Sarah Jane White Martha Evaline White William Howard White John Lee White Mary Allie White

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Updated Jul 23, 2014

Son of Wm M & Sarah L White

 
Family Census Records Tax List Bowie Co 1881-1881 Picture - Brother of Minta
Red Lick Methodist Membership Family Records of Minta's Parents

The Family of:

John Lee White Sr

b. Dec 1859 Bowie Co TX
d. Aug 1886 Bowie Co TX
Buried: Unkn Bowie Co TX

Married: 22 Dec 1881 Bowie Co TX
Minta Sererra "Sarena" Clementine Earnest
b. 20 Dec 1863 Ca Randolph Co AL
d. 31 Aug 1900 Bowie Co TX
Buried: Red Lick Cemetery Bowie Co TX
Known Children: 3

Minta married 2nd: abt 1887
James "Jas" Albert Bonner

(Son of Robert & Frances R [Terrell] Bonner)
b. 18 Dec 1854 LA
d. 20 Jun 1938 Bowie Co TX
bu: Red Lick Cem Bowie Co TX
Known Children: 5

Total Children: 8

 Callie Adaline White
b. 5 Feb 1880 Nash Co TX
d. 18 Mar 1963 Bowie Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cemetery (C-10)
 
married: 27 May 1900 Bowie Co
Jasper Robert Bonner

(son of James R & Francis R [Terrell] Bonner)
b. 19 Nov 1872 Miller Co AR
d. 24 May 1941 Texarkana Bowie Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cemetery (C-10)



Known Children: 9
Thomas Hardy, Rochelle Ethel, Wm Bryant,
Silas Grant, Neatty Rose, David Lee,
John D "Jay", Lorena, Rebecca Noralene Bonner

 David Arthur White
WWI & WWII Draft Cards

b. 12 Sep 1884 Nash Bowie Co TX
d. 13 Nov 1969  Houston Harris Co TX
buried: Eylau Christain Cem Bowie Co TX

1st married: 4 Nov 1908 Bowie Co
Angie P (Hooker) Goodman

(dau of W P & Frankie [Mills] Goodman)
b. 15 Sep 1879 AR
d. 30 Dec 1929 Bowie Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cemetery  (E-11)

Known Children: none with David
From Angie's 1st marriage - BE Hooker: 3
Ottis Hooker, Myra L Hooker Billingsley,
Clara R Hooker Cooley

2nd married: 4 Jul 1922 Bowie Co TX
Myrtle Watson
b. 4 Dec 1903 TX
d. 8 May 1985 Harris Co TX
buried: Eylau Christain Cem Bowie Co TX
[Myrtle's Watson Family Graves]

Known Children: 1
Arthur Lovelle "Lou" White

Myrtle's child from 1st marriage:
Harry Goodwin

 John Lee Jr White
WWI Draft Card
b. 4 Aug 1886 Nash Bowie Co TX
d. 4 Sep 1941 Texarkana Bowie Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cem (C-9)
married: 31 Oct 1907 Bowie Co

Minnie Ola Birdwell

(dau of Roy B & Martha A [?] Birdwell)
b. 15 Jan 1890 Bowie Co TX
 d. 7 Apr 1983 Bowie Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cem (C-9)



Known Children: 6
Herbert, Martha, Stelle,
Alvin, Troy, Elmer

Children of: Sererra (Serena) and James "Jas" Albert Bonner
 James Robert "Jim" Bonner
WWI Draft Card
b. May 1888 Bowie Co TX
d. 16 Jan 1928 Bowie Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cem Bowie Co TX

m. 31 Aug 1910 Bowie Co TX
Lou Ella "Luella" Medley
(dau of Newton E & Buney Y [Griffin] Medley]
b. 4 Jan 1892 Nash Bowie Co TX
d. Sep 1962 Houston Harris Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cem Bowie Co TX

Known Children: 4
Lavada, James W, Mildridge, Dorothy

 Francis Ellen "Fannie" Bonner
b. 31 Aug 1891 Bowie Co TX
d. 17 Jan 1959 Morton Cochran Co TX
bu: Morton Memorial Cem Cochran Co TX

m. 16 Jun 1912 Bowie Co TX
Joanes A Vernon
WWI Draft Card
b. 1 Oct 1879
d. 27 Feb 1960 TX
bu: Morton Memorial Cem Cochran Co TX

Known Children: 1
Embrem Vernon b. 29 Mar 1919
d. 14 Oct 1987 buried: same as parents

 Joseph Elisha Bonner
WWI & WWII Draft Card
b. 3 Jul 1894 Bowie Co TX
d. Unkn
buried: Unkn

m. Unkn
Jenny Ray Blaylock
b. Unkn
d.Unkn
buried: Unkn

Known Children: 1
Stanley Joe Bonner

 Oliver Pinkney Bonner
WWI & WWII Draft Cards
b. 25 Sep 1895 Bowie Co TX
d. 7 Dec 1969 Bowie Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cem Bowie Co TX

m. 12 Mar 1916 Bowie Co TX
Elvia Elizbaeth "Elvie" Shipp
(dau of John H & Elvia V [Maroham] Shipp)
b. 23 Aug 1896 Bowie Co TX
d. 3 Feb 1987 Bowie Co TX
buried: Red Lick Cem Bowie Co TX

Known Children: 2
Lusell, Varnell

   Mamie C (Maurie) Bonner
b. Nov 1898 Bowie Co TX
d. Unkn
buried: Unkn

m. 10 Jul 1915 Miller Co AR
Fletcher Eugene Aaron
WWI Draft Card
b. 10 Aug 1894 Texarkana Miller Co AR
d. 15 Mar 1971 Bowie Co TX
buried: Unkn

Known Children: 1

1920 couple living in Miller Co AR
with one female child 7/12 mo.

UP^      Jasper & Callie White Bonner      UP^
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UP^     Jasper Robert Bonner h/o Callie - Death Certificate     UP^

UP^     David Lee Bonner - son of Jasper & Callie - Marriage License     UP^

UP^      Eylau Christian Cemetery Bowie Co TX
UP^      Eylau Christian Cemetery Bowie Co TX
UP^     David and Myrtle Watson White      UP^
UP^     David Arthur White h/o Myrtle >>
<<  Myrtle White 2nd w/o David     UP^
Red Lick Cemetery   UP^  >>
UP^       Angie 1st w/o David White 
UP^     David Arthur White son of John & Sarena - Death Certificate     UP^


UP^     Angie P [Goodman] White w/o David (above) - Death Certificate     UP^
UP^     David Arthur White - WWI Draft Card     UP^
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UP^     David Arthur White - WWII Draft Card     UP^
Red Lick Cemetery
UP^    John and Minnie
UP^     John Lee White son of John & Serena - Death Certificate     UP^
UP^     John Lee White - WWI Draft Card     UP^
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Children of James & Minta Bonner
"Red Lick Cemetery Bowie Co TX"
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UP^     James & Lella

UP^      James Robert "Jim" Bonner - WWI Draft Card      UP^
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UP^     Burial Site of Joanes & Frances [Bonner] Vernon     UP^
UP^     Joanes A & Frances Vernon     UP^
UP^     Frances L "Fannie" [Bonner] Vernon d/o James Albert & Sarena - Death Certificate     UP^
UP^     Joanes A Vernon - WWI Draft Card     UP^
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UP^      Oliver & Elvia

UP^     Oliver Pinkney Bonner - WWI Draft Card     UP^
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UP^     Oliver Pinkney Bonner - WWII Draft Card     UP^
 
 UP^      Joseph Elisha Bonner - WWI Draft Card      UP^
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UP^     Joseph Elisha Bonner - WWII Draft Card     UP^


UP^     Stanley Joe Bonner son of Joseph & Jenny Bonner - Birth Certificate     UP^

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UP^  Fletcher Eugene Aaron h/o Mamie Bonner - WWI Draft Card  UP^
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Information & Pictures Provided by:
Marion (White) Bordelon

George D. & Katie Earnest

Brother of James L, Sarah E [Earnest] White,  & Minta [Earnest] White

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Information Provided by:
Marion (White) Bordelon

Descendant Surnames:
Earnest, White, Bonner, Batton, Roy
Goodwin, Birdwell, Taylor, Hicks, Watson
Armstrong, Price, Barkman, Simmons, Smith

Note:
As I am a reseacher I recognize other surnames related
to the White family, a couple may not be related to W H White...

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Information  Provided by:
Marion (White) Bordelon

Earnest Family

Three of W. M. White's Children
Married into this Earnest Family

Father of James L., Sarah E., Minta S Earnest

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Family Census Records

Note:
The 1860 Census is the only census with William M White
his 1st wife and their four children.  Wm's wife Sarah died
in 1864. Wm M, then married Sarah's sister, Mary. He was
killed in 1865, followed by the family being split up between
relatives, to be raised to adulthood.

1860 Cass Co census Page 117 - Courtland P.O.
              Beat 6, ED 20 Oct R P Cump?


776 - 776
White, W. M. 26 Farmer 1800 900 SC
S. L.              21 TX
S. J.               08 all children born  TX
M.                 04 
W. H.            02
J. L.            11/12                                   (John Lee White)
Living in the same household, brothers of S. L. (Sarah Louisa White Rames)
Raines, Lee   14 m w                      TX
Raines, Jno   11 m w                      TX

The brothers of Sarah & Mary [Rames] White
lived with Wm and Sarah on the 1860 Census.

 

Child #3, 4, 5 below:

Mary (Reams) White is living in the household of 
Mahala Holmes in 1870, along with 3 of her other children.

1870  Bowie Co Census Boston
               Prec #1 ED 6 Aug 1870 Page 430
               ED by Wm Le Mabry ass't Marshall

9 - 9
Holmes, Mahala   59 F W Kep Hse MO
Morris, Mary       81 F W none       TN
White, Mary A    22 F W  kephse   TX  (Wm's 2nd wife Mary Reams)
Mary A              05 F W               TX  (dau of Wm & Mary - Mary Ann White)
William H          12 M W
farmLab
TX  (son of Wm & Sarah - Wm Howard White)
John L              10 M W same     TX  (son of Wm & Sarah - John Lee White)

Brown, Wesley   18 M W same     TX

 

1880  Bowie Co Census Prec # 1
               ED #1 - ED date 22 June 1880. Page 21


296 - 218
EARNEST J L  W M 24    HEAD FARMER  AL  SC AL
S J                   W  F  25    WIFE                  TX TX TX
A L                  W  F  02     DAU                  TX AL TX
J W                  W M 3Mo  SON                   TX AL TX
WHITE, J L Sr W M 20     BRO  Farm Wk   TX TX TX

Note:
S J is Sarah Jane White and White, J L Sr is John Lee White
brother of SJ. 

John Lee White Sr died 1886, this was his last census.
 


1884 - Bowie Co TX - Deed Books:

1884 - Deed Transaction - Book 2, page 505 - J L White & W H White sell to J C Roy 50 acres
                                         in Paxton HRS. 5 Jan 1884.

1885 - Bowie Co TX - Deed Books:

1885 - Deed Transaction - Book 10, page 267 - J L White & wife S C to E M Earnest for $125.00,
                                         9 miles NW of Texarkana - E T Watson HRS, 50 acres Except 2 acres
                                         out of NW corner for school - 15 Dec 1885.

 

1900   Bowie Co TX Census comm Prec #1
                ED Dist #1 p. 24a sheet 24.

439 - 449

Barnick, Jas F head W M Dec 1854 45 M 10           LA AR MS (Barriet - Barrington?)
Sarena            wife W  F Dec  1863 36 M 18 10 08 GA GA AL
(Sererra - former wife JL White)
Jas R               son W M May 1888 12 S                 TX LA GA
Francis            dau W  F Aug  1891 08 S                 TX LA GA
Joseph             son W  F Jul   1894  06 S                 TX LA GA
Olliver P          son W M Sep 1896  04 S                 TX LA GA
Maurie             dau W F Nov 1898  01 S                 TX LA GA
**Living in same house hold:
White, David A  Step Son W M Sept 1884 15 S       TX TX TX (son of John Lee White)
White, John Lee Step Son W M Aug 1886 13 S       TX TX TX  (son of John Lee White)

Note:
David, and John White was now part of Sererra's new family with
James F Barnick, I cannot find the Barnick children after 1900, if
that was the name spelling in the first place?  still looking...

 

1910  Bowie Co TX Census Prec #1
               ED date 21 Apr 1910 ED dist 3 sheet 5a page 46.
80 - 81

White, David A      head M W 25 M TX TX TX 
(Son of John L White Sr)
Angie P                  wife F  W 30 M AR MS LA
Hooker, Ottis C step son M W 13     TX AR AR
Hooker, Myra   step dau F  W 12     TX AR AR
Hooker, Clara   step dau F  W 10     TX AR AR

1910 Bowie Co TX Census Prec #1
ED date 22 Apr 1910 EJ ED dist 3 sheet 6a page 47

92 - 95

White, John L head M W 23 M 2 TX TX TX     
(Son of John L White Sr)
Ola M             wife M W 20 M 2 TX TX TX
Hubbard R       son M W 3/12      TX TX TX

Note:
These are the boys of John Lee White Sr., it
appears David never had children of his own
but from a wife who already had 3 children.
John Lee White Jr did go on to be a Farmer
and had more children.

 

1920  Bowie Co TX Census Just Prec 6
               ED date 8 Jan 1920 by John W Maron
               ED dist 20 sheet 4b page 233
61 - 63

White, David A   head M W 35 M TX TX TX 
(Son of John L White Sr)
Angie                  wife M W 40 M AR MS LA
Hooker, Otis   stepson M W 22 S  TX AR AR
Hooker, Myra stepdau F  W 21 S  TX AR AR

1920 Bowie Co TX Census Just Prec 6
        ED date 8 Jan 1920 by John W Maron
        ED dist 20 sheet 8b page 237
143 - 148

White, John L head M W 33 M    TX TX TX  
(Son of John L White Sr)
Ola                 wife  F W 29 M    TX TX TX
Herbert            son M W 09        TX TX TX
Martha            dau  F W 07         TX TX TX
Stella M          dau  F W 05         TX TX TX
Alvin              son  M W 03 6/12 TX TX TX

Note:
I still cannot find David & John's mother in
Bowie Co, still lookin.

 

1930  Bowie Co TX Census Texarkana City Part Ward 4
               ED data April 9th 1930, by Mrs Frances M Eldu
               ED dist 19-6 sheet 17 b

1302 - 375 - 421

White, David, A head 2730 M W 43 wd TX TX TX manager bldg mat.
(Son of John L White Sr)

1930 Bowie Co TX Census just prec #6
        ED date April 17th 1930 John P Cooper
        ED Dist 19/31 sheet 14b

321 - 321

White, John L head M W 44 M 21 TX TX TX farmer                         
(Son of John L White Sr)
Ora                 wife F  W 40 M 18 TX TX TX
Herbert            son M W 20  S      TX TX TX
Martha            dau  F  W 18  S      TX TX TX
Stella M           dau F  W 16  S      TX TX TX
Alvin                son M W 14  S      TX TX TX
Nay ?               son M W 10  S      TX TX TX
Elmer               son M W 08  S      TX TX TX

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John L White's Bowie County Tax List Records 1881 - 1881

Click here to veiw a complete list of Tax Records of John's Grandparents, Parents, Siblings & Relatives

Go to Father's Tax List

1881 - Tax List - Jno White - abs $472, J Paxton HRS, 100 acres $150, 1 horse $30, 1 cow $12,
                                             6 hogs $6, state & co tax $4.24.

1884 - Deed Transaction - Book 2, page 505 - J L White & W H White sell to J C Roy 50 acres
                                         in Paxton HRS. 5 Jan 1884.

1885 - Deed Transaction - Book 10, page 267 - J L White & wife S C to E M Earnest for $125.00,
                                         9 miles NW of Texarkana - E T Watson HRS, 50 acres Except 2 acres
                                         out of NW corner for school - 15 Dec 1885.

**Note: John Lee White son of William M & Sarah White departed this life Aug 1886, same mo/yr John Jr was born.

**Note - John wife Minta remarried to James A Bonner about 1888...**

1889 - Tax List - J A Bonner - abs #672, E T Watson, 50 acres $250, 1 wagon $15, 1 horse $40, 7 cows $35,
                                               1 hog $20, total taxes $4.75.

1898 - Tax List - J A Bonner - abs #672, E T Watson, 50 acres $125, 3 horse $70, 7 cows $35,
                                               12 hogs $12, total taxes $4.20.

1897 - Deed Transaction - Book 18, page 616 - B G Estes to J L White ETAL - land for church - 16 May 1897.

1899 - Tax List - J A Bonner - abs #672, E T Watson, 50 acres $125, 3 horse $55, 8 cows $56,
                                               18 hogs $36, 1 wagon $10, total taxes $4.69.

**Note: Minta S C Earnest White Bonner, daughter of Elisha & Levisor Earnest, departed this life.

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Watson Family Parents & Children

Harry & Ella Watson Family

UP^      Eylau Christian Cemetery Bowie Co TX
UP^     Eylau Christian Cemetery Bowie Co TX
UP^   Harry R Watson - Father
UP^     Harry R Watson - Father
UP^   M Ella Watson - Mother
UP^   M Ella Watson - Mother
UP^     David and Myrtle Watson White d/o Harry & Ella      UP^
UP^    Samuel E Watson  s/o Harry & Ella
UP^     Samuel E Watson  s/o Harry & Ella
UP^     Lewis T Watson s/o Harry & Ella
UP^     Lewis T Watson s/o Harry & Ella
UP^   s/o Harry & Ella
Harry Augustus Watson 
b. 1908 TX

No other information available at this time

UP^  s/o Harry & Ella
Oliver Watson

b. 1914 TX

No other information available at this time

 

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