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Francis Willis White 1819 – 1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Mar 1819

Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Dec 1891

Death Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA

Father: Robert White

Mother: Eliza Freeman

Spouse(s): Sarah Feather

Children(s): Mary White, Sara White, Susan White, Adam White, James White, Jacob White, Margaret White, John White, Julia White, George White, Emma White, Joseph White

According to available records, Francis Willis White was born in 1819 in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA, the child of Robert White and Eliza Pugh (Pew) Freeman. Following those early years, Francis Willis White married Sarah Eusebia Feather, and their family grew to include Mary Eliza White, Sara Jane White, Susan Catherine White, Adam David White, James Clark White, Jacob Francis White, Margaret Ellen White, John Solomon White, Julia Annabelle White, George Washington White, Emma Alice White and Joseph Feather White. In the later years of life, Francis Willis White died in 1891 in Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Robert White
1780 – 1848
Birth Location: Shepherdtown, Berkeley, Virginia, USA
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Eliza Freeman
1791 – 1865
Birth Location: Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Feather
1825 – 1894
Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Mary White
1844 – 1897
Birth Location: Preston, Virginia, United States
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Sara White
1845 – 1920
Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States
SW
Susan White
1847 – 1907
Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States
SW
Adam White
1850 – 1923
Birth Location: Pleasant Dale, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
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James White
1852 – 1924
Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA
JW
Jacob White
1854 – 1932
Birth Location: Pleasant Dale, Preston, Virginia, USA
JW
Margaret White
1856 – 1887
Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, United States
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John White
1850 – 1910
Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston Co., Virginia
JW
Julia White
1862 – 1901
Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA
JW
George White
1864 – 1932
Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA
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Emma White
1866 – 1935
Birth Location: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA
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Joseph White
1867 – 1924
Birth Location: Pleasant Dale, Preston, West Virginia, USA
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Mar 1819
    Event Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, 1860 United States Federal Census, 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: 1412; Family History Film: 1255412; Page: 347C; Enumeration District: 063, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 95A; Family History Library Film: 553196, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Preston, Virginia; Roll: M653_1372; Page: 202; Family History Library Film: 805372, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 45, Preston, Virginia; Roll: M432_969; Page: 391A; Image: 262, Birth note, Living in Kingwood, WV at the time of the 1880 census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1840
    Event Place: Preston, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Preston, Virginia; Roll: 572; Page: 239; Family History Library Film: 0029690

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: District 45, Preston, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 45, Preston, Virginia; Roll: M432_969; Page: 391A; Image: 262

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: District 6, Preston, Virginia
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, West Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census Index, 1860-1890, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 6, Preston, Virginia; Roll: M653_1372; Page: 202; Family History Library Film: 805372

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1697; Page: 95A; Family History Library Film: 553196

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 22 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Kingwood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, West Virginia Argus; Publication Date: 22 Nov 1879; Publication Place: Kingwood, West Virginia, USA; &terms=Francis_White

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia; Roll: 1412; Family History Film: 1255412; Page: 347C; Enumeration District: 063

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Kingwood, Preston, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasantdale, Preston County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973

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