Brief Life History of John H
When John H White was born in April 1843, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Washington White, was 38 and his mother, Annie E New, was 21. He married Sarah L Markle about 1867, in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Plymouth Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1904, in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (11)
- John H White in household of Geo White, "United States Census, 1860"
- John H. White, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Sarah in entry for Joseph M White and Mary C Berry, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1843–1904 Male
1838–1920 Female
Children (6)
1860– Male
1867–1916 Male
1869– Female
1871– Female
1874–1919 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1804–1848 Male
1822– Female
Siblings (8)
1840– Male
1840– Female
1843–1904 Male
1848– Female
1853– Male
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World Events (7)
1846
Age 3
1863
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1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
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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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