Benjamin Franklin White

Born: 1 Apr 1851 Bowie Co TX  
Died: 25 Jul 1930 Franklin Co TX

Buried:  Providence Cemetery Mt Vernon Franklin Co TX
White, B. Frank 1-Apr, 1851 25-Jul, 1930 Row 14 Plot 39

m. 18 Sep 1900 Franklin Co TX
Ellafare Arrena "Ella F" Dozier
(Dau of Elkanah R & Amy [Nall] Dozier)
b. 18 Feb 1883 Crenshaw Co AL
d. 25 May 1925 Franklin Co TX
bu: Providence Cem Mt Vernon
Franklin Co Texas Row 9 Plot 38

Known children: 5
Wm, D J, Jewell Easter, Morris, Melber

(listed 1900/1910 census)

No Children from this marriage
(Per Descendant: Martha Cummings) 

John L lived with his Aunt
Louisa White Conner in
Grayson Co TX for a time

Son of John G & Samantha White

Lester is living with Bert in 1900 Census, as a Boarder, is probably a brother of Bert's, but not sure, listing here for future research.

UP^     Sallie Askew White - Death Certificate     UP^

River Nile White Allen's
Grandson get married

ID Corpus Christi Calter-Times, Sun., June 19, 1966
     Miss Daniel K. Smartt Exchange Vows - MRS. JOHN K. BROWNING ... was Barbara Jean McGuire Miss McGuire Is Bride of John Browning TREE CANDELABRA, smilax and bouquets of chrysanthemums decorated the chancel of the West University Melodist CJiurch for the wedding p! Miss Barbara Jean McGrore and John Kenebrew Browning' Jr. Saturday evening in Houston, The bride is tne daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Howard McGuire of Houston. Mr. and Mrs. John Kenebrew .Brawning Sr., 513 Atlantic, are parents of the groom. THE BRIDE wore a gown of candlelight peau de soie and reembroidered lace. The lace bodice was designed with a portrait necMise. The bell shirt and panel train were banded with lace. Her veil of illusion fell from a pillbox hat embroidered with seed pearls. She carried a cascade of stephanotis centered with a white orchid. lliss Lynn McGuire of Houston, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Miss Linda Isaacs. Miss Karen McCouneB and Miss Lynda McCoaneli, all of Houston were bridesmaids. THEY WORE gowns of mint green brocade and crepe. The bodices of the Empire gowcs were fashioned with bateau necklines. They carried ess- cade bouquets of yellow iris and daisies. Ben D. Browning was best man. Groomsmen were Boyd Browning of HicksvIUe N. Y., brother of the groom. Pat . Browning and Gary Hulbirt. Tom McGuire brother of the bride, and George Brannies, both of Houston, and Mick Me- Cracken of Den ton ushered. Stephanie Browning, niece of the groom, was flower girl. A RECEPTION was held at the Briar Club. The couple will live in Houston. The bride was graduated from the University of Georgia and North Texas State University. The groom was graduated from Del Mar College and NTSU.

Family Records

Estate of Elias White - Land Distribution

Ben J White is assigned Land Lot #4 in Elias's Estate Partition

1860 Fed Census Bowie County TX Precinct 2

Mary C Tapp 28 yrs old Farmer born SC
W. L.             08 yrs old son TX
Charles Y       04 yrs old son TX
Virginia A       02 yrs old dau TX
B F White       09 yrs old nephew TX (this is Benjamin & Polly White's son)

Note:  Mary C [White] Tapp remarried to a Smith (see 1870 census below)
          Mary was the daughter of Elias White, married 1st Charles Y Tapp.
          BF's father Ben White died in 1858, mother Polly died earlier.

1870 Fed Census Bowie County TX Precinct 3

Smith, Mary C 38yrs fem whie keeping house born TX
Lewis T           18    male white  at school born TX
Charles Y        14     male white at school born TX
Margariat         12      fem white at school born TX
WHITE, Franklin 18 yrs male white at school born TX (son of Ben White decd)

Note:
     BF White is still living with his fathers sister Aunt Mary, now a Smith, married Wm F Smith.
     BF's brothers and sisters are all living with other relatives. See Ben White's page.

1880 Feb Census Bowie County TX Precinct 3 page 012

WHITE, FRANK W-M-28 YRS OLD FARMER BORN TX DAD SC MOM SC
HATTIE E           W-F- 20 WIFE

1900 - Franklin Co Census Justice Precinct #1
                   ED Date 7th Jun 1900 by J F Acenigtore?

68 - 68
White, B F   Head  W M Apr  1851 49 M 21      TX NC NC (should be SC)
H E              Wife  W F  Nov 1859 40 M 21 9 7 AL AL GA
L H              Son   W M Mar  1881 19 S            TX TX AL
F S               Son   W M Jan   1883 17 S            TX TX AL
H O              Dau  W  F  Mar 1887 13  S            TX TX AL
R N              Dau   W F  Feb  1889 11  S            TX TX AL
N B              Dau   W F  Apr  1891 09  S            TX TX AL
N M             Dau   W F  Apr   1893 07 S            TX TX AL
Shelby N E  Mo & Law  W F  Mar 1837 62         GA NC GA

**Living in Household 66 - 66 is Lester and Bert White also sons of BF White.

66 - 66
Oliver, Williams head
his family next, then;
White, Lester  boarder W M Apr 1898 07 S TX TX AR
White, Bert     boarder W M Aug 1879 20 S TX TX AL Farmer
 

1910 Franklin Co Census Page 150
141?
Benjamin J? White head W M 57 M 30 Farmer TX NC NC
Harriett E               wife W F  50 M                 AL NC GA 
Nellie B                  dau W F  13  S                  TX TX AL
Lacy                      dau W F  11  S                    same 
Nancy White     mother W F  70 wd                GA NC GA 

Note: this is Nancy Elizabeth [Parker] Shelby, Harriett's mother is not a White, Census mistake.

1920 Franklin Co TX - Justice Prec #5 (stamp page 152)
               ED date: 4 February 1920 - ED Dist 29? sheet 10a

185 - 185
White, Ben head O F M W 66 M yes yes TX SC SC Farmer
Sallie          wife         F W 55 M yes yes AL GA AL
Franklin      son         M W 37 wd           TX TX AL

1930 Franklin County Census Justice Prec # 5 Page 7b 
               ED Dist 11 - ED date April 17, 1930

138 - 140
White, Ben F head M W 80 M 24 no yes TX NC? SC   ?????? farm
Sallie M.         wife F  W 65 M 54 no no  AL GA  GA    none 
F. Shelby        son M W 46  D 24 no yes TX TX  AL   farmer farm

Note from Mike:
The 1930 Census indicates Ben is married for the 3rd time, to Sallie M.
His son Franklin Shelby White is divorced and living at home. 

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1874 - Tax List - B F White - 2 horses $100, 12 cows $72. state tax $2.02, co tax $2.52.

1875 - Tax List - B F White - 100 acres $200, D H White HRS, 1 horse $80, 12 cows $60.  (Precinct #3)
                                                        34 hogs $63, state tax $3.49, co tax 4.64.

1876 - Tax List - B F White - D H White????, 100 acres $200, 1 horse $90, 10 cows $50,
                                             6 hogs $12, state tax $2.96, co tax $4.44.

1877 - Tax List - B F White - D H White HRS, 100 acres $300, 1 wagon $15.
                                             abs #285?, Nathan Proctor HRS, 160 acres $250,
                                             12 cows $60, 15 hogs $15, state & co tax $13.79.

1879 - Tax List - B F White - abs #645, D H White, 100 acres $ 101,
                                             abs #478, N Proctor, 160 acres $240,
                                             3 horses $75, 30 cows $120, 20 hogs $30, state & co tax $8.33.
          **Note: The Proctor land was BF's father's, also known as the 'Ben White Headright'.

1880 - Tax List - B F White - abs #645, D H White, 100 acres $150, 1 wagon $50.
                                             abs #478, N Proctor, 160 acres $160,
                                             3 horses $125, 30 cows $150, 20 hogs $30, state & co tax $9.40.

1881 - Tax List - B F White - abs #645, D H White, 100 acres $200, 1 wagon $50.
                                             abs #478, Nathan Proctor HRS, 160 acres $200,
                                             abs #478, Nathan Proctor HRS, 160 acres $160,
                                             abs #263, J S Herring HRS, 78 acres $156,
                                             2 horses $100, 35 cows $175, 40 hogs $40, state tax 6.17, co tax $9.28.
           **Note: DH is Durant White, no relation to our White's, his lands were adjacent to Ben White Sr,
              Ben Sr's land was within the N Proctor HRS, JS Herring is lands, BF inherited from Elias White.

1887 - Tax List - B F White - abs #263, J S Herring HRS, 210 acres, $600, 2 wagons $80,
                                             abs #478, N Proctor HRS, 160 acres $160,
                                             7 horses $400, 25 cows $200, total tax $13.18.

1886 - Tax List - B F White -  1 poll tax $1.75. (he may be in Franklin Co?) Only tax on this tax list.

1888 - Tax List - B F White -  1 poll tax $1.75. (he may be in Franklin Co?) Only tax on this tax list.

1888 - Deed Transaction - Book 25, page 345 - B F White & wife H E - $500.00 - J S Herring HRS,
                                         East 7 of lot #5 deeded to B F White by A W Oliver & L A Oliver as
                                         shown in land Book R page 397 - 31 Jan 1888.

1889 - Tax List - B F White -  1 poll tax $1.98. (he may be in Franklin Co?) Only tax on this tax list.

Franklin County Texas Tax List Below:

1889 - Tax List - B F White -  abs #270, Los Kieth?, 1 acres $250, 1 horse $60, 2 cows $10,
                                              total tax $14.62.

1890 - Tax List B F White - abs #484, survey #1031, E Turley, 63 acres $400,
                                           abs #270, W S Keith, 1 acre $400, 1 horse $75, 1 cow $5,
                                           total tax $11.21.

1891 - Tax List B F White - abs #484, survey #1031, E Turley, 63 acres $400,
                                           abs #270, W S Keith, 1 acre $400, 2 horse $80, 2 cow $10,
                                           total tax $11.90.

1892 - Tax List B F White - abs #378, J T Pierson HRS, 100 acres, $400, 1 wagon $25,
                                           3 horses $120, 4 cows $20, 9 hogs $10, total taxes $8.22.

1893 - Tax List B F White - abs #378, J T Pierson HRS, 100 acres $400, 1 wagon $25,
                                           2 horses $100, 6 cows $30, 15 coats $15, 4 hogs $5, total taxes $8.21.

1894 - Tax List B F White - abs #378, J T Pierson HRS, 100 acres $400, 1 wagon $20,
                                           2 horses $90, 5 cows $25, 4 hogs $5, total taxes $7.89.

1895 - Tax List B F White - abs #378, J T Pierson HRS, 100 acres $400, 1 wagon $5,
                                           3 horses $60, 3 cows $15,  4 hogs $5, total taxes $7.87.

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Deed Record: (Summary)

Bowie Co Deed book 25 page 345 BF White & Wife H E - $500.00 - J S Herring HRS
East of lot #5 deeded to BF White by A W Oliver & L A Oliver as shown in land book R page 397 31 Jan 1888.

Deed Abstract:
Book 25 - Page 345 - $500 - 74 acres

B. F. & H. E. White
To
J. C. & M. A. Marrow

State of Texas 
County of Bowie

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS :

          That we, B. F. White and H. E. White husband and wife citizens
of said county and state for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred Dollars
($500.00) to us cash in hand paid by J. C. C. Marrow and M. A. Marrow husband and wife
of the same residence and for the further consideration of their certain promissory note
executed and delivered for one hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) due and payable on 
the first day of December, 1888, with 10% interest from the first day of January 1888
said notes of even date with these presents, the receipt of said sum of money and said note
is hereby acknowledged, we have this day granted, bargained and sold and do by these
presents grant, bargain and sell unto the J. C. C. Morrow and M. A. Morrow the follow-
ing described lot or parcel of land to-wit: - A part of the head right sruvey of John S. 
Herring being eastern one half of lot No (5) five deeded to B. F. White by A. W. Oliver
and L. A. Oliver as shown from the records of Bowie County in Land Book R page 397, to
which reference is made and more particularly described as follows:- Beginning at origin
N. E. corner of Lot No (5) five thence west 450 1/10 vrs to a stake; thence south 400 vrs
thence west 20 vrs thence south 502 to an elm mkd X  Thence east to S. E. corner of origi-
nal lot No. (5)  thence north to the place of beginning containing (74) seventy four 
acres together with all and singular the rights, members hereditaments and appurtenances
to the same belonging or in any wise incident or appertaining to have and to hold all
and singular the premises above described unto J. C. Morrow and M. A. Morrow their heirs
and assigns forever and we, the said B. F. and H. E. White do hereby bind ourselves our
heirs and executors and administrators to warrant and forever defend the title to the
above described premises against all persons whomsoever lawfully claiming the same or 
any part thereof and it is expressly understood that the vendors lien is retained on the 
above described premises to secure the payment of the above mentioned note with inter-
est and costs  Witness our hands this the 31st, day of January, 1888.
                                                      Signed:  B. F. White
                                                                   H. E. White
The State of Texas
County of Bowie
     Before me, S. P. Parker a notary public in and for the county of
Bowie in the state of Texas, on this day personally appeared B. F. White, known to me to
be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me
that he executed the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed.
Given under my hand and seal of office this the 31st, day of January, 1888.
                                    (L. S.)  S. P. Parker, N. P. Bowie County Texas
The State of Texas
County of Bowie
     Before me S. P. Parker a notary public n and for Bowie County
     in the state of Texas on this day personally appeared H. E. White
wife of B. F. White, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
instrument and having been examined by me privately and apart from her husband and having
the same fully explained to her she the said H. E. White acknowledged such instrument to be
her act and deed and declared that she had willingly signed the same for the purposes and
consideration therein expressed and that she did not wish to retract it.
     Given under my official signature and seal of office this the 31st day of January, 1888.   
                                  (LS)  S. P. Parker, Notary Public Bowie Co. Texas.
     Filed for record  October 2nd, 1900 and duly recorded October 6th, 1900.
                                  France A. King
                                         County Clerk Bowie County, Texas

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NOTE From Mike:
BF White had a older brother named Marion, it is understandable why this mistake 
was made, BF White was orphaned at about 5 years old, and raised by his aunt
Mary C (White) Tapp.  He may not have had any memories of his parents, and 
his children may have made a guess about his father, using a brother Marion instead
of Benjamin White his real father... 

What we learned from the volunteer lookup by Leitha, is BF White was indeed 
buried at Providence Cemetery, his third wife's maiden name was Jacobs, and 
mother's Alexander's.  That Sallie was buried at Bethel Cemetery. I ask Leitha to
see if Harriet was buried with BF White, I suspect she is, as she bore most all of
his children, at this time I do not know if there were children with Sallie's marriage,
or if Sallie had a prior marriage with children, It is obvious this was a late in life
marriage, and I would doubt that Ben and Sallie had children...

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Marriage Record Book Franklin Co TX:

Harriet E. Shelby and B. F.  White married 09-18-1878
Sallie Jacobs       and  B. F. White married 07-04-1917 (they listed BF as BI a type-o)

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Harriett E. Shelby - Birth Record and Family;

Listed on Ancestry.com showed the following:

After his fathers death, a Joseph Franklin White, son of Ben White decd, is living with Ben's sister Mary Tapp, the birth date indicates this is indeed the son of  B White 9 yrs old, this was the 1860 census, two years after B's death, In 1870, this Joseph Franklin White appears as Franklin White, now 18yrs old and still living with, NOW, Mary Smith, her 2nd husband.  In the 1880 census, same precinct there is now a FRANK WHITE 28 could be 26, yrs old, married to a Hattie E, 20 yrs old, with two children; Terresa and Birtil? (Bert), a son.  The 1880 census still shows Frank's parents born in SC, as it should.  At no time in the Bowie Co census, do I find a Benjamin Franklin White, even more suspicious, is the naming convention for his children, none of the 10 children except one, are named after any of Elias's lineage... I find this highly unusual.  

In Summary:  This information on BF White was taken from Kay White's book, it is one of best family books I've ever seen, very well documented, I have verified some of the data myself, not intentionally, but through my own research.  I do suspect an error with Benjamin Franklin White and Joseph Franklin White, the 1890 census being destroyed, will have to look into the 1900 etc. 

According to the book, BF White married Abilou Helms first, they had a child Bell White that died at 12 yrs old... why isn't she listed on the 1880 census?  The next child is Benjamin Bert White b. 1879. At least Bell and Ben should have been on this 1880 census, again, if I am correct about the name discrepancy.  

If I am correct about my assumption, of this Franklin White or Joseph F White, then the two children that I show, Terressa b. 1878 and Birtel? b.1880 would fit neatly in from of Ben Bert White and after Louis Howard White, yet neither show on this census???  Not to say this BF White is not related, could be down another line. I may be totally wrong about this theory, but is has to be looked into.

Isn't this fun  :)   Will update as time and findings come my way.          

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UPDATE:  

After much study of BF White, I've found that early on he was listed as Joseph Franklin White, 
also, Franklin and Frank, but later in life is, now referred to as Benjamin Franklin White. 

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What is confusing is Benjamin and Hattie's marriage is listed in the records of Franklin County 
Texas, when they were actually living in Bowie County Texas at least up to1888, have not
found the family in the 1900 census yet, and of course, the 1890 was destroyed by fire, land 
records indicate Ben & Hattie were still living in Bowie County, in 1888, as a deed of sale takes
place, see above, the deed was filed in the Bowie County Court Records on October 6th, 1900.  
This may imply they moved before the census was taken in Bowie Co and/or after it was taken
in Franklin County, thus, they were missed... Anyway, there is still a few kinks to be resolved... 
They may have even moved to Franklin Co and sold the land in Bowie later...?

In Support of this being the correct White Family:

     In Bowie County - we have the Shelby's, (living next to our White's, Dennis's and Oliver's).
BF White's 2nd wife Harriet was a Shelby, Dennis's married into the White family, the Oliver's
are interesting, they deeded the land to BF White, and in the 1900 census, Bert and Lester White
son's of BF White were living with the Oliver family in Franklin Co TX as boarders. 

     So, these families lived next door to each other in Bowie Co and later in Franklin Co. the White
they lived next to in Bowie was a Ben White... (1900 Bowie Co TX), well you might be thinking,
IT'S ALL CUT AND TRY... Right... well, this is NOT THE BEN WHITE above, it is a much
younger Ben White who is the son of William P White, brother of BF White.  Also interesting is
the Morrow's are also living in this same sections of Bowie Co, BF White sold his land in the JS
Herring survey to this Marrow family, before leaving Bowie for Franklin Co TX, or could have
sold it after he had moved to Franklin Co TX.   Letcher Family is also here, they married into
my family before this time, via marriage of my grandfather Newt White to Emma Foster, and
her maternal lineage.

     BF White inherited land from his Grandfather Elias White, who died in 1873, as did his siblings. 
As BF was to young at the time, I am sure the court assigned a guardian to over see this land until
he arrived at the correct age to take possession himself.  However, the court house burned down
in 1889, destroying all records, many of the deeds, however, spared, as a title company made copies
of those deeds, before the fire, the copies being appreciated, but will hold up in court.

     The 1900 census of Franklin Co TX, shows the correct initials for the children of BF and Hattie,
at the time, though there are of names that crop up in prior and later census's, I will re visit, to view
better copies, this family used nick-names, more that any family I have ever recorded.  And of course
as in all Census, the census takers almost always, spelled the names as he could spell them himself,
very creatively, and many times very incorrectly... It is also worthy to note, that some of the children
died very young, and the presence or absence of said children at a young age, could be that they are
living with someone else as a boarder, also, as in the 1900 census of Franklin County, note of caution.

     We might also conjecture, that BF White and other of his neighbors moved from Bowie to Franklin
between 1888 (deed sale), or as early as 1900, before the census was taken.

     Franklin County was not know for wealth, mostly farmers, about half owned there own land,
during the depression this county saw little change as most of the folks were already poor, in the
material sense, living off their own farming, to survive, but rich in the family sense...