Charles Watkins White (1846 - 1904)

Born 1846 in Havana, Schuyler, New York, United States

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Died 5 Nov 1904 at about age 58 in Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Biography

Charles White was born in New York.

Charles White has English ancestors.

Charles Watkins White was born in 1846 in Havana (present day Montour Falls), Yates County, New York.^[1][2] He was the son of Daniel White and Irene F. Watkins. In 1850, their family lived in Milo, Yates County, New York and in 1860 they lived in Charlotte, Schuyler County, New York. His father was a tinner.^[3][4]

Charles married Mary Sophia Back around 1870.^[5] Their oldest child, George Arthur Daniel White (a governor of Ohio), was born in Elmira, Chemung County, New York in 1872. Charles went broke in the Panic of 1873 and the family then started over in Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania,^[6] where Charles was a jeweller. Their daughter Bertha O White was born there in 1875.^[7][5]

Charles passed away on 5 Nov 1904 in Titusville, Pennsylvania.^[2] He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Titusville.^[8]

Research Notes

• Birthplace and parents: Charles's death record says he was born in Havana (present day Mountour Falls), New York^[2] which is in Yates County and located mostly within the boundary of the Town of Milo. His daughter Bertha's death certificate^[9] and his son George's passport application^[10] say he was born in Penn Yan, New York, which is in Schuyler County. His 1880 and 1900 census records say he and his mother were born in New York while his father was born in England.^[7][5] There is only one Charles White of the right age that is found in/near these two locations in the 1850 and 1860 census records and has a father born in England - he is the son of Daniel and Irene F White, who lived in Milo, Yates County, New York in 1850^[3] and Charlotte, Schuyler County, New York in 1860.^[4] This suggests that Havana is his correct birth location.
• Middle name "Watkins" is recorded in a marriage announcement for his son George.^[11]
• Father's Birthplace: England
• Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
• Occupation: Jeweler

^{[1] [2] [3][4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} See research note on birthplace and parents.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999," FamilySearch, Charles W. White, 5 Nov 1904, Titusville, Crawford County; index, image, citing "Record of physicians' and undertakers' returns of deaths in the city of Titusville, 1879-1917."
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1850," Milo, Yates County, New York, USA; page 193a [stamped], family 286, Charles White in Daniel White household; FamilySearch, [1]
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1860," Charlotte, Schuyler County, New York, USA; page 13, family 103, Charles White (age 14) in Daniel White household; FamilySearch, [2]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United States Census, 1900," Charles W White, ED 46, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, sheet 6B [3]
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Son George's obituary:
   "Rites For Former Governor Of Ohio Set At Marietta," The Palm Beach Post [Florida], 17 Dec 1953, page 14, columns 1-2; image copy, Newspapers.com [4].
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "United States Census, 1880, Charles W. White, ED 122, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, page 37 [5]
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Charles Watkins White (1846–5 Nov 1904),Find A Grave: Memorial #150462081, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Titusville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Jonathan Hart (contributor 47139119).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1969," database with images, Ancestry, Charles W. White in record for Bertha O. White, #105039, 10 Dec 1944, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Record PADeathCollection #603707596 : accessed 19 March 2023.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} "U.S., Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, Ancestry, Charles W. White in application for George White, Special Passport Applications, 1918-1919, Volume 10, #566, Ancestry Sharing Link, Ancestry Record 1174 #601806723 : accessed 19 March 2023.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Son George's marriage announcement:
    "Former Governor White Will Wed Mrs. A. Baldwin," The Newark Advocate [Ohio], 6 Apr 1936, page 7, columns 3-4; image copy, Newspapers.com [6].
12. ↑ Charles W White mentioned in the marriage record of George White and Agnes Holfman [7]