Bill, Just curious, is "GRANT" a family name that you know of? Or is it a maiden name passed down as a middle name? The reason I ask is my gg grnmthr's. name was Elizor/Eliza GRANT b: 1819 GA., d: 1901, married to Jefferson WHITE, b: 1813 South Carolina, d:1863..... curious, Barry WHITE "William G. Mitchell" wrote: > > Hi, Cindy. Thanks for your note. I'm always happy to hear from people > who are working on the people I am. > My James White's grandson and my great grandfather, William Grant > White, was a sailor in the war between the states. He served on the > gunboat "Sampson" in the Savanah River. He was joined in that by his > brother, another James White! Their father was Gaberiel White, son of > the frist James. My grandmother was Jesse Anne White, who married John > Thomas Mitchell, my grandfather. > We'll keep looking. Bill (William Grant Mitchell)