John Barber White

John Barber White was born on December 8, 1847, near Jamestown, New York, to Rebekah (née Barber) and John White. His father was a schoolteacher and owned a sawmill in Ulster County, New York, and Chautauqua County, New York. At the age of 5, White's father died. White attended public schools and Jamestown Academy. He taught at Jamestown Academy for three terms and worked in lumbering. ==Career==

In 1868, White with two brothers named Jenner bought a tract of about of pine in Youngstown, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the Missouri Forestry Commission under the administrations of Governors Folk and Hadley. White was a deputy governor general of the Missouri Society of Colonial Wars and was an official with the Sons of the Revolution. He was a member of the Holstein-Friesian Association, the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, the Missouri Valley Historical Society, the National Geographic Society and the American Society of International Law. He served as president of the Missouri Valley Historical Society for nine years. ==Personal life==

White married Arabell Bowen of Chautauqua County, New York, in 1874. They had two children, John Franklin White and Mrs. A. T. Hemingway. His wife died around 1879. White married Emma Siggins of Youngstown, Pennsylvania, in 1882. They had three children, Emma Ruth, Raymond B. and Jay Barber. White owned a genealogical library valued at , at the time of his death. White owned a summer home at Bemus Point on Chautauqua Lake and at the time of his death lived at 616 East 36th Street in Kansas City. White died on January 5, 1923, at the research hospital in Kansas City. He was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery at Independence, Missouri. ==Legacy==

White founded a high school building in Youngstown, Pennsylvania, called the White Memorial High School in memory of his son John Franklin White, who died in 1900. He funded a scholarship at Williams College in memory of his son. ==References==