Brief Life History of Ida Laura
When Ida Laura White was born in 1849, in Province of Prussia, Prussia, Germany, her father, Godfrey White, was 29 and her mother, Lauretta Grugh, was 26. She married John Allen Betz on 22 February 1865, in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Keokuk, Iowa, United States in 1860. She died on 11 April 1871, in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States, at the age of 22, and was buried in Porter Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa, United States.
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- Ida White in household of Godfrey White, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ida White, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Ida L. White Betz, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1830–1907 Male
1849–1871 Female
Children (3)
1866–1963 Female
1868–1940 Female
1871– Male
Parents and Siblings
1820–1895 Male
1823–1909 Female
Siblings (9)
1845– Male
1846– Male
1849–1871 Female
1852– Female
1858–1928 Male
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World Events (6)
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
Age 3
1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
Age 8
1863
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English white, wit (Old English hwīt ‘white’), hence a nickname for someone with white hair or a pale complexion. In some cases it is perhaps from a Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Hwīta, a short form of names in Hwīt- (from hwīt ‘white’). The name may also be topographic, referring to someone who lived by a bend or curve in a river or road (from Old English wiht ‘bend’), the source of the placename of Great Whyte in Ramsey, Huntingdonshire (compare Wight ). This name is also a variant of Wight . The surname White is also very common among African Americans.
Irish and Scottish: adopted for any of several Irish and Scottish Gaelic names based on bán ‘white, fair’ (see Bain 1, McElwain ) or fionn ‘fair’ (see Finn 1). The English surname has been Gaelicized in Ireland as de Faoite.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘white’, for example German Weiss , French Blanc , Polish Białas (see Bialas ), Slovenian Belec , or any other synonymous Slavic surname beginning with Bel-, Bev-, Biel- or Bil-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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