District, SC. William Walker, publisher of the Southern Harmony, married Thurza's sister, Amy. The Whites moved from Spartanburg District, SC to Harris County, Georgia in 1842. To B. F. and Thurza were born nine children: William Decatur, David Patillo, Robert H., Mary Caroline, Nancy Ogburn, Thurza Melvina, Benjamin Franklin, Jr., James Landrum, and Martha America. Of these, David Patillo, James Landrum, and Benjamin Franklin, Jr. grew up to be prominent figures in Sacred Harp singing. Death and eulogy B. F. White died in 1879 and was buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia. The following year, members of the Chattahoochee Musical Convention eulogized him thus: White is the namesake of the shape note tune "White" by Edmund Dumas. Notes References A Chronological History of the Life of Benjamin Franklin White (unpublished), by Donald Stephen Clarke Barfield, Louise C (1961) History of Harris County, Georgia 1827-1961, Columbus Office Supply Company. Bealle, John (1997) Public Worship, Private Faith: Sacred Harp and American Folksong. Athens: University of Georgia Press. Cobb, Buell E. (1978, 1989) The Sacred Harp: A Tradition and Its Music, by Buell E. Cobb, Jr., University of Georgia Press. Jackson, George Pullen (1933) White Spirituals in the Southern Uplands. University of North Carolina Press. James, Joe S. (1904) A Brief History of the Sacred Harp and Its Author, B. F. White, Sr., and Contributors, privately printed. Landrum, J. B. O. (1900) History of Spartanburg County, Franklin Printing and Publishing Co.. Miller, Kiri (2002) The Chattahoochee Musical Convention, 1852-2002: A Sacred Harp Historical Sourcebook. Carrollton, Georgia: The Sacred Harp Museum. External links A biography by William J. Reynolds, from the Web site "Sacred Harp Singing in Texas". Biography at the Cyber Hymnal Picture of B. F. & Thurza White B. F. White historical marker 1800 births 1879 deaths American male composers American composers American music publishers (people) Burials at Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta) American Christian hymnwriters Mayors of places in Georgia (U.S. state) Musicians from South Carolina Musicians from Columbus, Georgia People from Harris County, Georgia People from Spartanburg County, South Carolina People from Union County, South Carolina Sacred Harp Shape note Southern Baptists 19th-century Baptists 19th-century American musicians 19th-century American politicians Songwriters from South Carolina Songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state) 19th-century American male musicians 19th-century American businesspeople American male songwriters