The Nevada County picayune., 1920-03-11
|NINETY-FIRST
 BIRTHDAY
Capt. w. R. White, Prescotts Oldest Citizen, 91 Years
 Old Last Monday

The annual dinner in Capt. Whites honor was given it the home of MT. and Mrs. W. R. White, Jr. X delicious course dinner was served by this popu- lar hostess. who iS noted for her culln- ary skill. The house was bright with those harbingers of spring, jonquils. liarcissus and buttercups. Golden vel low daffodils in baskets of brass and crystal. with bows of violet tulle. made pretty color scheme for the table. Dainty. old-fashioned, burtonieres of violets. the March flower. made pretty favors. A card at each cover reading MT and Mrs. Samuel Braeme White announce the birth of William Richard, on March &. 1S29. weight 12 lbs, laid for twelve: Capt. and Mrs. w. R. White. Mir. and Mrs. Thos. C. Me Rae. Mir. and Mrs Sam T. White. Mr. and Mrs Wat W. White, Mrs. Horace F. Bems Mrs. Carleton McRae, and Mir and Mrs W. k. White, Jr.
 During the day Capt. White was the recipient of greetings from friends and rela lives from far and near beginning with the visits of grandchildren at n. m. and later receiving letter grams. telegrams, and telephone mes | sages, letters, cards and friendly calls. The guests at the dinner party sang songs and hymns of Long long ago.
 with Mrs. White at the piano. After a good night song. Capt White closed a happy day with this benediction
 Grant. oh Lord, that thy peace, which passeth all understanding may keep our minds and hearts in the knowledge of Thy love. and may the blessings of God the Father Almighty and of the Son. and of the Holy Spirit be upon and abide with us always" Amen.
 l Capt. White was born March S. 1929, at RussellviIle Alabama. His ances- tors lived to great ages. His grand IHlntT lINtu tO bt Hs1ulis uh NN' His grandmother died at SS. He had two brothers who lived to be more than four score years. He was the third of nine children. His father was of Scotch descent and was also one of nine chil- dren. His father was killed in a run |away accident at the age of 67. Capt. White grew up before the days of pub lis schools when educational advan- tages were poor. but his father gave him a good business education which has always stood him well in hand,
 Before he reache dhis majority he moved to Shreveport, La. and chose the mercantile business. From there he went ter Marshall. Texas. and en- gagged in the same business. He oper- ater d branch store on the Caddo Lake at place which afterwards became the city of Jefferson. Texas. He has the distinction of opening the first store in Jefferson. He returned t0 Alabama and on Feb. 1st. 1S54, was
 married to Mary I. Clarke, Three chil- dren. Amelia A. William Nj. and Fan nie were born to them in Alabama William Nj. died in infancy In 1857
 he with his wife and two girls came
 to Pine Bluff There Fannie died. but l. another girl. Norvelle. was born to them. There he established a mercar- tile business which he conducted until
 1S6l when the Civil War began. From
 Pine Bluff he volunteered as a private and left his business and family to enter the military service of the Con- federacy He went out with Col. Car
 rolls Regiment the first that went
 from his part of the State. Soon after his enlistment his son. Vim. k. White, .Jr., was born.
 By faithful service he was soon pro-
 noted and commissioned as Captain and assigned to duty as commissary for his brigade. He served during the entire four years of the war, and was
 for fifteen months in prison; five
 months at Camp Chase and ten months at Ft. Delaware His family suffered
 much privation during the war At
 the battle of Marks Mill they were
 compelled to leave the house where
 they lived. because it was needed for
 hospital purposes, and before the fight ing was over, his wife and children with other women and children, were
 between the firing of the two armies.
 In this emergency, Mrs, White removed
 her petticoat and tied it to an impro-
 yised hag-st'ff and advanced with she
 wbite flag tWoarls the Federals. This