Married April 16, 1829 to William B. Baker.
Her sister Sarah White Donegan is said to be buried in an unmarked grave just to her right.
.................................
"WAGONS WESTWARD--TEXAS OR BUST"
(As told by Sarah Jane White Wiley, a fifteen year old member of the 1855 White Wagon Train. Researched by her granddaughter, Anna Goerner Reed.)
From Fayette County, Alabama History, Vol II page 157 and
THE ALAMO STAR, August 5, 1854, San Antonio, Texas.
Fayette County, Alabama, lost quite a number of families to Guadalupe County, Texas during the 1850's. Among those leaving for Texas were five children of Abel and Rebecca Crowder White. The parents were charter members of the New River Community Primitive Baptist Church which was organized in 1826.
Their children who migrated to Guadalupe County, Texas were:
1852 Vashti White Baker and husband, Wm. B. Baker
1854 John White and wife, Jane Word White
1854 Sarah White Donegan - husband Joshua Donegan
1855 Fred White and wife Sarah Griggs White
1855 Jeptha White- wife Margaret Richie White
Note: Joshua Donegan died about 1842,
Jeptha White in 1854,
Jane Ford White in 1854, before their families came to Texas.
Margaret White, Sarah Jane's mother, agreed to bring her family to Texas"a little more than a year after father died...because the boys wanted to come so badly." She hurriedly made arrangements to join Fred White, in Tuscaloosa,for the overland trip. The old slave was sold to his wife's owner. Five of the finest horses were selected. Butter and eggs were placed in the flour barrel. Two ox wagons were made ready and packed. The youngest children, ages six and eight, chose to ride with Tom, the teenage slave.
"Almost at the very start, his oxen became frightened and ran up the hillside, overturning the wagon. This was the only mishap of the trip. But we were afraid of being robbed, because Uncle Fred talked to anyone he met about the good price he got for cattle and the money he was carrying."
Abel Richie White and wife, Sarah Louise McClain White, Orlena P. White Wimberley and husband, Alfred W. Wimberly, and the Wimberley children also joined their "Uncle Fred" in Tuscaloosa. Abel and Orlena were Margaret White's married children.There were five ox wagons, one buggy and nine horses in the wagon train. All wagons were White's but one. Someone related to the Bakers, joined in along the way.
Fred and Sarah and their baby rode in the buggy, pulled by their slaves, George and Bill. One slave became well known in Texas as a fiddler and dance caller. The other one played the banjo. "The young folks walked most of the way, hurrahing much of the time about their new home.
Some of the older boys had been to Texas. They insisted that beans grew on everything, grass, bushes, trees, vines, along the Sabine River. They said that this was how the river got its name. "Sure enough, when we reached the Sabine there were beans everywhere we looked, but only on the many many rattleweeds." There had been little fresh food on the trip so everyone was happy to fine ripe grapes, not beans, shortly after crossing the Sabine.
The small children were the only ones who suffered. All had diarrhea. Two Wimberly children died of "putrid sore throat" and were buried at different towns along the road.
This White Wagon Train arrived at John White's home in Highsmith Community, November 14, 1855. Some of their Fayette County, Alabama friends and relatives had preceded them. Others did not arrive until the late 1850's.
Vashti, John and Fred settled in the Highsmith community, Margaret in Brushy Creek community and Sarah in Seguin.
Death Dates:
Rebecca Crowder White--September 29, 1839
Abel White--August 9, 1840
Jeptha White--July 28, 1854
Vashti White Baker--June 14, 1860
Fred White--November 14, 1867
John White--August 24, 1873
Sarah White Donegan--1885
Her sister Sarah White Donegan is said to be buried in an unmarked grave just to her right.
.................................
"WAGONS WESTWARD--TEXAS OR BUST"
(As told by Sarah Jane White Wiley, a fifteen year old member of the 1855 White Wagon Train. Researched by her granddaughter, Anna Goerner Reed.)
From Fayette County, Alabama History, Vol II page 157 and
THE ALAMO STAR, August 5, 1854, San Antonio, Texas.
Fayette County, Alabama, lost quite a number of families to Guadalupe County, Texas during the 1850's. Among those leaving for Texas were five children of Abel and Rebecca Crowder White. The parents were charter members of the New River Community Primitive Baptist Church which was organized in 1826.
Their children who migrated to Guadalupe County, Texas were:
1852 Vashti White Baker and husband, Wm. B. Baker
1854 John White and wife, Jane Word White
1854 Sarah White Donegan - husband Joshua Donegan
1855 Fred White and wife Sarah Griggs White
1855 Jeptha White- wife Margaret Richie White
Note: Joshua Donegan died about 1842,
Jeptha White in 1854,
Jane Ford White in 1854, before their families came to Texas.
Margaret White, Sarah Jane's mother, agreed to bring her family to Texas"a little more than a year after father died...because the boys wanted to come so badly." She hurriedly made arrangements to join Fred White, in Tuscaloosa,for the overland trip. The old slave was sold to his wife's owner. Five of the finest horses were selected. Butter and eggs were placed in the flour barrel. Two ox wagons were made ready and packed. The youngest children, ages six and eight, chose to ride with Tom, the teenage slave.
"Almost at the very start, his oxen became frightened and ran up the hillside, overturning the wagon. This was the only mishap of the trip. But we were afraid of being robbed, because Uncle Fred talked to anyone he met about the good price he got for cattle and the money he was carrying."
Abel Richie White and wife, Sarah Louise McClain White, Orlena P. White Wimberley and husband, Alfred W. Wimberly, and the Wimberley children also joined their "Uncle Fred" in Tuscaloosa. Abel and Orlena were Margaret White's married children.There were five ox wagons, one buggy and nine horses in the wagon train. All wagons were White's but one. Someone related to the Bakers, joined in along the way.
Fred and Sarah and their baby rode in the buggy, pulled by their slaves, George and Bill. One slave became well known in Texas as a fiddler and dance caller. The other one played the banjo. "The young folks walked most of the way, hurrahing much of the time about their new home.
Some of the older boys had been to Texas. They insisted that beans grew on everything, grass, bushes, trees, vines, along the Sabine River. They said that this was how the river got its name. "Sure enough, when we reached the Sabine there were beans everywhere we looked, but only on the many many rattleweeds." There had been little fresh food on the trip so everyone was happy to fine ripe grapes, not beans, shortly after crossing the Sabine.
The small children were the only ones who suffered. All had diarrhea. Two Wimberly children died of "putrid sore throat" and were buried at different towns along the road.
This White Wagon Train arrived at John White's home in Highsmith Community, November 14, 1855. Some of their Fayette County, Alabama friends and relatives had preceded them. Others did not arrive until the late 1850's.
Vashti, John and Fred settled in the Highsmith community, Margaret in Brushy Creek community and Sarah in Seguin.
Death Dates:
Rebecca Crowder White--September 29, 1839
Abel White--August 9, 1840
Jeptha White--July 28, 1854
Vashti White Baker--June 14, 1860
Fred White--November 14, 1867
John White--August 24, 1873
Sarah White Donegan--1885
Married April 16, 1829 to William B. Baker.
Her sister Sarah White Donegan is said to be buried in an unmarked grave just to her right.
.................................
"WAGONS WESTWARD--TEXAS OR BUST"
(As told by Sarah Jane White Wiley, a fifteen year old member of the 1855 White Wagon Train. Researched by her granddaughter, Anna Goerner Reed.)
From Fayette County, Alabama History, Vol II page 157 and
THE ALAMO STAR, August 5, 1854, San Antonio, Texas.
Fayette County, Alabama, lost quite a number of families to Guadalupe County, Texas during the 1850's. Among those leaving for Texas were five children of Abel and Rebecca Crowder White. The parents were charter members of the New River Community Primitive Baptist Church which was organized in 1826.
Their children who migrated to Guadalupe County, Texas were:
1852 Vashti White Baker and husband, Wm. B. Baker
1854 John White and wife, Jane Word White
1854 Sarah White Donegan - husband Joshua Donegan
1855 Fred White and wife Sarah Griggs White
1855 Jeptha White- wife Margaret Richie White
Note: Joshua Donegan died about 1842,
Jeptha White in 1854,
Jane Ford White in 1854, before their families came to Texas.
Margaret White, Sarah Jane's mother, agreed to bring her family to Texas"a little more than a year after father died...because the boys wanted to come so badly." She hurriedly made arrangements to join Fred White, in Tuscaloosa,for the overland trip. The old slave was sold to his wife's owner. Five of the finest horses were selected. Butter and eggs were placed in the flour barrel. Two ox wagons were made ready and packed. The youngest children, ages six and eight, chose to ride with Tom, the teenage slave.
"Almost at the very start, his oxen became frightened and ran up the hillside, overturning the wagon. This was the only mishap of the trip. But we were afraid of being robbed, because Uncle Fred talked to anyone he met about the good price he got for cattle and the money he was carrying."
Abel Richie White and wife, Sarah Louise McClain White, Orlena P. White Wimberley and husband, Alfred W. Wimberly, and the Wimberley children also joined their "Uncle Fred" in Tuscaloosa. Abel and Orlena were Margaret White's married children.There were five ox wagons, one buggy and nine horses in the wagon train. All wagons were White's but one. Someone related to the Bakers, joined in along the way.
Fred and Sarah and their baby rode in the buggy, pulled by their slaves, George and Bill. One slave became well known in Texas as a fiddler and dance caller. The other one played the banjo. "The young folks walked most of the way, hurrahing much of the time about their new home.
Some of the older boys had been to Texas. They insisted that beans grew on everything, grass, bushes, trees, vines, along the Sabine River. They said that this was how the river got its name. "Sure enough, when we reached the Sabine there were beans everywhere we looked, but only on the many many rattleweeds." There had been little fresh food on the trip so everyone was happy to fine ripe grapes, not beans, shortly after crossing the Sabine.
The small children were the only ones who suffered. All had diarrhea. Two Wimberly children died of "putrid sore throat" and were buried at different towns along the road.
This White Wagon Train arrived at John White's home in Highsmith Community, November 14, 1855. Some of their Fayette County, Alabama friends and relatives had preceded them. Others did not arrive until the late 1850's.
Vashti, John and Fred settled in the Highsmith community, Margaret in Brushy Creek community and Sarah in Seguin.
Death Dates:
Rebecca Crowder White--September 29, 1839
Abel White--August 9, 1840
Jeptha White--July 28, 1854
Vashti White Baker--June 14, 1860
Fred White--November 14, 1867
John White--August 24, 1873
Sarah White Donegan--1885
Her sister Sarah White Donegan is said to be buried in an unmarked grave just to her right.
.................................
"WAGONS WESTWARD--TEXAS OR BUST"
(As told by Sarah Jane White Wiley, a fifteen year old member of the 1855 White Wagon Train. Researched by her granddaughter, Anna Goerner Reed.)
From Fayette County, Alabama History, Vol II page 157 and
THE ALAMO STAR, August 5, 1854, San Antonio, Texas.
Fayette County, Alabama, lost quite a number of families to Guadalupe County, Texas during the 1850's. Among those leaving for Texas were five children of Abel and Rebecca Crowder White. The parents were charter members of the New River Community Primitive Baptist Church which was organized in 1826.
Their children who migrated to Guadalupe County, Texas were:
1852 Vashti White Baker and husband, Wm. B. Baker
1854 John White and wife, Jane Word White
1854 Sarah White Donegan - husband Joshua Donegan
1855 Fred White and wife Sarah Griggs White
1855 Jeptha White- wife Margaret Richie White
Note: Joshua Donegan died about 1842,
Jeptha White in 1854,
Jane Ford White in 1854, before their families came to Texas.
Margaret White, Sarah Jane's mother, agreed to bring her family to Texas"a little more than a year after father died...because the boys wanted to come so badly." She hurriedly made arrangements to join Fred White, in Tuscaloosa,for the overland trip. The old slave was sold to his wife's owner. Five of the finest horses were selected. Butter and eggs were placed in the flour barrel. Two ox wagons were made ready and packed. The youngest children, ages six and eight, chose to ride with Tom, the teenage slave.
"Almost at the very start, his oxen became frightened and ran up the hillside, overturning the wagon. This was the only mishap of the trip. But we were afraid of being robbed, because Uncle Fred talked to anyone he met about the good price he got for cattle and the money he was carrying."
Abel Richie White and wife, Sarah Louise McClain White, Orlena P. White Wimberley and husband, Alfred W. Wimberly, and the Wimberley children also joined their "Uncle Fred" in Tuscaloosa. Abel and Orlena were Margaret White's married children.There were five ox wagons, one buggy and nine horses in the wagon train. All wagons were White's but one. Someone related to the Bakers, joined in along the way.
Fred and Sarah and their baby rode in the buggy, pulled by their slaves, George and Bill. One slave became well known in Texas as a fiddler and dance caller. The other one played the banjo. "The young folks walked most of the way, hurrahing much of the time about their new home.
Some of the older boys had been to Texas. They insisted that beans grew on everything, grass, bushes, trees, vines, along the Sabine River. They said that this was how the river got its name. "Sure enough, when we reached the Sabine there were beans everywhere we looked, but only on the many many rattleweeds." There had been little fresh food on the trip so everyone was happy to fine ripe grapes, not beans, shortly after crossing the Sabine.
The small children were the only ones who suffered. All had diarrhea. Two Wimberly children died of "putrid sore throat" and were buried at different towns along the road.
This White Wagon Train arrived at John White's home in Highsmith Community, November 14, 1855. Some of their Fayette County, Alabama friends and relatives had preceded them. Others did not arrive until the late 1850's.
Vashti, John and Fred settled in the Highsmith community, Margaret in Brushy Creek community and Sarah in Seguin.
Death Dates:
Rebecca Crowder White--September 29, 1839
Abel White--August 9, 1840
Jeptha White--July 28, 1854
Vashti White Baker--June 14, 1860
Fred White--November 14, 1867
John White--August 24, 1873
Sarah White Donegan--1885
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