| William Minton White |
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| William Minton White |
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| Born: 21 Feb 1836 Warren, Jefferson Co., OH
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| Married: Aug 1873
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| Died: 15 Jul 1911 Cleveland, OH |
FATHER
MOTHER
Lydia Phipps
WIFE
Julia W Ricks
b. 31 Aug 1853
d. 06 Jan 1924
CHILDREN
1. Philip Ricks White b. 1884
2. Addison White
3. William Donald White b. 1893
Educational history of Ohio: a history of its progress since the formation--- by James Jesse Burns, 1905 pg 510
"William M White is a buckeye by birth, of the offspring of early pioneers. he was born February 21, 1836 in Warren township, Jefferson county, Ohio, his parents being, John White, a tanner, and Lydia (Phipps) White, sturdy, upright examples of the early settlers. He obtained his early education in the common school at Smithfield, Ohio, and alter took a course at the McNeely Normal school, from which he was graduated in 1856. Prior to this in 1854 he began the professional career in the public service that was destined to extend over so lengthy a period. His first school was in the Kearney district, Smithfield township, Jefferson county, Ohio, and afterward he taught in other district schools near Smithfield. He then returned to Smithfield and later went to Iowa to accept a charge there. Returning to his home State he accepted a call from Mount Pleasant and continued there for thirty-three years, about a third of a century. Under his leadership the schools there were developed from mediocrity to a state of the highest excellence and efficience, and it was with deep regret that, after having rounded out is fifty years of service as a teacher, the citizens of that town accepted his resignation in February, of the present year.
Mr. White was ever a staunch upholder of the temperance cause, and exemplified his belief by his personal habits his entire life. he was formerly a member of the Cadets of Temperance, the Sons of Temperance and the Temple of Honor. He holds membership in the Jefferson County Teachers' Association and the National Educational Association.
In August 1873, he was married to Miss Julia W. Ricks, and their felicitous union has resulted in the birth of two sons, now promising young men, the eldest of whom is now in this third year at West Jefferson College, while the youngest is a pupil in the public schools of Mount Pleasant."
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