The History of Edgar County, Ill., Chicago: Wm. E. E. Baron, Jr., & Co., 186 Dearborn Street, 1879. Barren County. S. H. P. WHITE, farmer, P. O. Paris; was born in Barren Co., Ky., March 5, 1826; is a pioneer of Edgar Co., settled in Paris Twp., 1830, with his parents, at which time the country was but a wild, desolate-looking prairie, and the trials and hardships of a pioneer life were but common; the subject of this sketch began to do for himself on his own account at the age of 21; he located where he now resides in 1865, and has since remained. He has married twice, first to Miss Rhoda Bowles, of his native county, February 1849; she passed away April 14, 1850, leaving one child - John M. White; and his second wife was Mrs. Caroline Clark, of Metcalfe Co., Ky., married January 1857, she having three children by her first husband - Melissa D., Sarah E., and Cordelia A., all of whom are married and living in this State; he has four children by his present wife - Lucinda C., Mary C., Fannie and Minnie; they own eighty acres of fine land, valued at $60 per acre. White Bowles Clark = Paris-Edgar-IL Metcalfe-KY http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/barren/white.shp.txt