WHITE, Anna (c. 1829-1854)

Editor, youngest sister of James Springer White. In 1852, while living in Rochester, New York, Ellen White was shown in vision “that we should open the way for my husband's brother Nathaniel and sister Anna to come and live with us.” Neither were Sabbathkeepers, but both “came into the truth cautiously, yet understandingly” after settling in Rochester. Both were in poor health on arrival in November 1852, and Nathaniel died of tuberculosis within six months. Anna, however, rallied, and, showing considerable literary talent, became editor of the Youth's Instructor in January 1854. She also compiled Hymns for Youth and Children, which was published a few months later. Unfortunately, Anna White subsequently suffered a relapse and died of tuberculosis in November 1854, age 25.1EGWLM 904.2

See: Obituary: “Anna White,” Review, Dec. 12, 1854, p. 135; 1850 U.S. Federal Census, “Anna White,” Maine, Somerset County, Palmyra, p. 21; “To Our Young Readers,” Youth's Instructor, Jan. 1854, p. 4; “Hymns for Youth and Children,” Review, Apr. 25, 1854, p. 112; Ellen G. White, Spiritual Gifts [vol. 2], p. 173.1EGWLM 904.3