Greetings from Texas, My grandfather is John Jefferson WHITE b. 1892 AR, great-grandfather is Benjamin Franklin WHITE b. 1838 MS and g-g-grandfather is (?) WHITE b. OH. I would appreciate any information that is available on this family. I listed what I know below from family, marriage, death certificates and census records. Thanks, John B. White email: jbwhite@usa.net or johnelaine@home.com GENERATION ONE (circa 1820?) Mr. (--?--) WHITE, b. Ohio +Mrs. (--?--) WHITE, b. North Carolina GENERATION TWO (circa 1840) --- Benjamin Franklin WHITE, b. Oct 1838 Mississippi, d. 05 Jan 1905 Kelso, Desha Co., bur. 1905 Kelso Cemetery, Desha Co., Arkansas +Mary L. MOORE, b. circa 1850, m. 05 Mar 1866 Desha Co., Arkansas [We need to verify that her husband is the same B. F. White as our ancestor.] +Melinda Ann COSTELLO, b. circa 1854 m. 28 Apr 1872 Desha Co., Arkansas [Again, we need to verify that this is in fact the same B. F. WHITE that is our ancestor] +Nancy Peralee SORRELS, b. 1851, m. circa 1873, d. 1914, bur. 1914 Kelso, Desha Co., Arkansas GENERATION THREE (circa 1870) --- Benjamin Franklin WHITE II, b. 25 Jul 1874 Arkansas, d. 14 May 1960 St. Mary's Hospital, bur. 1960 Kelso Cemetery, Desha Co., Arkansas --- Susie WHITE, b. 07 Mar 1883, d. 22 Aug 1966 Arkansas, bur. Aug 1966 Kelso Cemetery,, Desha Co., Arkansas +Jacob T. LILLY, b. 01 Aug 1874, m. circa 1900 Desha Co., Arkansas, d. 12 Jun 1945, bur. Jun 1945 Kelso Cemetery, Desha Co., Arkansas3 --- William Presley WHITE, b. Mar 1887 Arkansas, d. 10 May 1914, bur. after 10 May 1914 Kelso Cemetery, Kelso, Desha Co., Arkansas --- Leana WHITE, b. 08 Apr 1888 Kelso, Desha Co., Arkansas, d. 24 Jul 1971 Desha Co., Arkansas +James Barm MERRITT Sr, b. 01 May 1887, m. before 1907, d. 20 Feb 1920 --- John Jefferson WHITE, b. 14 Nov 1892 Kelso, Desha Co., Arkansas, d. 15 Nov 1977 McGehee, Desha Co., Arkansas +Clara Lottie TEDDER, b. 18 Sep 1899 Lucky (Lucca) Landing, Desha Co., m. 07 Jul 1917 Desha Co., Arkansas, d. 30 Jan 1987 McGehee, Desha Co., Arkansas, bur. 30 Jan 1987 McGehee, Desha County, Arkansas +Rosie Lea TAYLOR, m. before 1944 Desha Co., Arkansas