James Samuel White

Brief Life History of James Samuel White

When James Samuel White was born on 10 November 1870, in Harrison, Missouri, United States, his father, William J. White, was 36 and his mother, Emaline Wilhoit, was 34. He married Mary Louisa Huff on 11 December 1890, in Worth, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Harrison, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Washington Township, Buchanan, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died on 3 August 1941, in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Samuel White
1870–1941
Mary Louisa Huff
1871–1946
Marriage: 11 December 1890
Lavada Emma White
1891–1932
Ellen Viola White
1892–1959
Sarah Emmaline White
1892–1933
William Marion White
1893–1965
Margaret White
1895–
William B White
1895–
Grace White
1900–
Cecil Roland White
1904–1974
Dora White
1905–
Alice G White
1908–1965
John White
1911–
Levi Jack White
1913–1987
James Riley White
1915–1953

Sources (19)

  • James S White, "United States Census, 1940"
  • James S White, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • James Samuel White, "Find A Grave Index"

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Name Meaning

form of the name borne in the New Testament by two of Christ's disciples, James son of Zebedee and James son of Alphaeus. This form comes from Late Latin Iacomus, a variant of Iacobus, Latin form of Greek Iakobos. This is the same name as Old Testament Jacob (Hebrew Yaakov), but for many centuries now they have been thought of in the English-speaking world as two distinct names. In Britain, James is a royal name that from the beginning of the 15th century onwards was associated particularly with the Scottish house of Stewart: James I of Scotland ( 1394–1437 ; ruled 1424–37 ) was a patron of the arts and a noted poet, as well as an energetic ruler. King James VI of Scotland ( 1566–1625 ; reigned 1567–1625 ) succeeded to the throne of England in 1603 . His grandson, James II of England ( 1633–1701 ; reigned 1685–8 ) was a Roman Catholic, deposed in 1688 in favour of his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. From then on he, his son (also called James), and his grandson Charles (‘Bonnie Prince Charlie’) made various unsuccessful attempts to recover the English throne. Their supporters were known as Jacobites (from Latin Iacobus), and the name James became for a while particularly associated with Roman Catholicism on the one hand, and Highland opposition to the English government on the other. Nevertheless, it has since become one of the most perennially popular boys' names.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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