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My gg grandfather, Abijah. I believe he died between 1860 and 1870. He is found living in Rankin Co., MS in 1860 but not found in 1870 MS census. He was a son of George White, born 1784 in South Carolina and died in 1814 in Abbeville Co., South Carolina, and Nancy Chiles Waller White. Abijah's siblings were: William Chiles White, Agnes Waller White, John White, Mary Ann White, Leonard J. White and Richard Moore White.
Known children: James R. White; Sarah White Saulters Roberts; Janie White Roberts and Joel T. White
Abijah White
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My gg grandfather, Abijah. I believe he died between 1860 and 1870. He is found living in Rankin Co., MS in 1860 but not found in 1870 MS census. He was a son of George White, born 1784 in South Carolina and died in 1814 in Abbeville Co., South Carolina, and Nancy Chiles Waller White. Abijah's siblings were: William Chiles White, Agnes Waller White, John White, Mary Ann White, Leonard J. White and Richard Moore White.
Known children: James R. White; Sarah White Saulters Roberts; Janie White Roberts and Joel T. White
Abijah White
United States Census, 1860
Name Abijah White
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Rankin, Mississippi, United States
Gender Male
Age 63
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1797
Birthplace South Carolina
Page 102
HOUSEHOLD
Abijah White M 63 South Carolina
M White F 53 Mississippi
Philip Roberts M 24 Mississippi
E J Roberts F 24 Georgia
Joel Roberts M 5 Mississippi
R J Roberts M 3 Mississippi
R M Roberts F 1 Mississippi
The book, Clarke County Cousins, by Lois Jowers Dealy and Maxine Jowers Frederick lists William C., John and Abijah as brothers. George married Nancy per will of Nancy's father and info from page 407 of Greenwood County Sketches: Old Roads and Early Families by Margaret and Louise Watson, daughters of a previous owner of Greenwood Index-Journal newspaper
The 1810 census shows George owned 9 slaves. Household members: George and 1 male (26-44), Nancy (26-44), Abijah and William (under 10), 1 male (16-25), Agnes and Mary (under 10).
Children:
Abijah White (b.1800; d.1860)
William White (b. 1801)
Agnes White (b. 1803; d. 1883)
John White (b. 1806; d. 1882)
Mary Ann White (b.1807)
Leonard J. White (b. 1811; d. 1850)
Richard Moore White (b. 1812; d. 1880)
George and Nancy had been married 14 years, more or less, and son, Richard was around 2 years old at George's death in 1814, in Abbeville County, South Carolina. |
