Individual Details

Married Vesta E. Whitley, about 1916. She was born 7 April 1895, died 16 Feb 1969; daughter of Charles Tiffany Whitley and Nancy Emeline Meacham. Buried Bourland Cemetery, Keller, Tarrant Co, TX.

5 Jun 1917 World War I Draft Registration
John Thomas White of Keller, TX was age 28, born 27 Mar 1889 in Keller. He was a school Superintendent at Roanoke High School in Roanoke, TX. Notes that he has a wife to support who is almost an invalid. He claims exemption due to her condition and stomach trouble.
Medium height, medium build, brown hair and eyes.

1920 Census. Justice Prec 4, Tarrant Co, TX, Hh 388
John T. White, 31, Teacher, Public schools
Vesta E., wife, 25
Francis M., daughter, 1 year, 2 months

1930 Census. Ft. Worth, Tarrant, TX, Hh 591
906 Sylvania Ave (multi-family household)
John T. White, 40, married at age 26, Superintendant, Public schools
Vesta E., wife, 35, married at 21
Frances N., dau, 11

1940 Census. Ft Worth Ward 19, Prec 1, Tarrant, TX, Hh 501
906 Sylvania Ave
John T. White, 51, Lawyer, Private Practice
Vesta E., wife, 45

27 Apr 1942 World War II Draft Registration
John Thomas White of 906 Sylvania, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX was age 53, born 27 Mar 1889 in Keller, Tarrant Co. Mrs. Vesta E. White of the same address will always know his address. He is self employed as a farmer and lawyer. 5'7" tall, 155 lbs. Brown hair & eyes. Wears glasses.

Texas Death Records give birth and death and state his parents as C. M. White and Frances Bourland.


Francis Nan Rose, 93, of Woodway, passed from this life Saturday, March 25, 2012. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Brookside Mausoleum Chapel of Mission Park North, San Antonio. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at OakCrest Funeral Home, Waco.
Born in Keller, Texas, to the late John T. and Vesta White, Francis Nan was reared in Ft. Worth and graduated from Texas Wesleyan College. Following graduation she taught high school English in Alvarado until she married Paul P. Rose of Ft. Worth in 1941. Francis Nan moved with architect husband Paul to San Antonio in 1950 where they began a long life together actively engaging in church and community activities, traveling, and enjoying time with grandchildren. After Paul died in 1994, Francis Nan moved to Waco, where she lived until her death. In addition to family activities, she enjoyed reading and volunteering for UpWords Ministries in San Antonio and St. Catherine Center in Waco.
Survivors include son, J. T. Rose and wife, Sandy, of Waco; granddaughters, Melanie Leppa and husband, Brian, of Houston, Leah Evans and husband, Michael, of Dallas, and Lynnelle Rose, of Grand Prairie; great-grandchildren, Madeleine Leppa, and Jonathan and Audrey Evans; nephews, David McMaster, of Pflugerville, and Keith and Kevin McMaster, both of Shreveport, La.; and many other family members and friends.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 3/26/2012

Birth	27 Mar 1889	Keller, Tarrant County, Texas
Death	25 Sep 1961	Haltom City, Tarrant County, Texas

Father	Charles Marion White (1858 - 1937)
Mother	Harriett Frances "Fannie" Bourland (1864 - 1936)
Sibling	Mary J. White (1884 - )
Sibling	A. Delphus White (1886 - 1886)
Sibling	Eula O. White (1892 - 1913)
Sibling	Clarence Charles White (1896 - 1953)
Sibling	Frances Audrey White (1899 - 1975)
Sibling	William Dawson White (1902 - 1952)
Sibling	Bessie Magdaline White (1904 - )