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Ancestors of Christina Marie Wise Brown

      50. Stephen G. White, born Bet. 1828 - 1830 in North Carolina; died Bet. 1880 - 1887. He married 51. Grace Ellen Davis July 12, 1866 in Orange Co., Indiana.

      51. Grace Ellen Davis, born 1846 in Indiana; died Bet. 1871 - 1880. She was the daughter of 102. William P. Davis and 103. Nancy Morris.

Notes for Stephen G. White:
Stephen G. White was born in between 1828-1830 in North Carolina. He first married Anna Dixon, who wsa born between 1830-1832 in Indiana. They were married on April 8, 1857 in Orange Co., Indiana. Anna was the daugher of Simon and Mary Dixon of Chatham Co., North Carolina. Anna wasn't a practicing Quaker, but I believe her parents were, and know her Dixon grandparents were.

Stehpen and Anna Dixon White had three children, George White, b. 1857, Mary White, b. 1858, and Simon White, b. Oct. 14, 1859. Stephen, Anna, George, and Mary are on the 1860 Census of Paoli Township, Orange Co., Indiana.

Stephen G. White next appears on the 1870 Census of Paoli Township with a new wife. I assume that Anna died between 1860 and 1866. Stehpen G. White's second wife was Grace Ellen Davis. She was born in 1846 in North Carolina. The were married on July 12, 1866 in Orange Co., Indiana. She was sixteen years younger than he. Stephen and Grace had three children as well, William White in 1867, Nancy E. White on March 14, 1869, and Anna White on March 27, 1871. Stephen, Grace, their three children, and George, Mary, and Simon from his previous marriage, are all living together in 1870.

In 1880 Stephen G. White, and his three sons, George, William, and Simon are living in Rutherford Township, Martin Co., Indiana with Edumund M. Braxton. I assume that Grace either died, or they were divorced before 1880. I wonder where the three daughers were living at in 1880. Mary, Nancy, and Anna would have been 22yrs, 11 years, and 9 years respectively. Mary could have been married by this time, but where where Anna and Nancy living? Nancy was married in 1888 in Orange Co., so they must have been living somewhere nearby. I have been unable to locate them on the 1880 census.

While I have been unable to prove the parentage of Stephen G. White, I have many bits of information to suggest that he is related to, and possibly the brother of Carter B. White. I KNOW Carter B. White's parents were B. White and Elizabeth Barnett, meaning these would also be Stephen's parents if I am correct.

Carter B. White was born in 1813 in North Carolina, and married Ruth E. Dixon, the SISTER of Anna Dixon.

On the 1860 Federal Census of Paoli Township, Orange Co., Indiana, Stephen White, Anna, and family are living next door to Carter B. White, Ruth, and family. I speculate this is because Anna and Ruth are sisters, but also perhaps because Carter and Stephen are related.

On the 1880 Census of Rutherford Township, Martin Co., Indiana, Stephen and his three sons, George, Simon, and William are living with Edmund More Braxton. The parents of Edmund More Braxton were Hiram Braxton and Martha White. Hiram Braxton was a Quaker, but was disowned for marrying contrary to discipline. I believe that Martha White must be related to Stephen White. Otherwise, why would he be living with her son? Unfortunately, I haven't been able to find this connection.

Carter B. White seems to have a connection to the Braxton's as well. In 1850 Census of Orange Co., he is living next door to Hiram Braxton and family. He also named one of his sons, Charles Braxton White.

When you look at the Quaker records of Chatham Co., North Carolina you find many connections between the families of White, Braxton, and Dixon, among others.

Another reason the relationship of Carter B. White and Stephen G. White peaks my curiosity is because, if they are brothers, or even cousins, that would mean that my grandfather, Hearld Hammond, and his step-father, Howard Stout, were cousins. Look at the following two lines:

Line #1:
Stephen G. White m. (1) Anna Dixon, (2) Grace Davis
Nancy E. White m. Theodore H. Hammond
Raymond Clifford Hammond m. Lois Bennett (1st husband)
Hearld R. Hammond

Line #2:
Carter B. White m. Ruth E. Dixon
Charles Braxton White m. Rhoda P. Lashbrooks
Olive White m. Arnel (Arnold) Stout
Howard Ray Stout m. Lois Bennett (2nd husband)

More About Stephen G. White:
Census 1: 1860, Paoli Township, Orange Co., Indiana
Census 2: 1870, Paoli Township, Orange Co., Indiana
Census 3: 1880, Rutherford, Martin Co., Indiana living with Edmund M. Braxton
Occupation: Farmer

More About Grace Ellen Davis:
Census 1: Bet. 1850 - 1860, Greenfield Township, Orange Co., Indiana, with father, William P. Davis
Census 2: 1870, Paoli, Orange Co., Indiana, with Husband

Children of Stephen White and Grace Davis are:

William White, born 1867.

Notes for William White:
Could this be my William?

1900 Rutherford Township, Martin Co., Indiana

White, William Head M W July 1866 age 33 married 9 years IN IN IN Blacksmith
Rose April 1875
Noah O. Feb. 1892
Tiny M. (F) Mar 1894
Henry May 1896
Hiram Oct 1898

	25	ii.		Nancy E. White, born March 14, 1869 in Orange Co., Indiana; died Bet. 1920 - 1930; married Theodore H. Hammond March 31, 1888 in Orange Co., Indiana.
		iii.		Anna White, born March 27, 1871.

      52. Lee Leslie Bennett, born July 1859 in Sterling Township, Crawford Co., Indiana; died March 24, 1942 in Paoli, Orange Co., Indiana. He was the son of 104. Alonzo Bennett and 105. Dicie Grimes. He married 53. Almeda Frances Webb December 22, 1886 in Orange Co., Indiana.

      53. Almeda Frances Webb, born October 29, 1869 in Kentucky; died December 27, 1947 in Orange Co., Indiana. She was the daughter of 106. Drury Wilbur Webb and 107. Emily J. McDaniel.

Notes for Lee Leslie Bennett:
Lee Bennett is listed as Leslie on the 1880 census.

More About Lee Leslie Bennett:
Burial: March 26, 1942, Providence Baptist Cemetery, Orange Co., Indiana
Cause of Death: Obstruction of Bowels
Census: Bet. 1900 - 1930, Greenfield Township, Orange Co., Indiana
Occupation: Farmer

More About Almeda Frances Webb:
Burial: December 29, 1947, Providence Baptist Cemetery, Orange Co., Indiana
Cause of Death: Cerebral Hemorrhage

Children of Lee Bennett and Almeda Webb are:

	i.	Violet Bennett
26	ii.	Leonard Alonzo Bennett, born August 29, 1887 in Fargo, Indiana; died August 29, 1935 in Orange Co., Indiana; married Josephine Cecil September 18, 1906 in Orange Co., Indiana.
	iii.	John O. Bennett, born June 18, 1888; died September 25, 1978; married Lillie Ann Buchanan; born December 11, 1885; died September 09, 1964.

Notes for John O. Bennett:
John O. Bennett married his second cousin, Lillie Ann Buchanan. Lille Ann was the daughter of Dicie Bennett and Samuel Buchanan. Dicie Bennett was the daughter of George Washingston Bennett and Nancy Grimes.

John O. Bennett was the son of Lee Bennett and Almeda Frances Webb. Lee Bennett was the son of Alonzo Bennett and Dicie Grimes.

Alonzo Bennett and George Washington Bennett were brothers, two of the sons of William M. Bennett and Rebecca Pittman.

Also, John O. Bennett's grandmother, Dicie Bennett was the sister of his wife's grandmother, Nancy Grimes.

In Summary, John O. Bennett and his wife, Lillie Ann Buchanan shared the same great grandparents, Samuel B. Grimes and Susan Goble, and the same great, great grandparents on another branch, William M. Bennett and Rebecca Pittman.

More About John O. Bennett:
Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Orange Co., Indiana
Census: 1930, Southeast Township, Orange Co., Indiana

More About Lillie Ann Buchanan:
Burial: Providence Baptist Cemetery, Orange Co., Indiana

iv.

Roy R. Bennett, born June 1892; married Rebecca Buchanan.

Notes for Roy R. Bennett:
Roy Bennett, like his brother John O. Bennett, married his second cousin, Rebecca Buchanan, daughter of Samuel Buchanan and Dicie Bennett.

		v.		Andrew W. Bennett, born August 1894; married (1) Frances; married (2) Fairy Reynolds; born 1915.
		vi.		Coy D. Bennett, born December 1897; married Hazel Satterfield.
		vii.		Alice A. Bennett, born 1900; married John M Buchanan.

Notes for Alice A. Bennett:
Alice Bennett, like her brother John O. Bennett, married her second cousin, John M. Buchanan, son of Samuel Buchanan and Dicie Bennett.

viii.

Benton C. Bennett, born 1905; married (1) Dorothy Parks; married (2) Fairy Reynolds; born 1915.

More About Benton C. Bennett:
Census: 1930, Greenfield Township, Orange Co., Indiana

		ix.		Alta Bennett, born 1908; married Ollie Walton.
		x.		Albert Bennett, born 1912; married (1) May Chestnut; married (2) Betty.

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