White Family Information

James White
[son of John White and Elizabeth Gordon]
born: 9 October 1777 - Cannonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania
died: 13 July 1857 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
buried: White Cemetery (sometimes called Union cemetery) - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
1820 - moved from Green County, Kentucky to Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
1850 Census - Menard County, Illinois [James White, age 72]
marriage: 2 September 1804 - Kentucky
wife: Hannah Spears
[daughter of George Spears and Mary Neeley]
born: 27 December 1785 - Kentucky
died: 23 February 1873 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
buried: White Cemetery - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
1850 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Hannah White, age 64]
1860 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Hannah White, age 74]
1870 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Hannah White, age 84]

Children of James White and Hannah Spears White:

1. Mary White
born: 27 July 1805 - Green County, Kentucky
died: May 1883 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
buried: White Cemetery - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
married: 30 November 1826 - Sangamon County, Illinois
husband: Abraham B. Bell
born: 24 August 1802 - Kentucky
died: 7 August 1872 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
buried: White Cemetery - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois

2. Elizabeth White
born: 1 December 1806 - Kentucky
died: 20 July 1832 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
buried: White Cemetery - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
married: 25 November 1824 - Sangamon County, Illinois
husband: Abram Stryker Bergen

Child of Elizabeth White Bergen and Abram Bergen:

2.1. James White Bergen
born: 13 December 1829 - Sangamon County, Illinois
died: 26 November 1894 - Seneca, Nehama County, Kansas
1860 Census - Menard County, Illinois [James W. Bergen, age 30]
1870 Census - Logan County, Illinois [James Bergen, age 40]
1880 Census - Nemaha County, Kansas [James W. Bergen, age 50]
married: 28 March 1853 - Menard County, Illinois
wife: Lucretia Curry
[daughter of George Curry and Mary Wilcox]
born: c1834 - Sangamon County, Illinois
died: after 1880 - probably Nehama County, Kansas
1860 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Lucretia Bergen, age 26]
1870 Census - Logan County, Illinois [Lucretia Bergen, age 36]
1880 Census - Nemaha County, Kansas [Lucretia Bergen, age 46]

Children of James White Bergen and Lucretia Curry Bergen:

2.1.1. Abraham Green Bergen
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
Presbyterian Minister after 1906.
born: 13 September 1854 - Illinois
died: 8 November 1933 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: Fairlawn Cemetery - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
1860 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Abraham G. Bergen, age 5]
1870 Census - Logan County, Illinois [Abraham Bergen, age 15]
1880 Census - Nemaha County, Kansas [Abraham Bergen, Teaching school, age 25]
1900 Census - Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois [Abraham Bergen, C. P. Minister, age 42]
1910 Census - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [Abram G. Bergen, Minister, Presbyterian, age 54]
1920 Census - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois [Abram G. Bergen, Minister, age 64]
1930 Census - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [Abram G. Bergin, Preacher, Presbyterian Church, age 75]
married: 3 November 1887 - Roseville, Warren County, Illinois
wife: Netta McElroy
[daughter of ? McElroy and Harriet M. ?]
born: 6 November 1861 - Illinois
died: 15 December 1953 - Atlanta, Georgia
buried: Fairlawn Cemetery - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
1900 Census - Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois [Netta Bergen, age 38]
1910 Census - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [Netta Bergen, age 49]
1920 Census - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois [Netta M. Bergen, age 57]
1930 Census - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [Netta Bergin, age 68]

Children of Abraham Green Bergen and Netta McElroy Bergen:

2.1.1.1. Esther Lou Bergen
born: 18 April 1892 - Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
died: Atlanta, Georgia
1900 Census - Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois [Esther L. Bergen, age 8]
1910 Census - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [Ester L. Bergen, age 17]
1920 Census - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois [Esther Lou Bergen, age 26]

2.1.1.2. James Bergen
born: c1905 - Illinois
1910 Census - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [James Bergen, age 5]
1920 Census - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois [James Bergen, age 14]
1930 Census - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois [James Bergin, age 25]

 

2.1.2. George J. Bergen
born: 12 July 1859 - Illinois
1860 Census - Menard County, Illinois [George J. Bergen, age 11/12]
1870 Census - Logan County, Illinois [Geo. I. Bergen, age 11]
1880 Census - Nemaha County, Kansas [George I. Bergen, age 20]

 

3. Jane White
born: 11 December 1808 - Kentucky
died: 19 February 1888 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois

4. John White
born: 10 December 1810 - Kentucky

5. George White
born: 22 December 1812 - Kentucky
died: 18 March 1814 - Kentucky

6. James White
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
born: 31 December 1814 - Green County, Kentucky
died: 19 December 1896 - Greenview, Menard County, Illinois
buried: Lincoln, Illinois
1870 Census - Daviess County Indiana [James White, Minsiter of the Gospel, age 55]
1880 Census - Menard County, Illinois [James White, Minister, age 65]
Elder in Rock Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church for 7 years.
Candidate - April 10, 1841
Licensed - Autumn 1842 - Sangamon Presbytery
Ordained: 3 April 1847
1st marriage: 6 July 1837
1st wife: Maria Greenwood
born: 1 March 1814 - Massachusetts
died: 17 July 1860 -
buried: White Cemetery - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois

Child of James White and Maria Greenwood White:

6.1. Mary J. White
born: 4 January 1841 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
died:
buried:
married: 3 November 1863 - Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
husband: Nathan Ruthven Wakefield
[son of Nathan Bass Wakefield and Ruth Webster Leffingwell]
born: 22 February 1839 - Kingsville, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Children of Mary J. White Wakefield and Nathan Ruthven Wakefield:

6.1.1. James G. Wakefield
born: 18 March 1865 - Illinois
married: 4 January 1887 - Cook County, Illinois
wife: Lillian A. Blaine
born: c1870 - Illinois

6.1.2. Mary A. Wakefield
born: 17 August 1866 - Illinois

6.1.3. Nathan B. Wakefield
born: 8 May 1869 - Illinois
died: 17 August 1890

 

6.2. Nancy E. White
born: 1849 - Illinois

6.3. Abner White
born: 1857 - Illinois

 

2nd marriage of James White: 2 September 1861 - Bath, Mason County, Illinois
2nd wife: Harriet Winslow Wakefield
born: 8 January 1834 - Kingsville, Astabula County, Ohio
died: 29 June 1910
buried:
1870 Census - Daviess County Indiana [Harriet W. White, age 36]
1880 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Harriet W. White, wife, age 46]
1900 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Harriet White, widowed, age 66]

Children of James White and Harriet Winslow Wakefield White:

6.4. James Nathan White
born: 1 September 1862 - Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois
died: 1 September 1862 - Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois

6.5. Harriet Amelia White
born: 27 November 1875 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
died: 4 April 1964
buried:

Graduated wiih the first honors from the Greenview high school, June, 1891, and, although the youngest of her class, was awarded the prize of one year's scholarship in Wheaton College for maintaining the highest grade of scholarship during the course. She entered Lincoln University at Lincoln, September, 1891, and remained two years: commenced teaching in September, 1893 and has since been engaged in teaching. She is a proficient performer on the piano and organ, and is organist for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, with
which she united when 10 years of age.
1880 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Harriet A. White, age 4]
1900 Census - Guernsey County, Ohio [Harriet A. Gould, age 24]
1910 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Harriett Gould, age 37]
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [Harriet A. Gould, age 44]
1930 Census - Hancock County, Illinois [Harriet Gould, age 54]
married: 1 November 1899 - Menard County, Illinois
husband: Franklin Lewis Gould
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
Presbyterian Minister after 1906
[son of Samuel Augustus Gould and Mary Neal Hay Inches]
born: November 1870 - Missouri
died: 4 January 1958 - Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
buried:
1880 Census - Cass County, Illinois [Frank Gould, age 9]
1900 Census - Guernsey County, Ohio [Franklin L. Gould, age 29]
1910 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Franklin L. Gould, Clergyman, age 38]
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [Franklin L. Gould, Minister, age 49]
1930 Census - Hancock County, Illinois [F. L. Gould, Minister, age 59]

Children of Harriet Amelia White Gould and Franklin Lewis Gould:

6.5.1. James W. Gould
born: 1901 - Illinois
died: 1956
1910 Census - Menard County, Illinois [James W. Gould, age 9]
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [James W. Gould, age 19]

6.5.2. Mary H. Gould
born: 1902 - Illinois
1910 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Mary H. Gould, age 8]
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [Mary H. Gould, age 17]

6.5.3. Ruth Elizabeth Gould
born: 1905 - Illinois
died: 1991
1910 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Ruth E. Gould, age 6]
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [Ruth E. Gould, age 14]

6.5.4. Flora M. Gould
born: 1908 - Illinois
1910 Census - Menard County, Illinois [Flora M. Gould, age 2]
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [Flora M. Gould, age 12]

6.5.5. Franklin Lewis Gould, Jr.
born: 1911 - Illinois
died: 1977
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [Franklin L. Gould, age 9]
1930 Census - Hancock County, Illinois [Franklin Gould, age 19]

6.5.6. Alfred Oren Gould
born: 11 November 1912 - Chatham County, Illinois
died: 3 November 1981 - Iowa City, Iowa
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [Albert O. Gould, age 7]
1930 Census - Hancock County, Illinois [Oran Gould, age 17]

6.5.7. Helen F. Gould
born: c1915 - Illinois
1920 Census - Brown County, Illinois [Hellen F. Gould, age 5]
1930 Census - Hancock County, Illinois [Helen Gould, age 15]

 

7. Christina White
born: 19 January 1817 - Kentucky
died: 1 September 1891 - Tallula, Menard County, Illinois
married: 23 October 1839 - Menard County, Illinois
husband: Theodore Baker
born: 22 February 1817
died: 18 October 1869

 

8. John Guthrie White
Cumberland Presbyterian Minister
Ordained April 1, 1843 by Sangamon Presbytery at Sugar Creek, Sangamon County, Illinois
born: 12 January 1819 - Green County, Kentucky
died: 23 April 1899 - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois
buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois
1842 - 19 February 1842 - White, John G. -Petersburg - voter list of Menard County, Illinois
1850 Census -
1860 Census -
1870 Census - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [John White, Minister Gospel, age 51]
1880 Census - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois [J. G. White, Minister, age 61]
1st marriage: 11 October 1843 - Menard County, Illinois
1st wife: Laurenna Conover
[daughter of Elias Conover and Sarah Vanderveer]
born: 6 April 1820 - New Jersey
died: 7 February 1846 - Henry County, Iowa

2nd marriage of John Guthrie White: between 1846 and 1851?
2nd wife: Mary Elizabeth Denman
[daughter of Robert Cauldwell Denman and Jane B. Miller]
born: 7 November 1825 - New Jersey
died: 26 July 1894 - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois
buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois
1870 Census - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [Mary White, age 44]
1880 Census - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois [Mary E. White, age 54]

Children of John Guthrie White and Mary E. Denman White:

8.1. Laurenna "Laura" Jane White
born: 4 July 1852 - St. Louis, Missouri or Evansville, Indiana
died: 16 May 1907 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois
1870 Census - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [Jane White, age 18]
1880 Census - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [Laurenna Ludlam, age 28]
1900 Census - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois [Lara Ludlam, age 47, divorced]
married: 25 November 1874 - Morgan County, Illinois
husband: Jeremiah Johnson Ludlam, Jr.
[son of Jeremiah Johnson Ludlam, Sr. and Doborah A. Fortiner]
born: 31 March 1845 - Illinois
died:
1880 Census - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [Jeremiah Ludlam, age 35]

Child of Laurenna Jane White Ludlam and Jeremiah Johnson Ludlam:

8.1.1. J. Guthrie Ludlam
born: 9 December 1875 - near Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
died: 18 August 1950 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
buried: Lincoln Memorial Park - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
1880 Census - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [Guthery Ludlam, age 4]
1900 Census - Cortland, Gage County, Nebraska [J. G. Ludlam, age 24]
1910 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Jay G. Ludlam, age 34]
1920 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [J. Guthrie Ludlam, age 44]
1930 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [J. Guthrie Ludlam, age 54]
married: 5 February 5 1898 - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
wife: Wilhelmina "Lena" Caroline Dietrich
[daughter of Johan Dietrich and Louisa Doerr]
born: 8 May 1878 - Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio
died: 16 March 1959 - Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico
buried: Lincoln Memorial Park - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
1900 Census - Cortland, Gage County, Nebraska [Lena C. Ludlam, age 22]
1910 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Lena C. Ludlam, age 32]
1920 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Lena C. Ludlam, age 41]
1930 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Lena Ludlam, age 49]

Children of J. Guthrie Ludlam and Lena Caroline Dietrich Ludlam:

8.1.1.1. Julius G. Ludlam
born: c1904 - Nebraska
died:
1910 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Julius G. Ludlam, age 6]
1920 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Julius G. Ludlam, age 16]
1930 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Julius G. Ludlam, age 26]
married: c1927
wife: Florence M. Shondra
born: c1900 - Minnesota
died:
1930 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Florence M. Ludlam, age 30]

8.1.1.2. Mabel Louise Ludlam
born: c1906 - Nebraska
1910 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Mabel L. Ludlam, age 4]
1920 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Mable L. Ludlam, age 14]
1930 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Mable Lamb, age 24]
married: c1928
husband: William D. Lamb
born: c1911 - Nebraska
1930 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Willie D. Lamb, age 19]

8.1.1.3. Helen Dorothy Ludlam
born: c1911 - Nebraska
1920 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Helen D. Ludlam, age 9]
1930 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Helen D. Ludlam, age 19]
husband: William Warren Crawford

8.1.1.4. Earl B. Ludlam
born: c1918 - Nebraska
1920 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Earle B. Hall, age 2]
1930 Census - Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska [Earl Ludlam, age 12]

 

8.1.2. Anna "Annie" S. Ludlam
born: c1879 - Illinois
1880 Census - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [Anna Ludlam, age 1]

 

8.2. Mary White
born: January 1854 or c1856 - Tennessee
1870 Census - Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois [Mary White, age 14]
1880 Census - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois [Mary White, Daughter, age 24]
1900 Census - Stanford, McLean County, Illinois [Mary E. White, living with Laara Ludlam, sister, age 46, born Jan. 1954]

 

9. George Neeley White
born: 26 June 1821 - Clary's Grove, Menard County, Illinois
died: 19 October 1846 - Clary's Grove, Menard County, Illinois

10. Hannah Ann White
born: 13 November 1823 - Clary's Grove, Menard County, Illinois
died: 20 August 1875

11. Robert Conover White
born: 14 August 1825 - Clary's Grove, Menard County, Illinois
died: 25 February 1860 - Virginia, Cass County, Illinois
married: 16 March 1848 - Cass County, Illinois
wife: Lydia E. Frizzell

12. William Spear White
born: 22 August 1827 - Menard County, Illinois
died: 10 March 1899 - Tempe, Arizona