Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry White was born on 22 November 1862, in Earl, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, his father, Henry Powell White, was 44 and his mother, Martha "Patsy" Moss, was 49. He married Lillian Grace DeStaffino on 15 December 1885, in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cherokee, South Carolina, United States in 1920 and Limestone Township, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 25 October 1955, in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States.
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- John Henry White in entry for Frederick Patrick White, "South Carolina, Delayed Birth Certificates, 1766-1900"
- John H White, "United States Census, 1930"
- J H White in entry for Floyd H White and Della M Davis, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
Spouse and Children
1862–1955 Male
1873–1970 Female
Children (11)
1893–1963 Male
1895–1989 Male
1896–1916 Male
1899–2001 Female
1901–1984 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1817–1898 Male
1814–1880 Female
Siblings (3)
1858–1948 Male
1860–1914 Male
1862–1955 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1865 · Battle of Bentonville
Age 3
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 28
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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