Lou Virginia (Bane) White (1901 - 1980)

Born 16 Aug 1901 in Laneville, Rusk, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of John Floyd Bane Sr. and Fannie Susan (Burrow) Bane

Wife of Willie Richard Jackson — married 25 Aug 1919 in Houston, Texas, United States

Wife of John William White — married 10 Oct 1949 in Harris, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 14 May 1980 at age 78 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, United States

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Biography

Lou Virginia Bane was born August 16, 1901 to John Floyd Bane, Sr. and Fannie Susan Burrow, in Laneville, Tx. ^{[1] [2]}

Memorial

Witten by her granddaughter, Emma Lou Means Mitchell.

It doesn't seem right for such a great person not to have a story; even a short story. Lou Virginia Bane Jackson White was my grandmother. She was the kindest person I have known in my life time. She gave to those who had less and loved her family with an unconditional love. I lived with her my entire childhood. She is my friend and my grandmother. She didn't have an easy life, but I never heard her complain. Mammie, as we called her, loved to fish. She would fish by the moon and tide. She had little in material wealth, however, she is the richest person I know. She sacrificed for her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

She was diagnosed with cancer, and died seven years later.^[3] She once told me, "I can't die yet.", because the younger ones wouldn't understand her leaving them. Well, I didn't understand either. Lou married Willie Richard Jackson when she was 18 years old.^{[4] [5]} She had three children. ^[6][7]

When my grandfather was 49 years (1945) old he died from TB.^[8][9] Before his death, Mammie was faced with separating my uncle from him, because he contacted TB as well. Mammie put her husband in a TB ward and kept her son at home. She told me she never told her son he had TB, because she didn't want him to be placed in a position to lie on a job application or lose the opportunity to live his life because he had TB. She hauled oxygen in her old car to my grandfather.

She survived running a small country grocery store in a small Texas town. She was Postmaster^[10] and also sold gasoline. She talked to me about the depression and remembering when her only son went to Korea.^[11] She told me how she gave birth to my uncle on a table with my great aunt with her (Mollie Bane). Mollie was only 17. and my uncle was born feet first and nearly died because the cord wrapped around his neck. Mammie told me Fannie Ella was five years old when my mother was born. She told me Fannie Ella was such an easy child but when my mother came along she always slept with one eye open because there was nothing she was afraid of.

I was a baby but heard this story over and over. I was in my crib, and my Uncle (her son) and my dad 's brother Quinten Means, crashed a plane in the back of our house. She saw it crash, ran out, and my Uncle (her son) was running into the house holding his nose yelling, "I'm ruined my nose is broken!" She said he was bleeding. He was ok other than the nose, and he was always good looking and is to this day at the age of 80. I sat many hours and listened to her wonderful stories of her life. She would smile and laugh.

She died at age 78 still never complaining. She told me one day, "It's time for me to stop my treatment now." I didn't think I could live without her, but I know she is still here with me everyday. I gave her a lot of worry in her life, but I like to think that I finally turned into a person she can be proud of.

Mammie worked in a factory, a dry cleaners, she took in sewing, and was a florist. I never knew we were poor when I was growing up. I also never realized how hard she worked until she was gone. What a blessing I was given in having her. I love you Mammie.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40030613/lou-virginia-white: accessed 23 February 2023), memorial page for Lou Virginia Bane White (16 Aug 1901–14 May 1980), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40030613, citing Fairbanks Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sandra Brookshire Behne (contributor 46966324).
3. ↑ Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982, White, Lou Virginia.
4. ↑ Harris County Clerk's Office; Houston, Texas; Harris County, Texas, Marriage Records, Jackson, Willie Richard to Bane, Lou Virginia.
5. ↑ The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Jackson, Wille Richard.
6. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Bend, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04034; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 79-10
7. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 3, Fort Bend, Texas; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0010; FHL microfilm: 2342067
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40729156/willie-richard-jackson: accessed 23 February 2023), memorial page for Willie Richard Jackson (1895–1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40729156, citing Fairbanks Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sandra Brookshire Behne (contributor 46966324).
10. ↑ The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971; Record Group: Records of the Post Office Department; Record Group Number: 28; Series: M841; Roll Number: 123
11. ↑ United States Navy; Navy Department Library, Washington, D.C.; Ship Name: USS Philippine Sea; Ship Classification: CV-47; Year(s): 1952
12. ↑ Mean, Emma Lou. Personal recollections of Lou Virginia Bane.

DNA Statements

Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Amanda Blaker and John F Bane, 1st cousin 2x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are John Floyd Bane and Fannie Susan Burrow. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st-2nd cousins based on sharing 308 cM across 17 segments.