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GEORGE
W. WHITE, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Allen's; was born in
Champaign Co., Ohio, Feb. 22, 1834, and is a son of George and
Mary (Anderson) White; George was brought up to agricultural
pursuits, and was educated in the district schools; in 1855,
he started in life for himself by engaging in the saw-mill business,
which remained his occupation for fourteen or fifteen years, during
which time he was favored with the general patronage in the vicinity
where he labored, and many bills of lumber were filled; soon after
retiring from the milling business, he purchased his present farm,
of 217 acres, in Secs. 2 and 3 Brown Township, Miami Co. where he is
now located, and ahs a farm second to none in the township, in
quality of soil and in various improvements; his farm is arranged so
that stock can be watered in each field, either by spring or by the
wind-engine, which he has erected over a well on the highest summit
of the farm; Mr. White takes particular pride in keeping a
good class of stock, as well as in keeping up and cultivating his
farm, on a systematized plan; on his farm is a young orchard, of
five acres, of good selections of fruits of various kinds. He
also takes an active part in all public interests of the county.
Sept. 6, 1856, he married Lucinda McKinley, who was born in
Champaign Co., Ohio, July 12, 1838; they have eight children, viz.,
William P., Samuel H., Rosa, Rhoda F., Clara M., Mollie, Nora
and Grant.
J. W. WHITE,
saw-milling, Conover; J. W. White commenced business in 1870,
by buying one-half interest of S. White, and in 1878, he
purchased the other half of B. H. White; in the year of 1878,
the boiler exploded, and he underwent a loss of about $1,200; Mr.
White, being and energetic man, soon had his mill in running
order, and is doing first-class sawing, and has a liberal patronage.
Our subject was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Mar. 11, 1842, and is a
son of George and Mary (Anderson) White. Mr. White was
born in New Jersey, Mrs. White in Pennsylvania. They
emigrated to Ohio about 1830, and settled in Champaign Co; Apr. 4,
1850, they removed to Miami Co., locating on Section 3, Brown
Township where they both died - Mr. White Oct. 3, 1862, and
Mrs. White in 1878. They were brought up to farm labor
and received a common education; at the age of 21 he entered the
path of life for himself, and has since financially progressed to
the amount of his present property, which consists of a good house
and lot of 8 acres in Sec. 12, Brown Township, and as good a mill as
can be found in the township. His marriage with Rebecca
Hagerman was celebrated upon Sept. 16, 1863; she was a native of
Ohio, born in 1845, and died Dec. 3, 1868; they, by this union, had
two children, viz., Mary J. and Lillie M. Mr. White
married for his second wife Mrs. Jane Webb, a native of this
county, who was a daughter of William and Harriet (Harvey)
Covault, who were natives of Pennsylvania.
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