M.M. White obit

M.M. White contracts with city of DC to bury Small Pox Paupers 1863

Pay to work as nightwatchman at US Patent office 1846-1849

bill to congress for John C Calhoun burial

MM White acted as undertaker to Dolley Madison, Congressman Thos J Campbell and VP JC Calhoun

Also acted as undertaker to Congressman Thomas Jefferson Campbell of TN 27th US Congress died 1850

Campbell served from December 7, 1847 until his death in Washington, D.C. on April 13, 1850 CAMPBELL, Thomas Jefferson, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Rhea County, Tenn., in 1786; attended the public schools; assistant inspector general to Major General Cole’s division of the East Tennessee militia, September 25, 1813–March 12, 1814; clerk of the Tennessee state house of representatives, 1817–1819, 1821, and 1825–1831; member of the Tennessee state house of representatives, 1833–1837; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841–March 3, 1843); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress; elected Clerk of the United States House of Representatives for the Thirtieth Congress and for the succeeding Congress, and served until his death on April 13, 1850, in Washington, D.C. (December 7, 1847–April 13, 1850); interment in Calhoun, Tenn. 

** also was undertaker to Senator and Vice President John C Calhoun ( see below) 

White and Wirt

Advertisement MM White April 24 1850

The usual ad for MM White with the exception of :

“John L. Wirt will see to the filling of orders during my absence with the remains of John C Calhoun”

( Wirt was middle name of daughter Helen b MD 1844)

( John C Calhoun was name of son John C.C. b 1852)

Grave digging records

White paid to dig Winnie Bane grave 1859-07-28

 Merriam paid for grave dug MM White 1868-06-01

JCC Calhoun burial -MM White

   White MM JCCalhoun Burial by Nancy

Destructive Fire MM White

   Distructive Fire by Nancy

Lincoln assasination connection

Booth lived across the street from the MM White coffin warehouse* (435 Penn) at the National hotel

I’ve done lots of research on that block over the years http://mmwhitedc.blogspot.com/2015/02/destructive-fire-mm-white.html 

The family story is that the White kids heard about shooting and stood outside the Petersen house where Lincoln died and saw him taken out on Apr 15- that would be John C who was 15 and Frank was 14

Would Lincoln have survived being shot today? here

The Night Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated What happened on that fateful Good Friday evening Read more:

** the block is gone now it’s the National Art museum and the mall