Reuben White (1795 - bef. 1848)

Born 28 Oct 1795 in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Ancestors

Husband of Christina (Faulk) White — married 14 Jun 1818 in St. Martin, Louisiana, United States

Died before Oct 1848 before age 52 in Lynchburg, Harris Co., Texas

Biography

Reuben White settled in the Republic of Texas before February 19, 1846.

Reuben White, a member of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, was born about 1795 to parents William and Amy (Comstock) White in La Louisiane française, New France (today what is known as Vermilion Parish, Louisiana).^[1] During the War of 1812, White served in Capt. Shadrack Porter's Company, Baker's Regiment, of the Louisiana Militia.^[1]

White married Christina Faulk on June 15, 1818^[2], and together had at least eight children. White moved to Texas in 1824 from St Martin, Louisiana^[3], as a member of Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred, with his widowed mother. White received a grant of one league on the east bank of the San Jacinto River on 19 Aug 1824 (the area now known as Barrett Station, across from his mother's existing league on the west bank of the river, which was granted 16 Aug 1824.^[1][4]

White was listed with his family in the Atascosito Census in 1826 as a farmer and stock raiser. White's taxable property (after considerable exemptions) was 2,214 acres of land, two pleasure horses, 150 cattle, and one clock. He was a successful farmer-rancher of the period. Reuben White died before October 1848, as proven by a probate court record of his estate in Harris County in 1848.^[1]

The property where Reuben is buried was formally set aside as the White Cemetery in 1850 and eventually became a community graveyard which includes many of the area pioneers and their descendants, including veterans from the Texas Revolution. Although Reuben's burial is the earliest recorded (1848) on what is today called Sterling-White Cemetery, it is believed that older gravesites may exist. A Texas State Historical Marker erected in his honor stands at the entrance of the cemetery.

Note: Unmarked Grave. Although Reuben White's exact grave location has been lost, he is likely buried in the lawn crypts on the far Southwest corner of the property, as this site contains the oldest graves and the still-standing tombstone of his youngest brother William.

Notes

WHITE, Ruben (William - of North Carolina, residing at Bayou Vermillion & Aimie COMSTOCK) b. 28 Oct. 1795, bt. 13 Nov. 1810 Pats: John WHITE & Sarah GAMBEL - natives of Virginia; Mats: William COMSTOCK & Rachel ALLREDGE - of Rhode Island; Spons: Jacques TALEUR & Marie WHITE. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.6, #1024)

WHITE, Ruben - native of this parish (minor son of Guillaume WHYTE [William WHITE] - native of North Carolina & Aimee CUMSTOCK - native of Massassusset [Massachusetts] in America and inhabitants in St. Martin parish for many years) m. 14 June 1818 Christine FOLK - native of this parish (minor daughter of Jean - native of Virginia & Rebecca BOHANEN - native of Carolina and inhabitants of this parish of St. Martin for many years) Wits: William WHYTE, Jean FOLK, James McLAUGHLIN, Major Shadrach PORTER, Thimotee WALIS [WALES or WALLACE], Josan BOURG. Fr. Michael Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.6, #101)

Find-A-Grave: Reuben White BIRTH 28 Oct 1795 Vermilion Parish, Louisiana DEATH Sep 1848 (aged 52) Lynchburg, Harris Co., Texas BURIAL Unknown Parents: William White 1766–1821, Amy Comstock White 1775–1853 Spouse: Christina Faulk White 1803–1864 (m. 1818)

Sources

Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67718702/reuben-white

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Handbook of Texas Online, Gifford E. White, "White, Reuben".
2. ↑ "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZH-MQX : 10 February 2018), Ruben White and Christine Falk, 14 Jun 1818; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 6,010,599.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLW-PXD : accessed 30 March 2019), Reubin White, St Martin, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 175, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 181,357.
4. ↑ Mexican Land Grant, Atascosito District. Reuben White headright survey (abstract #84).

See also:

• Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001
• Find A Grave: Memorial #67718702
• Texas Property Tax Registers, Ad Valorem Tax Volumes, 1835-1909. Texas Comptroller's Office ad valorem tax volumes. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.