Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyCharles Ogden White

Parents

FatherCharles Bates White (14 March 1825 - 29 July 1911)
MotherNancy A. Smith (16 February 1831 - 30 April 1911)

Personal Information

Record Created: 7 March 2015; Last Edited: 2 May 2022 
Person ID7862
NameCharles Ogden White
GenderMale
Born May 1850 in Tioga County, New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Married to Francis A. _____8
Married 16 October 1896 in Douglas County, Oregon to Clara Belle Stevenson10, 13
Divorced 8 October 1910 from Clara Belle Stevenson14, 15
Married 19 May 1919 in Los Angeles, California to Mary Jane Davis11, 16
Died 24 July 1937 in Cherry Grove, Washington County, Oregon1
Buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon1

Biography

A brief article in the Ithaca Daily News dated October 9, 1912 provides interesting details on Charles’ life and travels.

MR. WHITE TO RETURN WEST

AFTER LONG VISIT EAST

Charles O. White of Myrtle Creek, Oregon, who has been in the east about a year, expects to return home Saturday. Mr. White came here to visit his cousin, Mrs. Hattie A. Dale, who died last December. After his visit he made the homeward trip by the southern route and had only been home a week when he was called east on business and while on his way was informed of the death of Mrs. Dale. Since then he has been here on matters connected with the closing of her estate, he being one of the nearest heirs.

Mr. White went west from Tioga County 42 years ago, going first to Chicago. He then returned to WIllseyville where he had a chair factory for two years, which he sold to H. M. Hibbard of this city. Going west at that time he located in Tacoma, Washington, afterwards going to Myrtle Creek, which has been his home for many years.

Last year’s visit here was the first Mr. White had made in 27 years. He is a large property owner at Myrtle Creek and also the owner of a 100-acre apple orchard. In politics he is a Republican and when he first went to Douglass County there were but seven Republicans in the county. Last year he ran for member of assembly on his party ticket and was defeated by only four votes. He is also given credit for having installed the first hydraulic steam engine ever used for mining in this country. The cost of this engine was $8,000.17

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyFrancis A. _____
Born 10 May 1852 in Indiana
Married to Charles Ogden White
  
Spouse 2FamilyClara Belle Stevenson (daughter of George Herrin Stevenson and Mary Ann Roberts)
Born 6 November 1872 in Oregon
Married 9 September 1889 in Douglas County, Oregon to John B. Mayo
Married 16 October 1896 in Douglas County, Oregon to Charles Ogden White
Died 5 May 1958 in Douglas County, Oregon
  
Children of Charles Ogden White and Clara Belle Stevenson:
  
+1.FamilyGeorge Ogden White
Born 22 May 1897 in Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon
Married ca. 1918 to Nellie C. Cox
Died 15 January 1949
  
Spouse 3FamilyMary Jane Davis (daughter of Richard Davis and Annie Frier)
Born ca. 1878 in Canada
Married 19 May 1919 in Los Angeles, California to Charles Ogden White
Died 1958
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, Charles Ogden White, born: July 1850 [1900 US Census shows May 1850]; died: 24 July 1937 in Cherry Grove, Washington County, Oregon [from record, which includes a brief obituary giving the names of his wife and two children, and the name and link for one child].
  2. Find a Grave (website). Smith Valley Cemetery, Willseyville, Tioga County, New York, Charles White and Francis A. White [separate records]: Charles O. White / Born May 1850 / Francis A. White / Born May 10, 1852 [from gravestone]. This is believed to be Charles Ogden White and his first wife Francis A. The inscriptions are on the large monument in the White plot, and includes his parents Charles B. White and Nancy A. Smith [see their entries]. It is thought that they were included on the monument long before they died, but that they are not buried there, since there are no death dates inscribed. Immediately below the inscription for Francis [where her death date would be] is: William G. Black / 1911-1979, apparently a spouse of a White descendant.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Tioga County, Candor, Image 35, Charles B. White, 25, New York, farmer; Nancy White, 20, New York; Charles O. White, 6/12, New York; Alex Fuller, 17, New York, laborer; Morgan A. White, 27, New York, merchant.
  4. New York State Census, 1855, Tioga County, Town of Candor, Third Election District, Charles B. White, 28, Tompkins [County], farmer; wife Nancy A. White, 23, Tioga; son Charles O. White, 5, Tioga; son Asa F. White, 1, Tioga.
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, New York, Tioga County, Candor, Page 95, Chas White, 35, NY, farmer; Nancy White, 29, NY; Ogden White, 11, NY; Frank White, 7, NY; Morgan White, 3, NY.
  6. New York State Census, 1865, Tioga County, Candor, Page 54, Charles B. Smith, 40, Tompkins, parent of 3 children, farmer; Nancy A. White, 34, Tioga; Charles O. White, 15, Tioga; Asa F. White, 11, Tioga; Edward Morgan White, 7, Tioga.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, New York, Tioga County, Candor, Page 12, Charles B. White, 45, New York, carpenter; Nancy A. White, 39, New York; Charles O. White, 21, New York; Edward M. White, 12, New York.
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Illinois, Cook County, Jefferson, ED 215, Page No. 94, Charles White, 28, New York, renovates marble; wife Francis White, 25, Indiana; brother Edward M. White, 22, New York, renovates marble.
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Oregon, Douglas County, Myrtle Creek, Enumeration District 57, Sheet No. 1A, family of C. O. White (50, New York, May 1850, horse dealer); wife of 3 years Clara B. White (27, Oregon, Nov 1872, 2 children, 2 living); step daughter Mabel Mayo (9, Oregon, Aug 1890); son Geo. O. White (2, Oregon, May 1898).
  10. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Oregon, Douglas County, Myrtle Creek Town, Enumeration District 88, Sheet No. 4A, family of Charles O. White (66, New York, real estate); wife of 15 years Clara B. White (37, Oregon, 2 children, 2 living); step daughter Mable A. Mayo (19, Oregon); son Georgie B. White (11, Oregon).
  11. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Oregon, Multnomah County, Portland City, Enumeration District 93, Sheet No. 4A, Charles O. White, 63, New York, grocer; wife Mary D. White, 42, Canada, naturalized in 1903.
  12. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oregon, Washington County, Cherry Grove, ED 34-11, Sheet No. 1B, Charles O. White, 81, New York, 23 at first marriage, farmer; wife Mary D. White, 50, Canada, 18 at first marriage.
  13. Find a Grave (website). Myrtle Creek IOOF Cemetery, Myrtle Creek, Douglas County, Oregon, Clara Bell Stevenson White, born: 6 November 1872 in Oregon; died: 5 May 1958 in Douglas County, Oregon [from record, which also provides notes about her birth, parents, marriages, and children; and links for her parents, daughter, and siblings].
  14. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Oregon, Douglas County, Myrtle Creek Town, Enumeration District 10-55, Sheet No. 1A, family of Madge M. Gazley (38, Oregon, cafe owner, first married age 23); daughter Marjorie M. Gazley (12, Oregon); daughter Blossom Gazley (5, Oregon); son James Gazley (4, California); mother Clara B. White (55, Oregon, divorced, cook, cafe); grandmother Mary A. Stevenson (78, Oregon, widow); servant Allodera Neal (23, Oregon, divorced, waitress, cafe); daughter Charlene C. Neal (3, 11/12, Oregon); son Charles W. Neal (2, Oregon).
  15. Divorce, The Evening News, Roseburg, Oregon, 8 October 1910, Mrs. Charles O. White, of Myrtle Creek, was granted a divorce from her husband, Charles White, in circuit court this morning.
  16. California Marriages 1850-1945, available at familysearch.org, Marriage License and Certificate, Local Register No. 2570, Charles Ogden White, age 64, born in New York, divorced, 3rd marriage, son of Charles B. White and Nancy A. Smith, both of New York; and Mary J. Davis, age 41, born in Canada, divorced, 2nd marriage, daughter of Richard Davis and Annie Frier, both of Ireland; married on 19 May 1919 in Los Angeles, California.
  17. Ithaca Daily News, Wednesday Evening, October 9, 1912. Available at fultonhistory.com.