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OTHER BIOGRAPHICAL INDEXES:
Source:
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL
RECORD ALBUM
of
VERMILION COUNTY, ILLINOIS
containing
Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of
Prominent
and Representative Citizens of the County.
together with
Portraits and Biographies of all the Governors of the
State, and
of the Presidents of the United States
Publ: Chicago
Chapman Brothers.
1889
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C. W. WARNER
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 765 |
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 19 |
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MISS SARAH WEBSTER
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 727 |
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JOSEPH WHERRY
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 712 |
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ALEX L. WHITE, a
highly esteemed old resident of Vance Township,
is without question one of the most popular men
of Fairmount, where he has spent many years and
with whose people he has been closely identified
both in friendly and business relations.
His wide knowledge of human nature and his
uniformly good judgment make him the recipient
of many confidences, especially among the old
people of the place, who often solicit him for
advice in business matters, and he seldom fails
to give them wise and judicious counsel.
The native place of Mr. White was in the
vicinity of Logan, Ohio, and the date of his
birth Nov. 2, 1849. His early education
was conducted in the schools of his native town,
and he made such a use of his time that at the
age of sixteen years he began teaching, and
followed this profession at intervals for a
period of fourteen years. He taught first
in the schools of his native town, when there
were but two male teachers out of a corps of
nine. At one time he was Superintendent of
the Gore Coal Mines. Upon coming to
Fairmount he officiated as Principal of the
schools, and in 1880 took the census in Sidell
Township, this county. The year following
he journeyed to the Indian Territory and became
superintendent of the lumber business conducted
by Osgood A. Haywood, of Indianapolis,
being stationed in the Creek Nation.
In the spring of 1882 Mr. White was
elected Assessor and Collector of Vance
Township, and held the position two years.
In 1884 he was elected Township Supervisor,
which office he has since held by re-election
each year. He was appointed Postmaster of
Fairmount in 1885, retaining the position until
1889, when he resigned on account of ill health.
The marriage of our subject and Miss Angeline E.
Noble took place at the bride's home in
Fairmount July 20, 1876. Rev. J. H.
Noble, the father of Mrs. White,
was a leading member of the Illinois Conference
and Presiding Elder of the Danville district.
Later he was stationed at Springfield, and now,
after an active service in the Master's vineyard
of over forty years, contemplates retiring from
his arduous duties. He is a strong and
eloquent expounder of the Word, and thousands
have listened to the admonitions which have
fallen from his lips and borne good fruit.
In the discharge of his pious duties he has been
stationed at Lincoln, Mattoon, Shelbyville and
Paxton in Illinois; and in Indiana was in
Greencastle, New Albany and Indianapolis.
Mr. Noble was born in Ohio in the fall of
1821, and was twice married. He became the
father of thirteen children, ten of whom are
living. His first wife was Miss
Angeline Simmons, and his second her sister
Caroline.
Mrs. White was born Aug. 3, 1857, in Indiana,
and received an excellent education. She
was married to our subject when a maiden of
nineteen years, and is now the mother of three
children, the eldest of whom, Anna Lee,
was born July 30, 1877. The latter is a
bright young girl, and takes a remarkable
interest in her studies, priding herself upon
her progress therein. The second daughter, Edna
Noble, was born June 20, 1879, and the only son,
Edgar Paul, April 11, 1885.
Mr. White politically is a strong
Democrat, and has been quite prominent in
politics. Several of his male relatives in Ohio
occupied prominent positions, one uncle being
Clerk of the County Court, another County
Commissioner, and two others Auditor and
Recorder respectively, all holding office at the
same time. Leaving Ohio in 1873, he came to this
county, locating in Fairmount, with which his
interests have since been closely identified.
For the last six years he has been manager for
the firm of Davis & Stearns,
dealers in lumber, hardware and agricultural
implements. He only officiated as
Postmaster six months, and when sending in his
resignation Mrs. White received
the appointment and held the office until the
early part of June, 1889. Mrs.
White is a very estimable lady and a member
in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Our subject socially has been
Master of Fairmount Lodge, No. 590, for the last
three years, and still holds the position.
Mr. White was the third child of his
parents, Darius and Esther (McBroom) White,
who were also natives of the Buckeye State, and
the father is now principal owner of the Logan
Manufacturing Plant. The paternal
grandparents were likewise natives of the
Buckeye State. Grandfather McBroom,
also a native of Ohio, served in the War of 1812
and died in 1883, when over ninety years of age.
His wife was a native of Maryland, and died in
1882. They had lived together for the long
period of sixty-four years. To Darius
White and his estimable wife there were
born nine children, all of whom are living,
together with the parents—a circumstance seldom
equalled the world over, death having not
yet entered this interesting household circle.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of
Vermilion County, Illinois - ) Publ. Chicago:
Chapman Brothers - 1889 ~ Page 343 |
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JAMES
E. WHITE is industriously pursuing the
calling of a farmer on section 10, Catlin
Township, where he owns a good farm whose
well-tilled acres yield him an income that
enables him to support his family in comfort.
He was born in Perrysville, Ind., Sept. 4, 1851,
a son of James and Frances Ann (Sanders)
White. The former was twice
married, his first wife being Hannah
Rogers, the mother of William
White, of whom a brief account is given on
another page of this work. Our subject is
the oldest living son of his father and mother,
and was a lad of eight years when his parents
came to Vermilion County, this State, and here
the remaining years of his boyhood and youth
were spent, and when it became time for him to
settle upon some calling by which to earn a
living, he selected agriculture as the one for
which he was the best fitted. He has been
quite successful thus far and has already placed
his 160-acre farm under excellent tillage and
has made many good improvments.
June 3, 1874, was the date of one of the most important
events that ever occurred in the life of Mr.
White, our subject, as at that time he
was united in the holy bonds of matrimony to
Miss Emily Eliza Browne, who is faithfully
co-operating with him in his work. Seven
children have come to brighten their home, as
follows: Henry W., Eliza F.,
Mirriam R., Frederic J., Alice E., who was
taken from the home circle Feb. 2, 1888;
Jessie L., and Minnie E.
Mrs. White is a native of Catlin
Township, and was born Dec. 23, 1852, to
William and Eliza (Jones) Browne, natives of
England. The latter was born Feb. 3, 1829,
and became the wife of William Browne
May 16, 1850, and with him settled in Catlin
Township. On the 24th day of March, 1854,
he was suddenly removed by an accidental death,
from the sphere of his usefulness while yet in
life's prime. On that day he was un-
loading hay from a wagon near the residence of
the late Henry Jones, on the road
between Catlin and Danville. He was on the
ground at the rear of the load unloosening the
pole that bound the hay, and the horses becoming
frightened started to run away, and while he was
trying to catch them he was struck by the hay
ladder of the rack, across the heart, and in
less than a half-hour was dead. He was the
father of two children—Eliza and Emily
E., (Mrs. White).
Eliza died when about fifteen months old.
The widow of William Browne, and
mother of Mrs. White was afterward
again married, this time being united with
Frederic Tarrant, a native of
England. Mr. Tarrant was
born at Stanford in the Vale, County of Berks,
old England, his birth occurring May 15, 1824.
He left his native land in June, 1853, coming
almost immediately to the great and growing
West.
Mr. and Mrs. Tarrant became the parents of a
large family of children, whose names arc given
below: Sarah Louisa, born Feb. 6,
1857, married Charles P. Williams, Sept.
1. 1875: Frederic Richard, born
Jan. 1, 1859, and died May 17, 1859; Miriam
Whitfield, born Feb. 10, 1860, and
married Nov. 1, 1882, to Robert White;
Ellen Elizabeth, born Dec. 18,
1861, and died May 7, 1862; Arthur
Henry, born May 20, 1863, and married June
6, 1888, to Annie Estella Ludy;
Jessie Bentley, born Dec 20, 1865,
and married March 31, 1887, to Thomas J.
Dale; Thomas Alfred, born
Feb. 11, 1868; Alice Bertha, June
21, 1870, and Elsie Kate, born
Feb. 10, 1873, and died Dec. 14, 1871.
Mr. White is an honest, sober,
hardworking man, and is regarded as a useful
member in the community. He has served his
township faithfully as School Director. He
and his wife are people of religious views and
habits, and belong to the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Mr. White is
identified with the A. F. & A. M. as a member of
the Catlin Lodge, No. 285. In politics, he
is a follower of the Democratic party.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of
Vermilion County, Illinois - ) Publ. Chicago:
Chapman Brothers - 1889 ~ Page 383 |
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WILLIAM WHITE - see JAMES E. WHITE |
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CHAS E. WHITTON
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 260 |
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JUDGE J. W. WILKINS
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 608 |
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NATHAN WILLIAMS
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 585 |
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THOMAS WILLIAMS
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 408 |
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TRUMAN WILLIAMS
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 352 |
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WILLIAM WILLIAMS
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 354 |
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CARL C. WINTER
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 310 |
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WILLIAM VEST WINTERS
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 643 |
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W. P. WITHERSPOON
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 589 |
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JOHN WOOD
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 155 |
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R. R. WORTHINGTON
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 630 |
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CHARLES A. WRIGHT
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 731 |
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HUGH WRIGHT
Source: Portrait and
Biographical Album of Vermilion County, Illinois -
Published: Chicago: Chapman Brothers - 1889 -
Page 291 |
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