Family Photos

• Great Uncle Mike; Michael F. White. (224 KB)
  Great Uncle Mike was born in Ireland in 1862 and lived a many faceted life. He left home to go west in 1884 and was the rambling son of the family. He was a cowboy, Life Saver in the Great Lakes, soldier in the Spanish American War, photographer, and security guard in old Los Angelus where he died in a motorcycle accident in 1922.
• The old White family farm house circa 1906 (179 KB)
  The Old farm house still stands on Newago rd in Muskegon Couty, MI but has been remodeled since. Last year we stood in front of it and saw the changes!
• William & Mary Ann White circa 1880's (2299 KB)
  William White came to America in 1864 to join his brother Christopher White in Greenbush, NY. He sent for Mary Ann and their two sons Michael and John. They came into America in 1865 on the SS Virginia. This close family kept in contact and wrote many letters and preserved family photos. This portrait of William & Mary Ann was in their later life as West Michigan farmers in the 1880's.
• Part of a letter from Chris White to brother Mike (661 KB)
  The letters to family wrote give us a real peak into their personalities. Here is part of a letter Chris wrote to his older brother Mike when he was up in the UP as a Life Saver on the coast of the upper great lakes.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• User Home Page Genealogy Report: Descendants of Christopher White

Related Files

• The White Family History Chapter 1 (5 KB)
  The White Family History is a combination of the spoken stories and collection of letters and photographs kept by our family.
• White Family History Chapter 2 (28 KB)
  The continuation of the story

Related Links

• Great Uncle Mike is buried in the old San Pedro Cemetery.
• Great Uncle Mike fought in the Spanish American War in 1899.
• Great, G Grandpa William H. White came from Ireland in 1865.
• Western Michigan Genealogical Society