Eric White was born on May 13, 1896, in Beltzhoover, Pennsylvania, a borough of Pittsburgh, and he was raised and educated in Pittsburgh. In 1915, with his parents Edwin Matson and Nellie Missouri Bartley White, Eric traveled to Montana to homestead. The White homestead was north of Custer, between the Musselshell and Yellowstone rivers, just east of the Twin Bridges. Following his military service in World War I, Eric became a ranger for the U.S. Forest Service, a position he held until his retirement in 1957. During his long career, he served as a forest ranger in the Absaroka, Gallatin, Deer Lodge, and Helena national forests, all in Montana. Eric White and Grace Grant were married October 17, 1923. The couple had two children; Robert and Elizabeth. Eric White died May 18, 1992.
From the description of Eric White papers, f1914-1957. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 462914737
