BIO: Solomon Dewalt, Cumberland County, PA

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History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania.
Containing History of the Counties, Their Townships, Towns, Villages, 
Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and 
Prominent Men; Biographies; History of Pennsylvania; Statistical and 
Miscellaneous Matter, Etc., Etc.  Illustrated.  Chicago: Warner, Beers 
& Co., 1886.
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                                PART II.

             HISTORY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.

                             CHAPTER LVIII.

   SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS.

551  SOUTH MIDDLETON TOWNSHIP.

  SOLOMON DEWALT, retired farmer, P. O. Carlisle, is a native of Perry 
County, Penn., where he was born May 12, 1818.  His father, John 
Dewalt, a prominent farmer, was a native of the Keystone State and of 
German origin.  His mother, Margaret (Beard) Dewalt, was a native of 
this county and of English lineage.  They reared six children, of whom 
Solomon is the second born.  Our subject grew to manhood in his native 
county, acquiring his education in the district school.  At the age of 
eighteen years he commenced to learn the tanner's trade, and in 1842 
embarked in business, having for a partner Hon. Jesse Miller, who was 
then Secretary of State of the State of Pennsylvania.  This partnership 
continued for three years, when Mr. Dewalt sold out and followed 
farming in Perry County, Penn., until 1866, when he came to this 
county, where he has since resided and is owner of a fine farm.  Mr. 
Dewalt has been twice married; first to Jane McKinley, who lived only 
one year and died in 1842, leaving one child, Mary Isabella, now the 
wife of John W. Lindsey; and he was married, on second occasion, in 
1845, to Susannah, daughter of George Shibley, and of German origin.  
Of the five children born to this union three are now living:  Joseph 
A., a farmer; John S., a carpenter; Eliza Jane, wife of M. B. Ocker; 
and George S., and Harry E., deceased.  Mr. Dewalt is a Democrat in 
politics; has been assessor and supervisor of North Middleton Township 
four years.  He was first lieutenant of the Landisburg Guards, of Perry 
County, Penn.