I thought it past time that I investigated this Lawrence "Larry" aka "Rice" White that has been hanging around my sister for well over 50 years now. So here it is...
Larry and Kay White family photo
Lawrence "Larry" White was born on the 10th of November, 1943. He was married to Kayleen Marie "Kay" White aka "YoYo" on the 9th of October, 1970 in St. Paul, Minnesota. They were blessed with three children Jennifer White Proksch, born in 1973, Leah Marie, born in 1976 and Michael Patrick, born in 1979.
Larry's father was Lawrence Edward White who was born on March 27th 1908 in Wabasha county, Minnesota. In the 1930 Federal Census he is living with his parents and working as a farm laborer. Lawrence Edward married Julia Evelyn Norton in 1938. They lived in Hyde Park township, Wabasha county, Minnesota. Their daughter Judith Ann White was born on the 5th of February 1940. Constance Patricia White was born in 1941 and the above mentioned son Lawrence "Larry" White was born in 1943. According to the 1950 Federal Census, Lawrence Edward was an Elevator Operator for a Meat Packing Plant and lived with wife, daughters and son in St. Paul, Ramsey county, Minnesota at 2040 Stillwater Avenue.
Larry's Grandfather was Edward George White who went by George Edward and was born on the 4th of November 1879 in Pepin, Pepin County, Wisconsin. He married Minnie Mae Lamb in Lake City, Minnesota in 1904. They had 13 children. By the 1940 Federal Census, George was a farmer living in Hyde Park township, Wabasha county, Minnesota with his wife and daughters, Marian, age 30, who was a teacher and Hazel, age 25, who was a waitress. George died in Lake City in July of 1964. Minnie died in 1968.
Larry's Great Grandfather was James B. White who was born in Spring Creek township, Warren county, Pennsylvania on the 22nd of December 1827.The following is taken from an article titled "James White - Early Pepin County Settler".
[James ran away from home after the family moved to Illinois and walked all the way back to Pennsylvania. Later, at the age of 16 . . . ]
"James B. and [older brother] Sanford started for Wisconsin in the fall of 1843 or 1844. The steamer they were on became frozen at Dubuque, Iowa. They continued the journey on foot to Wabasha, Minnesota walking most of the way on ice. Their intended destination was St. Croix . . . They chopped timber that winter on an island at the mouth of the Chippewa River called the 'Cut Off'.
James B. went to Eau Galle Mills the following March where he made a timber claim. He later made a homestead claim and built a frame house where he lived for many years . . . While he was in Eau Galle, a post office was established in Wabasha, Minnesota, the first between Prairie du Chien and Fort Snelling. James B. rented his farm and ran on the Mississippi River as a pilot near every summer from 1850 to 1870....James B. built a large beautiful two-story clapboard house . . . James B. married Miss Hannah A. Cardwell, daughter of John and Rachel Cardwell on August 29, 1871.
After marriage James B. carried on general farming and bred Scotch Clyde horses . . . James B. and Hannah White were buried on their farm. Their remains were moved to a cemetery in Lake City, Minnesota in the 1930's." James and Hannah had 10 children including 3 sets of twins!
Catherine "Kate" Carlin was born in Ireland in 1794. Her date if arrival in America isn't known. At 21, she married Hugh Fitzpatrick in his Pennsylvania home in August of 1815. They had a daughter Nancy in 1817. Hugh was murdered the same year by a man named George Speth Vanholland to whom they had given refuge. The story of her escape is a thrilling one. Kate then married Converse B. White ca. 1818. They had seven children. After Converse's death in 1837, Kate returned to Pennsylvania and married Hugh Lafferty, who died in 1867. As a widow Kate lived in Centerville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania. In the 1870 Federal Census her household included: daughter-in-law, Ellen Lafferty, age 41, Ellen's sons John, age 11, James, age 7, and Richard E., age 3, along with Kate's brothers John Carlin, age 72, and Daniel Carlin, age 64. During the 1880 Federal Census she is listed as the Widowed Mother-in-law, age 86. Household members now include John Carlin, age 84, Ellen Lafferty, age 50, John Lafferty, age 21, James Lafferty, age 16, Edwin Lafferty, age 13. Kate died in 1889 and was buried in the Old Cathedral Cemetery in Philadelphia.
Children of Kate Carlin and Converse B. White were: Converse A. White, born in 1819; Sanford White, born in 1823; James B. White, born in 1827 and his twin sister Rachel White; Stephen White, born in 1830; Harriet White, born in 1831; and Abel White born in 1834.
From these rugged pioneers came Larry White - still dancing with Kay to Arthur Murray.
