SAMUEL MC CLIMANS, farmer, post-office Greenville, was born February 5, 1814. His farther, Hugh R., was born in Virginia, September 22, 1777, and was of Scotch descent. He came to Pennsylvania in his earlier years, and was married about 1793 to Elizabeth Ferguson, of Indiana County, Penn. They first located in Butler County near North Washington. About 1828 they came to Mercer County and located on a farm of 100 acres, in West Salem Township, which was known as the Sheriff Scott farm. To them were born fourteen children: William, James, Margaret, John, Elizabeth, Hugh, Mary, Robert, Samuel, Jane (wife of William J. McClimans, of West Salem Township), Elliott, Isabella, David and Haynes, of whom only Samuel, Jane and Haynes are living. Hugh P. was a Democrat. He and his wife were members of the United Presbyterian Church. He died about 1854. Samuel was reared at home, and was married April 26, 1838, to Jane, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Canon, of Salem Township. They settled on a farm in Salem Township, where they remained about twelve years, and then lived in various places in the county until 1869, when they made a final settlement in Sugar Grove Township. There were ten children born to them: Margaret L., deceased; Martha, wife of Lewis Roberts, of Sugar Grove; David A.; James B.; Elizabeth, wife of David M. Stevenson; Matthew E.; Sarah M., wife of W. H. Hill; William E., Samuel A. and Thomas M. Two of the sons, David A. and James B., were in the service in the last war. Samuel is a Republican, and a member of the United Presbyterian Church. His wife died November 23, 1883.