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Horace Logan White 1899 - 1963

Horace Logan White was born on May 30, 1899 in Nagaunee Township, Marquette County, Michigan United States. He was in a relationship with Tess (Cachikis) White, and had a child Betty White. Horace White died at age 64 years old on November 16, 1963 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA, and was buried at Forest Lawn 6300 Forest Lawn Dr, in Hollywood Hills.

Horace Logan White

May 30, 1899

Nagaunee Township, Marquette County, Michigan, United States

November 16, 1963

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

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Horace Logan White, father of actress Betty White was the son of Christian H White (1865 - 1941), born in Denmark, and Etta K Lundy (1863 - 1939), born in Ontario Canada. He had sibling Ema. When Horace was age 1, he was living in Green Bay Wisconsin with his parents, Etta, 36, and Christen, 34, and sister Ema, 7. Also in the household was a servant, Kate Gorman, 25. Dad Christian was a traveling salesman. Horace married Tess (Cachikis) White (1899–1985) in 1920. They had one child, daughter Betty White. When Horace was 40, he was married to Tess, 40. They were living in Los Angeles, California with daughter Betty, 18. Horace was a sales representative for electric materials. Horace was a veteran of World War I. Happy Belated Father's Day! Left by Josh Richard on 21 Jun 2017
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May 30, 1899

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Nagaunee Township, Marquette County, Michigan United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Horace was Caucasian.
Nationality & Locations

Horace was born in Negaunee Township in Michigan. In 1923, he and his family moved to Los Angeles County, California, where he died.
Religious Beliefs

Horace was Unitarian.
Military Service

During World War I, Horace was a private first class in rench Mortar Battery, 4th Division, in the United States Army.
Professional Career

Horace was a lighting executive. During the Depression, to make extra money, Horace was building crystal radios. He was also a salesman for lighting companies.
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1963

Death

November 16, 1963

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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California United States
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Forest Lawn 6300 Forest Lawn Dr, in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California United States
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Horace Logan White lived 7 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.

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Amanda S. Stevenson

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11/14/2019

Horace L. White

A photo of Horace L. White

Added to Find A Grave by Luis Hernandez in 2022.

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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Amanda S. Stevenson

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11/12/2019

Horace L. White Gravesite

A photo of Tess White's Husband's Grave, Horace White. Father of actress Betty White.

Photo from Find A Grave added in 2012 by Linda Carole Mustion.

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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Amanda S. Stevenson

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11/12/2019

Horace White

A photo of Horace White, father of Betty White. Originally added to Find A Grave by "Suzann" in 2013.

Date & Place: Not specified or unknown.

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Kathy Pinna

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08/22/2022

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PFC Trench Mortar Battery, 4th Division, World War I. Horace was the father of actress Betty White (1922 - 2021 ).

Horace White and his wife and baby daughter (Betty White) family moved to Alhambra, California in 1923, and later to Los Angeles during the Great Depression. To make extra money, he would build radios (crystal radio) and sell them wherever he could. Since it was the height of the Depression, and hardly anyone had a sizable income, he would trade the radios in exchange for other goods, including dogs on some occasions. (In a 2018 PBS program about Betty White, she was seen speaking lovingly of her mother and father and the pack trips they took to the Sierra Nevadas when she was girl. Betty and her parents were "all animal persons" in her words.)

Contributor: Little Orange in the Big Apple (46817308)

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Horace Logan White May 30, 1899 - Nov 16, 1963

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Tess (Cachikis) White