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Born 1869
From History of Pickaway County, Ohio and representative citizens (1906)
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J in 1869, and is a son of Ambrose White; Brown.
The father of Mr. Brown was also born in 1 Deerfield township, Ross County, Ohio, where ! his parents had settled at an early date. In 1876 he removed to Pickaway County, where he died in the following year.
Thomas W. Brown was reared in Ross County, attended the Chillicothe High School and in 1887 entered Wooster University, where he remained until 1891. He then returned to his farm in Ross county, but on May 1, 1900. he came to Pickaway County, where he bought the flour mill, elevator and farm of I William Foresnran. He operated this property until his mill was totally destroyed by fire on July 26, 1905. Mr. Brown has not rebuilt but has given his attention to other interests. With other capitalists he is contemplating the erection in the near future of an ice plant for the manufacture of artificial ice. He is a man of business enterprise and has met with success in his previous business ventures.
Mr. Brown was united in marriage in 1903 with Annie E. Wright, who was born at South Bloomfield, Pickaway County, Ohio, and is a sister of Dr. T. B. Wright, of Circleville.
Mr. Brown retains his membership with the various societies with which he became identified at Wooster University and he belongs also to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
As printed in History of Pickaway County, Ohio and representative citizens (1906). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Thomas White Brown: Richard Ambrose Brown (b. 1873)
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