Newell C. White    

NEWELL E. WHITE, merchant, Mosiertown, was born May 19, 1838, in Richmond Township, this county. His father, John White, of near Fredonia, N.Y., and among the early settlers of Richmond Township, this county, married Miss Polly Gould, and of their seven children, David, of Little Cooley, Newell, and Diantha I. are now living. Our subject enlisted in the One Hundred and Fiftieth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, in August, 1862. He served in the Army of the Potomac and took part in the battles of Gettysburg, Wilderness, Petersburg and many more of the memorable conflicts of the Virginia campaigns. He was severely wounded in the battle of Gettysburg, resulting in permanent disabilities. He served his time out, and received his discharge in June, 1865, having an honorable record as a brave and faithful soldier. October 12, 1865, Mr. White married Miss Josephine C. Fross, of Richmond Township, this county. Their children are: Rollo R. and Royal J. (deceased). Our subject carried on a general merchandising store at Lyona, this county, in 1876, 1877, and at Townville during 1879, then established himself in business at Mosiertown in 1880. His present partner is S.D. Fullerton. They carry on a prosperous and growing trade which by their courtesy and strict attention to business they are rapidly building up. Mrs. White died November 1, 1883. She was a faithful wife and loving mother, beloved by all who knew her. She was a pious member of the Baptist Church, of which Mr. White is also a member.

History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools, churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885. View image of this page of the book on line at ancestry.com.  Free access  More Crawford County History Books  Search Hundreds of 1880s-1890s Pennsylvania County History Books for biographies and historical information on your ancestors.  View the book page images on line and print them out for your genealogy file!  Free Access to the old history books - plus birth & death records, census images and ALL other records at ancestry.com

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