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SOLOMON PENSYL was born in Ralpho township, Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, October 25, 1831, son of George and Mary (Keller) Pensyl. He was reared afarmer and lived upon the homestead until he was twenty
years old, when he worked for his uncle, George Keller, six years. He then, in connection with hisuncle, purchased a farm in Shamokin township, where he lived eight years, after which he sold his interest and purchased his present place of
one hundredforty acres. In politics Mr. Pensyl is a
stanch Democrat, and has served inthe minor township offices; in religion is a member of the German Reformed church. He married in 1856 Caroline, daughter of Samuel Epler, and by this unionthey have had four children: Mary E., deceased
wife of B. Vought; Sallie A.,wife of George Yocum; Hatty S., and Harry W., deceased.
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