From his Memorandum: Title: Formerly lived here. (Note Memorandum was from paper in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania) Death of Joseph White in High Springs, Florida. Word was received here yesterday of the death of Joseph White, which occurred at High Springs, Florida, on May 24, where he had lived several years, having gone there from Spencer, Iowa. He was abut 80 years of age and survived by two sons, Theodore White of Spencer and Gates White of Oakland, Iowa, Lizzie, whose home is in Louisiana, and Cinnie of South Dakota. His wife was (Mary?) Polly Burrier, whom he married in this city, a burough then many years ago. She died at Spencer, Iowa, five or six years ago. Deceased was a brother, Rev. Jon White of Ashley, who died in September last, and brother Thomas (White) who live on Lincoln street in this city (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania).
Many of the older residents of Wilkes-Barre will remember Mr. White. His father, Daniel White, had a wheelwright shop at the corner of South and Franklin streets on the property now owned by Dr. Young. It took in also that part of Franklin running South well down to Ross, for Franklin street, then known as Green Land ended at South (ST). Leaving Wilkes-Barre more than 40 years ago, Mr. White went to White Haven, thence to Lycoming county and later to Beloit, Wisconsin, where he owned a very large farm. Selling out later, he settled on a farm near Spencer, the county seat of Clay county Iowa and after his sons were nicely located on their own in that vicinity he moved to New Iberia, Louisiana, and subsequently to florida.
When a young man, Mr. White and Richard Jones, who later founded the Vulcan Iron works in this city, (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) were bosom companions, and they enjoyed the distinction of having built the first steam boat here, though it was a small one and not intended to carry passengers. The deceased(Joseph White) was also one of the original members of the Wyoming Band, and the first musical organization of it kind in this part of Pennsylvania at that time. He was one of the few men who could work as well in iron as in wood and was equally at home at the blacksmith forge as at the carpenter's bench.
Note by Linda Pickering: From this obituary it shows the last name for his wife as (Polly) Burrier. Joseph's wife went by Mary, so possible Mary was her middle name.
Many of the older residents of Wilkes-Barre will remember Mr. White. His father, Daniel White, had a wheelwright shop at the corner of South and Franklin streets on the property now owned by Dr. Young. It took in also that part of Franklin running South well down to Ross, for Franklin street, then known as Green Land ended at South (ST). Leaving Wilkes-Barre more than 40 years ago, Mr. White went to White Haven, thence to Lycoming county and later to Beloit, Wisconsin, where he owned a very large farm. Selling out later, he settled on a farm near Spencer, the county seat of Clay county Iowa and after his sons were nicely located on their own in that vicinity he moved to New Iberia, Louisiana, and subsequently to florida.
When a young man, Mr. White and Richard Jones, who later founded the Vulcan Iron works in this city, (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) were bosom companions, and they enjoyed the distinction of having built the first steam boat here, though it was a small one and not intended to carry passengers. The deceased(Joseph White) was also one of the original members of the Wyoming Band, and the first musical organization of it kind in this part of Pennsylvania at that time. He was one of the few men who could work as well in iron as in wood and was equally at home at the blacksmith forge as at the carpenter's bench.
Note by Linda Pickering: From this obituary it shows the last name for his wife as (Polly) Burrier. Joseph's wife went by Mary, so possible Mary was her middle name.
From his Memorandum: Title: Formerly lived here. (Note Memorandum was from paper in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania) Death of Joseph White in High Springs, Florida. Word was received here yesterday of the death of Joseph White, which occurred at High Springs, Florida, on May 24, where he had lived several years, having gone there from Spencer, Iowa. He was abut 80 years of age and survived by two sons, Theodore White of Spencer and Gates White of Oakland, Iowa, Lizzie, whose home is in Louisiana, and Cinnie of South Dakota. His wife was (Mary?) Polly Burrier, whom he married in this city, a burough then many years ago. She died at Spencer, Iowa, five or six years ago. Deceased was a brother, Rev. Jon White of Ashley, who died in September last, and brother Thomas (White) who live on Lincoln street in this city (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania).
Many of the older residents of Wilkes-Barre will remember Mr. White. His father, Daniel White, had a wheelwright shop at the corner of South and Franklin streets on the property now owned by Dr. Young. It took in also that part of Franklin running South well down to Ross, for Franklin street, then known as Green Land ended at South (ST). Leaving Wilkes-Barre more than 40 years ago, Mr. White went to White Haven, thence to Lycoming county and later to Beloit, Wisconsin, where he owned a very large farm. Selling out later, he settled on a farm near Spencer, the county seat of Clay county Iowa and after his sons were nicely located on their own in that vicinity he moved to New Iberia, Louisiana, and subsequently to florida.
When a young man, Mr. White and Richard Jones, who later founded the Vulcan Iron works in this city, (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) were bosom companions, and they enjoyed the distinction of having built the first steam boat here, though it was a small one and not intended to carry passengers. The deceased(Joseph White) was also one of the original members of the Wyoming Band, and the first musical organization of it kind in this part of Pennsylvania at that time. He was one of the few men who could work as well in iron as in wood and was equally at home at the blacksmith forge as at the carpenter's bench.
Note by Linda Pickering: From this obituary it shows the last name for his wife as (Polly) Burrier. Joseph's wife went by Mary, so possible Mary was her middle name.
Many of the older residents of Wilkes-Barre will remember Mr. White. His father, Daniel White, had a wheelwright shop at the corner of South and Franklin streets on the property now owned by Dr. Young. It took in also that part of Franklin running South well down to Ross, for Franklin street, then known as Green Land ended at South (ST). Leaving Wilkes-Barre more than 40 years ago, Mr. White went to White Haven, thence to Lycoming county and later to Beloit, Wisconsin, where he owned a very large farm. Selling out later, he settled on a farm near Spencer, the county seat of Clay county Iowa and after his sons were nicely located on their own in that vicinity he moved to New Iberia, Louisiana, and subsequently to florida.
When a young man, Mr. White and Richard Jones, who later founded the Vulcan Iron works in this city, (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) were bosom companions, and they enjoyed the distinction of having built the first steam boat here, though it was a small one and not intended to carry passengers. The deceased(Joseph White) was also one of the original members of the Wyoming Band, and the first musical organization of it kind in this part of Pennsylvania at that time. He was one of the few men who could work as well in iron as in wood and was equally at home at the blacksmith forge as at the carpenter's bench.
Note by Linda Pickering: From this obituary it shows the last name for his wife as (Polly) Burrier. Joseph's wife went by Mary, so possible Mary was her middle name.
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