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THOMAS B. WHITE, firm of T. B. White & Co., general merchant, Ansonia; another of the old settlers of Darke Co.; born in Brown Township, Darke Co., upon the 23d of July, 1842; he was a son of William White, of the State of New York, who came to Darke Co. in 1822; the maiden name of his wife was Esther Stahl; she came to Richland Township with her parents about the year 1820, and is now living upon the old homestead, a little north of Ansonia; Mr. White died in 1864; Thomas B. White was raised to agricultural pursuits until 19 years of age, when, upon the 6th of August 1862, he enlisted in the 94th O. V. I., and went forward to battle for the Union; in his first severe engagement, he, with a large part of his regiment, were captured, but he, with many others, escaped and again joined the Union army, he was then engaged in the battle of Perryville, and at the fight of Stone River Dec. 31, 1862; he was severely wounded, and lay in hospital until May, 1863, when he received his discharge on account of disability; he then returned home, and, on account of his wounds, lay idle until the fall of 1864, when he engaged in school-teaching for three years, and in the fall of 1868, he engaged in the general merchandise trade at Ansonia, which he has since successfully followed; in 1878, he associated with J. S. Webster, under the above firm name, carrying a large and complete stock; a card of their business will be found in the business directory of Ansonia, in this work. His marriage nuptials with Hannah Webster were celebrated in 1875; she was born in Madison Co., Ohio, and is a daughter of J. S. Webster, whose sketch also appears in this work; they have one child, Lucy F., born Dec. 15, 1876.