(Page last updated Dec 16, 2023)
Grave stone is marked M W, but is the burial stone of William M White.

William M White was the son of Elias and Anne B [Gibbs] White.

William married 1st to Sarah Louisa (Rames) Reams about 1852.
They had 4 Children:
Sarah Jane--------1854-1915 ---m.1877...James L S Earnest
Martha Evaline---1856-1915----m.1877--Jacob C Roy
William Howard--1857-1934----m.1879--Sarah E L C Earnest
John Lee-----------1859-1886----m.1881--Minta S C Earnest

William White married 2nd to Sarah's sister Mary Allie Reams Sr. (had one child)
Mary Allie-----------1866-1896----m.1885-Sidney J Mapp

1865- William White was shot and killed by his brother-in-law, in a family dispute.

All of William's children survived and lived long and productive lives.

His first wife Sarah is buried here at Creed Cem, his 2nd wife the sister of Sarah, Mary remarried to Lovick (Lovic) Peirce Clements Jr. They raised a large family in Cass county Texas. Mary is buried at the Queen City Cemetery in Queen City Cass Co TX, with her husband and some family.

William's siblings were:

Jerusha 1814-1904---------------m. Cooper Wilbanks---on 1830 Census of Elias's.
Sarah Ann 1818-1845------------m. Jeremiah Bobo-----1st cousin. on 1830 Census.
S. L or L. L. 1819-1848------------last poll tax 1848, TX---on 1830 Census of Elias's.
Benjamin 1820-1858-------------m. Polly Nix SC----------on 1850 Census TX.
Susan-----1822-1878-------------m. 1st-Sam Harlan SC -2nd Patrick Creed TX.
Hester----1824-1857-------------m. Jeremiah Bobo, 1st cousin SC, his 2nd marriage.
Robert ----1827-abt1859--------not married.
John G----1828-1863-------------m. Mary Whitus, abt. 1852 TX. (chg. from Whitehurst)
Mary C-----1832-1881------------m. 1st-Charles Y Tapp, TX. 2nd-Wm. F. Smith, TX
William----1834-1865------------m. 1st-Sarah Rames, 2nd-Mary Rames TX
Nathan----1836/38-d.bef1850-d.Possibly died on Journey to TX, in 1846.
Martha A.-1835-1903-------------m.Leroy Alford TX. 1855 TX.
Monroe----1840-bef.1860-------d.buried Creed Cemetery TX
Laura J.----1841-1899------------m. Lozen Landrum, abt 1865.

Bowie Co Texas TAX list for William White Sr:

1846 - Tax List - Benjamin White - 1 Horse $40, -10 cows $50. (son of Elias)
1847 - Tax List - Elias bought 697 acres from Wm Hale HRS, total value $500.
1861 - Tax List - Wm White - 1 poll tax.
1862 - Tax List - Wm White - 103 acres, Sterling Smith HRS, 5 horses $250, state tax $2.48, co tax $1.
160 acres, Pre-emption, 16 cows $80.
guardian, 499 acres, ? Bowles -
guardian, 250 acres, Darias.
1863 - Tax List - Wm White - 103 acres $103, Sterling Smith HRS
...........106 acres $263, Pre-emption, state tax $1.50, co tax 1.33.
1864 - Tax List - Wm White - 160 acres $263, pre-emption, state tax $1.83, co tax $1.83.
...........103 acres $103, Sterling Smith HRS.
**1865 - Wm M White son of Elias is killed by his sister's husband Lozen Landrum.
1868 - Tax List - Mary White - [2nd wife of Wm M]
...........J B White, 320 acres $320, 10 horses $300,
...........S Smith HRS, 103 acres $52, 11 cows $44, state tax 1.28, co tax .64.
...........adm Nancy White - Thos Rice HRS, 320 acres $320.
**Mary remarried to L P Clements Jr. who is now handling the tax business**
1871 - Tax List - L P Clements Jr- Davis / Cass Co [Davis Co was Cass,
...........after Civil War renamed back to Cass Co] [2nd husband of Mary A White Reams
...........Clements, from 2nd wife of Wm M White] 1 horse $75, 15 sheet $30, total taxes $6.10.
**Notes: Mary A Reams White married Lovick Pierce Clements Jr, Aug 17, 1871, Lafayette Co AR]
1874 - Tax List - L P Clements Jr - [2nd husband of Mary A White Reams Clements, 2nd ...........wife of Wm M White] abs #495, W Pittman HRS, 600 acres $600,
...........2 horses $75, 5 cows $25, 8 hogs $8, state tax $4.68, co tax $2.85.
1875 - Tax List - L P Clements Jr - [2nd husband of Mary A White Reams Clements, 2nd ...........wife of Wm M White] abs #495, W Pittman HRS, 600 acres $600,
...........2 horses $80, 8 cows $40, 8 hogs $8, state tax $4.79, co tax $4.26.
**L P Clements, husband of Mary is on the Tax list until 1893.**

1876 - Tax List - L P Clements Jr - [2nd husband of Mary A White Reams Clements, 2nd wife of Wm M White]
W Pittman HRS, 600 acres $600,
2 horses $100, 8 cows $40, 10 hogs $10, state tax $4.75, co tax $6.12.

1863-
LAND GRANTS - BOWIE TEXAS 679 - White, William, Wm. White, 6-26-1863, 160
District County Page Abstract Grantee Cert Patentee Date Vol. Description/Blk/Tsp Acres Adjoining Portion Class File Comment
Misc land records for William White:
Bowie 63 679 Wm White - Wm. White 26 Jun 1863 83;17 --;--- 160 -;- Bowie Scrip 141
Bowie 60 535 Sterling Smith 119 Wm. White 19 Dec 1862 502;36-206-Bowie 3rd 834.

William White's children were included in he fathers Estate Partition:
**Elias White - to Wm White heirs Lot #5 - Vol M page 261""
See Elias's memorial for more details on the Partition.

The Creed Cemetery is on Private Property, so abide by the Texas laws for visiting such cemeteries.