If Joseph's children had any chance at all to know Lucinda Garner (Joseph's mother), it was probably brief since she had passed away in 1919. They did have plenty of time, I assume, to become acquainted with their maternal grandmother, Allie Delphia Harned., who made it to the grand old age of 91 as she lived up until 1952.
In the year 1911 or 1912, Allie had moved to the Corpus Christi area, and then to Seadrift, Texas where she opened and operated the first of her boarding houses along with her second husband John Oliver Bridges. I believe the place was called Bridges Hotel.
In the year 1911 or 1912, Allie had moved to the Corpus Christi area, and then to Seadrift, Texas where she opened and operated the first of her boarding houses along with her second husband John Oliver Bridges. I believe the place was called Bridges Hotel.
Some of the records I have found seem to indicate that my grandfather Clarence Otho White was born in Seadrift. This would suggest that Joseph and the family moved to the coast around this time. Perhaps to help with work around the hotel? I can't say at this point. In the 1912 photograph above, you can see the structure of the building in its first stages of development. The notes that I have received from the Williams family research say that Eulah is standing on the porch on the right of the group. She was holding her first son Herbert. He would have been about two years old at the time, and perhaps Clarence was in the womb then.
Whatever the duration of their stay, by 1920 the family was evidently back in Live Oak County, about a two-hour drive east of Seadrift. There is no clear reference to Joseph's occupation at the time of the census.
Come 1930, the family had two additional members, Joseph Bushrod, Jr. (1921) and Ollie Dell (1923). Herbert was out of the house, and the rest were living in San Patricio County (Aransas Pass) on Arch Street.
Whatever the duration of their stay, by 1920 the family was evidently back in Live Oak County, about a two-hour drive east of Seadrift. There is no clear reference to Joseph's occupation at the time of the census.
Come 1930, the family had two additional members, Joseph Bushrod, Jr. (1921) and Ollie Dell (1923). Herbert was out of the house, and the rest were living in San Patricio County (Aransas Pass) on Arch Street.
The census this time shows his occupation as constable of one of the local precincts. I hope to find out a bit more about his duties and how he came into this position at some point in the future.