BIO:  Ephraim A. TRIMMER, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Hanover Borough and Penn Township, Pg 70

EPHRAIM A. TRIMMER, born in York County, January 10, 1833, is a son of John and 
Catharine (Masemore) Trimmer, both natives of York County.  At the age of 
eighteen he went to Hampton, Adams County, where he learned the trade of mill-
wright, which he followed until 1867, when he opened a grocery store in Hanover.  
Since 1874 he has been engaged in the fire insurance, agricultural implement and 
fertilizer business.  He was married January 25, 1856, to Miss Sarah Ann, 
daughter of Jacob K. and Sarah Weiser, and they have had seven children:  
Hamilton M., John W., Jacob C. (deceased), Ida C., Etta F., Weiser G., and 
Samuel P.  Mr. and Mrs. Trimmer are both members of the Lutheran Church.