Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1917 — Obituary of Robert White. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Robert White.

Joliet (Ill.) News, April 16. Robert White, father of A. H. White, district manager of the Chicago Telephone company, died yesterday at his home in Wilmington. He has resided in Will county since 1845. He was 77 years old. _ 1 Mr. White was the tenth of twelve children of Adam White and Margaret Watson White, who came to America from Scotland in 1810. He was born in Lycoming county, Pa., July 2, 1840. Five years' later the family moved to Will county. He married Barbara Munroe, of Florence township, Sept. 16, 1863. Mrs. White died Sept. .23,-1892/ Six children were bom, four of whom survive. They are Walter M. White, of Colorado Springs; Mrs. M. C. Jones and Robert C. White, of Boone, lowa, and A. H. White, of Joliet. He was married again in October, 1913, to Stella Smith, of Wilmington, who survives. Mr. White’s early life was on a farm in Florence township. Where be bought and sold cattle. Later he was in the liVery business in Wilmington. A brother, the late John M. White, crossed the plains in 1850 to Oa.ifomia, in a wagon, when gold w ifi discovered in that state. Edward Corlett, who has known Mr. White many years, said today: “Mr. White was a very dear friend of mine. I have known him ever since I was a boy. He was active in business life in Wilmington and vicinity for almost half a century. I feel that I have suffered a loss in his death, as have a great many others who have been, like myself, riaany times befriended by him.” Mr. White, according to Mir. Corlett, was a friend of young men and aided many of them.