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W. V. WHITE, proprietor Joplin Wagon and Carriage Works, was born in Cleveland county, N. C., April 28, 1842. His parents, Stephen and Nancy (Goins) White, were also natives of North Carolina. Our subject was raised on a farm and educated in the common schools. When about eighteen years of age he went to Lincolnton, same state, and engaged as an apprentice in a carriage shop at that place and continued until the breaking out of the war. He enlisted in Company F, Thirty-fourth North Carolina Volunteer Infantry, Col. Leaventhorpe commanding, and served until its close. He participated in the battles around Richmond, at Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Chancellorville, Spottsylvania C. H., Antietam, Winchester, Petersburg, and many others of importance; he was wounded at Antietam and in several other battles, and was taken prisoner at Gettysburg and imprisoned, but seven months after was exchanged. He surrendered with Lee at Appomattox and returned to North Carolina. Subsequently he engaged at his trade in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Texas, California, Oregon, and Washington Territory. He returned to the states in 1873, and in June of that year came to Joplin and established his present business. Mr. White was married in Seneca, Newton county, Mo., March 19, 1872, to Mrs. Mary E. Riley, nee Chick. Mrs. W. was born in Independence, Mo., Nov. 4, 1854. Mr. W. is a first class mechanic, and superintends personally each branch of his business. [For history of the works see page 481.]