Catharine Schneider was born on July 21, 1860 to Johann Christoph and Anna Schneider. She married John White (1853-?), who had migrated from Scotland on July 12, 1882, and the couple lived in Toronto. They had four children: John Alexander (1883-1989), married Clarabel E.L. Bowman; Elizabeth (1884-1974); Arthur (1888-1910), married Carrie Emma McDonald; and Harold Eugene (1899-1982). Catharine died at home on March 2, 1938 and is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto.