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Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White 1850–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Oct 1850

Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, VA

Death Date: 05 Jan 1933

Death Location: Corton,Elk District, Kanawha County,WV

Father: Lewis White

Mother: Meriba Elswick

Spouse(s): James Samples, Perry Samples

Children(s): Chessie Samples, Richard Samples, Lewis Samples, Walter Samples, Philander Samples, John Samples, James Samples, Victoria Samples, Levina Samples

Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White was born in 1850 in Clay, Clay County, VA, the child of Lewis Jackson White And Meriba Catherine Elswick. Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White married James Ellis Samples, Perry Pete Samples, and had children including Chessie I Samples, James Russell Samples, John Wesley Samples, Levina Mae Linnie Samples, Lewis Melvin Samples, Philander Hamilton Samples, Richard Elton Samples, Victoria Maydo Samples, Walter Vernon Samples. Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White passed away in 1933 in Corton,Elk District, Kanawha County,WV.

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Biography

  • Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White was born in 1850 in Clay, Clay County, VA, the child of Lewis Jackson White And Meriba Catherine Elswick.
  • Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White married James Ellis Samples, Perry Pete Samples, and had children including Chessie I Samples, James Russell Samples, John Wesley Samples, Levina Mae Linnie Samples, Lewis Melvin Samples, Philander Hamilton Samples, Richard Elton Samples, Victoria Maydo Samples, Walter Vernon Samples.
  • Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White passed away in 1933 in Corton,Elk District, Kanawha County,WV.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis White
1826–1896
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
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Meriba Elswick
1828–1894
Birth Location: Pike County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

James Samples
1860–1937
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
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Perry Samples
1847–1877
Birth Location: Nicholas County, Virginia
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Children(s)

Chessie Samples
1889–1904
Birth Location: –
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Richard Samples
1879–
Birth Location: –
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Lewis Samples
1869–1965
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Walter Samples
1875–1976
Birth Location: Clay, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
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Philander Samples
1868–1940
Birth Location: Procious, Clay County, West Virginia, USA
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John Samples
1874–1956
Birth Location: Oak Hill, Fayette, West Virginia, USA
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James Samples
1882–
Birth Location: –
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Victoria Samples
1883–
Birth Location: –
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Levina Samples
1873–1931
Birth Location: Kanawha County, WV
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Lavina White's Ancestors

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Lavina White
1850–1933
Birth Place: Clay, Clay County, VA
Parents
Lewis Jackson White
1826–1896
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Meriba (Catherine) Elswick
1828–1894
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (White) III
1801–1851
Montgomery County, Virginia
Lavina Husney
1795–
Montgomery County, Virginia
Bradley Elswick
1785–
Montgomery County, Virginia
Katherine Ratcliff
1792–
Pike County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lavina White's Descendants

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Lavina ((Louvina) May Ivine)) White (07 Oct 1850–05 Jan 1933) m. James (Ellis) Samples (20 Apr 1860–01 Feb 1937) m. Perry ((Pete)) Samples (07 Aug 1847–02 Mar 1877)
  1. 1. Chessie (I.) Samples 1889–1904
  2. 2. Richard (Elton) Samples 1879–
  3. 3. Lewis (Melvin) Samples 1869–1965
  4. 4. Walter (Vernon) Samples 1875–1976 m. Bertha (Florence) Smith 1875–1903 m. Mamiebell (Smith) Samples 1886–1971
    1. 1. Mary (Virginia) Samples 1915–
    2. 2. Gladys (May) Samples 1904–1979 m. Harley Gainer 1899–1958
      1. 1. Patricia Gainer 1926–
    3. 3. Rowland (Gray) Samples 1907–1971
    4. 4. Fred (Lee) Samples 1925–
    5. 5. Mussette (Hattie) Samples 1910–2013 m. James (Richard) Berry 1907–1996
    6. 6. Mable (Ruth) Samples 1906–1964
  5. 5. Philander (Hamilton) Samples 1868–1940
  6. 6. John (Wesley) Samples 1874–1956 m. Mary (Frances (Mollie)) Foster 1871–1923
    1. 1. Homer (Thornton) Samples 1900–1931 m. Dolly (Luvada) Brannon 1900–1967
      1. 1. Louise Samples 1931–1999
      2. 2. Dorothy (Mae) Samples 1923–
        1. 1. Robert (Eugene Westfall) Jr. 1943–1991
      3. 3. Marycatherine (Samples) Newlun 1924–1983 m. Howard Newlun 1921–
    2. 2. Beulah (Mable) Samples 1902–
    3. 3. Osie (Grace) Samples 1896–
    4. 4. Perry (Bernice) Samples 1894–
    5. 5. Gertrude (May) Samples 1891–1967
      1. 1. Phillip (Tracy) Lambert 1910–
  7. 7. James (Russell) Samples 1882–
  8. 8. Victoria (Maydo) Samples 1883–
  9. 9. Levina (Mae"linnie") Samples 1873–1931 m. Terry (Doyle Samples) Sr. 1871–1949
    1. 1. Cida Samples 1900–
    2. 2. Clyde Samples 1901–
    3. 3. Vaughan ((Von)) Samples 1909–
    4. 4. Ola ("Olie" Melcina) Samples 1898–1986
    5. 5. Charles (Patrick) Samples 1895–1961
    6. 6. William ((Willie) T.) Samples 1905–
    7. 7. Berley Samples 1909–
    8. 8. Benley Samples 1911–
    9. 9. Terry ("Ted" Doyle Samples) Jr. 1913–1986 m. Georgia (Ellen) Hudson 1915–1993
      1. 1. Fredrick (Wayne) Samples 1936–1941
    10. 10. Robert (Cecil) Samples 1907–1970 m. Martha (Dimple) Hudson 1909–1992
      1. 1. Randall (Lee "Sam") Samples 1942–2009
      2. 2. Keith (Hudson) Samples 1932–1997 m. Rebecca ("Becky" Grace) Flowers 1937–

Lavina White's Timeline

2 Records

1850
07 Oct 1850
Birth of Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White in Clay, Clay County, VA
Clay, Clay County, VA
1933
05 Jan 1933
Age 83
Death of Lavina (Louvina) May Ivine) White in Corton,Elk District, Kanawha County,WV
Corton,Elk District, Kanawha County,WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Clay, Clay County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1933
    Event Place: Corton,Elk District, Kanawha County,WV
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