Obituary of Johannah WHITE, DeWitt County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 1999 Earliene Kaelin Name of Deceased: Johannah WHITE Name of Newspaper: Date of Newspaper: 17 January 1908 THOMAS AGED MOTHER AT REST Johannah WHITE was born in County Kilkenny Ireland, June 12, 1840 and died January 10, 1908, aged 67 years, 5 months, and 29 days. She with her parents came to America in 1850 settling near Pittsburgh, Pa. From there they moved to Vinton county, Ohio where she married John THOMAS October 28, 1861. To this union ten children were born. They are Andrew of Lane; Patrick of Heyworth, George, Birbeck; Edward, Lane; John, Clinton; Mrs. Hannah ARTHINGTON, Wapella; Mrs. Anna SPAINHOUR, Lane; Mrs. Lizzie TORBERT, Birbeck; Miss Mary THOMAS who resided with the aged mother. Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS with their family came to Illinois in 1876 settling in DeWitt county, where they have since resided. The funeral services were held Sunday at the residence of her son, John, east of the city, conducted by Father MONAHAN of St. Patrick's church, Wapella, of which the deceased was a faithful member. Interment was in the Willmore cemetery beside her husband. ------------------------------------------------------------------ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Earliene Kaelin