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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

John M. WHITE, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Wilmington; owns 300 acres of land in this 
county, and 413 acres in Kankakee, valued at $35,600. Held office of Collector 
two years, Supervisor one term, in 1865, and Township Trustee for eight years, 
which office he now holds; born Dec. 23, 1823, in Glasgow, Scotland, and came 
to this country with his father's family in 1833; they located in Livingston Co., 
N. Y.; thence to Ontario Co., two years later; thence to Williamsport, Penn. 
All the family, consisting of his father (Adam WHITE), mother (Margaret WATSON 
WHITE), five brothers and two sisters, located within two miles of Mr. WHITE's 
present residence in 1844. Mr. WHITE married Margery MCINTOSH, daughter of D. 
MCINTOSH, Jan. 20, 1853; she was born in Little Falls, N. Y., Jan. 13, 1834; 
have six children - William W., Daniel M., Ida S., John B., Frank E., Arthur 
R.; William W., married Juliette NELSON April 1, 1874; Daniel M., married Sarah 
A. NELSON, Dec. 25, 1876. Mr. WHITE went to California across the plains in 
the spring of 1850; remained about two years, then returned to this Township 
to the farm where he now resides, and on which he has remained ever since.


Additional Comments:
HISTORY OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.