A History of the George Griffith White Family

Details the lineage and ancestral history of the White family. George White was one of the first pioneers to settle and then serve in government in the newly-founded state of Colorado and Eagle Valley area. His sons, Hume and Ben, would follow their father into local government , law, and ranching. The Whites ranched along Brush Creek.

George served in the Civil War and was taken prisoner until the war's end; practiced law, and was also a rancher. Born in Kentucky, his family moved to Arkansas as a young boy and were farmers. He married Sarah Morton White; at the time, the family stayed on the Morton Ranch in Missouri before heading to Colorado.