James Knox Polk White (1845 - 1930)

Born 8 Mar 1845 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Virginia A Jolly — married 7 Jan 1864 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi

Descendants

Died 12 Jul 1930 at age 85 in Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

James Knox Polk White was born March 8, 1845 in Mississippi to James Wesley White and Eliza Emily Pearce.

Siblings were:

• Mary Ann White
• John James White
• Eliza Ann White
• Margaret A Lydia White
• Green Berry White
• Elizabeth Frances White
• Olive Rebecca (White) Brown
• Martha Sarah (White) Edwards

The 1850 and 1860 U.S. Censuses show James living at home with his parents in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, age 5 and 15 respectively.^[1][2]

James married Virginia A. Jolly on January 7, 1864 in Obadiah, Mississippi.^[3].

Children were:

• William J White (1864 - 1937)
• Frances Cornelia White (1868 - 1934)
• Margaret Eliza Lydia (White) Sanderford (1870 - 1957)
• Harriet G (White) Sanderford (1872 - 1934)
• Benjamin Woodward White (1874 - 1936)
• Mattile E White (1876 - 1889)
• Charles Edward White (1878 - 1939)
• Ludie (White) Wilson (1881 – 1911)
• Joseph Lee White (1883 – 1973)
• Ida V. (White) Trawick (1888 – 1973)

The 1870 and 1880 U.S. Censuses still reflect James and Virginia residing in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.^[4][5]

Virginia died in 1894, James never remarried.

The 1900 U.S. Census lists James as a widow, living with five remaining children at home in Daleville, Mississippi.^[6]

The 1920 U.S. Census shows James still residing in Daleville with his daughter Francis and his son Charles Edward and his family.^[7]

By 1930, the U.S. Census has James living alone in Lauderdale County with his oldest daughter Francis Cornelia (Corenedia) White.^[8]

James passed away July 12, 1930 and was laid to rest at Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Obadiah, Lauderdale County, Mississippi . ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LD-9VX : accessed 12 June 2015), James P White in household of James White, Lauderdale county, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing family 238, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6G6-ZQ7 : accessed 12 June 2015), James K P White in household of James White, Beat No 3, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 82, household ID 557, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,585.
3. ↑ "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2ZR-43F : accessed 12 June 2015), James K. White and Virginia A. Jolly, 07 Jan 1864; citing Lauderdale,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 899,112.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFS6-FKW : 12 April 2016), James White, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 41, family 244, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,234.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GJ-QL5 : accessed 12 June 2015), James White, Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district 95, sheet 137D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0653; FHL microfilm 1,254,653.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9X3-PSW : accessed 12 June 2015), Polk White, Beat 3 Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,815.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43D-441 : accessed 12 June 2015), James K White, Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 83, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,883.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM1X-V86 : accessed 12 June 2015), J K Polk White, Beat 3, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0022, sheet 5B, family 103, line 74, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1153; FHL microfilm 2,340,888.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKB-T3C1 : accessed 20 May 2015), James K P White, 1930; Burial, , Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States of America, Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church Cemetery; citing record ID 57819661, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

See also:

• William Thomas Jolly, The Descendants of John Jolly, October 1994, Pg 6.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 57819661
• FamilySearch Pedigree Resource File