Knox-Jackson-Hancock County IL Archives Biographies.....White, Joseph Avery November 3, 1857 - 
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Source: McDonough and Henderson Counties, Illinois
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JOSEPH AVERY WHITE, Jr., has during 
the past six years made his home in Warsaw, 
where he carries on business as a lumber 
merchant, enjoying a good trade, which he has 
secured through well-directed efforts and straight- 
forward, honorable dealing. The record of his 
life is as follows: A native of Massachusetts, he 
was born on the 3d of November, 1857, and is a 
son of J. A. and Jane Elizabeth (Fisher) White, 
who were also natives of the old Bay State. The 
White family is of English extraction, and the 
original American ancestors crossed the Atlantic 
from England to Boston in the year 1630, just 
one decade after the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth 
Rock. J. A. White, Sr., was an importer of West 
India goods, and followed that business in Boston 
for about thirty years. He was a well-known 
merchant of that city. His wife died March 25, 
1868. In their family were four children: Henry 
F., who now resides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Ed- 
ward Irving, who is located in Chicago; George 
Allen, who is living at the old home in Massa- 
chusetts; and J. A. of this sketch. 

In taking up the personal history of Mr. White 
whose name heads this record we note that his 
boyhood days were spent midst play and work in 
his native State, and that his education was ac- 
quired in the city schools of Boston. After com- 
pleting his literary course, he was graduated from 
the Comers Business College, of Boston, in 1876. 
He then went to Minnesota, where, in the em- 
ploy of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North- 
ern Railroad Company, he was engaged in sur- 
veying for a period of three years. Later, he re- 
moved to Knox County, Mo., where he was em- 
ployed in a lumber-yard at Knox City for two 
years. The succeeding two years were spent in 
La Belle, and subsequently he made his home for 
a short time in Alexandria, Mo. His next place 
of residence was in Kansas City, where he en- 
gaged in business as a dealer in feed, hay, grain, 
etc. The year 1888 witnessed his arrival in War- 
saw. Here he opened a lumber-yard, and has 
since conducted the same with good success. 

On the 15th of November, 1884, Mr. White 
was united in marriage with Miss Mary Kennedy. 
The lady is a daughter of John and Sarah (Mason) 
Kennedy. Her father was a native of Belfast, 
Ireland, and after emigrating to this country mar- 
ried Miss Mason, a native of Georgia. They re- 
sided for some time in Mobile, Ala., and thence 
removed to Kirksville, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. White 
are widely and favorably known in this com- 
munity, where they have many warm friends. 
Mr. White exercises his right of franchise in sup- 
port of the Republican party, but has never sought 
or desired the honors or emoluments of public of- 
fice. He is a man of good business and executive 
ability, and is a loyal and public-spirited citizen, 
who manifests a commendable interest in every- 
thing pertaining to the welfare of the community 
in which he makes his home.

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