[p. 423] a prominent and representative citizen of Pulaski, of which place he has been postmaster for the past six years, was born in Jackson County, Iowa, April 23, 1868, and is a son of David D. and Rhoda J. (Sewell) Terrill.
David S. Terrill was born in Vermont and resided some years in Erie, Pa. He served as a soldier in the Civil War, after which he went to Jackson County, Iowa, and subsequently to Missouri, where he died. He married Rhoda Sewall, who was born in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and resides at Franklin, Pa. She is a daughter of Clement N. Sewall, who was born in Maryland and came to Pennsylvania in 1818, purchasing land in Lackawannock Township, Mercer County, on which he lived until his death in 1857.
Charles S. Terrill, from the age of five years, was reared to manhood in Lackawannock Township, Mercer County. He attended the public schools, where a fine foundation was laid for the social, business and political education which the exigencies of life later brought forward as needed. For a number of years he followed the carpenter trade in Mahoning Township, Lawrence County. In 1887 he came to Pulaski, where he continued for a time as a carpenter and builder and then engaged in a mercantile business for a few years. As a stanch Republican his services to his party have very frequently been recognized, and he has been a valuable member of the Republican County Committee. On October 5, 1902 he was appointed postmaster, and is a very popular as well as capable public official. Since assuming charge he has greatly improved the service and conducts the office in a way to merit the confidence of the Administration and to please the people with whom he is brought into daily contact.
Mr. Terrill married Hannah A. Book, who was born in Mahoning Township, Lawrence County, and is a daughter of William R. Book, late of Pulaski. They have had two children, Frank and Rena A., the former of whom is deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Terrill are valued members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pulaski, of which be is a trustee. He is a member of several leading fraternal organizations, the Knights of the Maccabees and the Protected Home Circle, being an official member of the latter.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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