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Chattanooga on January 4, 1891. He is buried in Chattanooga's Forest Hills Cemetery.
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276:Early life
180:Allegiance
167:Profession
143:Republican
91:1823-01-29
61:J.W. White
344:Knoxville
338:Civil War
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