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Ben Murray White 1907–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 13, 1907

Birth Location: Alpine, Brewster County, Texas

Death Date: July 11, 1981

Death Location: Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas

Father: John White

Mother: Effie Donaldson

Spouse(s): Mattie Pennington

Children(s): Bennie White

The story of Ben Murray White began in 1907 in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas. In 1935, Ben Murray White resided in Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma. In 1940, Ben Murray White resided in Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA. Ben Murray White married Mattie Mae Elizabeth Pennington, and had children including Bennie Beth White, Dorothy Lee White. Ben Murray White passed away in 1981 in Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Ben Murray White began in 1907 in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas.
  • In 1935, Ben Murray White resided in Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Ben Murray White resided in Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Ben Murray White married Mattie Mae Elizabeth Pennington, and had children including Bennie Beth White, Dorothy Lee White.
  • Ben Murray White passed away in 1981 in Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ben White's Ancestors

Self
Ben White
1907–1981
Birth Place: Alpine, Brewster County, Texas
Parents
John Miles White
1875–1961
Tyler, Smith County, Texas
Effie (Mae) Donaldson
1879–1953
Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi
Grandparents
Caswell (H.) Donaldson
1850–
Mississippi
Katharine ("Katie" J.) Wilemon
1854–
Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Wilemon
1833–1863
Sina Crockett
1835–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jr.
1795–1873
Jane Moore
1802–1877
William Crockett
1803–1890
Elizabeth Cunnyngham
1812–1863

Ben White's Descendants

1.
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Ben (Murray) White (June 13, 1907–July 11, 1981) m. Mattie (Mae Elizabeth) Pennington (December 29, 1907–May 22, 1994)
  1. 1. Bennie (Beth) White 1928–2003

Ben White's Timeline

4 Records

1907
June 13, 1907
Birth of Ben Murray White in Alpine, Brewster County, Texas
Alpine, Brewster County, Texas
1935
1935
Age 28
Ben Murray White resided here in Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma
Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 33
Ben Murray White resided here in Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
1981
July 11, 1981
Age 74
Death of Ben Murray White in Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas
Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 13, 1907
    Event Place: Alpine, Brewster County, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3276; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5-18

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3276; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5-18

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richland, Beckham, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3276; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 5-18

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 11, 1981
    Event Place: Gardner, Johnson County, Kansas

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