BIOGRAPHIES:   Samuel WHITE, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, WI

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Samuel White, Eau Claire, was born in Devonshire, England, Dec. 2, 1835, and 
came to America with his parents in 1839, locating in Canada, where he 
learned the machinist trade and lived until 1855, when he went to Ferrysburg, 
near Grand Haven, and resided there until January, 1862, when he came to Eau 
Claire, where he has since resided.  He was employed as engineer and 
machinist by Chapman & Thorp for three years.  In 1865, he entered into 
partnership with Hiram P. Graham and Robert Tollis, who, under the firm name 
of Graham, White & Co., managed a foundry, machine shop, sash, door and blind 
factory, lumbering, mercantile business and flouring mills.  They now run 
lumbering and flow mills, and are the principal owners of the Dells Lumber 
Co. Mills., on Dells Pond, two and a half miles north of Eau Claire.  They 
employ from fifty-five to sixty men, and will cut this year from 10,000,000 
to 12,000,000.  They saw logs for other parties.  Their flouring mill is a 
two-run custom mill, at Sand Creek.  Mr. White has been vice-president of 
the Phoenix Manufacturing Co. since its organization; their old mills and 
foundry were destroyed by fire, Aug. 20, 1875.  He is a stockholder in the 
Building Association and other enterprises, and was married in Eau Claire, 
Nov. 8, 1871, to Clara A. Jordan, who was born in Canada.

--Taken from "The History of Northern Wisconsin containing an Account of its
Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources; An extensive Sketch of its 
Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Improvements, Industries, 
Manufacturies; Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Prominent Men and Early
Settlers; Views of County Seats, Etc."  Chicago:  The Western Historical
Company.  A. T. Andreas, Proprietor.  1881.  Page 336