Hi Cousin, As usual you have good ideas for me about my long departed relatives. However James Marion is a name carried down through the White line and there is a James Marion White in Odessa, my cousin. I will try all your suggestions and I'll bet one of the James Whites will turn out to be him! Thanks, Cousin Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Pauline <pmd@xmission.com> To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 6:31 AM Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] William Davenport > Hi again, Pat, > I have seen your queries on James Marion White and I wondered if you > know positively sure that "Marion" was James' middle name? I have the > list of the 1830 and 1850 Censuses in DeKalb County Georgia, and there > is no James Marion White--but there is a couple of James Whites. > The obituary of John Albert White, which you sent to me, says he was > born in 1835 in Fulton County Ga, which was really DeKalb County at that > time--and would be until 1853--another 18 years--when Fulton was > organized out of part of DeKalb. The obituary also details things he > said he remembered from his youth, hunting in the woods where Atlanta > was later built,, growing up with Atlanta from childhood. He was born > before the advant of "Atlanta", and even Marthasville, its predecessor > by a few years. > But the important thing is that he was probably living in that part of > DeKalb that later was on the west side of the dividing line between the > two counties in 1853; and now, getting back to the Census for DeKalb > County GA--. 1830 shows a Jacob, Jincy, James T., James , Asa, and > George White--but no James Marion White. In the 1850 Census--still > three years before Fulton County was organized, in the Atlanta District > of DeKalb County, were two James Whites and a Henry White. I could be > wrong but I think it would be a good place for you to look for your John > Albert White's father. > As to the naming thing, the early men usually didn't have two given > names, but just one. Is it possible that your James Marion was just > James? Or perhaps when you look in DeKalb Co's deed records, you may > find your James Marion 'White. Bear in mind that the court house burned > in 1842, so the early records are sadly wanting. Maybe in the Fulton Co. > deed records you will find what you need, --if he were still alive and > sold his land-- if you haven't already. If nothing else, visit the > nearest LDS Branch Family History LIberary and you can rent the Census > films and look. > And last of all, I have a copy of a deed where James White sold for > seven hundred dollars, to Benjamin Thurman, Land Lot # 244 in the > Fourteenth District--which became part of Fulton when that county came > into being, and was therefore in Atlanta. And James White also bought > land from William Thurman--both Thurmans being brothers and from > Chesterfield County, SC and came to DeKalb Co in 1826. (William Thurman > is one of my ancestors and married an Elizabeth White in SC.) > I have the thought that perhaps your James White was related to the > Thurmans. > Well, I have taken up too much time. Let me know what you think, will > you? > Pauline McConkie Derhak > > > oneoldog wrote: > > > > Carol, > > I am looking for the parents and siblings of James Marion White who was born > > in GA. He was married to Dorcas Weaver and their son John C. White was my > > ggrandfather. John C. White married Susan C. Davenport in Carroll Co. GA. in > > 1865. That is all I know about James Marion White. I thought maybe they > > might be connected to your Whites. > > Thanks, Pat > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <DixieChx@aol.com> > > To: <DAVENPORT-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 7:52 PM > > Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] William Davenport > > > > > Dear Pat, > > > > > > The William and Sophia Davenport White I referred to left Virginia circa > > > 1760 for Craven County S.C. By 1774, they had moved to Burke County, N.C. > > > They are my four x great-grandparents. I've been tracing their descendants > > > and researching for several years. What do you need? Are they who you are > > > looking for? > > > > > > > > > Carol > > > > > > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > > > View the Cousins Directory at > > > http://Jack.Ralph.org/davnport/others.htm > > > > > > ============================== > > > RootsWeb.com now offers UNLIMITED Web space for FREE! > > > Sign up today for RootsWeb's Freepages program: > > > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > > > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > > Please Help Support RootsWeb! Learn how at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > > > ============================== > > FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! > > Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! 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