Abraham Shade

Abraham Shade - born in Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, September 1, 1820, was an early settler of Paulding county, having located here in 1856, when the county was nearly all a wilderness. His first wife, Annis, was a daughter of Samuel and Catherine Reid, both of whom died in Ohio. The children of this wife are: Samuel, born November 25, 1844; Sarah J., June 14, 1847; Almira P., December 8, 1852; Catherine, November 7, 1854; David, August 27, 1856; Christopher, deceased. Mr. Shade’s second wife is Mary J. Tuller, who was born in New York, December 13, 1836. One child has been born to them, Mary Armina, born July 17, 1875. Mr. Shade’s parents both died in Indiana; their names were Christopher and Sarah (Shadow) Shade. Mrs. Shade’s parents were Amasa and Ruth (Knight) Tuller; her father died in New York and her mother in Pennsylvania. One of Mr. Shade’s sons was in the war of 1861, a member of the 68th Ohio. Abraham is a farmer, having seven acres of land in splendid condition. His address is Charloe, Paulding county, Ohio.