The White Families of Boone County, Missouri

WILLIAM N. WHITE,

Is the son of John O. White and his wife, Jemima (nee Conley) White, and was born in this county, on the 2d day of July, 1847. His parents were both natives of Kentucky, but moved out to Boon county at an early-day. Mr. White's paternal grandfather was a soldier in the war of 1812. William N. was reared on a farm till bo was eighteen years old, and then accepted a clerkship in the store of Conley, Strong & Co., at Columbia, and was with them and their successors for twelve years. He then went into business as a partner in the firm of White, Barron & Co., at Columbia, also having a branch house at Centralia. In 1881 they consolidated at Centralia, where they do a leading business in their line, carrying a stock of some $50,000 annually. May 1, 1873, Mr. White married Miss Cornelia Shannon, daughter of the Rev. James Shannon, of Jefferson City, Missouri, an eminent divine in the Christian church, and for several years president of the State University. Mrs. White's mother, whose maiden name was Moore, was born in Georgia. Mr. and Mrs. White are the parents of three children, two of whom — John Shannon and Jemima — still survive. Mr. White has been a member of the Christian church since he was fifteen years of age, and is also a member of the Masonic fraternity and a Knight of Honor. He accumulated what he has chiefly through his own exertions, and is a fine business man and a worthy citizen.

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JAMPS T. WHITE.

es T. White, farmer, is the son of William C. White, who was 1 1812, and came to Missouri about the year 1822 and settled irard county, where he remained one year, finally removing to county and settling on a farm near where James T. White now The subject of this sketch was born in Boone county, March 1838. His mother, Luvicy Lawrence, was a native of Ken- Mr. White was reared on the farm, and has always followed 3upation of a farmer. Was a soldier in the Confederate army,, first a member of Capt. John Bole's company, afterwards with tone. Was at Prairie Grove, Milliken's Bend, Gaines' Landing, number of smaller engagements. He served three years. He and his brother-in-law have in partnership three hundred and seventy-six acres of land and devote their attention to farming and stock-raising. When Mr. White returned home from the war fifty dollars comprised all that he possessed in the world. He now owns, in addition to his Boone county property, a stock farm in Vernon county, Missouri, which he manager in connection with his lands in Boone county.

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JOSHUA F. WHITE.

This gentleman, an old settler of Boone county, was born in Win- -chester, Frederick county, Virginia, March 27th, 1813. When he was nine years old his parents came to Missouri, and settled one mile north of Head's Fort, in Howard county. Joshua lived with the family on the farm, even after he became of age; and when his father and mother became old and infirm, he, like a dutiful son, cared for their comfort and support till the time of their death. His mother died first, at the age of eighty, in 1851, and his father died in 1858, aged eighty-six. Mr. White fell heir to the homestead, which he owned till 1860, when he sold it and moved to Rocheport, this county. Besides being a farmer, his father was master of the cooper's trade, which Joshua learned also. On coming to Rocheport he set up in that business, and has continued in it ever since. Mr. White served in the Black Hawk war, in 1832, as scout under command of Captains Canowl and Pollard. In 1837 he volunteered for service in the Florida war under Col. Richard Gentry, and was commissioned captain of his company. He, however, fell sick with a fever, and could not move with his command, Lieut. Jackson taking command of the <;company. On the 25th of October, 1838, he was "married to Miss Mary Hern, of Boone county, by whom he has at this writing live living children: Susan F., George W., Ann, Josephine, and Mary. Mrs. White died June 30th, 1856. Not many of these old pioneers are left, and the time must speedily come when all that we know of them will be in value tradition, unless, indeed, their names should be mentioned in history. But it is to them that the generations of this day owe their comfort and prosperity in this land of peace and plenty.

As printed in the source¹. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.