John Pleasant and Lillie Louetta (Calloway) White
John Pleasant White was b. June 4, 1876 in NC (twin of Calvin White) and d. March 2, 1957 in Buncombe Co., NC. He md. Lillie Louetta Calloway Feb. 6, 1897 in Buncombe County, NC. Lillie Louetta Calloway was b. July 1, 1879 in NC and d. Sept. 10, 1958 in Buncombe Co., NC. They are both buried in West Memorial Park in Weaverville, Buncombe Co., NC.
John Pleasant White was the son of Pharoah White (b. abt. 1832-d. Aug. 5, 1896) and Sarah Hare (1840-1885). I suspect Pharoah White was b. in Johnston Co., NC and d. in Buncombe Co., NC he was in the Civil War serving both in the 60th NC infantry Co. K and then in the Union Navy after being captured and taking an Oath of Allegiance. Pharoah White is buried in Vance Cemetery in the Reems Creek section of Buncombe Co., NC. Sarah Hare was b. in Sampson Co., NC and d. in Buncombe Co., NC She is buried at Gashes Creek in Buncombe Co., NC (Perhaps beside her first husband whose surname was Cross.
Lillie Louetta Calloway was the daughter of William James Calloway (b. abt 1855-bet. 1889-1890) and Margaret L. Calloway (Aug. 12, 1857-Feb. 27, 1937). They were double first cousins. William was b. in Yancey County, NC and d. in Buncombe Co., NC, Margaret d. in Buncombe Co., NC and is buried in Vance Cemetery, Reems Creek Section of Buncombe Co., NC They were married abt. 1876 in either Madison or Buncombe County.
The children of John Pleasant and Lillie Louetta (Calloway) White include: Clarence White, Will White, Flossie White, Carrie Margaret White, Jennie White, Ida White and Lawrence White.
February 23rd, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Hey Mr. Parker. I have followed your posts on genealogy for the past few years, just found this site today. Calvin White, the twin of your John Pleasant was my great-grandfather. I live in Barnardsville and have visited Greene Co., TN to research their father Pharoah. Found a marriage record, but can find nothing before that. Have his Civil War records and such, but just cannot get his early history. I do believe that the Ann White in the 1850 Buncombe census is Pharoah’s mother. I read one of your posts that said your family tradition was that his father’s name was Jonathan. Could you please tell me about that?
March 2nd, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Hello cousin!
I still think that Jonathan is the name of Pharoah’s father. Unfortunately the evidence is a bit sketchy. There is a marriage record for a Jonathan White and Ann Cordell if my memory serves correctly in Johnston County, NC that would seem to time out correctly. In following Ann and Pharoah’s history there seems to be a strong connection to the Cordell family. By the families first appearance in Buncombe County Ann seems to be the head of household, with no clue as to what has become of Jonathan. I don’t have notes quick at hand at the moment, as I was trying to get a few posts lined up for coming weeks before a busy work schedule.
I’ll try to post back with a more detailed post on Pharoah - he has certainly been an enigma…..
The original source of the name Jonathan came from my grandmother (daughter of Pleasant White). She knew her grandfather’s name was Pharoah and thought his father was Jonathan. They all had a poor impression of Pharoah. it seems (Ples and Calvin I believe were raised by their older sister Julia.) Of course, Pharoah was married several times and the family story was that he was accused of killing one of his wives with a hatpin through the ear.
I’ve never been able to establish that the above claim was made. I DO know, that Pharoah spent many years fighting for disability payments from the Federal Government due to injuries he suffered during the Civil War. (In fact his widow, I think, was still trying to get the pension after his passing.) I can only wonder if all of these trips to give testimony accompanied by the death of his previous wives might not have given rise to suspicion.