Biographical Sketch of Harvey A. White, M.D., Greene County, Missouri,
Brookline Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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Dr. White is a son of John Wesley White, and was born in the township 
of Westminster, Canada, November 27th, 1838.  His parents moved to Ill-
inois in 1839, and settled in McHenry County, where his father was 
engaged in milling and merchandising.  Harvey farmed until he was
twenty-one years of age, and then enlisted in the army, joining at the
first call for troops, and continued until discharge upon account of
disability.  He then went to Chicago, where he was engaged at the car-
penter's trade for about four years.  He moved to Missouri in the fall
of 1866, stopping in Greene County for a short time, and then going to
the counties of Christian and Taney, building the Cedar Valley Mills in
the last named county, where he was employed in milling and the prac-
tice of his profession for about eight years. He then removed to Greene
county and located at what is now known as Republic, and took an active
part in the building of the town, and was one of its first trustees. He
received his medical education in the Eclectic Medical Institute of 
Cincinnati.  The doctor was engaged in the mercantile business at Rep-
ublic for seven years, but closed out in December, 1880, and resumed 
his profession.  He was married in February, 1867, in this county, to
Miss Jane, daughter of P. L. Anderson.  Their union has been blest with
three chileren, two sons and a daughter.

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