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��20 acres of Steven Bishop; afterward 15 acres; then 15 acres of the Hazelet farm; then 160 acres in Indi- ana, which he sold, and bought 80 acres of the Rummel Mill property, sold it and bought the Joseph Clever farm, known formerly as the Suninous farm, he sold same and bought 144 acres of the Kanaga farm; sold and bought 160 acres now owned by Isaac Gatton ; sold it and bought in Independence ; sold there and bought 80 acres known as the Samuel Easterly farm, and the 80 acres of the Peter Layman farm, where he now lives; also 80 acres in Brown Co., Kan.; he and his son also bought 182 acres in Clarke Co., 111., where the latter lives. Mr. Secrist is a member of the Evangeli- cal Association Church ; he has been connected with the same twenty-three years ; has held several offices. His son George was in the late war. He has two broth- ers who are preachers in the Evangelical Association Church.

SECRIST, WILLIAM A., M. D.; Independence. He was born in VVorthington Township in 1853 ; he at- tended school at the Northwestern College, located at Naperville, 111.; he studied medicine with Dr. George Mitchell, of Mansfield, and after completing his studies, attended lectures at the Medical Department of the University of Wooster; he is now located at Independ- ence, Ohio. Dr. Secrist is a young man of good habits, a Christian and a gentleman in the strictest sense ; he oifers his services to the public, and will attend to all calls in his profession with promptness and dispatch.

SHARP. H. H., carpenter: Newville. H. H. Sharp was born in Washington Co., Penn., April 25, 1823 ; his father's name was Adam Sharp, and his mother's name Mary Sharp ; he was raised in Wayne Co., Ohio ; he came to Newville in 1842 ; he learned the carpen- ter's trade with Isaac Pulver. Was married to Mary Ann Switzer, second daughter of ^lartin and Nancy Switzer, April 24, 1844, by whom he had six chil- dren, three sons and three daughters — Chariot teMahala, born March 8, 1845 ; Martin Luther, Nov. 3, 1846 ; Sarah .lane, Oct. 27, 1848 ; Cornelius, Dec. 30, 1852 ; Thomas Wilson, .Jan. 2, 1854, and Alice Christian, March 28, 1860. They lived in rented houses for a good many years. Mr. Sharp was considered a very good workman ; as a framer, few in his region of the county could excel him ; he found no trouble in finding employment. In later life, he became a bridge contractor, and succeeded admirably well in this line of business ; he has probably constructed more bridges in this county than any other man who resides in it. He purchased 80 of aci-es land in Washington Township, about one and a half miles west of New- ville ; he removed his family on this farm and con- tinued to reside here for many years ; he erected a very good frame dwelling thereon, and a good barn, and made many other valuable improvements. A large portion of the success that Mr. Sharp met with at this time may be attributed to his wife ; she was in- deed a notable housewife ; her husband being necessa- rily from home a great portion of tl.e time, the whole management of the farm and household devolved upon her ; she succeeded in this fully as well, perhaps, as her husband would have done had he been personally present to oversee the same; he had so much confi- dence in her, that all his hard earnings were intrusted

��to her care ; nor was this confidence misplaced. Mrs. Sharp was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church from her girlhood ; she was liberal almost to a fault in her contributions for the relief of the distressed and the support of the Gospel ; she was an invalid for some time before her death, Dec. 5, 1870. Mr. Sharp was married to Miss Margaret Beveridge, daughter of John and Catharine Beveridge; her mother's maiden name was McHardy ; Miss Beveridge was born near Aber- deen, Scotland, May 29, 1833 ; her parents emigrated to the United States when she was but 9 months old, and settled near Savannah, Ashland Co., Ohio ; her father died when she was about 7 years old, and was buried at Savannah ; she had thi-ee brothers — John, William and James, nnd one sister who died in child- hood ; William died of consumption in 1863, and was buried at Troy, Ashland Co., Ohio; her father and mother were members of the U. P. Church for many years; soon after her father's death, her mother re- moved to Norwalk, Ohio ; Margaret came to Newville in 1860, and lived with her brother John until she was married; her mother died Dec. 30, 1862, and was bur- ied at Norwalk. Soon after his second marriage, Mr. S. sold his farm and bought another Adjoining the town of Newville, on the southwest, wherl he and his wife still continue to reside. By his second wife, Mr. Sharj) had one child, a son, named Leroy, who died in infancy and was buried at Four Corners ; his wife was for many years a member of the Lutheran Church, but now be- longs to the United Brethren.

SWENDAL, JOHN, deceased ; was born in Ireland, A. D. 1779 ; he was a weaver by occupation ; he start- ed for America in 1812, on the way he was captured by the British and retained as a prisoner thirteen weeks ; when released he came to New Jersey, where he worked at his trade a few years ; from there he cami' to Pennsylvania, where he was, on the 1st day c! July, 1817, united in marriage to ^liss Jane Ray, whn came to Ohio about 1823, and settled in Worthington Township, the ensuing year ; they were both laid to rest many years ago, in a country graveyard in their imme- diate neighborhood ; they were the parents of four chil- dren, two of whom died in infancy ; a son and a daugh- ter are still living ; their son, whom they named Arthur, was born in Bedford Co., Penn., Aug. 24, and was brought to Ohio by his parents. His parents be- ing United Presbyterians, he was trained in his youth strictly in accordance with the discipline of that church. He was raised on a farm and trained to habits of industry and economy. May, 14, 1848, he was mar- ried to Miss Eliza Price, by whom he had seven chil- dren ; three sons and four daughters ; three died in infancy, two sons and two daughters are still living. His wife died Feb. 17, 1864; in May, 1865, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of John and Mary Kinton ; ere the first anniversary of their marriage day came around, his beloved com- panion was laid in the silent tomb. He married the third time, Mrs. Emily McKee, of Washington Township ; Mr. Swendal is a man of but few words, but a thoughtful reader and deep thinker ; he is pretty well informed on many of the important sub- jects that engross the public mind ; his favorite book, however, is the Bible, which he has made his

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