George Washington White (1857 - 1945)

Born 1857 in Minnesota, USA

Husband of Clara Ellen (Lafevbre) White — married 26 Aug 1884 (to after 23 Jun 1928) in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1945 at about age 88 in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Biography

Family story

George was born in a covered wagon near Rochester, MN. His mother died of Smallpox somewhere near Rockford, Ill. He stated he went up and down the Mississippi River on boats, working as a shoe-shine boy. He sill did his Irish jigs for his grand-daughter when he was in his 80's. He told of bouncing Clara LaFavor on his knee. Probably just holding her?

Grand-father of June Dorothy Houlding. Father of six boys.

Children:

Clarence Elmer White -- unknown–1957

Walter E. White -- unknown–1994

George Fabian Cameron -- 1894–1979

Allen A. White -- 1900 – unknown

• • • "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHC-SH1 : 7 June 2019), William White, 1870. (Possible family)

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99Y-55C : accessed 14 September 2019), George W White, Lyra Township Good Thunder village, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 13A, family 231, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,757.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2LF-F98 : accessed 14 September 2019), Clarence E White in household of George W White, Mankato Ward 5, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 1B, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 691; FHL microfilm 1,374,704.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4M4-DB1 : accessed 14 September 2019), George W White, Mankato Ward 5, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States; citing ED 23, sheet 12A, line 31, family 259, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 825; FHL microfilm 1,820,825.

Children:

• "Minnesota Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD9F-GJZ : 10 February 2018), George White in entry for White, 07 Jan 1886; citing St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,309,121.