Thomas was the son of Robert White and Eliza Hilt. Robert served in the marines during the Civil War. His place of birth and parents have not been discovered. Thomas had a nephew that had associates or relatives in Centralia.* A grandson of Thomas thought his grandmother Mary Ann (Thomas's wife) may have Devlin relatives in Centralia. It seems more likely that any connection might be through the White family.
Thomas married Mary Ann Devlin on October 6 1891 in Camden, New Jersey when she may have been 18 years old (not 20 as the marriage license states). She was the daughter of John Devlin and Margaret McIntyre. The known children of Thomas and Mary were (all linked below):
1-Robert William White (1893-1930)
2-Hannah White Cooke (1896-1947)
3-Lena White Bowen (1898-1929)
4-Daniel Thomas White (1901-1964)
At the age of 29, he died of pneumonia (complicated by typhoid fever). He was employed as a produce (?) dealer at the time. Thomas previously worked as a carriage driver. His residence was 1225 Shackamaxon Street in the 18th ward. The funeral was held from that location at 4:00 on November 13. His widow Mary remarried twice.
His death certificate says his burial was at Hanover Grounds, which is now defunct. In 1923 the location was taken over by the City of Philadelphia in order to build Hetzell’s Playground. Originally the Hanover Street Grounds consisted of three separate cemeteries that were bounded by Earl Street on the north, East Thompson Street on the east, Hanover Street (now Columbia Avenue) on the south, and the homes along Livingston Street (between Belgrade Street) on the west side. If he was in a Union Harmony Burial Company plot or Union Wesleyan Church Grounds, he was reinterred at Fernwood in section 30. If he was in the Kensington Methodist Episcopal Church section, then he was taken to Forest Hills. Or, he could even be in North Cedar Hill, which may have accepted excess remains that were originally directed to Fernwood. North Cedar Hill claims that he is not buried there. His parents were married by a Methodist minister. Union Wesleyan Church was formed when some congregants split from Kensington Methodist Episcopal ('Old Brick') Church in 1826. It is now called Pilgrim Congregational Church (still located at 1407 Marlborough Street, very close to Hanover Grounds). Forest Hills and Fernwood have a mass marker stone to memorialize whatever unknown people are buried there. Both cemeteries claim it is impossible for them to look through the ledgers they were given, although Forest Hills allows researchers to view the books during weekday business hours (no index). If church membership in either Kensington Methodist or Union Wesleyan could be confirmed, it might be possible to determine which cemetery was his final resting place. The only other known White family burial at Hanover Grounds was his baby brother in 1883. If a church baptism can be confirmed in either Kensington Methodist or Union Wesleyan, this would also allow for his re-interment location to be discovered. His original Hanover headstone was either dumped with others along the Delaware River bank or possibly used as a foundation stone for one of the houses built on Susquehanna Avenue in the 1920's.
*One instance was when Thomas's nephew Norman went to the home of his widowed daughter-in-law in the 1930's and said he "had some business to take care of with the mayor of Centralia" and needed his late cousin's gun.
Note~The place of his original interment was in the historic Hanover Grounds. But due to at least one Findagrave administrator stating elsewhere that "memorials in defunct cemeteries may all be deleted in the future", this memorial was changed to the most likely of the reinterment locations. We may never know where his remains were actually re-interred because two of the three cemeteries (FW & FH) admitted they have incomplete or unavailable records. He has been listed at Forest Hills because he was probably in the Methodist cemetery section that was moved there. North Cedar Hill claimed he was not buried there.
Thomas married Mary Ann Devlin on October 6 1891 in Camden, New Jersey when she may have been 18 years old (not 20 as the marriage license states). She was the daughter of John Devlin and Margaret McIntyre. The known children of Thomas and Mary were (all linked below):
1-Robert William White (1893-1930)
2-Hannah White Cooke (1896-1947)
3-Lena White Bowen (1898-1929)
4-Daniel Thomas White (1901-1964)
At the age of 29, he died of pneumonia (complicated by typhoid fever). He was employed as a produce (?) dealer at the time. Thomas previously worked as a carriage driver. His residence was 1225 Shackamaxon Street in the 18th ward. The funeral was held from that location at 4:00 on November 13. His widow Mary remarried twice.
His death certificate says his burial was at Hanover Grounds, which is now defunct. In 1923 the location was taken over by the City of Philadelphia in order to build Hetzell’s Playground. Originally the Hanover Street Grounds consisted of three separate cemeteries that were bounded by Earl Street on the north, East Thompson Street on the east, Hanover Street (now Columbia Avenue) on the south, and the homes along Livingston Street (between Belgrade Street) on the west side. If he was in a Union Harmony Burial Company plot or Union Wesleyan Church Grounds, he was reinterred at Fernwood in section 30. If he was in the Kensington Methodist Episcopal Church section, then he was taken to Forest Hills. Or, he could even be in North Cedar Hill, which may have accepted excess remains that were originally directed to Fernwood. North Cedar Hill claims that he is not buried there. His parents were married by a Methodist minister. Union Wesleyan Church was formed when some congregants split from Kensington Methodist Episcopal ('Old Brick') Church in 1826. It is now called Pilgrim Congregational Church (still located at 1407 Marlborough Street, very close to Hanover Grounds). Forest Hills and Fernwood have a mass marker stone to memorialize whatever unknown people are buried there. Both cemeteries claim it is impossible for them to look through the ledgers they were given, although Forest Hills allows researchers to view the books during weekday business hours (no index). If church membership in either Kensington Methodist or Union Wesleyan could be confirmed, it might be possible to determine which cemetery was his final resting place. The only other known White family burial at Hanover Grounds was his baby brother in 1883. If a church baptism can be confirmed in either Kensington Methodist or Union Wesleyan, this would also allow for his re-interment location to be discovered. His original Hanover headstone was either dumped with others along the Delaware River bank or possibly used as a foundation stone for one of the houses built on Susquehanna Avenue in the 1920's.
*One instance was when Thomas's nephew Norman went to the home of his widowed daughter-in-law in the 1930's and said he "had some business to take care of with the mayor of Centralia" and needed his late cousin's gun.
Note~The place of his original interment was in the historic Hanover Grounds. But due to at least one Findagrave administrator stating elsewhere that "memorials in defunct cemeteries may all be deleted in the future", this memorial was changed to the most likely of the reinterment locations. We may never know where his remains were actually re-interred because two of the three cemeteries (FW & FH) admitted they have incomplete or unavailable records. He has been listed at Forest Hills because he was probably in the Methodist cemetery section that was moved there. North Cedar Hill claimed he was not buried there.
Thomas was the son of Robert White and Eliza Hilt. Robert served in the marines during the Civil War. His place of birth and parents have not been discovered. Thomas had a nephew that had associates or relatives in Centralia.* A grandson of Thomas thought his grandmother Mary Ann (Thomas's wife) may have Devlin relatives in Centralia. It seems more likely that any connection might be through the White family.
Thomas married Mary Ann Devlin on October 6 1891 in Camden, New Jersey when she may have been 18 years old (not 20 as the marriage license states). She was the daughter of John Devlin and Margaret McIntyre. The known children of Thomas and Mary were (all linked below):
1-Robert William White (1893-1930)
2-Hannah White Cooke (1896-1947)
3-Lena White Bowen (1898-1929)
4-Daniel Thomas White (1901-1964)
At the age of 29, he died of pneumonia (complicated by typhoid fever). He was employed as a produce (?) dealer at the time. Thomas previously worked as a carriage driver. His residence was 1225 Shackamaxon Street in the 18th ward. The funeral was held from that location at 4:00 on November 13. His widow Mary remarried twice.
His death certificate says his burial was at Hanover Grounds, which is now defunct. In 1923 the location was taken over by the City of Philadelphia in order to build Hetzell’s Playground. Originally the Hanover Street Grounds consisted of three separate cemeteries that were bounded by Earl Street on the north, East Thompson Street on the east, Hanover Street (now Columbia Avenue) on the south, and the homes along Livingston Street (between Belgrade Street) on the west side. If he was in a Union Harmony Burial Company plot or Union Wesleyan Church Grounds, he was reinterred at Fernwood in section 30. If he was in the Kensington Methodist Episcopal Church section, then he was taken to Forest Hills. Or, he could even be in North Cedar Hill, which may have accepted excess remains that were originally directed to Fernwood. North Cedar Hill claims that he is not buried there. His parents were married by a Methodist minister. Union Wesleyan Church was formed when some congregants split from Kensington Methodist Episcopal ('Old Brick') Church in 1826. It is now called Pilgrim Congregational Church (still located at 1407 Marlborough Street, very close to Hanover Grounds). Forest Hills and Fernwood have a mass marker stone to memorialize whatever unknown people are buried there. Both cemeteries claim it is impossible for them to look through the ledgers they were given, although Forest Hills allows researchers to view the books during weekday business hours (no index). If church membership in either Kensington Methodist or Union Wesleyan could be confirmed, it might be possible to determine which cemetery was his final resting place. The only other known White family burial at Hanover Grounds was his baby brother in 1883. If a church baptism can be confirmed in either Kensington Methodist or Union Wesleyan, this would also allow for his re-interment location to be discovered. His original Hanover headstone was either dumped with others along the Delaware River bank or possibly used as a foundation stone for one of the houses built on Susquehanna Avenue in the 1920's.
*One instance was when Thomas's nephew Norman went to the home of his widowed daughter-in-law in the 1930's and said he "had some business to take care of with the mayor of Centralia" and needed his late cousin's gun.
Note~The place of his original interment was in the historic Hanover Grounds. But due to at least one Findagrave administrator stating elsewhere that "memorials in defunct cemeteries may all be deleted in the future", this memorial was changed to the most likely of the reinterment locations. We may never know where his remains were actually re-interred because two of the three cemeteries (FW & FH) admitted they have incomplete or unavailable records. He has been listed at Forest Hills because he was probably in the Methodist cemetery section that was moved there. North Cedar Hill claimed he was not buried there.
Thomas married Mary Ann Devlin on October 6 1891 in Camden, New Jersey when she may have been 18 years old (not 20 as the marriage license states). She was the daughter of John Devlin and Margaret McIntyre. The known children of Thomas and Mary were (all linked below):
1-Robert William White (1893-1930)
2-Hannah White Cooke (1896-1947)
3-Lena White Bowen (1898-1929)
4-Daniel Thomas White (1901-1964)
At the age of 29, he died of pneumonia (complicated by typhoid fever). He was employed as a produce (?) dealer at the time. Thomas previously worked as a carriage driver. His residence was 1225 Shackamaxon Street in the 18th ward. The funeral was held from that location at 4:00 on November 13. His widow Mary remarried twice.
His death certificate says his burial was at Hanover Grounds, which is now defunct. In 1923 the location was taken over by the City of Philadelphia in order to build Hetzell’s Playground. Originally the Hanover Street Grounds consisted of three separate cemeteries that were bounded by Earl Street on the north, East Thompson Street on the east, Hanover Street (now Columbia Avenue) on the south, and the homes along Livingston Street (between Belgrade Street) on the west side. If he was in a Union Harmony Burial Company plot or Union Wesleyan Church Grounds, he was reinterred at Fernwood in section 30. If he was in the Kensington Methodist Episcopal Church section, then he was taken to Forest Hills. Or, he could even be in North Cedar Hill, which may have accepted excess remains that were originally directed to Fernwood. North Cedar Hill claims that he is not buried there. His parents were married by a Methodist minister. Union Wesleyan Church was formed when some congregants split from Kensington Methodist Episcopal ('Old Brick') Church in 1826. It is now called Pilgrim Congregational Church (still located at 1407 Marlborough Street, very close to Hanover Grounds). Forest Hills and Fernwood have a mass marker stone to memorialize whatever unknown people are buried there. Both cemeteries claim it is impossible for them to look through the ledgers they were given, although Forest Hills allows researchers to view the books during weekday business hours (no index). If church membership in either Kensington Methodist or Union Wesleyan could be confirmed, it might be possible to determine which cemetery was his final resting place. The only other known White family burial at Hanover Grounds was his baby brother in 1883. If a church baptism can be confirmed in either Kensington Methodist or Union Wesleyan, this would also allow for his re-interment location to be discovered. His original Hanover headstone was either dumped with others along the Delaware River bank or possibly used as a foundation stone for one of the houses built on Susquehanna Avenue in the 1920's.
*One instance was when Thomas's nephew Norman went to the home of his widowed daughter-in-law in the 1930's and said he "had some business to take care of with the mayor of Centralia" and needed his late cousin's gun.
Note~The place of his original interment was in the historic Hanover Grounds. But due to at least one Findagrave administrator stating elsewhere that "memorials in defunct cemeteries may all be deleted in the future", this memorial was changed to the most likely of the reinterment locations. We may never know where his remains were actually re-interred because two of the three cemeteries (FW & FH) admitted they have incomplete or unavailable records. He has been listed at Forest Hills because he was probably in the Methodist cemetery section that was moved there. North Cedar Hill claimed he was not buried there.
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