Born about in Florida, United States
Daughter of Charles Wong Sing
and Eliza (Baynard) Wong Sing
Sister of
Wee Young Wong, Hortense (Wong) Sapp, Acme Lee Wong, Goldlee (Wong) Morton and Vera (Wong) Sims
Wife of
Andrew J. White
— married
19 Feb 1938 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Cleo (Wong) White is a part of US Black heritage.
Cleo was born about 1916. She is the daughter of Charles Wong Sing and Eliza Baynard.
By August 1930, Cleo was acting. She appeared at Katie Buckhalter in "Funny Money," a Silas Green from New Orleans production (her brother-in-law Charles Collier owned the troupe).[1]
In April 1934 she appeared in a Charles Collier's Silas Green from New Orleans show in Macon, Georgia, described as a "leading performer."[2]
Cleo spent 11 months starting in April 1937 and ending in January 1938 touring with the Silas Green show.[3]
Cleo Wong "is very popular in theatrical circles and is widely known throughout the states."[4]
Cleo O Wong was married on 19 February 1938 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan to Andrew J. White.[5]
On 17 April 1940, Andrew and Cleo lived at 1542 Beaubien in Detroit. Andrew was a welder for an automobile manufacturer.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Tim Owlsey Producer of Big Time Musical Show. Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) m16 August 1930, page 16, columns 1-2.
- ↑ Musical Comedy Draws Big Crowd. Macon News (Macon, Georgia), 14 April 1934, page 7, column 4.
- ↑ Silas Green Show Closes in Georgia. Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 29 January 1938, page 21, columns 1-2.
- ↑ To Marry Next Month" Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 8 January 1938, page 8, column 6.
- ↑
Marriage:
"Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952"
Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 293; Film Title: 82 Wayne 203950-207199; Film Description: Wayne (October 1938-January 1939)
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9093 #4862571 (accessed 22 October 2023)
Cleo O Wong (22) marriage to Andrew J White on 19 Feb 1938 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. - ↑
1940 Census:
"1940 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01843; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 84-138
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #84810779 (accessed 22 October 2023)
Cleo O White (28), married lodger's wife, in household of Louise Champion (35) in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan. Born in Florida.
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