Sarah Jane White was born in Ohio, a daughter of Mathew White and Phebe Merrick. Her siblings were: Seth, Roena, William A. "Bill", Shannon, and Missouri Ellen.
Sarah Jane White was a woman of poor reputation who assumed at least 5 aliases and married at least 4 men. No divorce records have been found for her. Listed below are her known aliases and documented relationships with men:
On 8 November 1860, using the name Sarah Elbin, she married John M. Bateman in Otter Village, Ripley County, Indiana. The ceremony was performed by Stephen Andrews, J.P.
According to the sworn deposition of Indiana Mendenhall, Sarah Jane White allegedly gave birth in about 1863 to the illegitimate child of Tom Herbert of Ripley County, Indiana.
On 1 November 1865 in Ripley County Indiana, Sarah Jane used the alias Katie White when she married George Ash. The ceremony was performed by William Stuart, minister of the Gospel.
On 5 March 1872 in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sarah Jane used the alias Catherine Bateman when she married Henry Hart, a recently widowed Civil War veteran.
On 30 August 1886 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, Sarah Jane used the alias Minerva J. Hart when she married Benjamin F. Grady, a widowed Civil War veteran.
Sources for this biography include sworn depositions found in the Civil War pension files of Henry Hart and Benjamin Grady. Both of these pension files were accessed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC.
Sarah Jane White was a woman of poor reputation who assumed at least 5 aliases and married at least 4 men. No divorce records have been found for her. Listed below are her known aliases and documented relationships with men:
On 8 November 1860, using the name Sarah Elbin, she married John M. Bateman in Otter Village, Ripley County, Indiana. The ceremony was performed by Stephen Andrews, J.P.
According to the sworn deposition of Indiana Mendenhall, Sarah Jane White allegedly gave birth in about 1863 to the illegitimate child of Tom Herbert of Ripley County, Indiana.
On 1 November 1865 in Ripley County Indiana, Sarah Jane used the alias Katie White when she married George Ash. The ceremony was performed by William Stuart, minister of the Gospel.
On 5 March 1872 in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sarah Jane used the alias Catherine Bateman when she married Henry Hart, a recently widowed Civil War veteran.
On 30 August 1886 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, Sarah Jane used the alias Minerva J. Hart when she married Benjamin F. Grady, a widowed Civil War veteran.
Sources for this biography include sworn depositions found in the Civil War pension files of Henry Hart and Benjamin Grady. Both of these pension files were accessed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC.
Sarah Jane White was born in Ohio, a daughter of Mathew White and Phebe Merrick. Her siblings were: Seth, Roena, William A. "Bill", Shannon, and Missouri Ellen.
Sarah Jane White was a woman of poor reputation who assumed at least 5 aliases and married at least 4 men. No divorce records have been found for her. Listed below are her known aliases and documented relationships with men:
On 8 November 1860, using the name Sarah Elbin, she married John M. Bateman in Otter Village, Ripley County, Indiana. The ceremony was performed by Stephen Andrews, J.P.
According to the sworn deposition of Indiana Mendenhall, Sarah Jane White allegedly gave birth in about 1863 to the illegitimate child of Tom Herbert of Ripley County, Indiana.
On 1 November 1865 in Ripley County Indiana, Sarah Jane used the alias Katie White when she married George Ash. The ceremony was performed by William Stuart, minister of the Gospel.
On 5 March 1872 in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sarah Jane used the alias Catherine Bateman when she married Henry Hart, a recently widowed Civil War veteran.
On 30 August 1886 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, Sarah Jane used the alias Minerva J. Hart when she married Benjamin F. Grady, a widowed Civil War veteran.
Sources for this biography include sworn depositions found in the Civil War pension files of Henry Hart and Benjamin Grady. Both of these pension files were accessed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC.
Sarah Jane White was a woman of poor reputation who assumed at least 5 aliases and married at least 4 men. No divorce records have been found for her. Listed below are her known aliases and documented relationships with men:
On 8 November 1860, using the name Sarah Elbin, she married John M. Bateman in Otter Village, Ripley County, Indiana. The ceremony was performed by Stephen Andrews, J.P.
According to the sworn deposition of Indiana Mendenhall, Sarah Jane White allegedly gave birth in about 1863 to the illegitimate child of Tom Herbert of Ripley County, Indiana.
On 1 November 1865 in Ripley County Indiana, Sarah Jane used the alias Katie White when she married George Ash. The ceremony was performed by William Stuart, minister of the Gospel.
On 5 March 1872 in Sangamon County, Illinois, Sarah Jane used the alias Catherine Bateman when she married Henry Hart, a recently widowed Civil War veteran.
On 30 August 1886 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, Sarah Jane used the alias Minerva J. Hart when she married Benjamin F. Grady, a widowed Civil War veteran.
Sources for this biography include sworn depositions found in the Civil War pension files of Henry Hart and Benjamin Grady. Both of these pension files were accessed at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, DC.
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