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Elva White 1886–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Nov 1886

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Aug 1969

Death Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Drisgell

Mother: Lillie White

Spouse(s): Robert White

Children(s): Joseph White, Robert White

The story of Elva White began in 1886 in Virginia, USA. In 1900, Elva White resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Elva White married Robert Benjamin White, and had children including Joseph Franklin White, Robert Alfred White. Elva White passed away in 1969 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elva White began in 1886 in Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Elva White resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Elva White married Robert Benjamin White, and had children including Joseph Franklin White, Robert Alfred White.
  • Elva White passed away in 1969 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Drisgell
1850–1938
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Lillie White
1856–1930
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Robert White
1879–1967
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph White
1916–2005
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Robert White
1910–1979
Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Elva White's Ancestors

Self
Elva White
1886–1969
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Franklin Drisgell
1850–1938
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Lillie (Bayne) White
1856–1930
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) White
1816–1890
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Emily (Jane "Polly") Forrest
1821–1905
Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850

Elva White's Descendants

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Elva White (07 Nov 1886–12 Aug 1969) m. Robert (Benjamin) White (04 Sep 1879–20 Jan 1967)
  1. 1. Joseph (Franklin) White 1916–2005 m. Virginia (Dudley) Hodnett 1913–2007
  2. 2. Robert (Alfred) White 1910–1979 m. Thelma (Cornelia) Mears 1906–1988 m. Lelia (Bettie Jane) Howerton 1913–1999 m. Frances (Elizabeth) McSparran 1914–1987 m. Thelma (M H) White 1908–
    1. 1. Robert (Francis) White 1944–2021 m. Alice (Diane) Carrington 1943–

Elva White's Timeline

14 Records

1886
10 Nov 1886
Birth of Elva White in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1886
07 Nov 1886
Birth of Elva White in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Elva White resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Elva White resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Elva White resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Elva White resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Elva White resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1937
Abt. 1937
Age 51
Elva White resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 54
Elva White resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1941
Abt. 1941
Age 55
Elva White resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Elva White resided here in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1969
10 Aug 1969
Age 83
Death of Elva White in Beaverlette, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Beaverlette, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1969
10 Aug 1969
Age 83
Death of Elva White
None
1969
12 Aug 1969
Age 83
Burial of Elva White in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1886
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 58-1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 73
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [6] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 11 Aug 1969; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.28963313,0.3239476,0.40437523&xid=3355
    [10] Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Births, 1853-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0063; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 73

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 58-1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1937
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 13 Jun 1937; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; ,0.034917694,0.98903435,0.36591965&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 58-1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1941
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 25 Jul 1941; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; ,0.63141316,0.73691577,0.7350833&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1974; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 58-1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1969
    Event Place: Beaverlette, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 11 Aug 1969; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.28963313,0.3239476,0.40437523&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1969
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 11 Aug 1969; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; ,0.3306453,0.5183726,0.4184082&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1969
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 11 Aug 1969; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.28963313,0.3239476,0.40437523&xid=3355
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