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Jared King White

December 8, 1842 - March 26, 1865


 

Born at Morgan County, GA on December 8, 1842.
Resided at Hempstead, Austin County, TX in 1860 with parents and one sibling.

Mustered into Company B at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Present in April 1863.
Killed on a scout in NC on March 26, 1865.

Gravesite maintained by the Goldsboro Rifles, who hold a memorial for Private White each May.

Also Identified As:
 

J. K. White, J. H. White, J. S. H. White, Jared White


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 

- researcher
- researcher
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Parents:
 
Thomas B. White
b.
m. Elizabeth S. Kirby on November 30, 1831 in Morgan Co. GA.
m. Margaret N. Harper
d.
Elizabeth Sheppard Kirby
daughter of Henry Kirby & Sarah S. Harper.
b. January 17, 1815 at GA
m. Thomas B. White on November 30, 1831 at Morgan County, GA
d. June 3, 1857 (buried at Salem Cemetery, Waller County, TX)
Margaret N. Harper
daughter of Robert Bannister Harper & Lucy Groce
b. December 23, 1809 at GA
m. Thomas B. White
d. July 20, 1861 (buried at Salem Cemetery, Waller Coutny, TX)
Siblings:
 
Robert Harper White
died in infancy (buried at Salem Cemetery, Waller County, TX)
Lucy Groce White
died in infancy (buried at Salem Cemetery, Waller County, TX)
William Bannister White
died in infancy (buried at Salem Cemetery, Waller County, TX)
Joseph White
b. ~1839
Gile White [this may be Jared]
b. ~ 1840
Leonard White
b. ~1849
died in infancy (buried at Salem Cemetery, Waller County, TX)
Spouse(s): Photo of marker for JK White. Provided by G. Fields.
 
Children:
 
Unknown
Gravesite:
 

Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, Wayne County, NC

JARED K. WHITE
CO. B 8TH TEXAS CAVALRY
BORN IN AUSTIN COUNTY TEXAS
DEC. 8TH AD 1842
KILLED IN THE SERVICE OF THE CSA
MARCH 26, 1865


1850 Census - TX, Austin County, page, Dwelling 417, Family 417, (53/55)
  Name Age. Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Nativity Student? Illiterate?
Thomas B. White 42 M W Lawyer $12,000 GA    
Elizabeth H. White 34 F W     GA    
Joseph White 11 M W Student   GA Y  
Gile White 10 M W     TX Y  
Leonard White 1 M W     TX    
Richard Berges 24 M W Overseer   GA    
G. Oswell 30 M W Schoolteacher   Germany    

1860 Census - TX, Austin Co., Hempstead Precinct, page 175 , Dwelling 163, Family 163, (18/27)
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
T. B. White 53 M   Planter $67, 000 $45,000 GA    
M. N. White 51 F         GA    
Jared White 19 M   Student     TX Y  
Lucient White 8 M         TX Y  



Related Links:
 

(offsite) Excerpt from Gravestone Inscriptions from Wayne County, NC
(offsite) Message regarding gravesite of Jared K. White, by Elaine Jackson
(offsite) Goldsboro News-Argus, Report of Private Jared K. White, by Dennis Rogers


Sources:
 

Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.

Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research.

Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.


Research Links:
 

(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: White)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: White)
(offsite) Thomas B. White to Francis Richard Lubbock, Mar. 20, 1862, ms, 1 p.
(offsite) SCV Camp 760, Goldsboro, NC
(offsite) Family cemetery of T. B. White, Old Salem Cemetery, Waller Co., TX
(offsite) Kirbys buried at Salem Cemetery, Waller Co., TX
(offsite) Ancestors of Hal Prestridge
(offsite) Buckmaster, Holmes, Lanier & Thurber Family Tree
(offsite) Relatives of Ralph and Pat Roberts
(offsite) GAGenWeb Project (Morgan County, GA)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Morgan County, GA)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Austin County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Austin County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Austin County, TX)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Waller County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Waller County, TX)
(offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Waller County, TX)


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