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Tennessee Death Index 1874-1955

Name: Patter(Potter) J White
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1844
Birth Place: New York
Age: 87
Death Date: 16 Nov 1931
Death Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee
Burial Date: 17 Nov 1931
Cemetery Name: Springhill
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Baggage Master, Nashville to St. Louis
Father's name: John William White
Father's Birth Place: New York
Mother's name: Mary Adeline Thomas
Mother's Birth Place: Great Burlington, Massachusetts
Informant: Mrs J.E. Justice (daughter)
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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

Name: Potter Job White
Age at Enlistment: 18
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Ohio
Was POW?: Yes
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, Ohio 83rd Infantry Regiment on 25 Aug 1862.Promoted to Full Corporal.Mustered out on 24 Jul 1865 at Galveston, TX.
Birth Date: abt 1844
Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio
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1880 Camden Preble CO OH, Potter J. White, age 35, Elsie J, age 33, Dara B, age 11, Margie A, age 7. Potter born n NY, Elsie b. in IN, children in Ohio
1900 Nashville Ward 19 Davidson CO TN, Potter J White, age 55, Elsa J, age 53, Jessie, age 16, Percy J(Jefferson), age 7 . Jessie born in Ohio, Percy in TN
1920 Nashville Ward 20 Davidson CO TN, Plater(sp) White, age 75, Elsie, age 73. Potter is baggage man for railroad
Percy White died Sept 1967 in Davidson CO TN

Potter Job White and his two brothers were all Union soldiers in the Civil War. All three siblings credited their mother's prayers for helping them survive the War.

At age 87, he was the last survivor of the six White siblings.