BIO: William Sadler, 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 XLV.

        EAST PENNSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP AND BOROUGH OF CAMP HILL.

474  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

  WILLIAM SADLER, farmer, P. O. Camp Hill, is a grandson of Jacob 
Sadler, who came to this country many years ago, and settled in York 
County, Penn., near the Maryland line, where he married, and had a 
family of eight sons and five daughters.  He died near Pittsburgh.  Our 
subject's paternal ancestors were among the first settlers west of the 
Susquehanna River.  William Sadler died in 1765; he was one of three 
brothers who came from England prior to 1750, and settled in that part 
of York County which is now included in Adams County, near York 
Springs.  William Sadler had a son, Jacob Sadler, who, in his early 
life, resided in York County, near the borough of Little York.  Jacob 
Sadler had thirteen children - eight sons and five daughters - one of 
whom was Joseph Sadler.  Joseph, the father of our subject, was born in 
York County in 1782, and when he was quite young his parents removed to 
Allegheny County, Penn., where he stayed until twenty years old; then 
he went to Lancaster County, and in two years after to East 
Pennsborough Township, this county, where, in 1807, he was married to 
Mary Gabel, of the same place.  He then entered into farming and 
distilling and had also what is known as the "Pitt" wagons, carrying 
goods to Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Philadelphia.  He accumulated 
property, part of which was the farm afterward the property of his son 
William.  His family consisted of six sons and two daughters:  Jacob, 
John, Samuel, Joseph, William, George, Susan and Mary.  The three 
survivors, Jacob, William and George, all live on the turnpike, at Camp 
Hill, within a quarter of a mile of each other.  William Sadler was 
born October 6, 1824, and worked on the home farm until he was of age, 
when he was married to Mary, daughter of George Beidelman, of East 
Pennsborough Township.  He then hired his father's farm until the 
latter's death, in the summer of 1858, when he bought it from the 
estate.  In 1882 he sold the farm and moved to Camp Hill, where he 
stayed two years; then he bought the property known as "Oyster's Point" 
and a small farm adjoining.  Mr. and Mrs. Sadler have had the following 
named children:  Jacob, George and Austin, the two latter dying young, 
and Jacob, in 1880, at age of thirty-three years, up to which time he 
had lived at home, except a short period spent in business in New 
Cumberland; one daughter, Ellen, likewise died young.  The living are 
Laura B. wife of Jacob Worst, of Upper Allen Township; Alice C., 
married to James E. Martin, of Hampden Township; Annetta; Emma M. and 
Effie M., who live at home.  Mr. Sadler has been county commissioner, 
school director for twenty-one consecutive years, assessor, supervisor, 
judge and inspector of elections, and has discharged all the duties 
intrusted to his care with a fidelity which has elicited the 
commendation of his fellow-citizens.  He and his family have the entire 
respect of all who know them.