An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 389 DR. S.M. WHITE, one of the leading physicians of Walla Walla, was born in Hamilton county, Indiana, September 27, 1842, a son of Joseph and Mary (Moffitt) White, the former a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the latter of North Carolina. The father, a farmer by occupation, died February 5, 1875, at the age of sixty-one years. The mother still resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, aged seventy-two years. Dr. S.M. White, the eldest of two children, was reared to farm life, attended the common schools of his native county, and also graduated at the Poplar Ridge Academy of Indiana. After completing his education the war broke out, and April 25, 1864, he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers. He participated in much hard service in the South, his regiment having been on detached duty, and was sent from point to point. He was honorably discharged November 2, 1864, after which he followed farming in his native State until 1868. In that year Mr. White began the study of medicine under the preceptorship of Drs. Daniel and Zenas Carry; attended the medical school of Indianapolis, Indiana; received his diploma February 24, 1878; was engaged as one of the faculty of that institution seven years, and then received his second diploma, dated March 7, 1884. He was then engaged in the practice of medicine in Kokomo, Indiana, until 1881, and then went to Indianapolis, where he remained until failing health compelled him to seek a new home. Since that time Dr. White has followed his profession in Walla Walla, Washington, and has regained his health. The Doctor was married, January 19, 1835, to Miss Ruth Herand, but after a few years of happy conjugal life, death claimed the loving wife and mother, her demise occurring April 28, 1873. She left three children, but only two daughters now survive: Alma and Ida, who reside with their grandmother in Indianapolis. The eldest is one of the leading musicians of that city, making the violin a specialty, and being one of the faculty of the musical department of Butler University, Indiana. She is said to be the finest violinist of Indianapolis. Dr. White was again married, November 10, 1875, when he wedded Miss Carrie E. Sulliuan, a native of Ohio. She departed this life April 4, 1880, leaving one daughter, Lora, aged fifteen years, who is now attending school in Indiana. Politically, the Doctor is identified with the Republican party, and socially is a member of the Odd Fellows and Masonic fraternities, still holding his membership in the latter at Kokomo, Indiana. He has been twice elected as Post Commander of A. Lincoln Post, No. 4, of Walla Walla, and was elected Medical Examiner of his department in 1891. Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.