Greenbrier County, West Virginia Biography: Richard D. WHITE ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. Transcribed and submitted by Darla Ruebush, , April 1998. ************************************************************************** RICHARD D. WHITE - born March 18, 1824, on Howards Creek, Greenbrier County, was a son of William and Rebecca (ORR) WHITE, who came from Ireland to Greenbrier County in 1817, and were among the prominent settlers here in that early day. November 15, 1853, in Fayette County, (now) West Virginia, the words were spoken joining the lives of Richard D. WHITE and Mary MASTERS. In the home established by their union joy and sorrow has been the portion seven children were born to them, and death has taken four away, two dying on the same day. These children were: Charles, born February 9, 1855; Sarah Alice, May 7, 1857; John Stack, April 19, 1860, died August 10, 1864; Henry Lee, November 8, 1863, died August 10, 1864; Catharine R., June 25, 1868; Peter Cartwright, January 30, 1871, died June 13, 1879; Frederick L., January 30, 1875, died June 28, 1879. The living children are all at at home. Mrs. WHITE was born in Grassy Meadows, Greenbrier County, January 12, 1830, a daughter of George and Catharine (DEITZ) MASTERS. Richard D. WHITE was a member of Company G, 26th Virginia Battalion, Confederate army, during the civil war, and took part in the engagements of Pottotomy Creek, Cold Harbor, Lynchburg, and Winchester, and was wounded on the field of Winchester, September 19, 1864. He received in the left breast a shot from a Belgium rifle, and fell, it was thought, mortally wounded. He was taken prisoner, also, and sent to Point Lookout, but courage and a good constitution took him though, and he was paroled, upon his partial recovery, reaching home March 25, 1865. He owns and carries on 1515 acres of land, well improved and well timbered, and the best stone coal in Anthonys Creek district is found on the land. About 150 acres is fertile bottom land. His location is three miles from Alvon, which is his postoffice address. Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia. New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Ed. Jim Comstock. Richwood: Comstock, 1974.