When Mary Ann Emily Good was born on January 15, 1859, in Greeneville, Tennessee, her father, Hartsell Good, was 27, and her mother, Martha Milburn, was 25. Hartsell was the son of David Good and Hannah Hartsell. Martha was the daughter of the Reverend William Elbert Milburn and Martha Frame.
Mary Ann Emily Good was called Mollie and had two brothers: William David (1855-1911) and Elbert Hartsell (1861-1929).
In 1860, the family lived in District 10 Greeneville, Tennessee. Hartsell's parents had lived next door to Andrew Johnson and his family. After David Good died, Hartsell sold the house Andrew Johnson. They attended the same church. (First Methodist, now Christ's Chapel).
Hartsell Good was a tinner before the Civil War. On 27 Jan 1863, he enlisted in the Tennessee 4TH Reg Tennessee Infantry, Union Army.
Hartsell died on July 14, 1863 and is buried in the National Cemetery in Nashville.
On June 15, 1865, Martha filed for a window's pension and soon after she moved to Rheatown with her two youngest children.
On September 15, 1877 Mollie Good and James Randolph White were married by J R Hughes.
Minnie Hartsell White (1878–1971) married James Granville Keebler
Walter White 1880–188
Martha Elizabeth White 1882–1957 married James Ruble Bailes
Isaac William White 1885–1959 married Susan Wiley Chambers
Lula Morley White 1887–1971married William Earl Thomas
Eva Franke White 1890–1968
James Henry White 1892–1918
Elma White 1896–1896
Elbert Carl White 1896–1915
Losing her son Elbert Carl to pneumonia on January 3, 1915, then James Henry in on October 10, 1918 in Chateau-Thierry, France during World War I was very hard for her. James Henry was buried in France, but after the war, his body was brought back to Rheatown to be buried in the Rheatown Cemetery.
Mollie Good White died on April 15, 1926 and is buried in Rheatown Cemetery.
Mollie Good White died on April 15, 1926 and is buried in Rheatown Cemetery.
The inscription says, "She was a kind wife, a loving Mother and a friend to all.
