EDWARD F. WALSHIRE

Edward F. Walshire is engaged in the cultivation of a farm of one hundred and twenty acres in the home place and also cultivates one hundred and sixty acres of land elsewhere. He makes his home on section 20, Fremont township, and the qualities which he displays in carrying on his business have gained him recognition as one of the representative farmers of this locality. He has lived in Cedar county since 1878, and has therefore been a witness of its growth and development for almost a third of a century. He was born in Fairfield county, Ohio, July 10, 1872, and is a son of John Walshire, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume. His youthful days were spent upon his father’s farm, where his time was divided between the work of the fields, the duties of the schoolroom and the pleasures of the playground. He mastered the elementary branches of learning in the district schools and afterward attended the high school at Mechanicsville and was graduated therefrom with the class of 1891. After attaining his majority he determined to make his life work the pursuit to which he had been reared, and rented land, which he cultivated and improved.

It was on the 21st of February, 1900, in Mechanicsville, that Mr. Walshire was united in marriage to Miss Cecelia O’Malley, who was born, reared and educated in Mechanicsville. After their marriage Mr. Walshire rented land and began farming near his father’s place. In1909 he purchased his present place and took up his abode thereon in March, 1910. Here he has one hundred and twenty-two acres of land, together with a farm of one hundred and sixty acres elsewhere, which he cultivates. The work of plowing, planting and harvesting is carefully done by him and from time to time he has made further improvements upon his property, enhancing the productiveness of the soil by tiling, protecting his crops by fences and whenever needed, making repairs. He has a neat and well improved farm and in addition to its cultivation raises and feeds stock. He breeds and deals in Aberdeen Angus cattle of a high grade, and now has a herd of about fifty head upon his place. He also makes a specialty of Duroc Jersey hogs and usually fattens from three to five carloads annually. He also sells about two carloads of fat steers each year.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Walshire have been born two children, William John and Edward Marvel. The parents are members of the Catholic church. In his political views Mr. Walshire is a democrat but has no time nor inclination to seek public office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon his business affairs in which he is meeting with good success. The greater part of his life has been passed in Cedar county and at all times he has cooperated in the movements for its upbuilding and improvement, at the same time carefully controlling his individual interests whereby he is winning substantial success in his farming operations.