Spring Valley Cemetery ~ William Wesley White ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
White, William Wesley
LAST: White FIRST: William MID: Wesley
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 12 Feb 1842 DIED: 28 Sep 1922 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  Farmer
BIRTH PLACE:  Missouri
DEATH PLACE: Enterprise, Wallowa Co., Oregon
NOTES: 

Marriage of Parents – James H. White (of Chariton co, Mo) & Margaret Allison (of Cooper co, Mo) md 17 July 1838, Cooper co, Missouri

1850 MO CENSUS – William White (8y, b Missouri) enumerated with Henry (26y, b Virginia, occupation farmer), Fansine (27y, b Virginia), John (10y, b Missouri), Benjamin (5y, b Missouri) and Francis (1y, b Missouri)

1860 MO CENSUS – W.W. [William] White (18y, b Missouri) enumerated with J.H. (46y, b Virginia, occupation farmer), Francina (32y, b Virginia), Benjamin S. (15y, b Missouri), Francis E. (11y, b Missouri), Margaret (10y, b Missouri), Millard F. (6y, b Missouri), Susan A. (3y, b Missouri), James (2y, b Missouri), Sophia Roberts (25y, b Virginia), Hester Z. Redding (3y, b Missouri) and Crenshaw White (74y, b Virginia, insane)

MARRIAGE – W.W. White & Cora Samms md 2 July 1888, Wallowa Co, Oregon

1900 OR CENSUS – Wesley White (b Feb 1839, Missouri, married 12y, occupation capitalist) enumerated with wife Cora (b Nov 1862, Kansas, no children)

1910 OR CENSUS – Wesley W. White (60y, b Missouri, married 21y) enumerated with wife Cora A. (48y, b Kansas, no children)

1920 OR CENSUS - William W. White, age 77, retired farmer, b. Missouri, is enumerated with his wife Cora A., age 59, b. Kansas.

NOTE – Cora White died 6 May 1940 and was buried in the Enterprise cemetery in Wallowa county

OBITUARY: 

WHITE - W. W. White died at his residence at Enterprise, Or., Sept. 28,. at the age of 80 years. Besides his wife he leaves two sisters, Mrs. W. C. Kantner of Salem and Mrs. F. C. Starbuck of Portland, and one brother, Millard F. The body will arrive in Salem Sunday morning. Funeral servcies will be held from the church at Zena Sunday at 2 p.m. Webb & Clough in charge of arrangements.
Oregon Statesman 30 Sep 1922, 5:4

INSCRIPTION: 

Wm. Wesley
Feb. 12, 1842
Sep. 28, 1922

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs

OSBH DC (1922 Wallowa co) #54

Missouri Marriage Records (Ancestry.com)

1850 MO CENSUS (Chariton co, Yellow Creek, FA#435)

1860 MO CENSUS (Linn co, FA#250)

Western States Marriage Index

1900 OR CENSUS (Wallowa co, Enterprise, ED 100, sheet 6A)

1910 OR CENSUS (Wallowa co, Enterprise, ED 294, sheet 13A)

1920 OR CENSUS (Wallowa Co., Enterprise, ED 198, sheet 2A)
OS 30 Sep 1922, 5:4

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