William White Jr. was born 28 March 1815 St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. William White Sr. Died 8 Oct 1821 in Louisiana. William White, Jr. 1815-1880 came with his mother Amelia "Amy" Comstock White 1775-1853 and several siblings to Texas. They settled on The San Jacinto River at Highlands, in eastern Harris County.
William White, Jr. was a soldier in the Texas War of Independence, and fought at the battle of San Jacinto; his rifle and powder horn are on display at the San Jacinto Museum. White applied for a first class headright grant on February 3, 1838, following the War of Independence. For his service in the Texas Revolution and Battle of San Jacinto, William received a grant of approximately 1,500 acres. The land that William chose and had surveyed was in present-day Uptown Houston. He was the original owner of the land that included the site of present-day Post Oak Boulevard and the Galleria. William, however, soon sold this land and never lived on it.
William was a farmer, and married 5 Feb 1838 Martha Margaret (Ryan) 1818-1857.
The couple had the following 9 children:
William White III 1839-1840
Mary Anne "Mariann" 1841-1866
Catherine "Kate" 1843-1866
Joseph Ryan 1845-1912
Albert Victor 1847-1916
Amy K. White 1850-1922
Francis Marion "Bud" 1852-1930
Deliah Elizabeth "Lillie" 1854-1939
Jesse Edward 1857-1922
William White, Jr. was a soldier in the Texas War of Independence, and fought at the battle of San Jacinto; his rifle and powder horn are on display at the San Jacinto Museum. White applied for a first class headright grant on February 3, 1838, following the War of Independence. For his service in the Texas Revolution and Battle of San Jacinto, William received a grant of approximately 1,500 acres. The land that William chose and had surveyed was in present-day Uptown Houston. He was the original owner of the land that included the site of present-day Post Oak Boulevard and the Galleria. William, however, soon sold this land and never lived on it.
William was a farmer, and married 5 Feb 1838 Martha Margaret (Ryan) 1818-1857.
The couple had the following 9 children:
William White III 1839-1840
Mary Anne "Mariann" 1841-1866
Catherine "Kate" 1843-1866
Joseph Ryan 1845-1912
Albert Victor 1847-1916
Amy K. White 1850-1922
Francis Marion "Bud" 1852-1930
Deliah Elizabeth "Lillie" 1854-1939
Jesse Edward 1857-1922
William White Jr. was born 28 March 1815 St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. William White Sr. Died 8 Oct 1821 in Louisiana. William White, Jr. 1815-1880 came with his mother Amelia "Amy" Comstock White 1775-1853 and several siblings to Texas. They settled on The San Jacinto River at Highlands, in eastern Harris County.
William White, Jr. was a soldier in the Texas War of Independence, and fought at the battle of San Jacinto; his rifle and powder horn are on display at the San Jacinto Museum. White applied for a first class headright grant on February 3, 1838, following the War of Independence. For his service in the Texas Revolution and Battle of San Jacinto, William received a grant of approximately 1,500 acres. The land that William chose and had surveyed was in present-day Uptown Houston. He was the original owner of the land that included the site of present-day Post Oak Boulevard and the Galleria. William, however, soon sold this land and never lived on it.
William was a farmer, and married 5 Feb 1838 Martha Margaret (Ryan) 1818-1857.
The couple had the following 9 children:
William White III 1839-1840
Mary Anne "Mariann" 1841-1866
Catherine "Kate" 1843-1866
Joseph Ryan 1845-1912
Albert Victor 1847-1916
Amy K. White 1850-1922
Francis Marion "Bud" 1852-1930
Deliah Elizabeth "Lillie" 1854-1939
Jesse Edward 1857-1922
William White, Jr. was a soldier in the Texas War of Independence, and fought at the battle of San Jacinto; his rifle and powder horn are on display at the San Jacinto Museum. White applied for a first class headright grant on February 3, 1838, following the War of Independence. For his service in the Texas Revolution and Battle of San Jacinto, William received a grant of approximately 1,500 acres. The land that William chose and had surveyed was in present-day Uptown Houston. He was the original owner of the land that included the site of present-day Post Oak Boulevard and the Galleria. William, however, soon sold this land and never lived on it.
William was a farmer, and married 5 Feb 1838 Martha Margaret (Ryan) 1818-1857.
The couple had the following 9 children:
William White III 1839-1840
Mary Anne "Mariann" 1841-1866
Catherine "Kate" 1843-1866
Joseph Ryan 1845-1912
Albert Victor 1847-1916
Amy K. White 1850-1922
Francis Marion "Bud" 1852-1930
Deliah Elizabeth "Lillie" 1854-1939
Jesse Edward 1857-1922
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