William H. White (1877 - 1913)

Born 29 Mar 1877 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bertha May (McKinnon) Strawn — married 28 Mar 1899 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Died 10 Jul 1913 at age 36 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

William H. White was born at Detroit, Michigan in 1877. He was the son of William White and Ruth Gilmore.^[1]

On 28th March 1899, he married May McKinnon in Detroit.^[2]

William was employed as a laundryman and janitor.^[2][3][4]

On 10th July 1913, William White died in Detroit, aged thirty-six years.^[4]

Census enumerations

1880 census (USA)

• William White, male, married, white, 32, born in England, bottles ales, both parents born in England
• Ruth White, wife, female, married, white, 27, born in Ireland, both parents born in Ireland, keeping house
• William White, son, male, single, white, 3, born in Detroit, father born in England, mother born in Ireland
• James White, son, male, single, white, six months, born in Detroit, father born in England, mother born in Ireland
• census place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan^[1]

1910 census (USA)

• William White, head, male, white, age 33, married 11 years, born in Michigan; father born in England, English; mother born in Ireland, English; speaks English; driver for a Laundry; worker
• Mary [sic] White, wife, female, white, 31, married 11 years, no children, born in Michigan; father born in Canada, English; mother born in Canada, English; speaks English
• Lillian McKinnon, sister in law, female, white, 33, single, born in Canada/English, father born in Canada/English, mother born in Canada/English; speaks English; dressmaking
• census place: 592 Sixth Street, Detroit, Michigan^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} U.S. 1880 Census. Household of William White, age 32, with wife Ruth (27) and children, William (3) and James (6 mos.), in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Original record: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Archival ref. NARA roll T9-0612, pg. 355B; supervisor’s district no. 1, enumeration district no. 285, enumerated 14th May 1880. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2009-10-30).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} State of Michigan (USA). (i) Michigan Marriages, 1868–1925. Date of marriage: 28 March 1899, place: Detroit, file no. 2342514. Online at FamilySearch familysearch.org (accessed 2009-10-30). (ii) Marriage Records, 1867–1952. To the Honorable Secretary of State of Michigan: Return of Marriages in the County of Wayne. Extract: Wm. H. White, age 22, resident off Detroit, born in Detroit, occupation: laundryman, son of Wm. White and Ruth Gilmore. May McKinnon, age 20, resident of Detroit, born in Canada, daughter of Mr. J. McKinnon and Unknown. Marriage solemized in Detroit on 28th March 1899 by the Rev. F.B. Hodgins, Rector; witnesses: L. McKinnon and John Mourer, both of Detroit. Original record: Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952; Film: 67; Film Description: 1899 Wayne-1900 Crawford. Archival ref. record no. 276558. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2021-05-15).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. 1910 Census. Household of William White, age 33, and wife, Mary (31), in Detroit, Michigan. Original record: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Archival ref. supervisor’s district no. 1, enumeration district no. 85, ward 6, sheet 2B, enumerated 16th April 1910. Digital image online at ancestry.ca (extract by Alison Kilpatrick, 2010-06-19).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} State of Michigan (USA). Department of State. Division of Vital Statistics; Certificate of Death. Transcript: Registerd no. 5438, city of Detroit, No. 214 Dubois, 9 Ward; William H. White, male, white, married; died 10 July 1913, cause of death: mitral regurgitation, contributory: rheumatism, attended by Dr. A. McMichael, 157 (or 177) Brainard; age 36 years, 3 months, 20 days; trade or occupation: Janitor; born in Detroit, son of Wm White (born in England) and Ruth Gillmore (born in Ireland); informant: Mrs. White, 214 Dubois. Source: “Death Records, 1897-1920,” database held by Seeking Michigan, online at seekingmichigan.contentdm.oclc.org (transcribed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2015-01-29).