Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ... Page: 361
573, [1] 123, [1] p. incl. 23 port. front., 2 pl., 28 port. 28 x 22 cm.View a full description of this book.
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HISTORY OF ELLI OCOUNTY.
Martha M., September 9, 1830; Lydia Ann.
October 11, 1832; Mary E., July 27, 1835,
and Nancy J., August 16, 1840. All of
these are deceased excepting the subject of
this sketch and his elder sister, Cynthia. who
is the wife of Philip Chapman, and all died
in this county excepting Elizabeth, who died
in Johnson county, Missouri, the wife of
Samuel G. Bigham; they had seven children.
Jane married Godfrey Brooks, and
they had three daughters; Samuel K. married
Miss Sarah Hamilton, a native of Tennessee,
and they have two sons; Cynthia,
the wife of Philip Chapman, had two children;
Louisa married S. E. Patton, and they
had five children, all deceased but one son;
Maria was the wife of E. C. Newton-they
had no children; Martha M. married Rev,
D. G. Molloy, and was the mother of two
children; Lydia Ann married A. H. Harristhey
had no children; Mary E. married W.
J. Spencer, and had eight children; Nancy
J. married J. C. Carroll, and they have no
children.
Mr. White, Sr., the father of our subject,
was a warm personal friend of Andrew Jackson,
and a strong supporter of his political
principles; and he was a noted man in his
locality .The maternal grandfather, of the subject
of this sketch, Samuel Gregg, was a soldier
in the war for Independence, long prior
to which the ancestors of Mr. White came to
America. They were of Scotch and Irish
stock, the Irish predominating on the father's
side and the Scotch on the mother's side.
Mr. White, the subject of this sketch, in
his boyhood and youth was so studious that heimproved what opportunities he could obtain
by the torch-light at home; not even lamps
were in the household. There were no schools
of consequence in his vicinity. An incident
here: When a boy about seven years old
he had two small pups, which lie highly
esteemed. One day a negro happened
along and offered him a (, bit" (twelve and
one-half cents) for one of them. Ile refused
for some time, but finally, on reflection, concluded
that he could spare one of them for
that price, and with the money lie could buy
a spelling-book. He sold the pup, bought
the book, learned his letters and simple reading
from it. When of age he attended school
at Pleasant Hill, Cass county, Missouri, for
a year, mostly reviewing what he had before
studied. He is now one of the best posted
men in the county in regard to history and
the sciences, obtaining his knowledge by
study at home. His library is an excellent
one-one of the best in the State. Select,
choice books, not a novel in the library, having
decided when quite young that life was
too short and time too precious to waste
reading novels. Having to follow manual
labor during the day, he studied so much
besides that for many years he had but four
or five hours of sleep in twenty-four hours.
He resided in Johnson county until 1846.
At the age of nineteen he came to Texas, first
settling in Burleson county, but traveled a
great deal over the State. In 1850 he came
to Ellis county, and in 1853 he settled on the
place where he now lives. While in the
southern portion of the State he was an overseer,
but upon locating in this county he im'361
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Memorial and biographical history of Ellis county, Texas ... Containing a history of this important section of the great state of Texas, from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, together with glimpses of its future prospects; with full-page portraits of the presidents of the United States, and also full-page portraits of some of the most eminent men of the county, and biographical mention of many of its pioneers, and also of prominent citizens of to-day ..., book, 1892; Chicago. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth33018/m1/351/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.