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Roy Barton White Sr.

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Roy Barton White Sr.

Birth
Metcalf, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Death
1961 (aged 77–78)
Burial
Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Roy Barton White was the son of John Marshall White and Anna Maxfield White.
Roy Barton White Sr., was President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Roy Barton White, married on 4 Aug 1908, to
Flora "Flo" E Auman, daughter of Henry Auman, of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Their children were:
Roy "Bud" Barton White Jr. born 7 Oct. 1917.
Jane White born 31 Oct 1909; (married to
Edgar Berryhill Young of Philadephia,Pa.Their 3 sons were,
Bob and Jack and Peter Young.)

Railway Age Volume 94 (Book online)

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"Western Union Telegraph Company Chooses "White" for President Central of New Jersey, executive is expected to resign present position at meeting of that road's board on May 25.

ROY B. WHITE, president of the Central of New Jersey since October, 1926, will, on June 1, become president of the Western Union Telegraph Company, succeeding Newcomb Carlton who is to become chairman of the Western Union board of
directors. Mr. White, who was elected at a meeting of the Western Union board on May 9, is expected to resign from the Central of New Jersey presidency at a meeting of that road's board of directors on May 25. His departure from the railway field comes after 33 years of service during which time he rose from telegraph operator to become, upon his election to the Central of New Jersey presidency in 1926, one of the youngest railroad presidents in the East. He was 43 years old at that time.

Annandale, New Jersey History - Annandale, NJ
www.annandalevillage.com/gallery/beaverbrook.html

Beaver Brook Homestead during Roy Barton White years c. 1934-1941. Side of Beaver Brook Homestead, R.B. White years. Beaver Brook Barn



Name: Roy Barton White
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1883
Birth Place: Metcalfe, Edgar, Illinois
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1908
Marriage Place: Marion County, Indiana
Marriage Age: 25
Father: John M. White
Mother: Anna M. Mayfield
Spouse: Flora E. Auman
FHL Film Number: 499390
Reference ID: 54

Name: Roy Barton White
Gender: Male
Registration Year: 1909
Spouse: Flora Clara Auman
Child: Francis Jane White
Certificate Number: 32033
Roll number: 013
Agency: Indiana State Dept. of Health
Volume Range: 202 - 206

1925 New York Census:
Name: Roy B White
Birth Date: abt 1884
Birth Place: United States
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Residence Place: New York, Queens
Relationship: Head
Color or Race: White
Assembly District: 06
House Number: 118-65
Line Number: 01
Page Number: 67
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy B White 41
Flora E White 37
Frances J White 15 (Jane White)
Roy B White. 07 (Roy Barton White Jr.)married Millie Wurtz
Roy Barton White was the son of John Marshall White and Anna Maxfield White.
Roy Barton White Sr., was President of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Roy Barton White, married on 4 Aug 1908, to
Flora "Flo" E Auman, daughter of Henry Auman, of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Their children were:
Roy "Bud" Barton White Jr. born 7 Oct. 1917.
Jane White born 31 Oct 1909; (married to
Edgar Berryhill Young of Philadephia,Pa.Their 3 sons were,
Bob and Jack and Peter Young.)

Railway Age Volume 94 (Book online)

https://books.google.com/books

"Western Union Telegraph Company Chooses "White" for President Central of New Jersey, executive is expected to resign present position at meeting of that road's board on May 25.

ROY B. WHITE, president of the Central of New Jersey since October, 1926, will, on June 1, become president of the Western Union Telegraph Company, succeeding Newcomb Carlton who is to become chairman of the Western Union board of
directors. Mr. White, who was elected at a meeting of the Western Union board on May 9, is expected to resign from the Central of New Jersey presidency at a meeting of that road's board of directors on May 25. His departure from the railway field comes after 33 years of service during which time he rose from telegraph operator to become, upon his election to the Central of New Jersey presidency in 1926, one of the youngest railroad presidents in the East. He was 43 years old at that time.

Annandale, New Jersey History - Annandale, NJ
www.annandalevillage.com/gallery/beaverbrook.html

Beaver Brook Homestead during Roy Barton White years c. 1934-1941. Side of Beaver Brook Homestead, R.B. White years. Beaver Brook Barn



Name: Roy Barton White
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Aug 1883
Birth Place: Metcalfe, Edgar, Illinois
Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1908
Marriage Place: Marion County, Indiana
Marriage Age: 25
Father: John M. White
Mother: Anna M. Mayfield
Spouse: Flora E. Auman
FHL Film Number: 499390
Reference ID: 54

Name: Roy Barton White
Gender: Male
Registration Year: 1909
Spouse: Flora Clara Auman
Child: Francis Jane White
Certificate Number: 32033
Roll number: 013
Agency: Indiana State Dept. of Health
Volume Range: 202 - 206

1925 New York Census:
Name: Roy B White
Birth Date: abt 1884
Birth Place: United States
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Residence Place: New York, Queens
Relationship: Head
Color or Race: White
Assembly District: 06
House Number: 118-65
Line Number: 01
Page Number: 67
Household Members:
Name Age
Roy B White 41
Flora E White 37
Frances J White 15 (Jane White)
Roy B White. 07 (Roy Barton White Jr.)married Millie Wurtz


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