Family History - Harry Eugene White

1. Harry Eugene White,¹ born 23 August 1870 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the son of James Henry White and Caroline Clementine Brigham.¹ Harry married, 2 February 1898 in Boston, Massachusetts, Isabel Norma Gorrie^{3, 4} (born 23 May 1873 in Portneuf, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of James Gorrie and Mary Stewart McNeil;^{2, 3} Isabel died 10 April 1925 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio^{2, 4}). Their marriage ended in divorce on 2 October 1922 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.^{4, 5} Isabel is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.²

1. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (available at familysearch.org), Births Registered in Cambridge, Mass., A.D. 1870: Harry Eugene White, born: 23 August 1870 in Cambridge; father: James Henry [White]; mother: Carrie Clem[entine]; father occupation: musician; father birthplace: Boston; mother birthplace: Cambridge.
2. Find a Grave (website). Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, Isabel Norma Gorrie Wrenn, born: 23 May 1873; died: 10 April 1925 in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (from record, which provides the name and link for her husband).
3. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 (available at familysearch.org), Certificate of Marriage Intentions and Certificate of Marriage: Harry Eugene White, 27, born in Cambridge, Mass.; occupation: insurance broker; father: J. Henry White; mother: Caroline C. Brigham; first marriage; and Isabel Norma Gorrie, 24, born in Port Neuf, P. S., Canada; father: James Gorrie; mother: Mary S. McNeil; first marriage. Married on 2 February 1898 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
4. Deaths, The Sun, Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, 13 April 1925, Kills Husband at Breakfast. A series of articles provides the tragic details of the death of Henry B. P. Wrenn, shot and killed on Friday morning, 10 April, by his wife Isabel Norma (Gorrie) Wrenn, who some eight hours later, killed herself. The articles provide vital and biographical details of both Henry and Isabel, including their previous marriages.
5. Divorce Filing, The Morning Telegraph, New York, New York, 12 June 1922, Legal Notice, Bel Norma White, plaintiff, against Harry Eugene White, defendant. Charging that Harry absented himself for five consecutive years and believed to be dead [by Isabel Norma White]. Proof of allegations shall be heard in the County House, Borough of Manhattan, New York, on 2 October 1922 and application made for dissolution of marriage between Harry and Isabel White. [It is believed that the divorce was finalized on that date.]