Biography of Erastus White, pages 549 / 550. History of De Kalb County, Indiana. Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885. Erastus White, a son of Ephraim and Betsey (Bartholomew) White, was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, Dec. 1,1820, and in April, 1838, came with his parents to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Concord Township, near where he now lives on rented land. He afterward bought eighty acres of school land in Concord Township, which he improved, and lived on till his death, may 2, 1847. The mother afterward married Alexander Crawford and moved to Ohio, and lived till after the death of her husband, and then returned to De Kalb County, where she died Nov. 17,1869. Our subject remained with his parents till the death of the father and then took charge of the homestead, subsequently buying the interests of the other heirs. To the original purchase of his father he has added till he now owns twenty-seven timber land. He was married Jan. 1, 1846, to Clarissa Johnson, a native of Pennsylvania, daughter of Thomas and Lydia (Draggoo) Johnson. To them were born four children, three of whom are living---Jacob I., Thomas E., and Franklin J. their third son, Henry E., died Nov. 6, 1883. Mr. White is a member of the Lutheran church. In politics he is a Republican. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com