"William White, grandfather of John R., was born April 6, 1804, and died Sept. 17, 1885, having spent his life in farming a small tract near Gouglersville. He married (first) Sarah Holtry, who was born in 1805 and died in 1833, and three children were born to them: Mary, born Jan. 27, 1828, m. Charles Eben; John H.; and Lydia, m. William Miller. Mr. White married (second) Ann Maria Fritz, born Jan. 13, 1804, who died Aug. 12, 1877, and to this union there were born four children: Hannah, m. Daniel Schonour; Henry, who died in youth; Annie, m. John Messinger; and Daniel (m. Emma Stamm), deceased April 10, 1907, aged sixty years."
