Posted on: Hancock Co. Il Bios Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Il/HancockBios/15 Surname: Anderson, Armstrong, Botts, Boyd, Crump, Ewing, Falder, Hicks, Stevens, Walker, White, Wisenborn ------------------------- Morris Armstrong White WHITE, Morris Armstrong, one of the prosperous farmers of Hancock Township, has had a long and varied experience as an agriculturalist, and his success has been achieved along legitimate lines. He was born in Tennessee Township, McDonough County, Ill., June 27, 1855, a son of James A. and Amelia Ann (Boyd) White, born near Greenfield, Ohio, and grandson of Joseph and Maria (Armstrong) White, and William and Catherine (Hicks) Boyd. These grandparents were among the very earliest settlers of McDonough County, Ill., the paternal grandfather being a cooper by trade, who died at Colchester, Ill. After their marriage James A. White and his wife located on a farm in Tennessee Township, but sold it in 1873 and came to St. Mary’s Township, Hancock County, buying the John Wilson farm, the southeast quarter of section 7, for which they paid $30 per acre, and this same land is now worth $200 per acre. Their last years were spent at Carthage. Their children were as follows: Morris Armstrong, whose name heads this review; Laura, who was Mrs. Robert W. Botts, died and left four children; Martha Ellen, who is Mrs. Thomas Stevens, of Dallas City, Ill.; Catherine, who is Mrs. George Crump, of St. Mary’s Township; Nellie Bell, who was Mrs. Homer Walker, died and left four children; Alice May, who died without issue, was Mrs. Otto Wisenborn; and Mary Jane, who was Mrs. William E. Ewing, of Lawrence, Kans., had seven daughters and one son. Morris Armstrong White was married September 26, 1860, to Pearl Ewing, born in Hancock County, a daughter of George W. and Eunice Ewing, natives of Ohio and Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. White had the following children: Bert, who lives in Hancock Township; Fred, who lives in St. Mary’s Township; and Susie, who is a public schoolteacher. Mrs. White died February 25, 1898. On January 5, 1899, Mr. White was married to Mrs. Mary (Falder) Anderson, widow of William Anderson of McDonough County, Ill., who had a son, Clifford. By his second marriage, Mr. White has a daughter, Grace, who lives at home. Following his first marriage, Mr. White took up his residence on a farm of 120 acres in St. Mary’s Township, where he was engaged in farming until 1905 when he moved to his farm of 126 acres in Hancock Township and lived there for two years, and then spent three years on his St. Mary’s Township farm. Once more he came to Hancock Township, and here he has since been engaged in general farming and stockraising. He is a Democrat, and served on the school board for fifteen years, and as road commissioner for two years. An efficient farmer, and desirable citizen, he is regarded as a valuable addition to Hancock Township. Hancock County Historical Society Carthage, Illinois 1921 History of Hancock County, Illinois Pages 1397 & 1398 Link: Bryant Genealogy Web Page URL: <http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bryant>