Biographical Sketch of Charles W. White, Texas County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas,
Pulaski, Phelps & Dent Counties, Missouri, from Earliest Times to the
Present" Published by Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889.

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Charles W. White, A. M., president and proprietor of the Houston In-
stitute, was born in Randolph County, N. C., December 15, 1856, and is
the son of Woodard R. and Mary A. (Wall) White, natives of Randolph
County, N. C.  Woodard R. White died in his native county in 1868, at
the age of forty-three years.  He received a good common school educa-
tion, and although starting with limited means, became a successful
farmer; was also engaged in stock dealing, principally in horses, and
prospered in all his undertakings.  He was captain of a company of
Confederate infantry of Gen. A. P. Hill's division; was in many battles
during his service; was taken prisoner at Hill's surrender, and retain-
ed as such at Hart's Island until July, 1865.  The White family were 
from Scotland, and settled either in Virginia or North Carolina.  They
took an important part during the Revolutionary War.  The Wall family
were originally from England.  Mrs. Mary A. White was born in 1833, is
still living, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
of which her husband was also a member.  He was a Democrat in politics,
and belonged to the Masonic fraternity.  To their union were born 
seven children, six now living: Robert T., Thomas Logan, William F. M.,
Jennie, Susan E. and Charles W.  The latter was reared on the farm, and
graduated in the year 1877, with the degree of A. B., from Trinity
College, where he received the degree of A. M. in 1880.  He then taught
at Trap Hill Institute as principal for five years, or until 1883, when
he came to Missouri, and located at Houston.  He there opened the Acad-
emy, which, by energy and perseverance, he has built to its now excel-
lent standing.  December 26, 1881, he married Miss Betty Dean, daughter
of Henry and Nancy Dean, of Phelps County, MO., and to this union have
been born two children, H. Lee and Don W.  Prof. White is a member of
the I. O. O. F., is Secretary, and has represented his lodge at the
Grand Lodge.  He is also D. D. G. M.  He was elected school commission-
er of Texas County in April, 1887, and re-elected in 1889; he is a
Democrat in his political views, and he and wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South.

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