Thomas A White (1892–1962)

  • Born 20 April 1892 in the Village of Port Chester, Town of Rye, Westchester County, New York to Thomas J White and Mary J Gallagher

1900 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, population schedule, Rye Township, enumeration district 114, p. 287-B [stamped], sheet 3 [penned], dwelling 49, family 58, Thomas White [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1177.

  • Married Anna E Taylor on 20 December 1912 in the City of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York

“New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2023), Westchester County, 1910-1913, image 549, marriage license affidavit (1912), White–Taylor; citing multiple county clerk offices, New York.

“New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, Westchester County, 1910-1913, image 583, marriage license and return no. 1181 (1912), White–Taylor.

“New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, Westchester County, 1909-1924, image 41, marriage register no. 11050 (1912), White–Taylor.

New York State Department of Health, Marriage Index, 1912: 4898, no. 80372, Thomas A White; consulted as “New York, Marriage Index, 1881-1967,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2023); citing Vital Records Office, Albany.

New York State Marriage Index, 1912: 1144, no. 80372, Anna E Taylor.

  • Father of the following children:

1. Thomas White
2. Robert Taylor White
3. Edward Michael White
4. Anna M (White) Batson

  • Military Service & Draft Registration Records:

“U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 May 2023), card for Thomas White, Draft Board 6, Rye Township, Westchester County, New York; citing NARA microfilm M1509, roll NY432. [1st draft registration – 05 June 1917; stamped 31-4-24-A]

“U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 May 2023), card for Thomas White, serial no. 1633, Draft Board 747, White Plains, Westchester County, New York; citing Records of the Selective Service System, record group no. 147; National Archives, St. Louis, Missouri. [Fourth registration conducted 27 April 1942.]

“U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com, card for Thomas White, serial no. 1633, Draft Board 747, White Plains, N.Y.

  • Lived in the Village of Port Chester, Town of Rye, Westchester County, New York from 1892–1925

1900 U.S. census, Westchester Co., N.Y., pop. sch., Rye, ED 114, p. 287-B, sht. 3, dwell. 49, fam. 58, Thomas White.

1905 New York state census, Westchester County, population schedule, Rye Township, election district 5, p. 50 [penned], 471 Ellendale Avenue, lines 28–35, Thomas White [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 01 March 2015); citing multiple county clerk offices, New York.

1910 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, population schedule, Port Chester Village, ward 4, enumeration district 117, p. [147]-B [stamped], sheet 17 [penned], 471 Ellendale Avenue, dwelling 296, family 398, Thomas White [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 1092.

1915 New York state census, Westchester County, population schedule, Rye Township, election district 9, p. 17 [penned], 479 Ellendale Avenue, lines 41–43, Thomas White Jr [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 01 March 2015); citing state population census schedule, series A0275; New York State Archives, Albany.

1920 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, population schedule, Port Chester Village, enumeration district 172, p. 199-A [stamped], sheet 20 [penned], Lyon Street, dwelling 250, family 403, Thomas White [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 27 February 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 1278.

Westchester County, New York, Land Records, Rye Township, Grantor Index, Vol. 3, 1918–1925, unpaginated [arranged alphabetically]; consulted as “United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975,” database and digital images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 26 May 2023); citing Westchester County Clerk’s Office, White Plains, New York.

“Parents Seek To Foreclose On Their Son,” Port Chester (New York) Daily Item, 16 August 1924, p. 1, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 26 May 2023), The Daily Item, 1918-1998.

“Notice Of Sale,” Port Chester Daily Item, 11 October 1924, p. 3, col. 3.

  • Lived in the City of New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York from 1925–1930

Richmond’s New Rochelle (Westchester County, N.Y.) Directory including The Pelhams (New York, New York: R. L. Polk & Co., Inc., 1927), 503, Thos White [sic], 165 Webster Avenue; consulted as “U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995,” database and digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 24 May 2023); see subsequent years with varying titles: (1928) 545, (1929) 503, (1930) 471. [Living with Robert Taylor, father-in-law.]

Polk’s New Rochelle (New York) City Directory including The Pelhams, (1930) 471, Thos White [sic], removed to Port Chester.

  • Lived in the Village of Port Chester, Town of Rye, Westchester County, New York from 1930–1935

1930 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, population schedule, Port Chester Village, enumeration district 60-322, p. 65-A, sheet 1 [penned], 452 Westchester Avenue, dwelling 5, family 5, Thomas White [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 21 May 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 1665.

  • Lived in the Town of Harrison, Westchester County, New York from ca. 1935–1962

1940 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, population schedule, Harrison Township, enumeration district 60-87, p. 1276-A, sheet 3 [penned], New Street, family 41, Thomas White [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 21 May 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2804.

1950 U.S. census, Westchester County, New York, population schedule, Harrison Township, enumeration district 60-143, sheet 15 [penned], Anderson Hill Road, dwelling 149, Thomas A White [Head]; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestory.com : accessed 22 May 2023); citing NARA microfilm publication T628, roll 2658.

  • Death of Anna E (Taylor) White on 27 March 1955 in the Town of Harrison, Westchester County, New York

“Mrs. John White,” The Daily Item (Port Chester, New York), 28 March 1955, p. 12, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 21 May 2023), The Daily Item, 1918-1998. [Need to establish if John White was a misprint.]

“Mrs. White Rites,” The Daily Item, 31 March 1955, p. 16, col. 1.

  • Married Helen (Fitzgerald) Taylor on 27 May 1955 in the Town of Harrison, Westchester County, New York

New York State Marriage Index, 1955: 2743, no. 15668, Thomas White.

New York State Marriage Index, 1955: 7373, no. 15668, Helen Taylor.

  • Died 12 January 1962 in the Village of Port Chester, Westchester County, New York

New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index, entry for Thomas White, 12 January 1962, no. 7593; consulted as “New York State, U.S., Death Index, 1857-1970,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 23 May 2023); citing Vital Records Office, Albany.

“Thomas A. White,” The Daily Item, 13 January 1962, p. 10, col. 1.

“Thomas A. White,” The Reporter Dispatch (White Plains, New York), 13 January 1962, p. 2, col. 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 May 2023), The Reporter Dispatch, 1949-1998.

  • Buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Village of Rye Brook, Town of Rye, Westchester County, New York