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Reuben Wesley White 1896–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 July 1896

Birth Location: Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 8 March 1974

Death Location: Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Henry White

Mother: Deborah White

Spouse(s): Rena Westbrook

Children(s): Dorothy White, Clell Starling

In 1896, Reuben Wesley White entered the world in Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Henry Thomas White And Deborah G White. Reuben Wesley White married Rena Westbrook, and had children including Clell Bernice Starling, Dorothy Elizabeth White. Reuben Wesley White passed away in 1974 in Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Reuben Wesley White entered the world in Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America, born to Henry Thomas White And Deborah G White.
  • Reuben Wesley White married Rena Westbrook, and had children including Clell Bernice Starling, Dorothy Elizabeth White.
  • Reuben Wesley White passed away in 1974 in Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry White
1871–1936
Birth Location: Cove City, Craven, North Carolina, USA
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Deborah White
1875–1919
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Rena Westbrook
1899–1989
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Dorothy White
1920–2019
Birth Location: Selma, Johnston, North Carolina, USA
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Clell Starling
1923–2017
Birth Location: Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Reuben White's Ancestors

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Reuben White
1896–1974
Birth Place: Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Henry Thomas White
1871–1936
Cove City, Craven, North Carolina, USA
Deborah (G.) White
1875–1919
Grandparents
Ruben White
1837–
North Carolina
Sarah (R) McCoy
1846–1919
Craven County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William McCoy*
1811–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reuben White's Descendants

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Reuben (Wesley) White (4 July 1896–8 March 1974) m. Rena Westbrook (2 December 1899–12 June 1989)
  1. 1. Dorothy (Elizabeth) White 1920–2019
  2. 2. Clell (Bernice) Starling 1923–2017

Reuben White's Timeline

2 Records

1896
4 July 1896
Birth of Reuben Wesley White in Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
1974
8 March 1974
Age 78
Death of Reuben Wesley White
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 July 1896
    Event Place: Cove City, Craven County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 March 1974
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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