PART 3 Text taken from page 256 of: Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893). Transcribed January 1997 by Neil and Marilyn Morton of Oswego, IL as part of the Beers Project. Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/ Elizabeth, born May 8, 1785, married Jacob Shidler, and settled with her husband on a farm located on Daniels run, in West Bethlehem township. She was the mother of five children all sons, viz.: George, Adam, Samuel, Joseph and Jacob, all of whom are now dead or moved out of this State. George was a minister of the German Baptist denomination, but moved to the West many years ago. Joseph became a noted physician, and practiced his profession in West Bethlehem township, until his death. She and her husband were both members of the German Baptist Church, and the brick church on Daniels run, still in use by that society, was built on land donated by her husband. David, born March 8, 1787, located on a portion of his father's homestead, and also purchased the Ludwig Praker farm adjoining, on which he lived the remainder of his life. He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Esther Shidler and his second Miss Rachel Garrett. He literally obeyed the Divine command "to multiply and replenish the earth," for he became the father of eighteen children. By his first wife he had ten, viz.: Adam, Jr., Barbara, Elizabeth, David, Jr., George, Henry, Hannah, Anne, John and Benjamin. By his second he had eight, viz.: Amos, Jacob, Nicholas, Isaac, Mary, Lydia, Maria and Isabel. Of this large family all are now living but five, and the homes of the balance are scattered in four different States. He was a worthy member of the German Baptist denomination, and illustrated by life and example the teachings of the Divine Master whom he loved and served. Three of his sons, viz.: Adam, David and John, are ministers of the German Baptist Church, the latter being a bishop of that Society. Two of his grandsons are also in the ministry. Samuel, born August 10, 1789, married a Miss Shidler, a daughter of John Shidler. He first settled on a farm near Hillsborough in West Bethlehem township, but subsequently removed to Knox county, Ohio. He had a large family of which nothing definite is now known to the writer. George, born November 13, 1791, married Miss Margaret Ulery, a daughter of Stephen Ulery, of this county. He resided for several years near the village of Hillsborough, but subsequently purchased a large tract of land situated on Ruff's creek in Greene county, Penn., to which he removed. In his old age he disposed of this homestead and moved with his family to Marshall county, Ill. He was the father of nine children, viz.: sons Stephen, Jackson, Morgan and George A.; daughters Maria, Elizabeth, Isabel, Margaret C. and Matilda. Several of these are now dead, the balance reside in the West. He was a minister in the German Baptist Church, and for many years was pastor of the society of that name on Daniels run. He was not an educated man in the modern acceptation of that term, but his strong practical common sense, wise counsel and earnest piety made him an acceptable minister to his congregation. to be continued in part 4