Background
White, Frank Shelley was born on March 13, 1847 in near Macon, Mississippi, United States. Son of Kelley and Margaret White.
White, Frank Shelley was born on March 13, 1847 in near Macon, Mississippi, United States. Son of Kelley and Margaret White.
Common school education.
Served private 1st Mississippi Cavalry, 1864, under General National B. Forrest. Captured at battle of Selma, 1865, but escaped and returned to command. Admitted to bar, 1869.
Practiced West Point, Mississippi, 1869-1886, then at Birmingham, Alabama.
Served private 1st Mississippi Cavalry, 1864, under General National B. Forrest. Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1875-1876 and 1882-1883.
Married Octavia A. Collins, May 22, 1873.