Isaac White (1846 - 1916)

Born 6 Mar 1846 in Greenbrier County, Virginia, United States

Husband of Anna Lucy (Thomas) White — married 18 Jun 1893 in Gallia County, Ohio, United States

Died 24 Jul 1916 at age 70 in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, United States

Biography

Isaac White is a part of US Black heritage.

Private Isaac White served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: 30 Apr 1864
Mustered out: 31 Oct 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. M, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored)

Isaac "Fleet" White was born on 6 Mar 1846 in Greenbrier County, Virginia (present-day West Virginia). His death certificate says his father was named Isaac White as well.^[1] Little is known of his early life.

Fleet was a Civil War veteran.^[2] He enlisted in Company M, 5th Massachusetts (Colored) Cavalry on 30 April 1864. He mustered out 31 October 1865 in Clarksville, Texas.^[3]

He worked at the Remington hotel in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio before moving to Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio where he also worked as a hotel porter.^[2][4]

Fleet married Anna Lucy Thomas on 18 Jun 1893.^[5] They lived in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. Their census records suggest that they didn't have any children.^[6] In 1910, Anna's grandmother Lavina Turner lived with them.^[7]

Fleet died on 24 Jul 1916 in Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio. He was buried in the Pine Street Colored Cemetery in Gallipolis.^[1][8]

Research Notes

• Although Find A Grave: Memorial #14022899 clearly is meant to be the memorial page for this Isaac White, it has no gravestone image. It seems that Find A Grave: Memorial #13577116 is probably also supposed to correspond to this Isaac White - his wife's name and death date match, the name Isaac White matches, and the birth and death years are close, but off by about 3 years each. No other death records or obituaries have been found for an Isaac White in Gallipolis in 1913, so it seems that the gravestone probably just has mistakes in the years. The memorial page for 13577116 says that his parents were John D. and Louisa (Earl) White, though no source is given for that information.

• The Civil War pension index on Fold3 (the regimental index) confirms that the Isaac White who died on 24 July 1916 is the same Isaac White who served in the 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored). Image available on Fold3.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ohio, Death Certificates, #43083, Isaac White, 24 Jul 1916, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA; "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8N2-FMR : accessed 15 Jan 2023).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Fleet White Dead," The Gallipolis Daily Tribune [Ohio], 25 Jul 1916, page 1; image copy, Bossard Library Digital Newspaper Archive, (http://bossardlibrary.advantage-preservation.com : accessed 15 Jan 2023).
3. ↑ Compiled Military Service Record: White, Isaac, Company M, 5th Massachusetts Cavalry (Colored), Compiled Military Service Record. Images available on Fold3.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," ED 110, Pomeroy ward 3, Meigs County, Ohio, USA; page 3, line 39, Isaac White; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M89B-9PK.
5. ↑ Ohio, Gallia County, Marriage Records, 1890-1895 volume 7, page 383, #1149, Isaac White and Anna L Thomas, 18 Jun 1893; "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN3R-HXX : accessed 15 Jan 2023).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", ED 29, Gallipolis ward 4, Gallia County, Ohio, USA; sheet 27A, family 636, Isaac White household; NARA microfilm T623, roll 1271; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM89-6YG.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," ED 33, Gallipolis Ward 4, Gallia, Ohio, USA; sheet 2A, family 27, dwelling 23, Anna White in Isaac White household; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML81-G4N.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14022899/isaac-white: accessed 15 January 2023), memorial page for Isaac “Fleet” White (6 Mar 1846–24 Jul 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #14022899, citing Pine Street Colored Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Michele Davisson-Brooks (contributor 50663777).