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Subject: [IAHENRY] Henry Co. Bio-Charles White
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:19:59 EST

>From Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County,Iowa, Acme Publishing,
Chicago, 1888.

Page 371:

CHARLES WHITE, residing on section 17, Center Township, one of the pioneer
settlers of Henry County, was born in Ohio, in 1844, and when but an infant came
with his parents, George and Mary (Kuany) White, to HenryCounty. They were
natives of Germany,but emigrated to America in 1842. Herein this county the
boyhood days of Charles were passed, and here he received his education in the
common schools. He formed a matrimonial alliance with Miss Lizzie Strawn, who
was a native of Connecticut. By this union there were five children: Willie,
Estella, Victor,Annie and an infant. In the spring of 1880 Mr. White located
on his present farm in Center Township, one mile west ofMt. Pleasant; on this
farm he built an elegant residence, which cost$1,300. His farm of 113 acres
is valued at $50 per acre. Mr. White is a friend to education, and has given
all his children good educational advantages. He has lived in this county all
his life,and is a very successful farmer and stock-raiser. Having lived here
from childhood he has been largely identified with the interests of both
township and county, and many are the changes andimprovements he has witnessed and
helped to bring about.

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Pat Ryan White
Camarillo, CA
MPHS Class of 1966

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