Born 25 July 1829, died 25 August 1893. Joined the 12th Alabama Cavalry, Company D, 1st Battalion, Alabama Partisan Rangers, on 28 July 1862, and was promoted to Captain on 11 June 1864 - a real, earned rank. A period source, “Birmingham and Its Environs,” names his unit directly. Born in Blount County; died in Jefferson County, but buried back home.
Appears in: Elvester Cemetery.
Notable descendants:
- John Henry White (1849-1937), Milton Dewitt White (1853-1892), Rufus Vester White (1856-1931), Cyrena Elizabeth “Bettie” White (1859-1943), Dicy White (1861-1936) - his documented children, confirmed via Find a Grave.
- Grandchildren via John Henry White: Louis Sherman White (1872-1935); Thomas M White (1877-1940); Dianna White (1881-1884); Sophia White (1882-1884); Leona Agnes White Gilliam (1885-1925); Dicy White Moore (1888-1977); Philip M White (1893-1967); Hester ‘Ethel’ White Knopf (1895-1981)
- Grandchildren via Milton Dewitt White: William Lafayette White (1881-1951); Laura Josephine White McWilliams (1884-1961)
- Grandchildren via Rufus Vester White: William Anderson White (1878-1946); Earl A White (1882-1951); Emma White Mitchell (1884-1963); Andrew Jackson “Jack” White (1887-1949); Annie Mae White Lowe (1888-1965); Matilda Etta “Tildie” White Landrum (1893-1953); Lewis Earnest White (1895-1965); Roxie Ann White Tumlin (1898-1977)
- His own parents are documented a generation further back: Lewis Ledford White (1801-1883) and Sophia Charlotte Cowen White (1806-1902).