Merced-Santa Clara-Tuolumne County CA Archives Biographies.....White, William T. 1868 - 
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Author: John Outcalt (1925)

WILLIAM T. WHITE

   Among the well-known men and progressive citizens of Merced County is William
T. White, president of the White-Crowell Company, Inc., of Livingston. He was
born in Paris, Ky., on May 27, 1868, and was orphaned by the death of his father
that same year, while his mother passed away ten years later, in California.
William T. White grew up from infancy in the Golden State and received his
education in the schools of Merced and San Jose. When he was twelve years old he
entered the employ of Miller and Lux, Henry Miller treating him as a son, giving
him every advantage possible with the corporation, and this close friendship
lasted until the death of Mr. Miller. Promotion followed promotion and soon
young White was placed in charge as manager of the Miller and Lux store and
other interests at Los Banos. Mr. White's entire life, with the exception of
seven years, has been spent in Merced County. Two years he was in the hotel
business in Jamestown, two years in the merchandise business in Coulterville,
and three years were spent in Old Mexico as a foreman in railroad construction.

   In 1901 Mr. White returned to California and again entered the employ of
Miller and Lux, where he remained until 1909, the period making him one of their
trusted employees for twenty years. The last mentioned year he came to
Livingston and purchased the interest of the late R. W. Hammatt in the general
merchandise store, the firm becoming White and Crowell; this partnership was
continued until 1919, when the business was incorporated under the firm name of
White-Crowell Company, Inc. The officers of the corporation are William T.
White, president; J. J. Boyle, vice-president; and L. E. White,
secretary-treasurer. Mr. Boyle is in charge of the dry goods department, C. R.
Davis is the head of the hardware department. Their grocery department was
discontinued on January 1, 1923 and the business now includes dry goods,
hardware and clothing, with a complete stock in each department.

   On November 4, 1891, William T. White was united in marriage with Miss Sadie
M. Crowell, a sister of F. E. Crowell, a former partner with Mr. White, and
daughter of the late G. F. and Sarah (Warfield) Crowell. Mr. and Mrs. White have
two children, Lester Eugene, mentioned on another page in this volume, and Ethel
M., whose first husband was W. C. Close; her second marriage united her with N.
C. Matthews, cashier of the First Bank of Livingston. Mr. White has been active
in all movements for the advancement of his section of Merced County, was one of
the organizers of the First Bank of Livingston, is an extensive rancher,
landowner and vineyardist, having a twenty-acre alfalfa ranch, a half interest
in a fine forty-acre vineyard, and a half interest in a seventy-acre vineyard
and alfalfa ranch near Livingston. During the World War he was at the head of
the Red Cross and all bond drives in his section and helped put Livingston "over
the top" each time. He served two years as the president of the Livingston
Merchants Association, which he helped organize. He is the present president of
the Boosters' Club, and was active in getting Livingston incorporated as a city
of the sixth class in 1922. A friend of education, he serves as vice-president
of the Merced Union High School, and was seven years a member of the board of
trustees. He was the moving spirit in securing the Union High School for
Livingston, the high school building being completed in October, 1924 at a cost
of $150,000. Mr. White was appointed a member of the advisory committee to the
board of supervisors on county highways, being appointed by the supervisors, and
through their untiring efforts the many miles of concrete highways have been
constructed in the county. In 1913 he completed one of the finest homes in
Livingston, where the family reside. There has been no issue put forth for the
advancement of Merced County that he has not done his share, giving of his time
and means to keep Merced County and its diversified interests on the map.
Fraternally, he is a member of the Elks and Knights of Pythias in Merced, and
the Odd Fellows and Woodmen of the World in Los Banos, having been a member of
the last two over thirty years.


Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF
MERCED COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
WITH A
Biographical Review
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been
Identified with Its Growth and Development
from the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
JOHN OUTCALT

ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME
HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
1925

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