WILLIAM J. GIVEN, farmer; P. 0. Mechanicsburg; is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Berks Co., Dec. 6, 1821 ; he is a son of Tatty and Mary Ann (Stewart) Given, both natives of Pennsylvania. They came to this State in the fall of 1837 , locating on a farm in this county, on the State road, below Urbana, where he remained seven years. He continued farming till the death of his wife, in October, 1846, after which he quit farming and lived with his children. William J. was rearcd on the farm and educated in the common schools. He has followed farming all his life, and is comfortably situated for the business, having teams and tools sufficient for the purpose. Jan. 2,1845, he was united in wedlock to Matilda Vinyard ; they are parents of seven children -Sarah J., Mary Ann, John, Samuel and George, who are living, and William and Eliza beth, deceased. George is the only one at home, the others being married. They have also a niece, Mary Vinyard, who has been living with them as one of the family from infancy. Mr. and Mrs. G. are both active members of the M. E. Church, with which thev have been connected twenty-one years. His farm consists of 139 acres, and he makes a specialty of the cultivation of grain.