Sylvanus V. Edgington
Sylvanus V. Edgington, of West Union, Ohio, was born at Aberdeen, Ohio, October 16, 1853. He was the son of William and Mary A. (Gaffin) Edgington. His grandfather, Absalom Edgington, was a native of Sprigg Township, Adams County. He spent his boyhood at Bentonville attending the public schools at that place, receiving a limited education. He learned the shoemaker's trade with his father and worked at that until 1876. In 1878, he removed to West Union and engaged in the barber business, in which he is still engaged.
He married Retta Clark, daughter of William Clark, of Fayette County, Ohio, in 1874. The children of this marriage are Bertha, deceased; Francis, wife of Sherman Daulton; Kilby Blaine, seventeen years of age; Blanche, fourteen years of age; Albert, eleven years of age; Myrtle, three years of age.
He is a Republican and takes an active part in local politics. He is a member of West Union Council and School Board, a member of Crystal Lodge, No. 114, Knights of Phythias, and of No. 43, Free and Accepted Masons, of West Union.
Mr. Edgington is an honest and upright citizen. He takes a very active interest in the fraternal orders of which he is a member. He is a zealous and earnest worker in his party.
From History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900