Washita County, OK - Deaths: Robert A. White
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There is a grave in Simon Cemetery, Love County, near Marietta, OK that is
simply marked White 1875-1899. This is almost certainly Robert A. White's
grave, but it appears a DNA test is what would prove it.

The following affidavit is from the homestead application of the heirs of
Robert A. White. (The application also indicates Robert was born in Texas)
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                        ROBERT A. WHITE

Before the undersigned authority, appeared A. E. Martin M.D. and J. S.
Scarbrough who being by me first duly sworn, testify as follows:
That we were present at Marietta, Indian Territory on the 29th Day of October
1899 and witnessed the death of Robert A. White, who resided at Port, Oklahoma,
who was here at work.

That the cause of death of said Robert A. White was Slow Fever or Typhoid
Fever.  We were present and saw the said Robert A. White die, and we know from
that knowledge that he is now dead, that he died on Oct. 29th 1899.

J S Scarbrough

A E Martin M.D.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 3rd day of July, 1903.

D. G. Bartlett Notary Public
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NOTE:
Robert A. White was the older half-brother to the McCune offspring. See the
Ethel Love McCune URL for the story of Robert taking over after the death of
Henry Patrick and Altha Elizabeth McCune. Clearly Altha Elizabeth was
previously married to an unknown White (and lastly to J.J. Stewart).

**To view the McCune Page, copy the URL below and paste it into the browser
window:  http://myweb.cableone.net/4jdurham/mccune/mccune.html

RE: WASHITA CO., OK.
T McCunes and Robert A. White were homesteading in Washita County, so this
information would be very pertinent to both Love and Washita Counties.
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