Transcription contributed by Arne H Trelvik 23 October 2005

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SAMUEL SHARP, farmer; P. O. Edwardsville; this substantial citizen is a native of Harlan Township, this county, born Jan. 15, 1840; he received the rudiments of a common school education in the rural districts of his own neighborhood, and although alone in life, he is one of those careful and industrious men who always succeed well in life. He is a Democrat of the old school, and although not an aspirant for political honors, has held the office of' Township Trustee of his own township for three consecutive years, and has further declined the honor. All his time is taken up in the care of his valuable farm, which consists of 212 acres of choice land; the farm is in a high state of cultivation. He is a great lover and grower of fruit, and has over 500 apple trees, and raises all the choice varieties of the country. His crop of apples averages from 500 to 1,500 bushels annually, and commands the highest market price; he farms extensively and produces all the principal grains raised in the country, and in all his work is pre-eminently successful. His father was Samuel Sharp, whose honored