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Stephen and Rebecca White

Stephen William White was born in Spartanburg, SC. He was first married to Mary K ?. He and second wife Rebecca James were married c1834. She was also born in South Carolina.

Stephen was buried in the Fluty Cemetery on January 12, 1892. Stephen and Rebecca share a headstone. Buried beside them (on the right) and marked with two large fieldstones, is Polly White, Stephen's unmarried sister.

Stephen and Jane's granddaughter, Laura Bell White, (d/o Melvin White) married Jacob Henry Stiner. Both Laura and Jacob are buried in Fluty Cemetery alongside Jacob's parents, W. H. and Angaline Stiner.

Stephen and Rebecca are the GG-Grandparents of Brenda Gentry.

Go to The Stephen White Family Genealogy.

Stephen and Rebecca White Headstone

The full inscription reads (on the left):

STEPHEN WHITE
DIED
Jan. 9, 1892
AGED 83 Ys. 1 Mo. 24 Ds.
Farewell my wife and
children all,
From you a father Christ
doth call.

The full inscription reads (on the right):

HIS WIFE
REBECCA
DIED
Oct. 1876
AGED
58 Years.
Rest mother, rest in
quiet sleep.
While friends in sorrow
over thee weep.

Click here to see closeups of Stephen and Rebecca's inscriptions and footstone.

This stone measures H x "W x "D and is of sandstone.

It is located at the back left side of the cemetery. Graves nearby include the Halls, Flutys, and Claiborne.

Polly White Headstone