Henry & Mary White's Children, 1830 & 1840 Censuses

It's hard to determine how many children Henry and Mary White had. (Henry is about 16 years older than Mary, so it's possible he was previously married with children, but I have no evidence of it.) I don't know of any White family Bibles, so we will have to rely on censuses.

Map of Indiana and Ohio from FamilySearch.

In 1830, Henry White was enumerated in Preble County, Ohio (highlighted in orange). In 1840, he was enumerated in Randolph County, Indiana (in pink), a different state, but not very far from Preble County.

 The censuses of that time gave only broad age ranges. You're already familiar with the 1830 Preble County, Ohio Census:

1830 Preble, Ohio Census

This census identifies 8 children, presumably 6 sons and 2 daughters. These censuses do not differentiate between immediate family members, relatives, visitors, workers, etc. They can inaccurately reflect how many children a couple actually had.

1830

"Sons": 2 males 0-4; 1 male 5-9; 1 male 10-14; and 2 males 15-19.
"Daughters": 1 female 0-4; 1 female 5-9.

1840 Randolph County, Indiana Census

The 1840 Randolph County, Indiana census shows 7 children: presumably 5 sons and 2 daughters.

"Sons": 2 males 5-9; 3 males 10-14.

"Daughters": 1 female under 5; 1 female 5-9.

There is very little overlap between the two censuses. The only children that carry forward ten years into 1840 are the 3 boys, 15-19. This doesn't quite jibe with the 1830 census information. Perhaps the boy listed in the 1830 census in the 5-9 category was placed in the 10-14 category in 1840, making a total of 3? The 2 girls from the 1830 census were either married, or passed away before 1840. We don't know their given names and since other White's lived in the same area, it seems impossible to identify them.

Christian White, over 20 and under 30, is enumerated just above Henry White in the 1840 census. I believe he is Henry's son since he relocated with the White's to Henry County, Missouri and Henry served as his probate administrator in 1850. 

Joseph White is enumerated just after Henry in 1840. I believe he is Henry's son, too. He also relocated to Henry County, Missouri and is found there in the 1850 census. His headstone indicates he was born in 1815, so he could be the younger of the two boys in the 1830 census listed in the 15-19 age range.

Fortunately, the names of many of Henry and Mary's children can be found in the 1850 Henry County, Missouri census.