I did find it interesting that his obit says he has a son James H. White but I'm 99% sure the man's name was Jesse H. not James H, he is in the write up of his father's biography and in two censues :) That's what makes genealogy fun :) ----- Original Message ----- From: <Limequilla@aol.com> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 12:27 AM Subject: [InMontgo] 1935 Obit: JOHN MARSHALL WHITE > AGED RESIDENT OF ALAMO DIES OF PNEUMONIA > > JOHN MARSHALL WHITE, 96, EXPIRES FOLLOWING SHORT ILLNESS > > Alamo, Mar 5 — John Marshall White, 96, pioneer resident of western > Indiana, expired following a short illness with pneumonia at 3:15 o'clock > this af > ternoon at his home in Alamo. He had been ill since Feb 27. > Mr. White was born Dec 22, 1838 at Covington ,Ind., the son of > William Bloomer and Elizabeth Isabel White. He was first married to Irene > B. > Wirt* on Sept 1, 1859 and second to Emma Hatt on Feb 28, 1895. He was a > prominent member of the Alamo Christian church. > Mr White was one of the pioneers in this section of the state. In Mar > 1907, > he purchased and moved to the present White residence in Alamo. > Previously to > that time he resided on his 200 acre farm located two miles southwest of > this place. He was widely known throughout Montgomery and adjoining > counties and > was recognized with respect by all who knew him. > He is survived by the widow, three** sons, Will E. White, of Waveland; > Alonzo White, of Braden Castle, Fl., and Dr. James H. White, of > Bloomington. > Private funeral services will be conducted for the relatives and > immediate > friends at 1:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon. A public service will then be > conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Alamo Christian church. > The > rites will be in charge of the Rev S. G. Smith, of Ladoga, and the Rev. > John > Servies of Crawfordsville. Interment will be in the Alamo cemetery. > ~Crawfordsville Journal-Review; Wed, March 6, 1935; p8;c05. > *Irene B. "Rena" Wirt was the Daughter of David and Rebecca > (Balser) > Wirt; this should probably be cross referenced with the name Wert because > David is a son of Elnathan Wert. > ** John Marshall White and Rena Wert White had 5 sons total, but two > sons, > Edgar White and Aaron White, died between the ages of 4 and 5. ~Suzy Wert > > > > > > > > > > **************New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making > headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000026) > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message