Brief Life History of Roberto James
When Roberto James White was born in 1842, in Ohio, United States, his father, Edward White, was 38 and his mother, Johanna white, was 20. He married Maria Soledad Trujillo about 1881, in New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rio Arriba, New Mexico, United States in 1880 and Rio Grande, Colorado, United States in 1900.
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- Robert White in household of Edward White, "United States Census, 1850"
- Roberto White in entry for Tomas White, "New Mexico Births and Christenings, 1726-1918"
- Robert White, "United States Census, 1900"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1874
Historical Boundaries: 1874: Rio Grande, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Rio Grande, Colorado, United States
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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