwelling 727, family 727, James White household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 November 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 233.

12. James White household, 1850 U.S. census, Perrysville, Vermillion Co., Indiana, Page 50, household 62, family 62; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 177..

13. 1860 census, Vermilion Co., Illinois, population schedule, Catlin Twp., p. 653, dwelling 727, family 727, James White household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 29 November 2013); National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 233.

14. James White household, 1870 U.S. census, Catlin Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, page 79, household 298, family 298; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 285..

15. James White household, 1880 U.S. census, Catlin Twp., Vermilion Co., Illinois, E.D. 207, page 260, household 103, family 99; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication T-9, Reel 255..