Sacramento County
Biographies
ALBERT L. WHITE
ALBERT
L. WHITE.--The career of Albert L. White has manifested business enterprise
and progressiveness, and he is the owner of a fine orchard and has had
considerable experience raising crops on his ranch. He was born September 18,
1888, the only son of the late Lincoln White, who was born September 30, 1862,
in Iowa. Lincoln White and his wife were the parents of three children: Albert
L., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Mabel Leonard and Edna, both of San
Francisco. Albert’s mother passed away in 1898 and his father married Mrs.
Carrie Ash, of Sacramento. The family resided at the old White home in
Sacramento, which was established in 1880. Lincoln White was prominent in the
state bar association for many years. He was a true sportsman, having shot a
grizzly bear in the vicinity of his mountain cabin, which he built and named
“Auto-Rest,” before the day of the automobile. This cabin is located in Trinity
County midway between Red Bluff and Eureka on the state highway. Politically,
Lincoln White was a Republican, and he passed away September 6, 1921.
Albert L. White graduated from the
Sacramento high school in 1906 and the same year secured a position in the city
engineering department. In 1908, he entered the ranching business with his
father and they engaged in the raising of sheep and wool-growing. In 1911,
Albert L. White had 8,200 fine turkeys and he conducted this profitable
business until 1915. At that time, fancy dressed birds averaged the price of
from twenty to twenty-three cents per pound on the San Francisco market, but he
was obliged to give up this enterprise on account of the organization of the Natomas Reclamation District. Prior to 1917, Mr. White was
farming about 5,000 acres which he engaged in bean-raising on a large scale,
producing as many as 12,000 bags yearly. After his father’s death, Albert L.
White became half owner and general manager of the extensive holdings of the
White estate. The recent years have brought many changes in ranch development
on the White ranch and recently the ranch was set out to a fine orchard of
peaches, pears and prunes.
On October 3, 1911, at Sacramento, Albert
L. White was united in marriage with Miss Ethel G. Fredericks, the daughter of
Charles J. and Millie (Riehm) Fredericks, whose
sketch will be found on another page. They were blessed with three sons: Jack
Lincoln, Charles Albert and Henry F. Mr. White and his family are very fond of
outdoor life and are often seen at their mountain retreat, known as
“Auto-Rest,” which was built by his father. Both Mr. and Mrs. White are very
fond of fishing. Mrs. White being a boon companion to her
husband. Mr. White is very active and retains the energy and ability
which have always distinguished him in his enterprises, and he has unbounded
faith in the future of his community.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G. Walter, History of Sacramento County, California With
Biographical Sketches, Page 897.
Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA. 1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.