WHITE, Robert Newton

1810 - 1891  (80 years)

• Name	WHITE, Robert Newton
  Nickname	R. N.
  Birth	8 Dec 1810	South Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1845	Came to Texas   [3]
  	A native of South Carolina, Robert Newton White (1810 - 1891) moved his family to this area in 1845. One year later Navarro County was created and White was elected the first county clerk, a position he held for ten years. During that time he also served as the first Corsicana Postmaster, 1849 - 52. A civic leader, White was instrumental in persuading railroads to build lines to the city and also helped start a Cumberland Presbyterian church here.
  Misc	1860	Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States   [4]
  	R.N. White is another name found on a number of early Navarro County documents. For a number of years, Mr. White served as the county clerk for Navarro County. Here again was another person who bought land as an investment rather than to cultivate any acreage. Mr. White’s house was located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and North Main where the law offices of Dawson and Sodd are located. Back in the early days of Corsicana, the avenue known as Fifth Avenue was called White Street in honor of Mr. White. R.N. White told the census taker he had 15 acres of improved land and 4,985 acres of unimproved land for a grand total of 5,000 acres. He was very conservative when he valued his land at $2 per acre.
  Death	25 May 1891	Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States   [2]
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas
  Person ID	I2811	Pickel_Bartlett
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2009

  
  

  Father	WHITE, Major Thomas,   b. 1766, Waxhaws, South Carolina d. 15 Jun 1832, Greene County, Alabama, United States (Age 66 years)
  Mother	TRAIL, Margaret
  Family ID	F2118	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MEANS, Juliet,   b. Nov 1820, South Carolina d. 17 Apr 1901, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	16 Jan 1840	Greene County, Alabama, United States   [5]
  Residence	18 Oct 1850	Navarro District, Navarro, Texas, United States   [1]
  	City Clerk
  	His grandson's obituary says that "R.N. White, was the first county clerk of Navarro County as well as Corsicana's first postmaster."
  Residence	12 Jun 1860	Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States   [6]
  	Stock raiser
  	Listed as R N and Juliett White.
  Residence	1870	Beat #1, Navarro, Texas, United States   [7]
  	Stock Raising
  	Listed as R. N. and J. White
  Residence	4 Jun 1880	Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States   [8]
  	Dealer in real estate
  	Listed as Robt N and Juliett White
  Children	1. WHITE, Hugh L.,   b. 9 Apr 1843, Greene County, Alabama, United States d. 1 Apr 1871, Navarro County, Texas, United States (Age 27 years)   2. WHITE, Mary J.,   b. Abt 1845, Mississippi, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. WHITE, Thomas Cyril,   b. 28 Jan 1849, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. 10 Feb 1912, Navarro County, Texas, United States (Age 63 years)   4. WHITE, H. Webster,   b. 1853, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. 1908, Corsicana, Navarro, Texas, United States (Age 55 years)   5. WHITE, Ida J.,   b. Abt 1856, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. WHITE, Robert Newton Jr.,   b. Abt 1858, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. WHITE, Roxie A.,   b. Abt 1861, Navarro County, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Robert Newton White 1810 - 1891
  		Robert Newton White Historical Marker Located in Corsicana, Texas at the site of his original log cabin.
  		Robert Newton White (1810 -1891)

  
  

  Headstones		Robert Newton "R.N." White (1810 - 1891) Husband of Juliet Means White
  		Robert Newton White (1810 - 1891)

  
  

• Notes

  "Robert Newton White was born in South Carolina on Dec. 8, 1810, and on January 21, 1840, he married Julliett Means. On October 14, 1845, Mr. White and his family arrived at Dresden in Navarro County, Texas. Robert White was appointed the first postmaster of Corsicana but he could not serve as he was already serving as County Clerk. He served as County Clerk for ten years and resigned in 1856 because of his failing eyesight. He then devoted his time to raising livestock and horses near Dawson. Robert moved back to Corsicana around 1870 and was among those who were instrumental in getting a railroad to Corsicana in 1871. Mr. White was a Presbyterian and was one of the sixteen people who organized the church in Corsicana on May 16, 1853. Robert, with John Mc Quiston, purchased property and donated it to the Third Avenue Prebyterian Church. Mr. White was a Mason. He died May 25, 1891. A painting of him can be seen today hanging in the Navarro County Clerk's Office at the County Courthouse in Corsicana. A painting of Mrs. White can be seen at the old log home in Pioneer Village.

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] 1850 Federal Census, Navarro Dist., Navarro County, TX Dwelling 7. [S114] Miscellaneous, Descendants of Adam White online at http://www.tnyesterday.com/families/white/awhite.pdf. [S401] History of Navarro County, Texas. [S114] Miscellaneous, Corsicana Texas Daily Sun - July 21, 2007. [S400] Alabama Gen Web, Greene County Alabama Marriages 1823 -1860. [S316] 1860 Federal Census, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas Pages 6 and 7 Dwelling 42. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Beat #1, Navarro County, Texas Pages 40 and 41 Dwelling 307. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas ED 138 Page 19 Dwelling 163.