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Sylvester Chapman White 1875–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jan 1875

Birth Location: Witcher, Kanawha County, VA

Death Date: 11 Nov 1943

Death Location: Quincy, Kanawha County,WV

Father: Thomas White

Mother: Elizabeth Keeney

Spouse(s): Virgie Paxton

Children(s): Wilma White, Claude White, Sylvester Jr., Allie White, Clarence White

The story of Sylvester Chapman White began in 1875 in Witcher, Kanawha County, VA. Sylvester Chapman White married Virgie Harriett Paxton, and had children including Allie May White, Clarence Emmett Turni White, Claude Paxton White, Sylvester Chapman White Jr, Wilma Lee White. Sylvester Chapman White passed away in 1943 in Quincy, Kanawha County,WV.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Chapman White began in 1875 in Witcher, Kanawha County, VA.
  • Sylvester Chapman White married Virgie Harriett Paxton, and had children including Allie May White, Clarence Emmett Turni White, Claude Paxton White, Sylvester Chapman White Jr, Wilma Lee White.
  • Sylvester Chapman White passed away in 1943 in Quincy, Kanawha County,WV.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sylvester White's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester White
1875–1943
Birth Place: Witcher, Kanawha County, VA
Parents
Thomas Hix (Long Tom) White
1848–1906
Kanawha County, Virginia
Elizabeth Keeney
1859–1920
Kanawha County, VA
Grandparents
Robert (G.) Keeney
1833–1909
Kanawha County, VA
Mary (Jane) Bowles
1838–1889
Great-Grandparents
Michael Keeney
1804–1875
Elizabeth Gatewood
1811–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses Keeney
1766–1840
Frances Harris
1770–

Sylvester White's Descendants

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Sylvester (Chapman) White (11 Jan 1875–11 Nov 1943) m. Virgie (Harriett) Paxton (12 Mar 1882–15 Apr 1974)
  1. 1. Wilma (Lee) White 1914–2000
  2. 2. Claude (Paxton) White 1911–2000
  3. 3. Sylvester (Chapman White) Jr. 1921–1944
  4. 4. Allie (May) White 1905–1983 m. Everett McNeal 1907–1979
    1. 1. Everett (Edward) McNeal 1932–1935
  5. 5. Clarence (Emmett (Turni)) White 1916–1998 m. Erma (Mae) Morris 1918–1996
    1. 1. Clarnece (Emmett White) Jr. 1951–1951
    2. 2. Donald (Lee) White 1938–2000

Sylvester White's Timeline

2 Records

1875
11 Jan 1875
Birth of Sylvester Chapman White in Witcher, Kanawha County, VA
Witcher, Kanawha County, VA
1943
11 Nov 1943
Age 68
Death of Sylvester Chapman White in Quincy, Kanawha County,WV
Quincy, Kanawha County,WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1875
    Event Place: Witcher, Kanawha County, VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1943
    Event Place: Quincy, Kanawha County,WV

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