Biography of William H. Scoville, pages 791 / 792.  History of De Kalb 
County, Indiana.  Inter-State  Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

William H. Scoville, section 20, Stafford Township, is a native of this 
township, born May 10, 1840 a son of the pioneer, Edward Scoville.  He was 
educated in his native township and reared a farmer, a vocation he has 
followed for a livelihood.  He owns ninety-eight acres of valuable land, and 
is engaged in general farming and stock-raising.  He, in addition to raising 
stock, buys and ships it to the Western markets.  For the past twelve years 
he has been selling farm implements and machinery, wagons, reapers and 
mowers, having a salesroom and warehouse in Butler, but canvassing 
throughout the county.  He is agent for the Champion Reaper and Binder, 
which is considered the best in the market, and his sales of this machine 
are more than any other.  He has met with a good success in this branch of 
his business, being a good salesman and an honorable, upright gentleman.  He 
was married Jan. 16, 1859, to Mary Dickerhoff, daughter of Jacob Dickerhoff.  
To them have been born seven children---L. Ellen, George E., William E. 
(deceased), Ida D., Charles R., Letitia and Ross.


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