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Re: Wilford Lee White--Cooper Co, MO

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Wilford Lee White was born January 29, 1839, in Howard Co., Mo.; and died at Rock Lake, Wash., April 7, 1912. He was laid to rest in Walnut Grove Cemetery at Boonville, Mo., beside his wife.

He was the oldest son of James and Mary White. His mother's maiden name was Lee, being closely related to Light Horse Harry Lee, of Revolutionary fame. While a small boy his parents moved to Cooper County, and settled on a farm near Lone Elm, where he lived until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted for the cause of the South and served under General Price. His health failing, he was given an honorable discharge from the army, and in company with one of his brothers he crossed the plains, and they engaged in the mining industry. After a few years of toil he returned to Cooper County, and his father helping, settled on a splendid farm near Pilot Grove, Mo.

In 1867 Wilford White was married to Bethiah Julia Talbot, daughter of William Talbot of LaMine, Mo. This marriage united two of the oldest and most prominent families in Cooper County. Death came to this comrade as a passing into sleep. He is survived by a son and daughter.

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