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ABRAMS, WM. A., notary public and proprietor of the Lima hotel, Lima; was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., March 23, 1823; came to this county in the Fall of 1851; was married twice. His first wife was Catherine Hoke, to whom he was married Feb. 16, 1846. She was born in Adams county, Pa. By this marriage four children were born, only two of whom are living, both daughters. She died Sept. 16, 1854, in her twenty-eighth year. His second and present, wife was Mrs. Ellen C. Elstun, to whom he was married Sept. 7, 1856. She was born in Lexington, Ky., Aug. 10, 1832. By this marriage he has two children, one son and one daughter. He owns some valuable property in Lima, and 160 acres of land in Bates county, Mo. He is a Democrat, and a member of the M. E. church; has been quite prominently connected with the interests of the town and township for a number of years; has been township Supervisor and Justice of the Peace for about fifteen years; is now Town Clerk and notary public, and has held various other offices of trust and importance. Has been a member of the Masonic Fraternity for upward of twenty-three years, and has always been an energetic and valued citizen. He is now treasurer of both the school and town board of trustees.