Lyman White was born on January 1, 1820, to Eli and Olive White in Greenwich, Massachusetts.
Mr. White worked as a farmer until he was drafted into the Civil War on October 19, 1861, at the age of 43. He served as a Private in the 26th Massachusetts Regiment and was quickly promoted to Corporal. After about a year into his service, he was discharged on October 10, 1862, due to a disability. He fought for the Union.
Mr. White was discharged in New Orleans, Louisiana, but returned to Wendell, Massachusetts, presumably to reunite with his wife, Hannah Jane Davis, whom he had married on November 19, 1861, while actively serving in the Union Army. By 1872, Mr. White was incarcerated in Massachusetts State Prison, where he died seven years and seven months later on August 2, 1879, at the age of 59 due to heart disease.
