Abner S. Knisley (1842-1891) was born and died in Utica, Ohio. He worked as a shoemaker. Under the alias Shepherd A. Knisley, he served as a private during the American Civil War in Company A of the 135th Regiment, Ohio Infantry. Knisley wrote to Mary Baker Eddy in 1887 to request a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

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