WILLIAM CULBERTSON, carriage manufacturer, Mechanicsburg; one of the well-established business men of Mechanicsburg, was born in New York State in September, 1833; he is the son of James Culbertson, who is a native of Ireland, and emigrated to America about 1830. He located first in New York State, where he remained until about 1835, when he moved to Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, where he resided till about one year ago, and has since been living with our subject. He is in his 87th year, and was married to Margaret Bratton, of Ireland. She died Dec. 22, 1878. They reared six children, of whom our subject is the fourth child. He was reared and schooled in Warren, Ohio, where  he learned carriage-marriage under McNeal & Belden. There he resided till 20 years old, when he came to Mechanicsburg. Here he has since resided, and followed his occupation for a time as a journeyman, and since 1856, on his own account, a period of twenty-four years, making him one of the oldest business men of this place. In connection with the shop he ran a livery for fourteen years, but abandonded it about seven years ago. His shop is located on East Sandusky street, and is known under the firm style of Culbertson & Barr. They make all kinds and styles of carriage, buggies and spring wagons, and do all kinds of general work, which fact has secured them the confidence and patronage of the public. He was formerly a Republican, but now finds his politics in the Prohibition party, and has several times been placed unop the ticket for county office, but, the party being largely in the minority, he was defeted. He is a faithful member of the following orders; IOOF, K of H, and the M P Church, the former of which he has been a member of for twenty-five years. He married Miss A E Henderson, of marion Co, Ohio in 1858, by whom he has two sons and three daughters.