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C. J. SHADE, farmer; P. O. Greenville; although a young man, the above gentleman maybe classed among the old settlers, this being his native county, and his birth occurred in 1844; he is a son of A. R. and Sarah Shade, who were among the early settlers, locating in this county in the year 1820, when there were but few improvements, no pikes, and but few roads were passable save on horseback; the dense forest where they located has since been cleared, and in its place is found fine cultivated farms; at that early day, there was also plenty of game; deer, wild turkeys, wolves, etc., were to be seen in large numbers; the early life of our subject was that of a farmer’s son, his education being confined mostly to the privileges offered by the common schools. His marriage with Mary Anderson was celebrated in Randolph Co., Ind., in 1865; they have three children by this union— Sarah Catharine, Charles A. B., and Mary Eveline.