Joseph White (1824 - 1906)

Born 16 Aug 1824 in Allegheney County, Pennsylvania, USA

Son of James White and Elsie (McCutcheon) White

Husband of Louisa (Hunter) White — married 4 Jun 1853 in Benton County, Oregon Territory

Descendants

Died Jan 1906 at age 81 in Columbia County, Washington, USA

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Biography

Joseph first appears in the early records of Benton County in the Oregon Territory when he took up land through the Oregon Donation Land Claim Act of 1850. His patent for land in Benton County was granted September 27, 1850.^[1]

According to the Corvallis Gazette Joseph built a saw mill on Long Tom where now stands the town of Monroe. This mill made, a great deal of lumber for a few years and was the principal dependence for lumber for all the surrounding country, but by the time the mill needed repairs the timber was exhausted and it was allowed to go into decay.^[2] The mill is shown on the earliest federal survey map of Benton County.

The area was know as Starr's Point and Joseph's land was incorporated as the town of Monroe in 1853.

On June 4th, 1853 Joseph married Louisa Hunter^[3]. Her father, William Hunter, had followed the gold rush and brought the family west in an ox cart in search of his fortune.

Joseph and Louisa were was enumerated in the 1854 Oregon Territory Census in Benton County. The family included a male and female over 21 (Joseph and his wife Louisa (Hunter)) and 1 male 10-21 (this may have been one of Louisa's younger brothers, but is too old to be their son).

Joseph White appeared on the 1855 and 1856 tax rolls in Benton County^[4]

The family was enumerated in the 1860 U.S. Census in Benton County, with daughter Rosanna and sons James and George.

Children of Joseph & Louisa (Hunter) White

• Rosanna White, born October 16, 1854 in Benton County, Oregon Territory
• James William White, born October 8, 1856 in Benton County, Oregon Territory; died April 24, 1939, Elmira, Lane County, Oregon^[5]
• George McCutcheon White, born March 15, 1858 in Benton County, Oregon Territory; married Anna Laurie Miller January 30, 1886 in Nez Perce County, Idaho Territory; died November 19, 1932 in Okanogan County, Washington.
• Frank White, born May 4, 1860 in Benton County, Oregon
• Edward Willford White, born October 3, 1861 in Benton County, Oregon
• Ida May White, born July 6, 1864 in Benton County Oregon

Sources

1. ↑ Patentee: JOSEPH WHITE Acres: 160 Issue Date: 5/20/1874 Land Office: Roseburg Authority: September 27, 1850: Oregon-Donation Act (grant) (99 Stat. 496) Document Nr.: 1650 Accession/Serial Nr.: ORRAA 015455 BLM Serial Nr.: ORRAA 015455 NE 33/ 14-S 5-W No Willamette OR Benton
2. ↑ Benton County. Description of Its Appearance and Present Condition by Voting Precincts. (Monroe Precinct). (1883, April 20). Corvallis Gazette, p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2017, from https://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn84022650/1883-04-20/ed-1/seq-1/
3. ↑ "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65J-KRD and https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V65J-LD5 : accessed 22 November 2015), Joseph White and Louisa Hunter, 1853.
4. ↑ Oregon Historical Records Index. Oregon State Archives (online) 1855], [ http://genealogy.state.or.us/detail.php?id=385868 1856]
5. ↑ Early Oregonian Search, Oregon Secretary of State, online

See also:

• Pioneers of Benton County Oregon, family tree online at Rootsweb, a project of the Benton County Genealogical Society.