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Martha White

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Martha White

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
1840 (aged 42–43)
Marshall County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Marshall County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Nothing is known about Martha's background before she married Thomas in NC before 1815.

The White family moved from Currituck Co, NC. It is said that in 1831 that they moved here with the families of Jesse Sawyer & Caleb Forbes.

An 1830 Census entry in Currituck Co, NC shows a Thomas White with 6 males & 3 females
Males: 5 & under 3; 15-20 1; 20-30 1; 40-50 1.
Females: 5-10 1; 10-14 1; 20-30 1
Here it is assumed Thomas is the 40-50 male. The oldest female is 20-30.

The 1835 Putnam Co (now Marshall Co) Census, IL shows Thomas White family of 9 - 5 males & 4 females.
Males 3 - 10 & under, 1 - 10 & under 20, 1 50 & under 60;
Females 1 - 10 & under, 2 - over 10 under 20, 1 - over 30 under 40
[note the next line has a William White age 40-50, 2 males 10-20; females, 3 under 10, 1 10-20, 1 30-40 - possibly a brother.

The names are known of 4 children, James White, Amy (Buckingham), Rebecca (untraced) and Amos. Three of these children settled in adjacent Woodford Co, IL.
Nothing is known about Martha's background before she married Thomas in NC before 1815.

The White family moved from Currituck Co, NC. It is said that in 1831 that they moved here with the families of Jesse Sawyer & Caleb Forbes.

An 1830 Census entry in Currituck Co, NC shows a Thomas White with 6 males & 3 females
Males: 5 & under 3; 15-20 1; 20-30 1; 40-50 1.
Females: 5-10 1; 10-14 1; 20-30 1
Here it is assumed Thomas is the 40-50 male. The oldest female is 20-30.

The 1835 Putnam Co (now Marshall Co) Census, IL shows Thomas White family of 9 - 5 males & 4 females.
Males 3 - 10 & under, 1 - 10 & under 20, 1 50 & under 60;
Females 1 - 10 & under, 2 - over 10 under 20, 1 - over 30 under 40
[note the next line has a William White age 40-50, 2 males 10-20; females, 3 under 10, 1 10-20, 1 30-40 - possibly a brother.

The names are known of 4 children, James White, Amy (Buckingham), Rebecca (untraced) and Amos. Three of these children settled in adjacent Woodford Co, IL.


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