The Julia White Family Connections: John White

What can I write about John White who was born into slavery?

Over the years, I didn't realize that there was a John White, the slave on the Blakey / White Family Tree. I mean, I always thought that there was a John Blakey who was a slave. But, through research that John Blakey was John White.
 



In the mid 1970's I came across an article about  Slavery Descendants To Have First  Reunion in 1970 in Iowa. In that article, John Blakey was mention. I thought that that John Blakey was the father of my Grandpa John.

The story goes, the Slave Family were to be sold. John, the slave born and his older brother, Isaac Blakey were sold to a man with the Blakey surname. They were sent to Forest Green, Missouri.

As I did some search through the years, I did not found a John Blakey who was a slave. As I keep searching, there were things that didn't match up. I though, Who was John Blakey?

I came to this conclusion. John took the White surname. As for the Blakey surname, Isaac was the only one in his slave family that carried the Blakey surname. Besides, it dawned on me. That's why I couldn't find anything on John.

I began searching for John White and came up with some things. I have located his death record in Missouri. John was born about June of 1858 in Missouri. I've come across two other birth years. They were 1854 and 1866. I believe that the year about 1858 was the year. John passed away on September 10, 1918 in Salisbury, Missouri. He was buried in Forest Green, Missouri. 

John's parents were Andrew White and Julia (Finney) White. John's death record was the first record that I found that  mentioned both Andrew White and Julia White as his parents. On John's brother, Isaac Blakey's death record only mentions Andrew White as father. His mother was unknown.

John was married to Katherine / Katie Estell.  Katherine was born about  May of 1863. Her age at marriage was 18 in 1887: Other years record birth year as 1869 or 1863. Kate was the daughter of Tom Estill / Estel and Lizzie / Liza Estill / Estel. Katherine passed on March 15, 1923 in Forest Green, Missouri.

John White and Kate Estill

On the 1880 Census
John was listed as age 21 living with  his mother, 4 brothers, 1 sister, 1 sister in law, 3 nieces and 4 nephews in Chariton County Missouri .  John was a laborer.

On the 1900 Census
John was listed as age 40, born in June 1959 in MO. John was a farmer.
 Katie was listed as having 9 children. 5 were living when the 1900 census was taken.

On the 1910 Census
John was listed as age 52. He was listed without employment.
Katie was listed as age  47: mulatto with having 11 children; 3 living at the time of census.

On the 1920 Census
Katie White listed with  a granddaughter, Louise White and grandson, Leo KAYSON (White).
I haven't located any other info on Louise White or Leo Kayson / White.

Here's a list of John's and Katie's children.

There were 6 Unknown Children that died before 1910
Earnest / Ernest White born about 1881
Leburter White born about 1884
Leburter was listed as a female.
Spelling of name is a question.

Irina / Arena / Irene White born about 1892
She was listed age 18 married 2 years on the 1910 census.
Her husband wasn't listed. She had no children at that time.

Alice White born about 1883
Erma/ Ermma White born about 1898.

I haven't come across any of John or Katherine White's descendants. I believe that there were offspring. I hope that some one on this lineage will began the search for John White and Katie Estell White.

Thanks for reading!
The Julia White Family Connections: John White
May others see a connection with this lineage.

Thanks for reading,

 Susan Ann Blakley