Ruth Sperry White

Female16 July 1901–22 November 1983

Brief Life History of Ruth Sperry

When Ruth Sperry White was born on 16 July 1901, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Clarence White, was 46 and her mother, Emma Alice Sperry, was 31. She lived in Radnor, Radnor Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States in 1940 and Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, United States for about 1 years. She died on 22 November 1983, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Clarence White
1855–1922
Emma Alice Sperry
1869–1956
Ruth Sperry White
1901–1983
Carolyn Augusta White
1903–1986
James Clarence White Jr
1905–1982
Adelaide E White
1916–2003

Sources (10)

  • Ruth S White in household of Lynn Rohrbaugh, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
  • Ruth S White, "Find A Grave Index"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

Age 1

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1904 · The Black Patch War

Age 3

From 1904-1909, the Black Patch War took place. This was a war between about 30 counties in southwestern Kentucky and northwestern Tennessee. The war was mostly over the Dark Fired Tobacco that was produced in the area during this time.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 22

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

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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