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| FOUNTAIN GREEN FAMILIES NEWS MEMORABILIA |
 CHARLES WESLEY WHITE 1844-1930 | ||
| MARY FREELAND ROBERTSON 1845-1921 |
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NANCY E. (KING) MILLS FUNNELL 1855-1940 |
| Thanks to Gary Gooch and J. Frank Shouse (great-grandsons) for their contributions on Charles and Mary's descendants. |
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| Circa 1921 at the home of Charles and Mary. The youngsters were more interested in the watermelon than in having their pictures taken. Thus far identified: (1) Charles; (2) Mary; (3) James Elmer - son; (4) Mary E. Bailey - granddaughter; (5) Janette White Bailey - daughter. Shared by J. Frank Shouse. |
Charles Wesley White, son of  Jary White & Laura Eaton, was born January 22, 1844, in Township 6 North, 5 West, Hancock County, Illinois. Charles' parents and grandparents are counted among the earliest settlers in the area. The 'goverment land' purchased by Jary White and his father, also named Jary White, was part of the Illinois Military Tract surveyed in 1815-1816. Much of the area was designated as bounty land, i.e., land to be awarded to veterans of the War of 1812 and, later, veterans of the Black Hawk War of 1832, during which the few remaining native Americans were forced from their historical territory. After a land office was opened in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois, in 1831, and the close of the Black Hawk War, settlers began flooding into Hancock County, many drawn by advertisements promising cheap, fertile land and sure prosperity. The area where the Whites' farms were located wouldn't be actually be named Fountain Green Township until Charles was six years old.
Described as being 5' 10" tall, with brown hair and gray eyes, Charles enlisted in the Union Army in 1862. The following details are from the Muster and Descriptive Rolls compiled by the Illinois Adjutant General's Office.
Name WHITE, CHARLES W
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Name WHITE, CHARLES W
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The Adjutant General's report and Dyer's Compendium provide a record of the 64th Regiment's unit history. See Less than a year after returning to Illinois, Charles married Mary Freeland Robertson, only child of Born in Lanark, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1845, Mary had two surviving half-brothers, two-half sisters and many, many cousins. Charles and Mary became man and wife on April 17, 1866, about three weeks after Mary's father passed away. Shortly thereafter they moved to Missouri, began farming and soon welcomed the first of eleven children that would be born to them.
Around 1883 (the date is hard to read) Charles filed for and received a veteran's pension. By the time of the 1910 Federal Census, Charles had retired. He had moved his family to the town of Browning in Linn County, Missouri. He and Mary spent the rest of their lives in Browning. The map, upper right, illustrates the locations of Sullivan and Linn Counties. The small inset illustrates the approximate location of Browning, which today lies just south of the county line. From Mary died December 2, 1921. Charles subsequently married Mrs. Nancy Funnell, the former Nancy E. King. In 1870 Charles and Mary had been near neighbors of the King family.
Charles died May 26, 1930; Nancy survived him. That fall Nancy applied for a widow's pension based on Charles' Army service; there is no certificate number indicating that it was granted.
Charles and Mary were buried at Enterprise Cemetery, rural Browning, as were several of their children.
Nancy died January 22, 1940, in Browning, and was buried next to her first husband, Meade B. Mills, at White Oak Cemetery, Sullivan County.
Charles W. White passed away, Monday May 26. He had been in poor health for several past months. Charles Westley White was born January 22nd, 1844 near Fountain Green Illinois and died at his home in Browning, May 26 1930, after an illness of about two months. At the age of 18 years he inlisted in the Civil War, Company F, 64th Illinois Volunteers. He served his country three and a half years, receiving an honorable discharge in 1865. He became a member of the Christian Church early in life and it can truthfully be said of him that a good man is gone. Mr. White was united in marriage to Mary F. Robertson April 17th 1866, to this union eleven children were born, six of whom proceeded him in death. Mrs. White passed away Dec, 22 1921, later he was married to Mrs. Nancy Funnel now living. The surviving children are J. Elmer White of Green City Mo., Mrs. Herbert Hamilton, Mrs. James Harris, Mrs. Bev. Gooch, Mrs. Charles Williams of Browning. Nine grandchildren, one great grand child. Funeral services were conducted at the Church of Christ by Reverand M. L. Holliway of Trenton. Pallbearers were Wayne Gooch, Wallace Grice, Dyle Peterson, Lance McCormic, Wm. Bond and Noel Head, young men of the American Legion. Burial at Enterprise cemetry under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. of which he had been a member for many years. Rural Browning Mo. Linn County
The White children were all born in Missouri. They were:
For those viewers who have access to Ancestry.Com, this database provides more information on Nancy King's extended family:
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In 1870 the White household included Mary's widowed mother; Mary's widowed half-brother, Thomas, and his three children; Mary's teenage cousin, Jennette King. These were in addition to Charles' and Mary's little girls, Laura and Clara. They had lost an infant son in 1869, and little Clara wouldn't see her fifth birthday. They were living in Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri, where they would remain until sometime after June 1, 1900. By that date, Charles and Mary had buried four of their children.
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enumerated November 19, 1850, dwelling #2418
Jerry White, 40, male, farmer, value of real estate owned 200, born VT
enumerated July 28, 1860, dwelling #3595
Jary White, 51, male, farmer, value of real estate 2600, value of personal estate 700, born VA
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enumerated June 25, 1860, dwelling #147 Andrew Robertson, 53, male, farmer, value of real estate 1500, value of personal estate 855, born Scotland
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enumerated July 9, 1870, dwelling #75 White, Charles W, 26, male, white, farming, value of personal estate 878, born IL, male citizen of the U.S. aged 21 or more
enumerated June 12 and 14, 1880, dwelling #166 White, Charles, white, male, 36, married, farmer, born IL, both parents born IL
enumerated June 26, 1880, dwelling #208 White, Charles [initial obscured], head, white, male, Jan 1844, 56, married for 34 years, born IL, father born VT, mother born NY, farmer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English, owned his farm home free of mortgage, farm schedule 197 Mary F, wife, white, female, Jan 1845, 55, married for 34 years; mother of 11 children, 7 living; born Canada Scott, both parents born Scottland, year of immigration to the U.S. - [no entry], could read, write and speak English Elmer, son, white, male, Oct 1881, 18, single, born MO, father born IL, mother born Canada Scott, farm laborer, months not employed - 0, could read, write and speak English Nellie M, daughter, white, female, Aug 1884, 15, single, born MO, father born IL, mother born Canada Scott, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English Effie C, daughter, white, female, Dec 1887, 12, single, born MO, father born IL, mother born Canada Scott, at school for 6 months, could read, write and speak English |
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enumerated April 19, 1910, dwelling #6, Depot Street White, Charlie W, head, male, white, 66, married (1st) for 44 years, born IL, father born NJ, mother born NY, spoke English, own income, could read and write, owne his home free of mortgage Mary R, wife, female, white, 65, married (1st) for 44 years; mother of 11 children, 7 living; born Canada (Scotch); both parents born Scotland (Scotch); year of immigration to the U.S. - [no entry], spoke English, could read and write Effie C, daughter, female, white, 22, single, born MO, father born IL, mother born Canada (Scotch), spoke English, milliner, millinery store, employee, whether out of work on April 15, 1910 - no, number of weeks out of work during 1909 - 0, could read and write
enumerated January 9, 1920, dwelling #102 White, Charles W, head, owner, free of mortgage, male, white, 76, married, could read and write, born IL, both parents born NY, spoke English, retired Marry, white, female, white, 75, married, year of immigration to the U.S. - unknown, naturalized, could read and write, born Canada, native tongue English; both parents born Scotland, native tongue LC; spoke English
enumerated April 19, 1930, dwelling #100 White, Charles W, head, owner, home value 1000, did not own a radio, did not live on a farm, male, white, 86, married, age at first marriage - 22, could read and write, born IL, both parents born VT, spoke English, whether a veteran of the U.S. military or naval forces mobilized for any war or expedition - yes, Civ Nancy M, wife, female, white, 75, married, age at first marriage - 24, could read and write, born TN, both parents born TN, spoke English |
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