1830 Preble County, OH Census/Henry White

1830 Preble County, Ohio Census, Lanier Township

In the highlighted area of the census shown above, ancestor Henry White appears first. Next is John White, who married Rebecca Fisher in Shenandoah County, Virginia on 30 March 1811. Finally, there's Joseph Stover, son of Esther Gochenour and David Stover, who moved from Shenandoah County, Virginia to Preble County, Ohio.

Why are any of these people important to the descendants of Henry White?

 The answer is found on page 596 of a book by W. D. Huddle titled (take a deep breath) :
History of the descendants of John Hottell : (immigrant from Switzerland to America) and an authentic genealogical family register of ten generations from the first of the name in America, 1732, to the present time, 1929, with numerous brief biographical sketches, collected and compiled from many indisputable sources : court and church records, old and late family records and tombstones of the many states in the Union (Strasburg, Va.: Shenandoah Pub., 1930).

The Hottel book by W. D. Huddle

The last paragraph on this page tells us that Rebecca Fisher married John White. This marriage is verified by Shenandoah County, Virginia records. They moved to Preble County, Ohio, according to their descendants' family history records. The last paragraph of this book also shows: 

1). Rebecca had a sister named Mary. 

2). Mary was married to Henry White.

A couple that fits this description is living right by John and Rebecca Fisher White in 1830, our Henry and Mary White. 

Full disclosure--there are two John White's enumerated in the 1830 Preble County, Ohio Census. How do we know this is the correct John White? Joseph Stover. His mother was Esther Gochenour, Rebecca's aunt.

So, are Rebecca and Mary sisters? I think so, but let's dig further.