William Oscar WHITE ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

1895 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Lisbon:
John E. "Mossburgh", 33, b. Jones Co, IA, laborer, no religion, can read but not write;
Ellen "Mossburgh", 21, b. KS, UB religion;
"Geertie Mossburgh", 6, b. KS;
Floyd "Mossburgh", 4, b. KS;
William White, 18, b. KS, laborer, UB religion.

(Note: Unsure if this is the right person.)
1900 AZ TERRITORY, Pima Co, Precinct 1:
William White, boarder, Apr 1876, 24, single, b. KS, parents b. NY, day laborer.
He was living with John & Sarah J. Fitzsimmons.

1910 IA CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids city:
William Oscar White, 33, widowed, b. KS, father b. MO, mother b. IA, laborer, odd jobs.
He was living with Ella Brown, her husband James T. Brown, and their children.
(Note: Ella Pfosia Brown was William's half-sister.)

IOWA MARRIAGES, BENTON CO, 1911:
William O. White, 35, b. Concordia, KS, resides Cedar Rapids, IA, laborer, 2nd marriage, parents: Joseph White and "Drusie" Wickham; Nora Ellen Ake, 26, b. Vinton, IA, resides Vinton, IA RFD, 1st marriage, parents: Frank W. Ake and Clarissa Anna Ake. They were married June 12, 1911 in Vinton, IA by P. Marion Simms, M.G. Frank Ake filed affidavit. Witnesses: F. W. Ake and C. J. Ake .

IA, MARRIAGES, 1809-1992:
Groom's Name: William O. White
Groom's Birth Date: 1876
Groom's Birthplace: "Concordice", Kansas
Groom's Age: 35
Bride's Name: Nora Ellen Ake
Bride's Birth Date: 1885
Bride's Birthplace: Vinton, Ia.
Bride's Age: 26
Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1911
Marriage Place: Vinton, Benton, Iowa
Groom's Father's Name: Joseph White
Groom's Mother's Name: "Drusie" Wickham
Bride's Father's Name: Frank W. Ake
Bride's Mother's Name: Clarissa Anna Ake
Groom's Race: White
Groom's Marital Status: Unknown
Bride's Race: White
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02723-7
System Origin: Iowa-EASy
Source Film Number: 1871613
Reference Number: V.J., Pg.105, Cn.105

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Linn Co, Cedar Rapids, 731-17th Ave:
Wm. O. White, 37, married, laborer, $400 in 1914, unemployed for 3 months in 1914, no military service marked, reads and writes, in IA 13 yrs., b. OH (it appears that a "K" was crossed out), father b. MO, mother b. IA, did not own home;
Nora White, 28, married, 8 yrs of education, in IA 28 yrs., b. IA, parents b. IA, no church affiliation;
Mildred W. White, 3, b. IA, parents b. IA, in IA 3 yrs.;
Viola H. White, 1, b. IA, parents b. IA, in IA 1 yr.

1915 IA STATE CENSUS, Benton Co, Vinton city:
W. O. White, 38, laborer, b. KS, parents b. KS; 8th grade education; no church affiliation; in IA 18 yrs.; married;
Nora White, 29, 8th grade education, b. IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA, in IA 29 yrs.;
Mildred, female, 4, b. IA, father b. KS, mother b. IA;
Viola, 2, b. IA, parents b. KS.

WORLD WAR 1 DRAFT REGISTRATION CARD, 1917-1918:
William Oscar White; permanent address: 1202-6th Ave, Benton, Vinton Co, IA; 41, b. April 16, 1877; white; native born; present occupation: carrying coal; employer: Bryant(?) Bickel of Vinton: nearest relative: Nora Ellen White (of the same address as William); medium height; medium build; blue eyes; light brown hair. Registration date: Sept. 12, 1918

1920 IA CENSUS, Benton Co, Vinton city, 503-8th Ave:
W. O. White, 42, b. KS, father b. MO, mother b. IA, day laborer; wife "More" E. 33, b. IA, father b. PA, mother b. IA;
dau. Mildred, 8, b. IA, father b. IA or KS(?), mother b. IA;
dau. Viola, 7, b. IA, father b. KS, mother b. IA;
son Raymond, 5, b. IA, father b. KS, mother b. IA;
dau. Margrett, 2-6/12, b. IA, father b. KS, mother b. IA;
dau. Ethel, 6/12, b. IA, father b. KS, mother b. IA.

1925 IA STATE CENSUS, Henry Co, Mt. Pleasant State Hospital; residence at time of commitment was Jasper Co, Newton city:
Wm. O. White, 48, married; owns house; 48 yrs in US; 19 yrs in IA; able to read and write; b. KS; father: J. P. White, b. MO; mother: Jerusha "Dreckman", b. IA; parents married IA; veteran of Spanish American War, Army; laborer; Methodist.

1930 IA CENSUS, Mills Co, Glenwood, Iowa Institution for Feeble Minded Children:
Mildred M. White, 18, b. IA, father b. US, mother b. IA; Viola White, 17, b. IA, father b. US, mother b. IA;
Raymond White, 15, b. IA, father b. US, mother b. IA;
Marguerite White, 13, b. IA, parents birth places unknown;
Ethel White, 11, b. IA, parents birthplaces unknown.
(In 1930 Nora White was a resident of the State Hospital for the Insane. William White was not found in the census.)

1940 NE CENSUS, Hall Co, Grand Island city:
William O. White, head, 63, wd, 4th grade education, b. KS, lived same house in 1935, no employment;
Frances Warner, lodger, 76, wd, 5th grade education, b. IL, lived same house in 1935, no employment;
Daniel Hinthorn, lodger, 28, single, 7th grade education, b. OK, lived same house in 1935, stockman, wholesale grocery.

OBIT OF HALF-BROTHER ROY CONKLIN, 1958: states that Roy's brother, W. O. White, of Grand Island, NE survived.

SOCIAL SECURITY APPLICATIONS & CLAIMS INDEX, 1936-2007:
Name: William Oscar White
SSN: 506204157
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1877
Birth Place: Cloud Co, Kansas
Father: Joseph P White
Mother: Jeresha A Wickham
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: 24 Jan 1984: Name listed as WILLIAM OSCAR WHITE

FAMILY HISTORY FROM PAT ZUPAN: William White lived 709 Marcy St., Omaha, NE. He reportedly placed an ad in an Omaha newspaper trying to locate his siblings, but it is not known if he ever found them.

OBIT: Waterloo (IA) Daily Courier, Sept 5, 1958:
Vinton - Graveside services will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Vinton Evergreen Cemetery for William O. White, 81, former resident of Vinton who died Tuesday in the Grand Island, Neb., veterans hospital; survived by two daughters: Mrs. Mildred Juett, Pasadena, Calif. & Miss Marguerite, Vinton.

FIND A GRAVE - Evergreen Cem, Vinton, Benton Co, IA:
William O. White
FVT TRP C4 Cavalry
Spanish Amerian War
April 16, 1877 - Sept. 2, 1958

U.S. HEADSTONE APPLICATION FOR MILITARY VETERANS, 1925-1963:
Name: William O White (William Oscar Thompson was written in pencil)
Birth Date: 16 Apr 1874 (1877 was typed in but crossed out and 1874 was penciled in)
Death Date: 2 Sep 1958
Enlistment Date: May 24, 1898
Discharge Date: Feb 25, 1899
Service #: None
Grade: Private
Branch: Army - 4th Calvery Troup C
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Vinton, Iowa
(penciled in margins of form: resided OH, enlisted OH, b. KS)
Applicant: Mildred Juett, 2705 Nevada Ave, El Monte, CA

William married UNKNOWN after 1895. (UNKNOWN died before 1911.)

William next married Nora Ellen AKE on 12 Jun 1911 in Benton Co, IA.¹ (Nora Ellen AKE was born in Apr 1886 in IA,⁷ died on 9 Jun 1938 in Independence State Hospital, Independence, Buchanan Co, IA ⁸ and was buried in Evergreen Cem, Vinton, Benton Co, IA ⁵.)