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P. W. WALDRON, teacher and farmer, Aberdeen, was born November 13, 1834, and is a son of John and Rebecca (Cartwright) Waldron. His early education was received in district schools, and afterward he enjoyed the privilege of a twenty-two months’ term of study in the union school at Aberdeen, Ohio. He has followed teaching very successfully for a period of twenty-seven years in the Schools of his township; he has been Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the township for twenty years, and Mayor of Aberdeen one year; he is a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 137, I. O. O. F., and to Maysville (Ky.) Encampment No. 133. May 13, 1858, he was married to Mary E., the daughter of Colvin Shaw, by whom he has had the following children: Elizabeth, Nellie, Jennie, Mary, Arbelia, William, Fred, Arthur, Lillie (deceased), and Frank (deceased). Mr. Waldron is a Democrat in politics; his family and self are connected with the Christian Church. In August, 1864, he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but was rejected after serving one month; he commanded the Third Independent Battery Ohio National Guards for two years.