White, Herbert A., D. D. S.

Submitted by Mike Miller

White, Herbert A., D. D. S., Maison Blanche, New Orleans, was born at New Orleans, La., March 27, 1877; son of Herbert A. and Sarah (Henriques) White, the former a native of the New England states, and the latter of New Orleans. For information as to the mother, see mention of A. D. Henriques elsewhere in this work. The father was a veterinary surgeon, and came from his New England home to New Orleans when a young man of 26 years. He practiced his profession in the southern metropolis a number of years and died there March 13, 1890. To his marriage five children were born, whose names, in order of birth, are: Aaron, now residing at Chicago, Ill.; Ernst, a veterinary surgeon of New Orleans; Herbert A., the subject of this sketch; Viola, now Mrs. D. E. Phillips, of New Orleans; Bert, living at Chicago, Ill. Herbert A. White attended the public schools of New Orleans, graduating from the Boys' high school, following which he entered the dental department of the Atlanta college of physicians and surgeons, graduating with the degree of D. D. S. in the class of 1901. The doctor shortly afterward established himself in dental offices at New Orleans and has since devoted his attention to professional duties there, where his practice has steadily increased. He is a member of New Orleans Lodge, No. 30, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Feb. 14, 1906, Dr. White was married to Miss Fannie Aaron, daughter of Edward and Mary (Joseph) Aaron, of Woodville, Miss. Mrs. White's father was in banking business at Woodville many years, but for some time previous to his death he had retired from business and lived in New Orleans, where his death occurred Dec. 18, 1911. His wife died in 1909. Dr. and Mrs. White have 1 child, Marjorie. Mrs. White's parents were both natives of Woodville, Miss.

Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 463. Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.