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HENRY SHOVER, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Greenville; another of the old settlers of Darke Co.; born in York Township April 4, 1836; he was the youngest son of Sebastian Shover, who was probably born in Pennsylvania, and came to Montgomery Co. when quite young, and to Darke Co. about the year 1832; he died in York Township in 1840; he married in Montgomery Co. to Margaret Weaver; she was born in Pennsylvania and died in Darke Co. in 1869. The subject of this memoir was left fatherless when 4 years of age, after which he lived with his mother until 10 years of age; he then made his home with his Grandfather Weaver, until 15 years of age, when he started out in the world for himself and served three years at the blacksmith’s trade, after which he came to Greenville and was employed four years at his trade; he then started in business for himself, and was engaged at his trade some thirteen years, when, in the spring of 1863, he gave up his business and purchased his present place, where he has since lived; he has 40 acres of land, with good farm buildings, located two miles from Greenville, under a good state of cultivation; his marriage with Angeline Sebring was celebrated Sept. 16, 1858; she was born in Greenville Township, Darke Co., Sept. 27, 1838; they have no children of their own, but have taken to raise a girl now 8 years old, whom they treat and educate as their own. Mrs. S. is a daughter of John Sebring, whose sketch appears among the biographies of Greenville Township in this work.