Looking for Help Finding Parents of White-43970

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I've been trying to trace my paternal line for around 7 years now. However, to no avail. I cannot find any records indicating any parents of my 3G Grandfather, Joseph White. I've looked through Census records and found no potential parents, with the first Census that Joseph appears in being 1840's in Martic, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA. Other records such as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, indicate that he was likely born in the county. I have been able to get a solid birth and death date however; born March 11, 1811, and died February 4, 1893. He was married to Mary Evans, (Evans-23695), likely sometime around 1835, however that's an estimate around the birth of their first child Sarah Ann (White) Tshudy (White-44603) If anyone could help in any way possible, that would be greatly appreciated; as I've been tearing my hair out from this brick wall for years now.

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Here is an older Joseph in Lancaster

Joseph White

 in the 1850 United States Federal Census

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Name:	Joseph White
Age:	59
Birth Year:	abt 1791
Birthplace:	Maine
Home in 1850:	Lancaster North East Ward, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender:	Male
Family Number:	431
Household Members:	Name Age Joseph White 59 Ann M White 52 Josaphine White 15

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This is totally random

Job White

 in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935

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Name:	Job White
Marriage Date:	6 Apr 1811
Residence Date:	6 Apr 1811
Residence Date on Image:	06 Fourth 1811
Residence Place:	Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Father:	Benjamin White
Mother:	Martha White
Spouse:	Phebe Kinsey
Spouse Father:	John Kinsey
Spouse Mother:	Mary Kinsey
Event Type:	Marriage Intention (Marriage)
Monthly Meeting:	Little Britain Monthly Meeting
Historical Meeting Data:	Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
Type (Orthodox or Hicksite):	Pre-Separation/Hicksite
Yearly Meeting:	Baltimore Yearly Meeting
Meeting State:	Pennsylvania
Meeting County:	Lancaster

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At least you are looking in a county where if there's a record it is probably available but perhaps not online. Here's a place to start Lancaster History. Here is their Genealogical Research Request Form.

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I appeciate the document however, I don't think Job would be his father as he got married one month after Joseph was born.

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I'll have to look into that further then. Thanks for the tip.

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That Joseph certainly strikes me as intriguing. I'll certainly have to look into that as a potential lead.

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Unfortunately I looked into that Joseph and it doesn't line up. He and his wife got married in 1816, and his wife would've only been 14 when Joseph was born.

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I also have a White relative that is Ella White, 1883 birth, I am finding my answers thur DNA at 23 and Me. Get someone older to take the test and answers pop up.

Answer 1

I found Joseph White in Find A Grave website.  Born 03-01-1790, Died 09-01-1865, Buried in the Lancaster Cemetery.

See findagrave.com.  Look for memorial # 39683174.

His wife Anna is listed as well.  But no parents.

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I looked into that lead and unfortunately with the birthdate of his wife, she'd be 14 when he was born. So it's just too unfeasible.