Benjamin Jobe White

Full Name: Benjamin Jobe White
Date of birth: 1793
Date of death: 1868

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H Jackson Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 2nd (1)     Unknown / Jackson   Jackson

(1) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District Jackson
Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849
Legislatures: 2nd (1)  
Home City/County: Unknown / Jackson
Counties in district: Jackson

(1) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Benjamin Jobe White, born 1793 in Cocke County, Tennessee, died 1868 in Jackson County, Texas. Married Mary "Polly" Callaway 11/26/1814 in Knox County, Tennessee. Married Sarah Porter Royster 5/21/1840 in Jackson County, Texas. White Family Tree. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1850 - Benjamin J. White, Jackson County, Jackson, age 57, born circa 1793 in East Tennessee, mechanic.
    Census of 1860 - Benj. J. White, Jackson County, age 67, born circa 1793 in Cock County, Tennessee, keeper of __. FamilySearch. 1850 1860

Committee Information top

2nd R.S. - 1847
Contingent Expenses  
Military Affairs  

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