My Family Tree - J. W. White / Sarah Margaret Taylor

Man

Name	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Place of Death	Date of Death
J. W. White

Woman

Name	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Place of Death	Date of Death
Sarah Margaret Taylor		17 Dec 1840		01 Nov 1914

Children

Name	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Place of Death	Date of Death
Hiram White
Agness Irene White
William Watson White
Rufo White
Arthur White
Sara Margaret White

Family Events

Event Type	Date	Place	Description
Marriage	08 Jul 1868	MS, United States	Near Water Valley

Notes


Sarah Margaret and J. W. came to Texas in 1903. He died a few years before she did. Sarah's grandmother Cambell married (2) Mr. Jones. She weighed 330 pounds and wore a size 3 shoe. She would sit in her rocking chair and fuss at her small feet because they would not hold her up. Sarah was from a large family, there were 13 boys and 3 girls-2 sets of twin boys. Her father was a great hunter and hunted the Mississippi River bottoms for deer, bear, and turkey. Two boys were gathering persimmons when the tree fell, killing one instantly. Their mother was sick in bed but got up and lifted the tree from the one living and carried him home in her apron. He only lived a few days. Seven boys and 2 girls lived to be grown: Albert was killed in the Civil War, leaving his wife and son, Johnnie Rujo married late in life, had one girl that died at grandma's house Dave served in the Civil War. Went to Arkansas, married and had four girls. Mother and 4 girls died. Came back to Mississippi and married, had three boys. Saphonie married a widower with one girl, they had a girl and a boy who died. Her husband had left her before the boy was born. She married an old sailor, Frank Watson, he had been around the world 3 times. Hiram came to East Texas in 1866. He was killed by mistake on a turkey hunt in 1872. Paul never left Mississippi. He had 3 children, Hiram Monroe, Frances, and ??. John was born 3 months after his dad died. He came to Texs, stayed three years, returned to Mississippi for a year and went to Louisiana. Married and only lived seven weeks. He died of congestion, caused from exposure.

Sarah Margaret and J. W. came to Texas in 1903. He died a few years before she did.

Sarah's grandmother Cambell married (2) Mr. Jones. She weighed 330 pounds and wore a size 3 shoe. She would sit in her rocking chair and fuss at her small feet because they would not hold her up.

Sarah was from a large family, there were 13 boys and 3 girls-2 sets of twin boys. Her father was a great hunter and hunted the Mississippi River bottoms for deer, bear, and turkey.

Two boys were gathering persimmons when the tree fell, killing one instantly. Their mother was sick in bed but got up and lifted the tree from the one living and carried him home in her apron. He only lived a few days.

Seven boys and 2 girls lived to be grown:
Albert was killed in the Civil War, leaving his wife and son, Johnnie
Rujo married late in life, had one girl that died at grandma's house
Dave served in the Civil War. Went to Arkansas, married and had four girls. Mother and 4 girls died. Came back to Mississippi and married, had three boys.
Saphonie married a widower with one girl, they had a girl and a boy who died. Her husband had left her before the boy was born. She married an old sailor, Frank Watson, he had been around the world 3 times.
Hiram came to East Texas in 1866. He was killed by mistake on a turkey hunt in 1872.
Paul never left Mississippi. He had 3 children, Hiram Monroe, Frances, and ??.
John was born 3 months after his dad died. He came to Texs, stayed three years, returned to Mississippi for a year and went to Louisiana. Married and only lived seven weeks. He died of congestion, caused from exposure.