JUEL ID/KEY: P48852

"Mattie White," a photograph by Rufus W. Holsinger taken on July 7, 1915. 

The J. F. Bell Funeral Home Database has an entry about a Mattie White: "Mattie Helen White, birth date unknown, born in Albemarle County to father William Swann; spouse John B. White; died July 17, 1929 at the University of Virginia Hospital at age 35 and buried at New Hope Cemetery (approximate birth date 1894). This may or may not be the same person as photographed below; more information is needed.

Additional information about Mattie White will be added as it is researched.

NOTE that the name with which the portrait is labelled is not necessarily the name of the sitter in the portrait, unless otherwise verified (the date and name associated with each photograph is from the business ledgers of R. W. Holsinger). 
Sources

- "Mattie White," 1915-07-07 photograph in UVA Catalogue (X03354A) 

SEE ALSO:

Holsinger Image Gallery of African Americans

J. F. Bell Funeral Home Records

Charlottesville City Directory, 1914-15 [Hathi Trust] 

1870 & 1910 U. S. Census - Charlottesville & Esmont Communities

First published: October 2, 2020

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