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Author: History of Will County IL, 1878

Thomas WHITE, farmer and stock, Sec. 36; P. O. Wallingford; the subject of this sketch 
was born in Lincolnshire England Sept. 23, 1831. He married Miss Kittie REESON July 1, 
1851; she was born in Lincolnshire, England, July 31, 1827; they had six children, 
three living, viz., John T., William and Fannie. He lived in England until 1853, when 
he moved to Canada, where he remained but a short time, and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, 
where he engaged in the stone quarries; he then went to Du Page Co., IL; remained about 
three years; then he went to Lee Co.; then, in 1863, he came to Will Co., and settled 
near where he now lives; in 1868, he came to his present place, and has lived here 
since. He started in very poor circumstances and now owns 320 acres in this township.


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