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WILLIAM E.
SHELLABERGER, farmer; P. O. Covington; born in Juniata Co.,
Penn., in 1827. Is the son of David and Elizabeth
(Reynolds) Shellaberger, both natives of Pennsylvania; David
was a farmer by occupation, and passed his entire life in his native
county, his death occurring in 1854, at the age of 54. He was
married to Elizabeth Reynolds, and had eight children, one of
whom is dead. His wife, Elizabeth, moved to this State
after his death, and married David Shellaberger of
Pennsylvania. She died some eight years ago. The subject
of this sketch is the third child of her last marriage; he has made
agriculture his occupation and the thrifty appearance of his fine,
large farm, his buildings and other improvements, indicate success
in this direction; in 1850, he located in Covington, in this county,
but afterward moved to a farm in Newton Township near Pleasant Hill,
where he lived two years, then came to his present place, where he
has since resided; he is one of the successful farmers of Newton
Township, now operating a farm of 172 acres. He and wife have
been consistent members of the German Baptist Church for a number of
years. Mr. Shellaberger is a man of industrious habits,
and, is all his relations with the world, integrity is his ruling
principle. He married, in 1854, Susan, daughter of
Rudolph Mohler, his ruling principle. He married, in 1854,
Susan, daughter of Rudolph Mohler, and is now living with
her at the age of 79 years. They have had eight children - two
deceased. Rudolph Mohler was born in Lancaster Co.,
Penn., in 1801, and is the son of Jacob and Mary Mohler; at
the age of 18, he was apprenticed to the trade of a tanner, which he
followed twenty-three years; in 1842, he emigrated to Ohio, located
in Newton Township, this county; here he resided till 18575, when he
went to live with his son, Henry Mohler; here he remained
till about one year ago, when he moved to his present place.
He has been married twice, first in 1822, to Susanna Bousman,
of Pennsylvania. Three children were born to this union.
She died June 27, 1827. His second marriage was with
Elizabeth Miller, in 1827, by whom he had a family of ten
children. He is a member of the German Baptist Church, in
which he has held the office of minister since 1832, and that of
Elder for about twenty years. Mr. Shellaberger has
always been an earnest worker and devoted Christian.
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