The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-12-06
Tribnte of Resnect.


Died at his residence, Giles county,
Tenn, Nov. 10th, 1877, JAMES WHITE,
ESQ, in his Saith year.
Esq'r White was born in the State of
Georgia in the year 1874. When a small
boy his father immigrated to Middle
Tennessee and settled in Sumner county,
near Gallatin. After remaining there
few years, he moved with his family
down on Cumberland River near the
site now of Fort Donaldson. Making
but a short stay at this place, he re-
moved and located in Maury county.
When the subject of this notice had
gained his 18th year, England again had
declared war against the United States.
A call was made for volunteers to beat
back her tbreatning armies of invasion /:
he came to the call of his country; Of
fered his services; entered the army,
and marched with General Jackson's
troops to New Orleans, and there took
part in that memorable battle fought
on the Sth of January, 1912, which
achieved for US q second time our indie
pendenee of Great Britain and made us
a free people.
After peace was negotiated Esq'r
White returned to his home in Maury
county and re-entered school, and OBJ
tanned for that day a good English edu-
cation, after which he taught school
there until the spring of 1920. He then
came to Giles county and married Miss
Matilda Gooch, and lived with his wild
owed mother-in-law MARY E. Gooch)
until the fall of the same year; be then
moved to himself, where he had choice
of the forest to select timbers to build
his house, and here he lived in peace,
prosperity and plenty for fifty years.
His family grew to six children, all
of whom save two preceded him to the
land of rest.
In the year 1927 (Octoberl Esq. White
professed the religion of Christ at a
campmeeting occasion, the first ever
held at Pleasant Hill. He was at this
time a tenter, and continued to be as
long as such meetings were kept up at
this place, and assisted to feed and en-
terrain a liberal share of those who as
sem bled from year to year to worship.
During the fifty years of his Christian
life he, with becoming diligence and
zeal, worked for his Master. His OBJ
portunities were not confined alone to
revival seasons, Sabbath-schools and
prayer-meetings to work for Christ, but
often at the bedside of the sick.
Esq. White was an elder in the Pleas
ant Hill congregation, G. p. Church, for
about forty years, and during his Chris
tian warfare for half century, his de-
pertinent was blameless and without
censure with the brotherhood of his
Church. During his last hours, an old
friend of his and veteran of the cross
and too one of the noble old braves of
the war of 1912, visited him (his neigh
Dor for about forty years., and their sep
each other farewell
and shaking hands for the last time on
earth, was a scene touching indeed,
deeply affecting and profoundly solemn.
Esq. White was truly good man and
for himself high personal
regard, and with commanding appear
ance and courteous bearing he inn
pressed all with whom he met faYora-
bly,. He was an officer for about forty
years of his life, and transacted large
amount of business for the public, both
in Church and state, and his sound judg-
ment and equitable decisions engrafted
him in the esteem and confidence of
those for whom he labored.
Esq. White was true man in the
bravest sense; he was true to his own
true to his family, true to
his neighbor, true to his country and
true to his God. His very aspect pro-
him one of natures purest and
best men.
In his death we can truly say that his
family has lost discrete and wise coun-
selor; the Church a faithful friend, and
society a useful member. 1t was his
pleasure during his long life to visit the
sick. This he did almost to his death,
and on becoming occasions would offer
prayer in their behalf, and at all times
would encourage and comfort as far as
was in his power,
During the two or three last years of
his life he was greatly distressed at
times with chronic rheumatism and in
of urine, the latter more par
did exceedingly distress him;
but with Christian patience bore it ali
without murmuTing, and was heard to
say often that these troubles would soon
have an end, and that the Lord had in
reservation better things for him-life,
eternal life, undisturbed by cares or
pain-if he but proved true and faithful
to the end. This he did, three days be-
fore his death being more at himself
mentally than at any time during his
illness.
Tho author of this tribute went into
his room and found none present with
him except his faithful and aged wife.
We called to her and asked, GLOW is
Esquire now, grandma" She replied,
she is happy and praising God the best
he has strength to do"
"Blessed are the dead which die in
the Lord from enceforth: yea, saith
the Spirit, that they may rest from their
labors; and their works do follow
them" NJ. S. WATERS, NJ. d.