White, Francis Menefee, 1811-1897
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Born in Pulaski, Tennessee, Francis Menefee White (1811-1897) was the son of Jesse White and Mary Menefee. After moving with his family to Tuscumbia, Alabama, White relocated to Jackson County, Texas, in 1830. During the Texas Revolution, he was appointed a lieutenant in the Texas army in 1835, fighting in several engagements, including the Grass Fight and the siege of Bexar. That same year, White married Rosanna K. McNutt, with whom he had four children. After her death in 1845, he married Margarette Sealy, fathering eight more children. Following the revolution, White was became commissioner of Jackson County in 1837 and served as justice of peace from 1838 through 1840. Additionally, he was a member of the Board of Land Commissioners, chaired of the House Committee on Public Lands, and was appointed commissioner of the General Land Office in 1857.
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Hardin, Stephen L. White, Francis Menefee. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed March 14, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fwh19 .
Born in Pulaski, Tennessee, Francis Menefee White (1811-1897) was the son of Jesse White and Mary Menefee.
After moving with his family to Tuscumbia, Alabama, White relocated to Jackson County, Texas, in 1830. During the Texas Revolution, he was appointed a lieutenant in the Texas army in 1835, fighting in several engagements, including the Grass Fight and the siege of Bexar. That same year, White married Rosanna K. McNutt, with whom he had four children. After her death in 1845, he married Margarette Sealy, fathering eight more children. Following the revolution, White was became commissioner of Jackson County in 1837 and served as justice of peace from 1838 through 1840. Additionally, he was a member of the Board of Land Commissioners, chaired of the House Committee on Public Lands, and was appointed commissioner of the General Land Office in 1857.
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