Brief Life History of Jessie K.
When Jessie K. White was born on 7 December 1857, in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States, his father, Austin G White, was 28 and his mother, Jane Dubois, was 26. He married Mary G "Mamie" Tracy on 18 February 1896, in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 6 May 1918, at the age of 60, and was buried in Lawrence, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Jessie K White, "United States Census, 1910"
- Jessie K. White, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Jessie K. White, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
Spouse and Children
1857–1918 Male
1869–1945 Female
Children (1)
1897–1897 Male
Parents and Siblings
1829–1874 Male
1831–1885 Female
Siblings (3)
1848–1850 Female
1856–1939 Female
1857–1918 Male
World Events (8)
1858 · A House Divided
Age 1
1863
Age 6
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 18
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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