Individual Details
Hugh White
(1780 - 1859)
THE WHITE FAMILY.
By Mary A. White and Electa A. White, 1912.
Hugh White and Mary Johnson were married about 1804 in east Tennessee and lived there as near as we can tell till three children were born. They then moved to Indiana, we do not know in what year, but they lived there in 1812 when the war with England broke out. Mr. White enlisted in the war, leaving his wife with four small children, one a babe in her arms. The names of their children, including those born later, were Elizabeth A., Samuel R., Cynthia A., Sarah E., Levina B., Martha E., Wm. Franklin, Emeline C., Gilford N., and James Thompson. Elizabeth White married James Morrow; Cynthia White married Lawrence McKown; Samuel White married Jane Morrow, and these three, with the other seven children and the parents, Hugh and Mary White, emigrated to Illinois in 1833.
After coming to Illinois they moved to what is known as the Sheets farm northwest of Duncan. Old residents have told their children that they remember seeing Hugh White driving back and forth with an ox team; it is supposed to break prairie on the farm which he bought and where they moved later and lived till their deaths.
Mr. and Mrs. White belonged to the old school Presbyterian Church while living in Indiana, Mr. White being an elder in that church; and they still clung to that faith while they lived. Mr. White was very strict in raising his family; he tried to set a good example before them and raise them in the fear and admonition of the Lord. Coming here when the country was new, they endured the privations and hardships of pioneer life.
After coming to Illinois, Martha White married William Morrow; Franklin White married Julia A. Murphy; Emeline married DeWitt Franklin; Thompson married Martha A. German. Of this large family there is only one left: J. Thompson White of Dunlap, Cal.
Samuel R. White, second child of Hugh and Mary White, was married to Jane Morrow, April 5, 1832, and to them were born six children: Elizabeth A., William H., John C., Maria J., Mary A. and Sarah E. Of this family William married Lucy M. Hull and to them were born six children, three of whom are still living: Jennie M. Burford and Edwin in Friant, Calif. and Eva O. Jones in Princeville, Ill. John C. married Barbara Debord and to them were born nine children, six of whom are still living: Carrie Wrigley near Harbine, Neb.; Sherman in North Dakota; Nina Rogers near Odell, Neb.; William, Roy and Edwin about 20 miles from their parents who live at Akron, Colorado. Maria J. White married Isaac German and to them were born seven children, of whom four are still living: John H., Graham, Missouri; Ella Latham, Esbon, Kansas; Eva Kenny and Edson, near Quitman, Missouri. Miss Mary A. remained with and cared for her mother till the mother died at the age of 81 years. There are only two of the family living, John C. in Colorado, and Mary A. in Princeville, Ill, her niece Eva O. Jones living with Mary A. White in Princeville.
Hugh White's parents were of English descent, his grandfather William White having been born in London, England.
A nephew of Hugh White's and great grandson of the London William White, Samuel D. White, came to Peoria County, Ill. from Lake County, Indiana in the spring of 1852, bringing his family with him. The family, consisting of himself and wife Margaret and five children, two sons and three daughters, settled at White's Grove on what was afterwards known as the William White place.
In the spring of 1835 he moved with his family to Blackhawk County. Iowa. Not liking the country, they returned to Peoria County, Ill., in July of the same year and again settled at White's Grove, on the farm afterward known as the John C. White farm. In 1862 they again left Peoria County and settled in Iowa and lived there the rest of their lives. Margaret White died in Blackhawk County, Iowa March 14, 1888, aged 73 years. Samuel D. White died April 26, 1894, aged 82 years, 2 months and 14 days. Two daughters died in Iowa. The two sons and one daughter are still living in Kossuth County, Iowa. Samuel D. White and family always remembered their sojourn in Peoria County, Illinois, with great pleasure.
...from a Stark County History
By Mary A. White and Electa A. White, 1912.
Hugh White and Mary Johnson were married about 1804 in east Tennessee and lived there as near as we can tell till three children were born. They then moved to Indiana, we do not know in what year, but they lived there in 1812 when the war with England broke out. Mr. White enlisted in the war, leaving his wife with four small children, one a babe in her arms. The names of their children, including those born later, were Elizabeth A., Samuel R., Cynthia A., Sarah E., Levina B., Martha E., Wm. Franklin, Emeline C., Gilford N., and James Thompson. Elizabeth White married James Morrow; Cynthia White married Lawrence McKown; Samuel White married Jane Morrow, and these three, with the other seven children and the parents, Hugh and Mary White, emigrated to Illinois in 1833.
After coming to Illinois they moved to what is known as the Sheets farm northwest of Duncan. Old residents have told their children that they remember seeing Hugh White driving back and forth with an ox team; it is supposed to break prairie on the farm which he bought and where they moved later and lived till their deaths.
Mr. and Mrs. White belonged to the old school Presbyterian Church while living in Indiana, Mr. White being an elder in that church; and they still clung to that faith while they lived. Mr. White was very strict in raising his family; he tried to set a good example before them and raise them in the fear and admonition of the Lord. Coming here when the country was new, they endured the privations and hardships of pioneer life.
After coming to Illinois, Martha White married William Morrow; Franklin White married Julia A. Murphy; Emeline married DeWitt Franklin; Thompson married Martha A. German. Of this large family there is only one left: J. Thompson White of Dunlap, Cal.
Samuel R. White, second child of Hugh and Mary White, was married to Jane Morrow, April 5, 1832, and to them were born six children: Elizabeth A., William H., John C., Maria J., Mary A. and Sarah E. Of this family William married Lucy M. Hull and to them were born six children, three of whom are still living: Jennie M. Burford and Edwin in Friant, Calif. and Eva O. Jones in Princeville, Ill. John C. married Barbara Debord and to them were born nine children, six of whom are still living: Carrie Wrigley near Harbine, Neb.; Sherman in North Dakota; Nina Rogers near Odell, Neb.; William, Roy and Edwin about 20 miles from their parents who live at Akron, Colorado. Maria J. White married Isaac German and to them were born seven children, of whom four are still living: John H., Graham, Missouri; Ella Latham, Esbon, Kansas; Eva Kenny and Edson, near Quitman, Missouri. Miss Mary A. remained with and cared for her mother till the mother died at the age of 81 years. There are only two of the family living, John C. in Colorado, and Mary A. in Princeville, Ill, her niece Eva O. Jones living with Mary A. White in Princeville.
Hugh White's parents were of English descent, his grandfather William White having been born in London, England.
A nephew of Hugh White's and great grandson of the London William White, Samuel D. White, came to Peoria County, Ill. from Lake County, Indiana in the spring of 1852, bringing his family with him. The family, consisting of himself and wife Margaret and five children, two sons and three daughters, settled at White's Grove on what was afterwards known as the William White place.
In the spring of 1835 he moved with his family to Blackhawk County. Iowa. Not liking the country, they returned to Peoria County, Ill., in July of the same year and again settled at White's Grove, on the farm afterward known as the John C. White farm. In 1862 they again left Peoria County and settled in Iowa and lived there the rest of their lives. Margaret White died in Blackhawk County, Iowa March 14, 1888, aged 73 years. Samuel D. White died April 26, 1894, aged 82 years, 2 months and 14 days. Two daughters died in Iowa. The two sons and one daughter are still living in Kossuth County, Iowa. Samuel D. White and family always remembered their sojourn in Peoria County, Illinois, with great pleasure.
...from a Stark County History
Events
| Birth | 1780 | Roane, Tennessee, United States | |||
| Marriage | 9 Feb 1804 | Tennessee, United States - Mary Johnson | |||
| Death | 1859 | Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Johnson (1787 - 1865) |
| Child | Elizabeth A White (1808 - 1848) |