Sherman Richard Edgington
Sherman Richard Edgington, of West Union, son of L. L. Edgington and Eliza J. Hook, was born at Bentonville, Adams County, June 24, 1869. In his boyhood he clerked during school vacation in the general grocery store of Edgington & McGovney, in West Union. After the dissolution of that firm he became a partner with his father, succeeding to the business of the old firm, where he is yet successfully engaged. June 15, 1898, he married Miss Hattie, the estimable daughter of J. W. Hedrick, of Russellville, Ohio, Our subject is one of the substantial young business men of Adams County and stands high in the community in which he resides. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and Treasurer and Secretary of the Presbyterian Sabbath School. He is a member of West Union Lodge, No. 43, F. & A. M., and holds the responsible position of Treasurer of the Lodge.
From History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900