Also seeking descendants of another set of maternal ggg grandparents-Nathaniel White and Mary Rose. Rachel White and Marcus Kilbourne Smith were my gg grandparents. Descendants of Nathaniel F White 1 Nathaniel F White b: Apr 16, 1811 in Hamilton County, Ohio d: Jun 17, 1883 in Tippecanoe Twp, Henry Co, Iowa Burial: Jun 1883 Oakland Milles Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa . +Mary A Rose b: Feb 1, 1814 in Fleming County, Kentucky src: Obit m: Oct 10, 1833 in Schuyler County, Illinois d: Jan 28, 1897 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa ........ 2 Emeline White b: 1839 in Iowa src: 1850 Henry Co. Census d: 1858 ........ 2 Rachel A. White b: Jul 21, 1841 in Illinois src: est from Jefferson Co. Birth Records d: Oct 16, 1923 ............ +Marcus Kilbourne Smith b: Mar 13, 1834 in Hancock, Indiana src: est. from Jefferson Co Birth Records m: Mar 5, 1857 in Henry County,Iowa d: Oct 15, 1909 ........ 2 John N White b: 1846 in Iowa src: 1850 Henry Co. Census d: 1878 ............ +Elizabeth Lowen b: Nov 23, 1848 d: Sep 21, 1874 ........ 2 Edward E White b: 1849 in Iowa src: 1850 Henry Co. Census Burial: Oakland Milles Cemetery, Henry County, Iowa ............ +Dora b: 1881 d: 1917 Obituary from the Mt. Pleasant Free Press, 21 June 1883: Mr. White was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, April 16th, 1811, moved with his parents to Indiana in 1819, from thence to Schuyler county, Ill. in 1820, and settled with his parents on the land on which Rushville, the capital of Schuyler county now stands, which his father entered and owned for some years. At the age of eighteen, he learned the trade of cabinet making, which trade he worked at for some years. Moved to Burlington, Iowa, in 1836, worked at his trade while there, helped make the furniture for the new State House after the old one had burned,-the capital being at Burlington. As a cabinet maker he was second to none. He removed to Mt. Pleasant in the year 1839. Here he worked at his trade for about one year, he then moved on to the farm owned since the year 1840.-Maried Mary A. Rose, a native of Kentucky, Oct 10, 1833. Had four children, two of whom survive him, Edward E., of Tippecanoe township, and Mrs. Mark Smith, of Jefferson county. He, with his father and brother, traveled over Iowa as early as the year 1835.-Has seen the Chief Blackhawk and family. While traveling throughout Iowa staked themselves claims on the Des Moines river, in what is now Van Buren county, but thinking that the country would never settle up so far west, never returned to their claims. He was a wise counsellor and a friend in time of need. In the year 1851 when the Asiatic cholera raged in Tippecanoe township, he spent his time day and night caring for the sick and burying the dead. By his gentlemanly bearing, his uniform kindness and noble generosity he created many warm friends. In all the elations of a husband, father, neighbor, citizen and friend, he discharged his duties with uprightness and fidelity. Over his family he watched with all the tenderness and solicitude of a kind father. He was a lover of education, greatly enjoyed the presence of children. He will be missed greatly by the children of the school which he visited while his health permitted. HIs death was caused by Brights disease. Has been an invalid for nearly five years, gradually growing weaker and weaker. He suffered much bodily pain but endured it with patience and fortitude. He had premonitions of his death and his firm faith in God caused him to look forward to his dissolution with hope, not with dread. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of friends and neighbors who deeply sympathize with the bereaved family. The loss his death has caused cannot be repaired Mt. Pleasant Weekly News Mt. Pleasant, Henry, Iowa Wednesday, Feb 24, 1897 Obituary of Mary RoseWhite Died at her residence three miles west of this city on the morning of January 28th, Mrs. Mary A. White, aged 83 years, 11 months and 27 days. Mary A Rose was born in Fleming county, Kentucky, February 1st, 1814, moved with her parents to Brown county Illinois in the year 1828, married Nathaniel F. White, Oct. 10th, 1833, moved to Burlington, Iowa in the year 1836, here her husband worked at this trade, that of cabinet making for three years. Burlington at that time was but a small village of log huts having been laide out in the year 1834 by Samuel S White, a cousin to Mrs. White's husband. Moved to Mt. Pleasant in the year 1839. Here her husband worked at his trade for one year, moving on the farm in the spring of 1840 where they remained the rest of their lives. Mrs. White having lived almost 67 years at the same home. They had four children, two sons and two daughters. One daughter died in the year 1858 and one son in the year 1878, leaving one son Edward E., of LaHoyt and one daughter, Mrs. Mark Smith of Glasgow, Jefferson, Iowa. Mrs. White's husband died in the year 1883. Since that time she has made her home with her son and little grand daughter, on the old homestead. Her last illness was caused by her falling down while walking across the room. She having injured herself in such a way that she never again stood on her feet. She suffered a great deal, and the ten weeks that she was afflicted she received the most kind and constant care and attention that her relatives and many kind friends could bestow. Like a peaceful river with green and shaded banks she flowed without a murmur into the waveless sea where life is rest. Deceased was not for many years a member of any church. She believed in a religion not of creeds, but of good deeds and there was no night too dark stormy or cold for her to minister to a sick neighbor or friend when health permitted. With Paine the world was her country, to do good her religion. She believed it to be no crime to think independent of any book or creed; then after she had thought, she believed it to be no crime to express her honest thoughts. She climbed the heights and left all superstition far below. She had no faith in the change of heart that comes to a person impelled by a fear of death, believed that when a person comes to the end of their life, they must go into the other world with the record of their entire life before them. They could not in her opinion, be judged by anything else. Certainly the record of an upright honest life, that has never bowed to bigotry, but has moved clear and free in a channel of its own making, cleft by its onward rush of thought, must weigh against the record of a bad ife, that is only supposed to be cleansed for the next by a death-bed repentance. Her conscience did not trouble her. She did not fear death. She died as she had lived. Here was one honest woman going to her death with her mind clear and untroubled. Her belief was to her an earnest faith. Unmoved in her calm belief that she should be fairly judged. She passed away without murmur. The funeral oration was delivered at the Oakland school house by Bennett Walters, of Mt. Pleasant. The remains were interred beside her husband in the Oakland cemetery. Cathy