Brief Life History of James Savage
When James Savage White was born on 15 August 1823, in Mason, Kentucky, United States, his father, John S. White, was 26 and his mother, Rebecca Dicks, was 25. He married Sarah Scott on 4 April 1844, in Putnam, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Greencastle, Greencastle Township, Putnam, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died in 1898, at the age of 75.
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Sources (10)
- James White, "United States Census, 1860"
- James White, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- James White in entry for William H. White and Anna A. Bedford, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1823–1898 Male
1827–1881 Female
Children (6)
1848–1891 Male
1854–1915 Female
1856–1935 Female
1865–1891 Female
1868–1868 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1797–1876 Male
1799–1875 Female
Siblings (5)
1817–1817 Male
1820–1930 Male
1823–1898 Male
1827–1901 Male
1829–1917 Male
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 2
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 7
1846
Age 23
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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