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Tilden Hendricks White
8 Oct 1876 – 23 Mar 1956
| Birth | 8 Oct 1876 |
| Death | 23 Mar 1956 |
| Cemetery | Fairlawn Cemetery Oklahoma City , Oklahoma County , Oklahoma , USA |
| Added by | alison land on 21 May 2025 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107622621 |
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Real estate & bank broker Death Claims Former Official of City Bank--T H White, 79, pioneer Oklahoma businessman, financier and former director of Fidelity National Bank, died Friday morning after a lengthy illness, at his home 308 NW 25. White, during his 38 year business career which ended in retirement in 1940, owned several merchantile stores, and was president of a bond company. He was also a partner in a state agency for an automobile company, and was owner of a construction firm. In 1928 he became director of Fidelity National Bank and remained in that capacity for several years. He was born in 1876 in Ashland, AL. In 1902 White came to Oklahoma and settled in Mangum. For 5 years he was in the merchantile business, operating stores in Mangum, Mountain Park, Blair and Carnegie. In 1917 he came to OKC and was president of the T W White Bond Co for nine years. He later was a partner in Morgan-White Studebaker agency and was owner of Western Construction Co. White was a Mason and a Shriner and belonged to St Luke's Methodist Church. Services will be 2 pm Monday in Hahn-Cook funeral home. Interment will be in Fairlawn cemetery. White is survived by his wife, Stella M, of the home; a son, Jack B White and a grandson, T R White, both of 908 NW 48; a daughter, Mrs., J Vincent Tully, of 516 NW 40. Also, five sisters, Mrs W P Keen, of Clinton; Mrs., Ella Emmons, 1136 NW 47; Mrs. Emma McCain, of Lineville AL; Mrs. Bulah Glass, Birmingham AL; and Mrs. Joannie Booth, of Hunt TX The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK, Sat, March 24, 1956 Page 22 1910 federal census, Mountain Park, Kiowa Co, OK: Tilden H White 34 AL (dry good salesman), Stella White 23 TX, Lillian White 1 OK. 1920 federal census, Oklahoma City, OK Co, OK: Tilden H White 42 AL, Stella White 32 TX, Lillian White 11 OK, Jack White 7 OK. 1930 federal census, Oklahoma City, OK Co, OK: Tilden H White 53 AL (real estate broker), Stella M White 42 TX, Lillian White 21 OK, Jack B White 17 OK. 1938 OKC city directory: Tilden H White (Stella) investments, 201 White Bldg, h1321 NW 19th. Tilden H White Based on information from the 1930 United States Federal Census In 1930, Tilden H White, a 53-year-old white male from Alabama, resided in Oklahoma City with his family. As the head of the household, he owned a home on North W. 19th Street, valued at $12,000. Tilden worked as a broker in real estate and bonds, operating his own business. His wife, Stella M White, aged 42, and their two children, Lillian I White, 21, and Jack B White, 17, lived with him. The family enjoyed the luxury of a radio set in their home, indicating a certain level of comfort and modernity for the time. Tilden's occupation and ownership of the house suggest a stable and prosperous lifestyle, reflecting his success in the real estate industry. From Ancestry AI Summery of the White family in 1930
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- Ora Ella White Britton 1865–1935
- James Bascomb White 1873–1946
- Joanna Jones Boothe 1884–1967
- Wesley Elias Jones 1886–1952
- Lela VIctoria Jones Keen 1888–1961
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