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William H. White, farmer and citizen of the Twelfth District, is a son of William H. and Mary K. (Greer) White, and was born in Mississippi in 1840, being one of nine children—two sons and three daughters living. The great grandfather was a native of Ireland. The father was born in South Carolina, in 1806, received a fair business education, and married when twenty four years old and moved to Haywood County, Tenn., in 1831, and in 1835 to Mississippi, where he remained until 1856, then moved to Tipton County, and settled in the Twelfth District. He was a farmer and a mechanic, and died in 1872. The mother was born in South Carolina in 1808, and is still living in the Twelfth District with her children. Mr. and Mrs. White belonged to the Old School Presbyterian Church, and were highly respected William H., Jr., remained at home until of age; he was educated in Tippah County, Miss. In December, 1861, he enlisted in Company G, Fifty-first Tennessee Infantry, and served three years, being in the battles of Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, siege of Vicksburg, Port Hudson, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Atlanta (Ga.) and Jonesboro, Ga. At the latter place he was captured, August 31, 1864, and taken to Chattanooga, and while being transferred to Nashville, made his escape, and returned home, and was not permitted by the Federals to rejoin the service. He was also captured at Fort Donelson, and held a prisoner seven months at Camp Butler, near Springfield, Ill.; he was also captured at Chuluhoma, Miss., in October, 1863, but made his escape the same night and rejoined his command. He entered the army as a private, but was made second lieutenant; he was wounded at Chickamauga, and furloughed and sent home. October 15, 1863, he married Helen, daughter of John S. and Henrietta D. Hill, and they have six children: Ora Lee (wife of Frank Crunk), Eva G., Ulrich Clyde, Ermin S., Bruce E., and Otway Harvey. Mr. White lived in the Eighth District until 1873, when he moved to his present farm of 140 acres of the best land in the county, well improved, with a handsome dwelling, six miles northwest of Covington. He is a frugal, industrious man, self made, and has given his children fine educational advantages. He cast his first vote for a president for H. Seymour, and is a Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. White are Old School Presbyterians. She was born in Tipton County in 1837, and was one of seven children.