Family Group Sheet
NameThomas Wesley White
Birth6 Apr 1858, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death27 Dec 1936, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherNathan White (~1798-1880)
MotherLouisa C. Dehart (~1830-1917)
SpouseLaura B. Purvis
Birth6 Mar 1875, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death18 Oct 1911, Bath Co., Kentucky
FatherThomas Franklin “Frank” Purvis (?1849-)
MotherSarah Catherine Wheeler Silcox (~1854-)
Notes for Thomas Wesley White
Rowan Co., Ky birth records list Thomas W. White, born 6 Apr 1858, father N. White, mother’s maiden name Louisa Dehart.
His death certificate records Thomas White, age 79 years 8 months 21 days, born 6 April 1857 in Ky, died 27 Dec 1936 in Forge Hill precinct, Bath Co., Ky, widowed, father Nathan White, mother’s maiden name Louisa White, both born in Ky, cause of death cirrhosis of liver, informant Mrs. Herman Staton, Owingsville, Ky, burial in Hedricks.
His death certificate records Thomas White, age 79 years 8 months 21 days, born 6 April 1857 in Ky, died 27 Dec 1936 in Forge Hill precinct, Bath Co., Ky, widowed, father Nathan White, mother’s maiden name Louisa White, both born in Ky, cause of death cirrhosis of liver, informant Mrs. Herman Staton, Owingsville, Ky, burial in Hedricks.
Notes for Laura B. Purvis
Her death certificate records Laura White, age 35 years 7 months 12 days, born 6 Mar 1876 in Bath Co., Ky, died 18 Oct 1911 in Salt Lick, Bath Co., Ky, married, father Frank Purvis, born in Bath Co., Ky, mother’s maiden name Betsey Ann Wheeler, born in Kentucky, cause of death peuperal septicemia, informant Thomas White, Salt Lick, Ky, burial in Headrick.
The age and birthdate are probably off by one year; she was recorded in the 1880 census as age 5 with a younger brother Franklin age 3. Also, Betsy Ann Wheeler was not her mother but her grandmother.
The age and birthdate are probably off by one year; she was recorded in the 1880 census as age 5 with a younger brother Franklin age 3. Also, Betsy Ann Wheeler was not her mother but her grandmother.
