Martin White 2015 Presentation and Query

Elder Martin White's Biography (off-site)

Although I presented the White's family story in Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois in May 2015, I'm continuing to dig for more information on Martin, Kiturah, and their children, so I still have a request for my cousins -- I am completing my grandmother's research on my 3rd great-grandparents because I am a promise-keeper and I have found much new information that she was not able to obtain during her own research because 1.) she was collecting as much as she could on all the descendants which was a huge undertaking in the days before the internet and 2.) the information was just not available to her or her assistants, even though she traveled to Kentucky where he was born, to Illinois, Kansas and the Missouri border area where he eventually died. She even corresponded by letter with many cousins, most of whom have passed away by now.

Unfortunately, the records that my grandmother copied or received during her family research were burned. The only thing I had in the beginning of my research on Martin & Kiturah was their story preserved in the red White book that my Grandmother published in 1983.  

I'm seeking two things especially, but as with any story, there are always more things I want to know about my 3rd great-grandparents. The two things I would like to have especially is a photograph of Martin and Kiturah (Kitty, Katie). Grandma was able to obtain photographs of some of their children and grandchildren which was eventually published in her genealogy. There are many photographs out there of Abraham Lincoln, so they lived during the time when photographs were possible, but I'm not sure if they ever had their photograph taken or if anyone ever drew or painted their portraits. 

The other thing I would like to have are samples of Martin's handwriting. Do you have any letters or documents with his signature that's been handed down in your family that is not from the internet, that you would be willing to photocopy or scan to share with me? I need family samples to verify what I have found on the internet. If you have either thing, please leave a comment for me in the comment section below. I moderate all comments before I publish them, so if you have personal information such as an email or a home address in your comment, it will not be published -- it's safe with me. However, if you wish to be counted as a member of the family, it would be best to make two comments -- one for me to keep containing your personal information and one to publish here.

I have been approached by people wanting to sell records to me pertaining to Martin White. As to that, I am NOT interested. So don't even bother trying to scam me. 

You would make my day if you have either requested item or another personal object of Martin's such as his Bible, his hymnal, a ministerial logbook or church minutes from Liberty Mosquito, Elk Fork or Pleasant Gap Primitive Baptist churches, sermons, his pulpit or powder horn or something of Kiturah's like a handwritten recipe, a list of Bible family records, her favorite Bible verse, a hand-crafted object and so forth.  These may be added to my family tree on Ancestry. Thank you in advance!

More to Read:

1. Border Ballads

2. Decoration Day

3. In Memory of Her Veterans

4. Preacher Man 

Click on the label "White" at the bottom of this post for information about other White descendants that I have written about or included in other posts. 

Citation: "Martin White 2015 Presentation and Query." Written by Dolores J. Rush. 6 September 2022.  Rush Family News, USA. 

From the Paper Trail

✅ 2020 = DISCOVERIES 

I've posted many of our discoveries in articles scattered throughout this blog and on Find-a-grave. Many of the "Documents of..." posts reflect these discoveries and my virtual cemeteries on Find-a-grave also contain some. 

My husband purchased a membership on Ancestry for our wedding anniversary a couple of years ago, so I've been busy filling in a family tree there and making new discoveries through the documents others have discovered for our mutual ancestors. 

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✅ 2020 = CONTINUING MY GENEALOGICAL EDUCATION

I continue to pick brains and ask questions of others with more knowledge on a certain subject than I have. 

But I am also watching Ancestry's channel on YouTube, especially Krista Cowan's videos. If you subscribe to their channel, be sure to "ring" the bell and a notification will be sent to your email to alert you that a video has been uploaded to their channel. I often watch and pedal on my armchair stationary bike at the same time, so I get a two-fer in! 😄

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✅ 2020 = SERVICE

I love transcribing records for publication when someone gives me a chance. I also share my knowledge via my blogs such as this one and my History Nut of Missouri blog (I update them as needed). I also periodically send an email newsletter to interested relatives who are genealogy nuts as well. 😊💁

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✅ 2020 = ROUTINES

While I do genealogy most every day, I need to be better at reading those books on my pile. I need to make an appointment with myself and READ! 

I've made a Google Library filled with books I have read and want to read. I need to make a list of books that I need to read from my personal library and add their titles to my google library. And as I finish them, as a person with ADD, I know I will get great satisfaction in checking them off the list. 

I also need to visit the local courthouses, historical sites or societies, libraries, and museums that might have some information about my ancestors. Need to get with hubby and map out plans to do so and put it on the calendar. Time's a wasting! 😄

New Year's Resolutions by Dolores J. Rush, updated 1/1/2020.

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