Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
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LYMAN WILLIAM WHITE

He of whom this memoir is written was born at Franklin, Delaware county, New York, March 20, 1857, son of John R. and Elizabeth (Bogie) WHITE. On the paternal side Mr. WHITE traces back through Revolutionary lines to the Pilgrim Fathers and on the maternal side descends from Scottish forbears.

L. W. WHITE obtained his education at the schools of Harrison county, to which locality the family immigrated in 1867. Later, young WHITE attended the Delaware Literary Institute, at Franklin, New York. He was reared on his father's farm, near Woodbine, Iowa, and has resided, near or in Woodbine, for a half century, lacking three years, during which period he has seen the western prairies of Iowa transformed into garden spots of great beauty and value. During these passing decades Mr. WHITE has been variously engaged. For thirteen years he was the editor and proprietor of the Woodbine Chronicle, but since laying down his editorial pen he has been the general agent for one of the big life insurance companies, with profit and success.

Politically, he is independent, and was postmaster of Woodbine under President Cleveland's administration, at present holding no political bias. He served as mayor of Woodbine for about three terms. In his church affiliations he is connected with the Presbyterian denomination. He is favorable to civic societies, and holds membership with the Masonic, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and Modern Woodmen. Beginning with October, 1908, he was grand master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Iowa, serving for one term.

Mr. WHITE was united in marriage October 20, 1880, to Estella D. Wood, of Dakota City, Nebraska. Three children were born of this union, John W., of Spokane, Washington, and Anna and Edna, of Woodbine, Iowa.

Coming of good old New England stock, yet reared in the great and ever-changing west, Mr. WHITE naturally takes on an air of independence and liberality that makes him a good mixer with his fellow men. Whether in his editorial room, chronicling the events of the day, giving instruction in the lodge room, dealing with public measures as a city official, or at his own home fireside, he has always appeared to be the same true American gentleman, ready to do his full part in life's conflict.

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