Andrew Sewell Source: History of Steuben County, IN (1885) p.841 Andrew Sewell was born in Harrison County, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1823, a son of Abner and Mary Sewell, his father a native of Maryland, and his mother of Ohio. When he was a child his parents moved to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where he was reared and there married, Dec. 12 1844, Priscilla Crago, a native of Harrison County, born March 6, 1827. They moved to Defiance County, Ohio, where he followed farming till 1868, when he located in Steuben County, Ind., buying the mill property of Samuel Husselman. This property he has greatly improved, expending in the past two years about $4,000. He has a good custom trade, which is constantly increasing. He is one of the best citizens of the village of Hamilton, and has by his upright dealing won the confidence and esteem of the business circles. Mrs. Sewell died May 22, 1860. Their family consisted of ten children -- Mrs. May Ann Steitsmith (deceased), Abner, Mrs. Sarah E. Weir, Isaac N., Mrs. Melvina Sweet, Nancy, Rebecca (died aged three years), Solomon (died aged nineteen years), James H. and Mrs. Priscilla Kepler. Jan. 31, 1861, Mr. Sewell married Sarah M. Crago, a sister of his first wife, a native of Harrison County, Ohio, born May 5, 1835. To them have been born ten children -- Rosa, Green B., Andrew F. (died aged thirteen years), Julia C. (died aged four years), Charles (died aged thirteen years), Lillie May, Asa M., Bertha, Albert E. and Edwin L. (died in infancy). Mr. and Mrs. Sewell are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he is a Democrat.