There is an article about a George M White in the book, p336. Evidently not the same man.
He came to
Ottawa in 1873, homesteading in Richland Twp. wife, Celestia, had 5 children: Charlie,
Mamie (W W
Walker and ch: Ray and
Blaine),
Hiram (
Chub), Pearly, Stella (Geo. Midgley)
Celestia died when the youngest child was born. Geo. W returned to IA and married a widow friend of the family, Josephine
Swaney, with a small son,
Allie, who lived many years near
Bennington. George and Josephine had Roy (Mildred
Boster, one son, Donald E, and a dau. who died at 1 year.), Archie ((Edith
McCready, ch: Jeanne Warhan and Phyllis
Zilliox), Nettie (Ernest
Miller, 2 sons,
Vance and Bob) Roy and
Archie lived their entie life in the
Bennington area. Donald was the only desc. still living in 1984 and owned part of the original homestead.